Like yours, my heart is a library of loneliness, longing to be read, but most people come only to browse. All too often the real feelings go back on the shelf. Tim Hansel One of Satan’s chief means of crippling us is to convince us that in our loneliness …
A confession of longing does not indicate a lack of faith. I will say it again. A confession of longing does not indicate a lack of faith. It is simply honesty. Many of us who are single encounter this accusation in speaking with those who have forgotten their time of trial—if they ever knew a time of trial. It is as though suffering in silence is more noble, living with pretence more spiritual, and smiling through the pain more righteous. I smile through the pain. I give and love and serve—but I am also honest.
If you ask me, that time has come and passed, and it has grown increasingly difficult to wake up with renewed hope. In fact, it has been difficult to keep my sense of humor, difficult to fight the cynicism. This is part of the reality in which I live, but …
Being from the West Indies, I don’t often appreciate winter as much as some. I get cold quicker, and stay cold longer. But I must confess that winter two declares the glory of the Lord. After a brief period of very warm weather, we are buried in snow again. So, …