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Three Little Words That Ignite Friendship

Three Little Words That Ignite Friendship

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They are just three little words. But they are hard to say. And they’re not, “I love you.” They are…
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Does Infertility Affect Friendships?

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“So…do you guys think you might, I mean, someday, ever want to have kids?” My friend asks me as we…
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How to Love Your Friends

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Selah loves her friends. (Both living and non.) And anytime my husband or I try to pray before a meal, she interjects with…
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Hi, I’m Rebekah Fox.

I was once a barren woman. I had a barren womb, and a very barren soul. But God saw me in my barrenness--and He delivered me. Not only of a barren womb, but a barren soul, too. He opened my eyes to His beauty all around me. And every day, I need Him to do it again, in my heart, and in my spirit. To take me from Barren to Beautiful. Because I am weak, and broken, and sinful, but He--He is beautiful. If the Spirit has led you here, perhaps He wants to take your barrenness away--and birth something more beautiful than you ever imagined.

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Oh, listen to what God says in Isaiah 51:5-6! 
💛 

Lift up your eyes…

“…but my salvation will be forever, 
and my righteousness will never be dismayed.”
“…but these are written so that you may believ “…but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:31

Come, Holy Spirit! Come, prepare our hearts for the reality of the things which are to come! Come, shake us awake to your return, that you may find us awake and not asleep. Let us be wise with lamps lit, wicks trimmed, and oil enough to burn through the long hours of darkness. That you may find us hungering and thirsting for You, desperately longing for your coming, waiting and watching, like the watchman waits for the dawn. 

Reflections from John Piper’s precious advent book.
It’s not a mistake. The longings we feel for the It’s not a mistake. The longings we feel for the shadows to be lifted. I think we were created to long for the light. Something inside of us hungers and thirsts for this light. For Jesus. 

This time of year just helps us to see visibly the darkness we often feel—
but it also puts us in position to hope for the dawn of His coming. It makes us more desperate for Him. That’s why I was so comforted this morning when I happened upon this prophecy that Zechariah spoke over his baby boy, John, born after decades of barrenness. His son would prepare the way for Christ, yes, even in the wilderness. It is no mistake that God uses the language He does…oh read this slowly..
drink in the words of God that satisfy the thirsty soul! 

It says:
“because of the tender mercy
of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high,
to give light to those who sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.” 
Luke 1:78-79

It’s not just seasonal depression, or a lack of vitamin D. It’s not just a spiritual spin on the grief of this world. No. We were literally made for the Light. We were made to long for Him. To see, and exult and be radiant as we turn our face to the Radiant One. This is the prophecy, and like every word God speaks it will come true, down to the last stroke.

Praise be to God! He will do all that He promised. The Light WILL come. And the Light did come. And He WILL come back. Both are true and coming true, unfolding even as this present darkness marches on. 

“the sunrise shall visit us from on high”

“to give light to those who sit in darkness”

“and in the shadow of death…
To guide our feet into the way of peace.” 

Why?

“Because of the tender mercy of our God.”
Because of Jesus.

Look for Him friends, long for Him. 
For those who wait for the Lord, shall never be put to shame. 

The Light came and is coming back. Indeed, He is already shining. 

And know this, if you live in a place as dark as I do—remember this as you stare out the kitchen window on this gray, dreary winter day—
those who look to Him are radiant, their faces will never be covered with shame.
It was 2:50pm today, and so dark. As we drove thro It was 2:50pm today, and so dark. As we drove through traffic, I couldn’t help but notice the thick looming darkness. This time of year, even the daylight seems dull, it always looks like night is setting in. Even when it’s the afternoon. As the gloomy clouds hung in the air, I remembered how I used to imagine the sky unzipping from top to bottom to reveal the glorious brilliance of heaven opening, sunlight flooding in. And it made me remember a quote from a beautiful book I read this fall. I searched and searched the pages when I got home, until I found it. And this is what it says:

“There will be joy and wonder we cannot imagine when, on that day, 
the skies are ripped open and we see him as he is…” 

— “God Shines Forth” by @drmichaelreeves and @danhames 

This is my happy thought for today. And as we near the winter solstice and the days grow darker one by one, that we can remember one day…

The dark skies will rip open..
And we will see him as he is.

We will see Jesus as he is. 
In all his glory. And he will chase away the darkness forever. For he himself is the Light. 

