When I was in my late teens, some friends and I went to the lake in the mountains of Arizona. The place was unfamiliar to me. There were two cliffs that the others were jumping off of. One was a very high cliff that one of the guys actually ended up with a spine injury …
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Stress and Worry Relief
I’ve been thinking a lot about emotions and the struggle many are having with depression and anxiety today. I’d like to share some things that God has given me to work through these things. Though I still have times that I struggle, it is no comparison to what it once was. For many years I …
Healing in Surrender
I remember when I would be praising in church, and a thought would hit me and knock me out of that place of focus on the Lord. Suddenly, I would feel shame and the need to pull away and hide. My arms that had been raised would come down, and inside the battle went. Sometimes …
“God Will Provide”
This is a painting based on an image that I woke up to last summer. The cup is a Chinese gaiwan, which is a bowl that is also a cup used for tea. In the image, I saw a cup that was also a basket made of bamboo. I watched as a cloth white napkin …
Firebird
Two weeks ago, I woke up to an image of an old blue firebird on an asphalt road. The bird spread out over the hood was white. I noticed a chunk of asphalt that had been torn out on the right edge. One would expect to avoid a chunk out of the road. Instead, the …
The Strategy of God
Sometimes following the direction of the Holy Spirit may not make sense at times. I imagine that is how the Israelites felt on multiple occasions after leaving Egypt. God did not develop the plan that he had for them on the go or by the seat of his pants. He didn’t wait until they were …
Partnering with the Lord
This week while praying, I mentioned to God again how strange it is, that he should desire our prayers. “What good are my prayers to you, really? What do we possibly have to offer you? Why would you want to partner with us?” An image of my step dad came to me. I remember …
Collaboration
In college, one of the most memorable projects I had a part in was a ceramic mural for the school library. The collaboration was a work between a group of student artists with different ideas, styles, personalities, passions, and experience. Fortunately, our group didn’t butt heads too much. Still, when a group of individuals each …
Pentecost
(Acts 2:1-4) 1 ‘When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed like tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on …
Making a way
When I was in college, the second time, God carried me many times. I had six kids at home, and was in a very difficult marriage. It was so hard, I’m still amazed I made it. Lessons that God taught me in that time, he has brought back often. One of the most valuable …
Melicia Evans 