“God calls us to resist succumbing to readily available distractions and instead to press into these thirsty moments, our weakest seasons. Thirst is our ally. We want to be thirsty for God.”- Sara Hagerty “For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground.”- Isaiah 44:3 (NIV) Sara Hagerty concludes […]
“What if this desperate thirst is the scene the psalmist (Psalm 42:1) had in mind? A soul full of such longing for God that nothing else matters. And a thirst that is actually a good thing, an indicator of present and coming growth?”- Sara Hagerty “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I […]
“The degree to which I allow weakness to become thirst for more of God, and the degree to which I allow myself to lean into that thirst rather than run from it, is the degree to which I am becoming my best self.”- Sara Hagerty “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my […]
“My emotions — the ones that a full schedule and an outwardly productive life can prevent me from feeling — are a road to conversation with God. The hidden places of my heart get exposed and He responds.”- Sara Hagerty Sara Hagerty concludes Chapter 9 of Unseen as she notes that the hidden places help […]
“The white space of the day is God’s gift to us. Discovering the white space of our minds on which He can write is what we’re invited to find, there.”- Sara Hagerty “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against . . . the powers of this dark world and against the […]
“We read these words (Matthew 5:11-12) and yet too often still experience surprise when our best efforts at Christian living result in something other than Christian applauding.”- Sara Hagerty “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, […]
“When I’m on the receiving end of judgment or mistreatment, I get to carve a space in my prayer closet where only one voice matters. When rough hands hurt what is tender within me, I get to scoot up next to the one whose hands formed me.”- Sara Hagerty “And they criticized her sharply.”- Mark […]
“This is the crazy, transforming power of adoration. We use our words to praise God and in the process find ourselves getting healed of false perceptions of Him.”- Sara Hagerty “He delivered me because He delighted in me.”- Psalm 18:19 (NKJV) Today Sara Hagerty concludes her discussion of six thoughts to help us grow toward […]
“For Jesus, conversations with God began with desire, not discipline. He stayed close to God. Tethered.”- Sara Hagerty “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”- Luke 5:16 (NIV) Today Sara Hagerty discusses thoughts three and four of ways to grow toward friendship with God (Chapter 8, Unseen). 3. Follow Jesus’ example of being […]
“But I’ve learned that the morning is for Him to hold – to hold me.”- Sara Hagerty “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning I will direct it to you, and I will look up.”- Psalm 5:3 (NKJV) Sara Hagerty continues Chapter 8 of Unseen with the first two […]
“If meeting needs is my primary focus, I’ve missed a foundational step: friendship with the King. To meet any need, I first have to hear God’s whisper about that need.”- Sara Hagerty “For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”- Matthew 26:19 (NKJV) In Chapter 8 (“The Needs […]
“Without a vision of what’s available to us sitting at His feet in the hidden place, we become restless . . . itching to climb out of the hidden place.”- Sara Hagerty As Sara Hagerty concludes Chapter 7 of Unseen, she asserts that we practice and cultivate our craving for God on earth. Therefore, it’s […]