Did you know that I once was a dragon? You better believe it! A full blown one: teeth, wings and all! I was a dragon, big and strong and scaly. I had impenetrable scales, armor over my whole body. Nothing could get in and nothing could get out. I was protected. I had huge strong…
The Trail of Glory (When the Earth Shakes)
I was caught, mesmerized by it. Once I saw it, I could not look away. It was too beautiful, too glorious. Here I was, just hiking along my predetermined path when I saw it, a beauty and a glow that I could not ignore. I saw it gleam through the rocks next to me and…
In the Potter’s Hands
I sit on my shelf in the potter’s shop and I look down to realize I must have fallen because I discover a crack in the middle of me. I don’t remember falling nor do I remember how it got there. One thing I know is that I didn’t start out this way, I must have…
Meeting Servanthood
I met Servanthood while I was out and about, in my daily rhythms of life. She came up to me while my hands were filled with groceries and asked me if she could help. Before I could answer, she grabbed a bag from me and started helping me to my car. She smiled at me…
Fighting the Waves
I gasped for air as the crashing waves hit me one after another. I looked around only to see the wide expanse of the ocean blue around me. Another wave hit me as I struggled to stay above air. I was running out of options as I found no escape from the water grave around…
Facing a Giant
It was a bright day in the middle of the path I was walking on. I was on a journey to a distant land and I had found myself deep in a cavern valley, the wall high around me and a deep river running next to me. The shrubbery grew only up to my waist,…
Finding Humility
I found Humility at a party of all places. I was invited to a grand party, a huge celebration, an elite gathering. I was so excited for the event, buying elaborate and lavish clothes and accessories. But when I arrived at the party, I started feeling like I didn’t really fit in. I tried to…
How I Met Emotion
I don’t know how I met Emotion. I can’t say there was a day or moment where she introduced herself to me. It was like she slowly acquainted herself with me without me fully realizing it. But what I can remember from how we grew to know each other is that she seem to reveal…
Meeting Generosity
I met Generosity while I was on a run. He came right up next to me, easily at my pace. He was dressed for a marathon and in some way seemed fully prepared. But not by the things that he had. He had a kind face, the one that once you saw, you would never…
Up the Mountain
I wrote this story a few months ago after facing some discouragement where I felt like a life of faith and sacrifice and following the narrow path would only ever be hard, long and difficult. After speaking to a mentor about this discouragement, a Word from God came to me, where He told me to…
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