We all find ourselves in this predicament occasionally – but why? Why have we misplaced or lost our shield, knowing that it quenches ALL the fires darts (Ephesians 6:16). What causes our faith to falter? These questions only scratch the surface of what and why our faith seems to dwindle at times. An equally important […]
I’m fond of saying, ‘you can only do… what you can do’. Have no idea where this phrase originated, but it IS true. Yes? There’s also the, ‘it is what it is’ comment or response. If I use these 2 phrases then why do I have such problems applying this philosophy? Because it really is
I’m a phrase and/or line collector – both written and spoken words. They are always ones that capture my thinking and stop me in my tracks. Quite honestly, I do love these occurrences. And yes, there are certain writers that do arrest me more than others. Let me share one that I recently heard. “When our
In my opinion, there are two critical decisions we all have to face at some time and then decide what we are going to do with them. The two issues: First – Listening to your still, small voice (which is listening to the Holy Spirit). Second – You need to believe that God has you right where
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Look to your motive! WHY do you do or say what you do? Is there an ulterior reason or a hidden agenda? Realized or not there is always a reason for why we do what we do when we do it… even if we don’t immediately recognize it. That was not a value judgment, nor
Yes I know I’ve talked about trust a number of times and in a number of different settings. The aspect I’d like to look at this time is… HOW do you know you can trust (fill in the blank). I’m not focusing on ‘things’ but on people. How do you know you can trust him/her?
Don’t want to appear too accusatory… but, is your relationship with the Lord primarily one of you turning to Him when you have a crisis? If so, then you are severely limiting the kind of relationship you can have with Him. Scripture tells us to delight ourselves in the Lord. (Psalms 37) Verses 4-6 “Delight
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Happen to you? I suspect we all have this occur in our lives on some level … frequently. Not really all that unusual, but it can be deadly. When you are so involved in living your life you run the risk of losing you in the process. When your plate is overflowing with demands, requests,
Sad? Happy? Wistful? Just how is your emotional health? Never hide, disguise, ignore your emotional health because it affects so many other aspects of our lives. Whatever your mood is… how do you acknowledge and, when needed, make the necessary changes to correct? Or do you want to wallow in the mood you are in?One
What are your givens? We all have them. They provide us with our contexts, our ‘ordering’, our frame of reference. Either we do this subconsciously or we do this deliberately… but this isn’t a negative. Unless we put people in cement, givens are our way of responding to our world. The tragedy… or at least
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
