Roses of Grace

I don't like waiting.  Can you relate? You probably can—we humans have an acute sense of what we want, and we don't like having to wait to get it.  As I write this, I'm a senior in high school. I'm at that weird transition stage where I don't really know what my future's going to look like, but there's nothing I can do about it right now—all I can do is wait for information from the colleges I applied to. I can't make my own decisions yet.  Isaiah 40:31 says that "those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength." I'm waiting on the Lord pretty literally when it comes to college—but I'm also waiting on the Lord for other things.  I'm waiting for him to act in specific ways in specific areas. For people I've been praying for to be saved. For mental struggles I've been praying to conquer. For life events that haven't happened yet, even though I wish they had. For strength in certain areas I'm lacking in.  But I...

Hello there, friends!  Today I have the owner of presenting an interview with my friend Isabella from Inhuman Passion . This is part of the blog tour for Isabella's new blog, The Public-Schooled Christian : resources for Christian teenagers who attend public school and want to live out their faith. So without further ado, let's get to the interview!    1. All right! Welcome, Isabella. Could you introduce yourself for us?   Hi! I'm Isabella, a 15-year-old Christian who lives in North Carolina.  I have grown up in a Christian family and was baptized when I was 9, but I realized the seriousness of faith in Christ and truly started living for Him at 13 years old. I started writing about Jesus at 14 years old, and here I am now—starting a blog about living for Jesus in public school.   2. What made you decide to start this blog? As you might have realized, I go to public school. School has been a big part of my journey with Jesus--in good and bad ...