Uncompromised

  Clothed With Strength and Dignity "She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25 I've been receiving private messages and emails from several ladies this week, and it's been striking how many of us landed in the same place. Afraid of the future. Not having a plan. Not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Or just not being satisfied with where they are right now. Different situations, different stories, but the same weight underneath. Marriage. Ministry. Family. People we love. Things we can't fix. Things we wish we could change. Things we don't understand. And, of course, the future. That word can carry a lot of weight, can't it? Sometimes we look ahead with excitement, and other times, if we're honest, we look ahead with a knot in our stomach. What if this happens? What if things don't work out? What if something changes? What if I can't handle what comes next? What if the thin...

Do the Next Thing As I wrapped up Easter promos for a couple of churches last week, this part of an old Saxon poem came to mind - the one Elisabeth Elliot made famous: "Do the next thing." She didn't mean being busy for the sake of busy. She meant faithfulness. Trust Christ and do the good work in front of you. Active faith, not passive waiting. Just like Psalm 37 teaches. Scripture reminds us: "We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 Elisabeth Elliot learned those words from an old Saxon poem found scratched on a wall. Do the next thing. Not the grand thing. Not the perfect thing. Just the next one. She lived that out in some of the hardest circumstances a person can face and came out the other side not bitter but faithful. Because faithfulness isn't a feeling. It's a decision you make before the feeling ever shows up. Nobody feels faithful every day. That's actua...