Author Archives: booferchick

One of the questions people often ask when reading Exodus is: Why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart? At first glance, it can seem unfair. Was Pharaoh willing to let Israel go, only for God to step in and force him to say no? When I first read that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, I struggled withContinue reading “Pharaohs Heart”

I recently heard someone say that the name “Yahweh” sounds like breathing. Yah… Weh… In and out. And honestly, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. I don’t know if that’s linguistically accurate or not, but I know this: the idea of it settled deeply into my heart. Because breathing is somethingContinue reading “Yahweh in the Quiet”

This morning, I found myself in Ephesians 6, reading about the armor of God. I’ve heard this passage so many times before, but today it felt different. It didn’t feel like a lesson. It felt like a reminder. Because if I’m being honest, life lately has felt… heavy. Not always in obvious ways, but inContinue reading “Dressed For Battle”

I didn’t always understand this kind of love. Back in 2016, my grandma was on hospice. And instead of being afraid of dying, she couldn’t wait. She kept talking about being with Jesus like it was something she was looking forward to. At the time, it confused me. Because if I knew I was dying,Continue reading “I Am His”

This morning, I opened my Bible and landed in Ephesians 4. And honestly… I didn’t expect it to hit me the way it did. There’s a part of me that genuinely wants to live for Christ. Not halfway. Not on the surface. But with my whole life, my mind, my heart, and even my body.Continue reading “Putting Off The Old Me”

A dream of mine has always been marriage. I’ve always imagined myself as a wife, caring for my husband, building a home, loving him deeply. I’ve even pictured having a little boy someday. But as more time passes, I’ve found myself wondering if that dream will ever actually become a reality. I’m 30. And ifContinue reading “The Love I Want Looks Like Him”

There’s a quote that’s been sitting with me lately: “God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength.” – Vance Havner I’ve been thinking about that word… broken. If I’m honest, it’s not a word I like.Continue reading “The Beauty of Breaking”

There’s a story shared by Stephen R. Covey in his book First Things First that’s been sitting heavy on my heart lately. A professor stands in front of his class with an empty glass jar. No explanation. Just a jar. He reaches down and begins placing large rocks inside it. One by one. Slowly. Intentionally.Continue reading “Full, But Not Fulfilled”

I’ve been thinking a lot about relationships lately. And, no, it’s not just romantic ones. It’s all of them, in general. Friendships. Conversations. The people we let speak into our lives. Because whether we realize it or not… The people we walk with shape the direction we go. There’s a verse that keeps coming backContinue reading “Who We Walk With”

But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature… For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. — 1 Samuel 16:7 There is a kind of knowing that only God holds. TheContinue reading “Being known”