My Intentions For This Space

My prayer for this blog is that it would be a glimpse of hope and encouraging admonishment for depressed and anxious hearts, the bipolar, and those who struggle in many ways and desire to see their suffering honor and glorify their Father in Heaven.

Ultimately, I pray that Biblical authority and the wisdom of Scripture would lead the conversation in my writing for how we handle mental illness and hard situations of all kinds, both in our own lives and in the lives of those around us who are part of God’s universal church. I pray that my readers, particularly those who suffer from mental illness of any kind, would be encouraged to know that not only does God have deeply fulfilling and beautifully redemptive purpose for their pain, but that their role in their local church body and community is imperative for the edification and growth of His glory and renown in all the earth.

Given the sad notoriety of mental illness worldwide, writing on the trials that accompany it seems relevant. I hope that this blog can contribute to offering the “light at the end of the tunnel” for those who are in Christ Jesus, and also function as a light to those who do not yet know Him.

Lastly, I pray that this blog would be an encouragement to the suffering saint- maybe someone who is struggling with an overall disdain for life for the first time in what has been a seemingly positive upbringing, or possibly someone who has never been an optimistic person and is on their last leg. The truth is that you do not have what it takes to turn your life around, but the good news is there is Someone who does. He is more than capable of taking what He Himself created and transforming it, rearranging it, and redeeming it in ways we are actually allowed to hope and pray for!

From personal experience, I know that constant mood-swings and seasons of high highs and low lows tempt to render us unwilling to stay the course and meet an established goal, or to not make those goals in the first place. Thus, I would love for my work and meager diligence in penning these writings to be an encouragement to the weary Christian. You can accomplish goals you set for yourself, and faithfully see them to fruition. It may be more difficult in some aspects than for someone without the same set of challenges you’ll face, but it is well possible for you to make an intention, work with ambition, and achieve objectives you decide to pursue, both big and small.

I pray additionally to set Scripture ever before my mind and heart throughout each day, committing more of it to memory and teaching it to my children as well as myself as we daily wage war against sin and death in this temporal world that we currently call home. I’d like to see improvement in my own life and as I lead my children in how I am appreciative of the reprieve, blessing, and privileges I have access to as a child of God, rather than being prone to complaining or being discontent.

Thanks for being here, and reading along as I write and process and pray!

Ahhhhhhh… that’s the stuff.

Maybe this space can provide the kind of joy I get from drinking a chocolate shake in the kitchen with my son on a sunny day. Sometimes spontaneous, a little bit messy, a lot of enjoyment, and the simplicity of being together and sharing something memorable.