You know… sometimes it really isn’t your fault but you are caught in the blame fallout. That is incredibly frustrating. What this SHOULD teach us is that we should wait to point fingers or assess blame, because sometimes we aren’t right or are basing our decisions/thinking on what others are telling us or what they […]
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That phrase caught my eye. The writer, one of my favorite authors, Jacqueline Winspear, used it in reference to women war correspondents, “…because a dose of fear can keep you alive in a conflict zone.” That statement is good advice for us in our spiritual warfare. Granted, “Your adversary the devil prowls around like
I’ve written about fear before. It is true that when faith exists, fear has no place to go. Fear can never coexist with Faith – faith is always stronger. Do notice that I never said it was easier. Do you have fears in your life? Most people do and attempt to avoid them at all
From the 2018 Olympics’ commercials: “In every challenge, there are two rivals: Belief and Doubt. Doubt has a bigger team. Belief is outnumbered, but never outworked. And when the score is settled, belief rises to the top.” Have you ever look and
Looking at fear and faith… I can’t think of any two forces that are such opposites. If one exists, then the other can’t. If you don’t want one to ‘rule’ your life then you have no alternative but to root out the other. In this case, the only antidote to fear is faith. This also
Remember Paul’s ‘thorns in the flesh’? Is this how you feel? That you are stuck and are continually dealing with (fill in the blank) which has now reached the status of ‘thorn’? So… what are you going to do? What CAN you do. Backing up to Paul… what did HE do? God’s response to Paul’s lament
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Has the attempt been made on you to fear you into something? That if you don’t – or do – (fill in the blank) something dire will happen? How does this make you feel? Minimally… irritated! Doesn’t work. If fear is the motivator then whatever is ‘changed’ has no foundation. It will last only as
Such a waste of time… not to mention energy and emotion. However, that logic doesn’t seem to affect our use of regrets. Evidence of our sorrow is seen in our actions. How we handle this – what we do… or don’t do – is the evidence of who we are and how we deal with this. Question:
Have you ever stopped long enough to consider what might be hindering you from (fill in the blank)? Were/are you even aware of what is stopping You from becoming your best you? Or is this not even relevant for you? Are you in your happy place and see no need for growth or accomplishments or whatever
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
