Is there a bur under your saddle? That thing that won’t go away: that presses, and pinches, and prods at your soul? Perhaps it’s a blessing, this niggling beneath the surface that makes a plodding life uncomfortable. That motivates us to act because of the pain. What if the bur under your saddle is God’s Read more…
Prickly Things
Many of the sweetest things in life come by persisting through the prickly parts. The labor to bear a child, grueling steps to climb a mountain, the sitting to write a book, suffering endured to restore health, sacrificial living to repay a debt, ceaseless effort to build a business, a home, a relationship. These things Read more…