Joy Unfindable. Joy Unspeakable.
Masterclass in Doing it Wrong . Semester One. Nobody has ever accused me of being a fast learner, either in school or in life. Early on, my teachers told my parents I had a gift for language (ha!), though they also quickly pointed out that I wasn’t exactly lighting the world on fire with reading or math. I have to read passages over and over until they make sense. I make the same mistakes over and over until I realize that something isn't working quite right. I hit the same closed doors over and over and wonder what I'm doing wrong. I believe the same lies about myself over and over. I trust the wrong people over and over. I look for joy in the wrong places over and over. And I am often left questioning what went wrong. Where did I go wrong yet again? I have been a Christian basically my entire life (although my walk has not always been steady). If you have read parts of my blog up until this post, you know my life has been anything but a fruitful example of a Christ-like w...