Mikki's Posts

It's was a rough week on my last rotation. If today's any indication, it's another rough one ahead. And the week after will at least start out preying on my insecurities... so I'm holding on to the One who always holds me. Only Jesus got me through before and He's the only one who can do it again. Here's Jamie Grace's "Hold Me" featuring Toby Mac

This is an old thought, but I figured it's the Truth so it's never really too old to mention.... God is so good. He orchestrates events in our lives that blow my mind. I don't say this in a 'oh-pity-me' kind of way but there are so many times when I really don't deserve God's grace. Or His mercy, provision, love. That's sort of the point. God's character does not change. Jesus will always be faithful. That's who He is. That's what He is. Regardless of me. Because in the end it's really all about Him.

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In late February of 2011, something within was starting to shift. The last weekend of February was terrible. I mean really bad. I felt so awful and hated myself and didn't see much past the darkness of my heart, mind and soul. I was studying Isaiah in one bible study and 1, 2, & 3 John in another.  My leader for the Isaiah study didn't mind getting texts so Sunday night I text-ed her a prayer request. She was encouraging and I didn't tell her much of anything but I used specific words I had never used before. I came very close of naming my secret sin. That was totally the Holy Spirit at work. I'm sure I wouldn't have done that on my own. When we went through that week's study I had a lot to think about in terms of God freeing the Israelites after 70 years in captivity. It struck me that I was in captivity, but that thought didn't stick around long. A friend in that study talked to me more in depth the next night and I confessed some stuff to her. It was