• LightWater Collective

    go back

    The sight of a vast mountain range marching off into the distance has the power to stir my soul like nothing else. At key points in my life, God has planted this little MidWestern girl within view of such grandeur, fortifying me with a tangible reminder to keep looking up! The three years I spent in grad school in Colorado provided just such a reminder. The campus led down to the river, boasting a riverwalk that stretched for miles within sight of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Driving back to my apartment from weekly trips to the grocery store, I relished the curve in the road that restored the…

  • LightWater Collective

    returning to the Shepherd’s side

    We often think that our choice to wander away from our Good Shepherd will manifest as an outwardly obvious decision. Sometimes it is outright defiance. Other times, though, our stubborn rebelliousness may not be apparent to us. I’ve learned that, more often than not, my own wandering begins as a slow meandering after what is good. Before I realize it, I am focusing too much on the good and less on the source of good: God Himself. I slowly, unsuspectingly, put distance between myself and Him. The Lord has given us a broad land and much freedom to roam, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still pitfalls nestled among the…

  • LightWater Collective

    reaching toward home

    Reaching toward one thing unavoidably requires distancing from another.  In this case, I was pulling away from God and His wisdom, and from my family, to try and get my needs met. I was looking to my own enjoyments to obtain peace, rest, fulfillment—things that only He can provide.  My peace and contentment can’t be found anywhere else but with the Father. Looking back, I can see the ways that I refused to go to Him with my need. While I was grasping at straws, He was still reaching out to me, watching over me. His hand was always extended. The answer to my desire was right there the whole…

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