I must admit I quite enjoy rabbit trails. These can be great fun and creative or an interesting ‘what if’, but they are or can be dangerous. I suspect that this is part of the charm. Fortunately, I have learned to be keenly aware of my path and not veer to far off of it […]
Are you the son who when asked by his Father to do something says ‘no’. Or the son who readily agrees to do what is asked? Now the rest of the story… the first son, for whatever his reason, repents and does what his Father asks. The second son does not (never intended to?). How
So do you know where you are? What season are you in? Where do you want to be? Are you willing to pay the cost of getting there? and/or Not getting there? I suspect, in some respect, I’m asking you what you are doing with your free will. Saying you don’t have it is completely
… the answer, on the other hand is a whole different matter. One suggestion I have about questions though is – never ask a question if you aren’t prepared to ‘hear’ the response. If all you want is affirmation or applause, you could be sadly mistaken. A question is never a statement that you haven’t
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“… Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God.
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I checked. I have over 2,000 blog posts. 2,000. Perhaps not much according to those with a great deal more… maybe slightly impressive to those who are just beginning their blogging journey. One bit of advice … or 2. Make whatever you are saying yours. Don’t listen to critics, naysayers, advice givers or any of
Let’s admit it – we all are people pleasers to some degree. Is that so bad? It can be… depending on the degree. I believe that the degree is dependent on our belonging need, unmet need, and how/if/we value our belonging. Where is your comfort level (and we all have different points at which we
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I’ve used the title – But what about meeee? – before, and though this isn’t the title of this post… it really will seem like I’m just using different words for the same message. Perhaps, but I believe that sometimes a title/focus has more than one application. Regardless, what about you? First… does everything in
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… is a verb, not a noun. We have as our example, our model – Jesus. There are many scriptures talking about Jesus showing compassion and doing something. Compassion is an action verb, it doesn’t just commiserate! Empathy is wonderful but compassion is so much more. Abundant Life (https://livingproof.co/what-is-biblical-compassion/#:~:text=Compassion%20in%20the%20Bible%20can,giving%20to%20those%20in%20need.) states: [[ “If God is compassionate,
I discovered the following today on a FB post “Blessed is the crisis that made you grow, the fall that made you look to heaven, and the problem that made you look for God.” [author unknown] What do you think!? Did it make you stop, like it did me, and muse a minute or 2?
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