The veil will be torn. The sky will be ripped open. We will be with him. And nothing shall separate us then. 

“I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!”
‭‭Job‬ ‭19‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ 

Oh, “the darkness is not dark to You, it shines as bright as day.” Psalm 139:12

Come, Lord Jesus, come! Shine here, shine now.

#advent #light #jesus
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Remember freeze tag as a kid? And that exhilaratin Remember freeze tag as a kid? And that exhilarating feeling of being freed (unfrozen!) and tagging anyone who was frozen—so they could be free, too? That’s what I feel like today. Today is June 2, and as I’ve stared into this tree, watched the wind blow its leaves, I’ve felt the Lord whisper to me what He whispered at this time last summer, and that is, “Come away with Me.” He’s called me to get off social media for a time, (deleting my apps) to spend more time with Him, in His Word, in His creation, and with the people He’s given me. When I took this time off last summer, it was SO restorative to my soul. My mental health improved, I felt lighter in my spirit, and most of all able to hear from the Lord again.

I think one of the biggest schemes of the enemy is just to keep us “distracted.” But it leaves us empty. Anxious. Tired. Angry. Like a man beating the air. So, what I propose is taking this month off—June 3 to July 1. It’s not to escape the world, but to come away with Him, and rest for a while—find rest for your soul. Last summer I re-discovered the beauty of the “secret place.”🌿 

I believe God is drawing his daughters back to the “secret place,” where they can give him their undivided attention, and pour out their hearts to him. That they can drink deeply again of Him, and be revived. That they can have a true summer. Do you too you sense His whisper of, “Come away with Me?” Would you like to be free this month, free to set your gaze on Him? I want to invite you to do this with me. I’ve invited my blog readers to join me in this, and reply “I’m in” if they want to join me. All last night, and this morning I’ve been getting emails saying, “I’m in.” This is why I feel like I’m playing freeze tag—not by freezing people, but rather unfreezing them, setting them free. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

Look at the trees, feel the warm fragrant breeze, is He whispering to you, “Come away with Me?” If you’d like to join me, just comment, or DM me, “I’m in.” To know Him. 🌿 The Spirit of God is absolutely alive and moving. 
Let me know if you’re in.
And feel free to tag a friend to join you—not to freeze them, but to set them free. 🌿
I found my way back to this piano tonight. I’m n I found my way back to this piano tonight. I’m not sure how I did. After a conversation with some writing friends and tears and prayer, I found myself here. Pressing the keys, the way you press on someone’s chest to revive them, to make the breath come back. I began singing the song God gave me in the midst of my barrenness. All the questions and longings of my soul were wrapped in these lyrics. And did you know He didn’t promise me a baby? Rather, He promised me His Spirit. He promised me: Himself.

I sang these words as He gave them to me,
“Barren, barren for all to see,
Barren, but He’s still beautiful to me.
I prayed for a baby,
For the start of new life,
Though I barely know how to be a good wife.
The doctors say, they don’t know what to do,
But I know in your sovereign will You’ll choose
To give me life. 

And then You say,
“There’s Someone living inside you,
Though not a child tucked inside your womb,
But it’s My Holy Spirit who conquered Jesus’ tomb,
He’s alive, He’s alive, He’s alive
Hear Him roar,
And you’re alive, you’re alive 
More than ever before 

Do you trust Me, honey?
In My time, in My way,
When your womb is barren,
And your hands are empty?”

It was that song that healed me. I laid on the hardwood floor and wept. Tears like streams running through a very dry desert.

I would say this piano has caught many tears. It’s heard my voice crack and cry. It’s been my altar of surrender. A place I draw near to God, and He draws near to me.

But it’s rare I sit here these days. Three children later, the keys are chipped. But tonight I sat here, and just played this old song He gave me 10 years ago. I gently pressed the keys…and felt the breath come back. The wind of His Spirit. And I remembered. How He met me. I remembered that He meets me still. And I can still hear Him sing.

Truth is, it’s not this piano, it’s the God who breathes life into barren and bereaved and broken women. It’s God whose Spirit is alive, and makes us alive. It’s the Spirit who gives life. And tonight I’m singing, 
“He’s alive, He’s alive, He’s alive, hear Him roar,
And you’re alive, you’re alive more than ever before.”
🤍
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