<p>What Jesus says to the one who’s praying, crying, and watching from the sidelines “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” —John 10:27 You feel it deep, don’t you? That ache in your chest. The swirl of thoughts at 4 a.m. The quiet question: “What if they’re too far [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Here I am tossing and turning in my sleep because I asked someone I love dearly for sources regarding the subject of sovereign citizenship and its legitimacy. They responded: “When I have time, I’ll send you ‘Tiffany-approved’ sources.” It made me pause. Pause for many hours. Because what are my approved sources? Not having an [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jesus isn’t convincing the Father to love us—He’s convincing us we’ve always been loved. I heard something in Bible study today that rang through my soul like a bell struck clean: “Jesus isn’t the mediator convincing the Father to love us. Jesus is the mediator convincing us of the Father’s goodness.” I have sat with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When the God you’ve heard about doesn’t match the God you’ve come to know. This past Sunday, I sat in a church service with friends, eager to hear a message from 2 Kings 3—one of my new favorite stories. You might remember from Part 1 of this blog that I see the dry land as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>2 Kings 3 This weekend I’m visiting some dear friends and plan to attend church with them on Sunday. Their pastor mentioned that he’ll be preaching from 2 Kings 3, focusing on the story of Elisha and the ditches. He gave a small preview of the message, saying the theme was something like: “You’ve got [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I&#8217;ve been meditating on the knowledge of good and evil and sitting with Jesus, asking Him about this topic. What follows is a reflection born out of my time with Him—broken down question by question, just as it unfolded in my heart. What is the one and only thing that the Father did not want [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last weekend I went to North Carolina for an event our pastor hosted, called &#8220;On Earth as it is in Heaven.&#8221; I walked away full of the Bread of Life. I incorporated all my notes that stood out from the different speakers and our group talks into this chapter in Ehud&#8217;s story that I am [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When His Breath Speaks: Yesterday, I found myself in a conversation that stirred something deeper in me. A family member was upset about the nickname our grandkids have given my husband—they’ve taken to calling him Grumpy instead of Grandpa. Now, if you know him, it fits. He can be grumpy at times. But when those [&hellip;]</p>