We all experience phases of life where it seems that our responsibilities, jobs and the care of others command every minute of our waking hours. Perhaps health issues or the emotional and mental burdens of past trauma compound the feeling of overwhelm and exhaustion characterized by this phase of life. Jesus told us "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except that ye abide in me." John 15:4. To abide means to rest in, to reside in or to live within. To abide in Christ is to live day by day, in a close, intimate relationship with him while trusting in his direction and desiring to obey his commandments. If he is the vine and we are the branches, we are to humbly rely on him in order to bear fruit. One of my favorite hymns by Fanny Crosby that illustrates this well is the hymn "He Hideth My Soul" because it describes the wonderful mystery of how God can sustain a person through tri...
Visual Musings on Biblical Themes