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You’re Invited

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 24, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

What type of invitation are you sending to God? Is He on your “casual get together” list? Is He more like a pen pal? You find it interesting to hear from Him, so you send Him a letter, hoping you will receive one in return. Maybe you invite Him to visit, to see a...

Are We Willing To Accept The Love God Has For Us?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 21, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

When my kids get up in the morning, they know where to find me. One by one, they come into my office. I was sitting on the couch and Samantha came to sit next to me, but when I put my arm around her, she tucked and rolled away. This same little girl sneaks into my bed...

Our Assignment May Be Different Than We Think

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 19, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

I wonder if life is meant to be lived as a series of assignments. As emails rolled in from school, I was beginning to think that my assignment may be to teach our kids at home this year. As I talked with God about that (in my head while out for a run), I felt God...

Sometimes We Have To Climb The Rock

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 14, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Sometimes you have to climb the rock. We visited Rocky Mountain National Park this summer. As we drove, the steep rocks on each side of the road seemed immovable. I tried to consider some pictures of God, but my heart felt discouraged. At times during this season, I...

What To Do When God Gives You The Opposite of What You Ask For

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 12, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

God can be trusted, I know He can…yet sometimes I can’t believe what seems to be happening around me. So what can we do when it just doesn’t make sense or when we are just plain disappointed? Maybe even when we wonder if God got this one wrong. Tell Him the...

Adjust Your Approach, Change Your Everything

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jul 9, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

For a long time, I viewed God in my mind’s eye as expansive like the sunrise: infinite, great, and yet, in that view…far away. Looking down at me, but inaccessible. While He is expansive, infinite, and great, God also knows the desires of my soul and the number...