Is this your problem – you are afraid to make a mistake? Do you know why you’re afraid? We all make mistakes, sometimes many in one day. And haven’t you said, many times, that you learn more from your mistakes? So why your hesitancy? Why the concern that looks a great deal like fear? I’m […]
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We all do this… yes? And there are degrees in this as well… yes? Personally, I rarely do anything by halves. Therefore, when I mess up I do so in a full blown, spectacular fashion. Recently I’ve experienced just such a misadventure. But ME, the great proponent of analyzing – did/have I? No! Sometimes, I
There’s a teaching that seems to be a current talking point that I’m not completely understanding. It goes something like this: the believer is forgiven for ALL his sins even before he commits them! Obviously, being a believer is the requirement for that …. but is this ‘license’? If it sounds like it is… I
Slipping, falling, scraping my knees, none of that is fun. But it happens. I’m not sure we can ever avoid the scrapes of life regardless of their origin. BUT we can learn from them. And our learning, understanding is crucial in not repeating. Part of what we need to do is not look at the
Happen to you? Of course. It really is immaterial how you got to ‘wrong’… you did! So did the world stop? No.? Was it catastrophic? How did it affect and/or change you? others? What did you DO about being ‘wrong’? We can gain some comfort and perspective when we read Proverbs. There is a wealth
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Do you believe you do this waaay too often? And are you correct in your assessment of you? Do you misstep … a lot? More importantly – do you know why? You can’t correct that which you don’t know, so if you don’t… you need to do what needs doing in order to be aware.
Shoulda, coulda, oughta (s/c/o).. they Are important and that’s one of the frustrations about them – we had the opportunity! What did we do? Well the words themselves tell us that we Didn’t… but that’s about all. What about the importance and value of the shoulda, coulda, oughta’s? Are they really ‘need to’s’? Regardless, there
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When you are the offending person, have you ever thought about the fact that forgiveness (from/by others) is never a ‘deserved’. Simply saying you’re sorry isn’t enough. In many instances you need to ‘prove’ your words with changed behavior. Regardless, you can never demand or even expect that being forgiven is automatic even if we
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at all the wrong times to all the wrong people and typically for all the wrong reasons? Does this describe you … too often? Do you feel that there is nothing you can do to change this behavior? What’s happening that makes you feel this inadequate? You do realize, don’t you, that you don’t have
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“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” (1 John 4:18) Ever connected fear and punishment? How about the connection between faith and love? Both of these combinations typically influence us daily… whether or not
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!