In this journey of ruthless trust in Abba, I have been asking Him to speak to me. He responds with keep asking and keep listening. Learning to listen has been a slow process, but very worth it and rewarding. It is in the listening, being still and receptive with ears and hands wide open, that I hear. Stillness - being still and listening is an art in our busy world. It requires time and solitude. Nature is a favorite place to be still and listen. In walking amongst the trees

Ruthless Trust - Ruthless trust was a word given to me for this year. It is now into the second month of the year. Lately, I find myself pondering what exactly is ruthless trust and living it daily. When given the word initially, I wasn’t jumping for joy. I remembered the book Ruthless Trust , by Brennan Manning. He states in his book, “The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for t

Let or Surrender - What’s the difference? Does it matter? First, the definition of surrender: From the Oxford Dictionary, “cease resistance to an enemy or opponent to fully submit to their authority.” The biblical definition, “to fully yield your own will, desires, and control to God's authority and plan.” I don’t know about you, but for me surrender felt like force, losing and waving a white flag and then there’s the troublesome word “submit”. So, “surrender” meant loser and