This fall, I invite you to join me in a reflection on holy indifference. What would it look like to let go of striving to control the outcomes and instead be content with God’s timing?

What would it look like for you to be more aspen than oak? Instead of standing strong, independent, and alone, could you become more vulnerable, dependent, and interconnected? The world we live in is much more enamored with oak tress than aspens.

I think most of us understand the importance of coming alongside someone in their time of grief and pain, but I love that this scripture also calls us to rejoice together.

Getting clarity on God’s character will always lead us toward a quiet confidence. Yes, we can work for change and vote our convictions, but ultimately our trust is in the Lord. Let’s practice less doom-scrolling and instead more scripture and solitude as we move toward November.

In the waiting we grow in our trust and dependence on God. In the waiting we learn to humble ourselves. Waiting reminds us that there are a whole bunch of things that are not ours to carry, fix, control, or change. Waiting means we look to, hope in, and trust God.

Most of the people who come to see me have run into one of their unsolvables. Something they can’t fix or change or overcome. I find it a great privilege to listen and love. On my best days I try to ask good questions and share some of the hope and courage that I have found.

I often want the instantaneous results of a fully formed faith without the practices of cultivating and waiting. I want the fruit of the spirit without any of the preparation to helps things grow. Imagine for a few minutes what spiritual spring clean up might look like for you.