Becky's Blogs

<p>Who knew that cutting hydrangeas would teach me so much. Each snap of the shears is symbolic of the Lord&#8217;s pruning. A clipping away of my sin so something beautiful can grow in its place. (If you are just now tuning in, go back and read Mason Jars for Jesus.) God is revealing areas in &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/08/01/because-fat-is-not-a-feeling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>I wrote the cry of my heart on my kitchen chalkboard. This is smack-dab where I am. A transition into deeper.I could cry as I read&#8230;&#8220;Give me real faith; give me warmer zeal; inflame me with more fervent love; grant me the grace of meekness; make me more like Jesus.&#8221; &#8211; C. Spurgeon His name &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/06/21/chalkboard-reflections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></s

<p>A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with my mentor, Debbie. Sitting on the edge of a black leather chair at a local bookstore, I sank deeply into all of my weaknesses and said, &#8220;I am just so overwhelmed.&#8221;I was in the thick of end of the year school activities, we were coming out &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/05/24/have-faith-in-the-lord-not-your-lack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>Do any of these words describe you? Fearful. Anxious. Apprehensive. Agitated. Concerned. Disquiet. Nervous. Perturbed. Stressed. Uneasy. Dismayed. Edgy. If so, read on&#8230; I come from a long line of &#8220;hand-wringers.&#8221; You know the kind. White-knuckled, worry warts. Trusting the Lord and hand-wringing don&#8217;t mix. Be anxious for nothing. Philippians 4:6a Anxious (merimnaō): to be &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/05/19

<p>{Today, I am so very honored to be guest posting over at Dayspring&#8217;s blog, (in)courage, Home for the Hearts of Women. I have read (in)courage for a couple of years, so to be a little part of what God is doing through them is amazing. Thank you, Jesus! Enjoy&#8230;} Finding Yourself Far Beyond Average Confession: &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/04/05/finding-yourself-far-beyond-average/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">

<p>As Grant and I sat at the kitchen table, more and more questions came. Great questions. (Ahem, hard questions): Grant: &#8220;How do we know that God is real? I&#8217;ve never seen Him.&#8221; &#8220;You know, God is so glorious, so holy and perfect that the Bible says we can not look at him with these eyes &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/03/26/mom-is-god-really-real-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></sp

<p>Yesterday afternoon, Grant stopped me as I was carrying a basket of laundry down the steps. &#8220;Hey Mom, there is something I&#8217;ve been thinking about.&#8221; I was past the playroom, so I turned around and set my basket down at the top of the steps. &#8220;What is it, buddy?&#8221; He stood in front of the &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/03/24/mom-is-god-really-real/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a>

<p>It&#8217;s not every day that this is my view on a morning run. God, displaying His creation to me. Showing off a bit. It&#8217;s funny&#8230;. This morning, I could have reflected upon His Majesty. His Creativity. His Power. His Mighty Hand. And I did. But what overwhelmed me &#8211; What brought me to a complete &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/03/16/while-i-was-running/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></s

<p>Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 I &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/03/11/a-gift-for-the-gifted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>This morning I am still waiting. On what? I won&#8217;t bother going into that (sorry)&#8230;but I will say&#8230; I. Am. Still. Waiting. I have been for a while. To be honest, I am tempted to grow weary. But I will not. (I say that with all of my heart! I WILL NOT GROW WEARY.) This &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/03/02/and-while-youre-still-waiting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>Two years ago, we enrolled Ethan into preschool. A two day a week program &#8211; Godly teachers, Gospel centered, safe and fun. However, if you watched us trying to take Ethan into the classroom you would have thought we were signing him up for prison. Torture. He would cry, kick, scream, pull hair, hold my &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/10/25/what-mommy-learned-from-upward-soccer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</

<p>I love looking back through my journal. God can do so much in so few pages. But the time has come to say good-bye to the old. Good-bye old&#8230;. Picking out a new journal is quite an ordeal for me. It has to feel right. I like it to fall open a certain way. The &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/10/18/reflecting-with-the-little-red-journal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>I tend to over-spiritualize. I know this about myself. This morning was a prime example. I&#8217;m laying in bed and I roll over to look at the clock. 5:23. I am tired. And kind of blank. I have a few ideas on my mind for my blog, but if it ain&#8217;t Spirit-led then I don&#8217;t &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/06/24/step-into-the-water-first/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>