Chronicles of a Christian Pioneer
Chronicles of a Christian Pioneer
These short reads are a collection of chronicles from my journey with God, created to encourage others in theirs. I don't claim to have all the answers. Through these testimonies I've gathered lessons, victories, questions, and discoveries while learning to trust God. Your path is your own, but my hope is that sharing mine will inspire you as you walk out yours.
Foundations: The building blocks of learning to walk with God begin with the first stone.
A quiet bench. An awkward prayer. The beginning of friendship with God.
Chronicle #2: Before the Bench
A crowded retreat. A restless heart. The story before the stillness.
Chronicle #3: Understanding Your Season
When the season changes, God doesn't.
Before you learn how to walk with God, you need to know who you're walking with.
Chronicle #5: Know Thy Self — Not Just Who You Are
The world tells you who you've been. God reveals who you were created to be.
Chronicle #6: Ready, Set,...And Go
You don't have to be ready. You just have to begin.
God isn't looking for a perfect question. He's inviting a conversation.
Chronicle #8: The End Is The Beginning
This is not the end of the journey. It's the beginning of friendship.
Trail Markers: Lessons learned along the trail of trials.
Every traveler gathers stories along the trail. These are some of mine - moments where God directed me, stretched me, comforted me, or called me forward.
What God teaches us along the way becomes part of what we carry.
Chronicle #10: Answering The Call
Answering God's call is not the same thing as understanding God's plan.
Chronicle #11: Forcing God's Hand
Faith follows God's timing; striving tries to create it.
Chronicle #12: The Adventure Begins
Excitement fills the road ahead, but not every open highway leads where we expect.
Chronicle #13: Compass Confusion
I was looking for a destination. God was teaching me how to follow directions.
Chronicle #14: Baggage I Didn't Pack
Some of the heaviest things we carry never make it into a suitcase.
We picked a place on the map. God already picked what was waiting for us there.
Chronicle #16: Aching for Answer
I thought I was finally headed toward the place I'd always felt drawn to. My body had other
directions.
Chronicle #17: Final Destination
We thought we were only stopping to rest. We didn't know we were actually arriving.
The camper had found its destination. I still needed to find mine.
Review Mirror: The road behind me hadn't changed, but the view of it had.
"Where we're going, we don't need roads". Buckle-up Buttercup. The timeline may jump, but the thread won't.
The stains we once laid on does not define us, it reminds us.
Chronicle #20: Stuck in the Groove
Forgiveness didn't erase what happened. It taught me how to stop letting the past interpret the present.
Chronicle #21: Girl in the Mirror
The mirror showed me the storyteller. Next, God showed me what she couldn't see.
Chronicle #22: The Long Way In
Six hours to get through the door. Sixty minutes before they showed us back out.
Chronicle #23: One Hour with God
For an Omnipresent God, somehow a clock got attached.
Chronicle #24: The Pride I Couldn't See
I went looking for my healer. Instead, God introduced me to my blind spot.
I knew pride could make me bigger in the mirror. I never realized it could make me smaller too.
Reflection IS coarse correction.
*To Be Determined.
Chronicle #28: Side Mirrors Expose Engine Problems
*To Be Determined.
*The journey continues. New chronicles will be released one step at a time. Join the Trail to receive new chronicles, testimonies, and trail markers as they are released.