The Imperfect Sojourner

When I started The Imperfect Sojourner Blog in December 2018 I opened with a Welcome Post   which outlined why I named it The Imperfect Sojourner   and what my aim was in writing over the coming months... In that post I wrote the following; "How we sojourn is important. For the Christ follower we are to be made in to His likeness. I have concluded that above all our other achievements this is key  - though our 'doing' is important... our 'being' and the place from which we do is the critical backbone.  You can do all the right things and still miss it!   The pharisees are a good example of this! He wants us to know His heart and His Plans and to become in His likeness!  However, possibly like many of you, I have struggled to become all He has for me in this regard due to not feeling worthy to receive at a deeply personal level; unable to deal with my own flaws... not getting freedom right to the core of who I am because I w...

Hello Sojourners! I mentioned in the initial post about our reading plan that any time I have started the new year reading the Bible in 90 days it has helped to bring focus and clarity. It quickly separates and highlights Truth and that process exposes things in our hearts and lives that need work; areas where He is calling us deeper, where He is pruning, where He is healing, where He is bringing Liberty, where He is looking for greater obedience, where he is increasing our knowledge, awakening or deepening our prayer and worship, where He is teaching us the things of His heart and His Plans, and even releasing us in to new things. Molding us in to the image of Jesus should we stay on the potters wheel and give ourselves to His process. I hoped reading this time in the 180 or so days would have the same effect; Reading The Word chronologically, in volume, quickly, obediently (staying committed to showing up), prayerfully and  with open hearts, open eyes and open ears ju...