Sojourning with a Purpose

  There’s something breathtakingly beautiful about the way God chooses. If we were in charge, we’d likely pick the smartest, strongest, most attractive, most popular, and most eloquent. We would crown the outwardly impressive and celebrate what looks flawless on the surface. But that is not how our God chooses. He sees differently. He chooses differently. He uses differently. The Apostle Paul put it plainly: “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him.” —1 Corinthians 1:27–29 (NIV) Paul, once a persecutor of believers, became the author of much of the New Testament. He carried a “thorn in the flesh” (2 Corinthians 12:7), yet God told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Paul learned that it was in hi...

  “From Fear to Freedom: How I Faced the Darkness and Found the Light” By: Myriam D. Cruz | Fear. It has the power to paralyze the strongest among us, to silence our voice, cloud our mind, and trap us in a world that feels like there are no doors out. When we give into fear, we often surrender our ability to choose, to think clearly, and to dream forward. I know this intimately, not from theory, but from experience. When I lost my eyesight, I was engulfed by fear. Every sound around me became louder, every thought heavier, and every step uncertain. Just when I began adapting to blindness, another storm hit: I became bedbound due to a rare bone condition. Fear flooded in again, this time deeper, more persistent. What would become of my life? How would I fulfill my calling? Was this the end of all purpose? But God’s voice broke through. And it whispered truth. Fear is not your master. I am. Fear shuts the door on possibilities, but God always opens windows in the Spirit. The Torah re...