Meet Holly J. Compton

Let me introduce today's guest blogger, Holly J. Compton.

Holly is a wife, mother of three, author, teacher, and missionary at heart. You can find all things Holly at her website, Holly J. Compton

Holly and I have the same publisher, and we have met multiple times in Zoom meetings. I've been impressed with her heart for missions and her passion for sharing truths with new believers just starting out on their journey.

Holly has written a book, "Choosing True Life: 30 Foundational Choices for a Life Transformed," that will release next Tuesday, June 2, but is available for preorder now! Click on the link. 

What I love about this book is that it is not a self-help book, It is a Savior-help book. Holly does a great job of sharing what scripture says about the choices we make, and poses the intriguing question, do you want a "water-life," or a "wine-life"?

Recently, here on the Journey, we talked about God's timing. Holly is sharing an excerpt of her book, Choice #8, that speaks to that subject.


Listen in:

Excerpt from “Choice #8 – Listen AND Obey?”

A heart that loves the Lord and stands surrendered to His instructions is an important prerequisite to hearing His voice. Patience and persistence also open our spiritual ears. He may not answer our prayers immediately, but He has promised that we will find the answers in some way. Matthew 5:4 (TPT) says, “What delight comes to you when you wait upon the Lord! For you will find what you long for.” Throughout our lives, we discover that waiting on Him is the most demanding but most meaningful, even monumental task God asks of us, but He promises us that He’s big enough, sees enough, knows more than enough, to answer at the perfect time and in the perfect manner.

In seasons of waiting, when my faith feels thin, I cling to a poem by J.J. Lynch, called “Say Not, My Soul”:

Say not, my soul, ‘From whence

Can God relieve my care?’

Remember that Omnipotence

Hath servants everywhere.

His help is always sure,

His methods seldom guessed;

Delay will make our pleasure pure;

Surprise will give it zest.

His wisdom is sublime,

His heart profoundly kind;

God never is before His time,

and never is behind.

Hast thou assumed a load

Which none will bear with thee?

And art thou bearing it for God,

And shall He fail to see?[1]

That third stanza speaks volumes to the importance of trusting God’s wisdom and kindness in the midst of anxious impatience. As He grows our patience, He prepares us to receive His answers. He may speak through a Scripture, a circumstance, another person, a poem, a song, or countless other possibilities, as long as we have our hands and ears open to receive what He offers.

In Revelation 3:20 (TPT), Jesus says: “Behold, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me.” Jesus has a sweet and humble voice, and His loving demeanor is not a mystical or mythical thing—He is truly before us with open arms to receive us into His embrace. We may still struggle to do as He asks, when He asks, but the possibility alone of obedience is how we invite Jesus in to lead us. This is where we humble ourselves in surrender and trust that His will is best. This is when we choose Life.


[1] Lynch, Thomas T. “Say Not, My Soul.” The Disciplines of Life. World Wide Publications, 1948.

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