Category: Devotional
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2/8 IAM: Terrifyingly Open (INRI, Part 2 of 6)
When Jesus opens my tomb / A giant, green, venomous snake pops up / Hissing furiously at Jesus…
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2/7 IAM: Fearfully Incomplete (INRI, Part 1 of 6)
It is heavy / Cold and wet // But safe / Like a sarcophagus // I don’t even know what I am hiding from / But I am afraid to find out…
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2/6 IAM: Anchored
Each time I lift a leg to step forward / The suction fights me / Pulls me back / Keeps me stuck / Bogged down / Repeating the same mistakes over and over…
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2/5 IAM: Revelatory
No power. / No running water. / But we are happy. // We are together. / We have a purpose. / We are in love with Jesus and each other…
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2/4 IAM: Mobilizing
Why is the enemy afraid of me? / What does he know — that I don’t — which makes him want to destroy me before I find out?
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2/3 IAM: Plotting
I don’t know where I am going / But it is important I get there / It is urgent I get there / Before time runs out…
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2/2 IAM: Under-Standing
I am standing under a giant mushroom / Icky goo is falling all over me // I hate it / But the stuff falling outside is worse…
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1/31 IAM: Un-Stumped
Why did it have to be there? / Who put it there? / Is someone deliberately being difficult? // Belatedly / I look for Jesus…
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1/30 IAM: The Yokes On You
But I am torn between the tension / Of wanting to give people what I have/ And knowing I often give them myself / Rather than Jesus / Just to ease my own pain…
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1/29 IAM: Dis-Abused
I realize the man / Is supposed to be a doctor / But isn’t as ready / As he thought he was…
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1/28 IAM: Fire Nation
I look for Jesus. / He is on fire with me / His pain is even greater than mine / But He is grinning // He must know something I don’t…
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1/27 IAM: Peace-Maker
When faced with a land / Of hate and distress / How will Christ come / To save us and bless?
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1/26 IAM: Train-Braker
I am dressed as a gambler / Slick / Confident / Appearing rich / Though I’m actually poor…
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1/25 IAM: Living Large
I look for Jesus / He is climbing a tree / I whistle in amazement // How does he do that / When there are no branches / And even the bark is smooth?
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1/24 IAM: Dawn-Finder
Which is when I realize / The only way to see Jesus / Is to be consciously looking for Him / At our point of maximum pain…
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1/22 IAM: A-Biding My Time
I can barely see them / But I can hear their footsteps / Coming towards me / Towards the light / The light of Jesus / Though they can’t yet see Him / Only me…
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1/21 IAM: Fear Warning
Part of me is hoping He will show up in an ocean liner / To take me away / Because this situation is insane
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1/20 IAM: Unplotted
I know opening the door / Could unleash what’s on the other side / And destroy me / And everything I love…
Radically Happy 