Just Stay Close: Don’t run, don’t hide. I don’t know about you, but I have had a frequent sense that I can only come into God’s presence if I am ‘clean’, if I’m behaving well. Or at least, I need to be prepared and ready to do a behavioural turnaround, if I’m going to brave […]
Morning. It’s 4.50 am. The sting of disappointment is sharp this morning, a sleep thief. If you, too, are a single one searching for love, then this disappointment, and the desire to be loved, wanted, longed for even, maybe archly familiar to you too. The longing to be loved is strong, universal even. Songs and
There are times when it is really difficult to turn to Him first. To look for Him in the middle of desire, when it’s a real ache; restless, physical. Because this means stilling, waiting, and being quiet. It’s so much easier to run into real arms. The quick fix, even though it will ultimately leave
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