Leaning in. All the snowstorms this winter have reminded me of how we bundle up and "lean in" to our walking companions when "the weather outside is frightful"...bolting through the wind and cold to the car or to the fire.

In everyday life, our walking companion is the God of the universe, and we can lean in to all He is at any point along the way.

When the wind is howling doubts my way... When my forward progress is stalled... When I think I'm going it alone...

The arm that comes around my shoulder is big enough to span the expanse of heaven. A friend who loves me more than those howling doubts, is moving me forward in His time, for His purpose, and promises never to leave me, ever.

Wherever we are this week, let's lean in...

Matthew 28:20 (MSG) Jesus, in His own words...

...I'll be with you as you do this, day after day, right up to the end of the age.