Don’t you realllllly hate it when you feel put upon? Maybe the request came from a voice attempting to make you feel guilty if you said ‘no’? Perhaps your plate is stacked to overflowing and you really don’t want to!? And there can be all sorts of reactions, but how do you handle requests when […]
[Disclaimer: I realize that there are countless number of books written about covenants and what they mean and how they form our relationship. This is really an introductory discussion but I believe, especially for Christians, that it is important to realize that when we become Christians, we enter into a covenant with God. Therefore, it’s
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: 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,
You do appreciate that the church is composed of… people, humans (including you), who don’t always act on their status as Christians. We all do and say things we probably shouldn’t, even when we think we have the answer or ‘know’. Forgiveness and understanding should always be the foundation of our interactions and reactions, especially
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in
It appears that we are far more adept at seeing specks in other’s eyes (life) than the log in our own. Is this because it is so much simpler to focus on someone else’s ‘deficiencies’ than to work on correcting our own? Or are we simply attempting to deflect the attention away from ours by
Doncha just love getting presents? And, at least for me, Christmas presents are THE best. The gifts are wrapped and placed under the tree (even when the only gifts are from you to you). If you don’t know what’s in them, then you can speculate on what might be in those brightly decorated boxes. But,
I love the (seasonal) winter holidays! Thanksgiving… Christmas… and to a lesser extent – New Years. These were and continue to be very special days which, for me, meant home and family. I do appreciate that my experiences aren’t mirrored in everyone’s lives but mine are so blessed. Which means that I get incredibly nostalgic…
Yes I know… sometimes it seems like this is the most incredibly difficult thing to accomplish. But those times of being completely confident are worth the search. When you do then everything seems to fall into place. The things that aren’t part tend to evaporate of their own accord. Finding your purpose centers you and
Simple definition? Is it? What does this word mean to you? Rescuer? From what? To… something? If ‘to’… What? On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is this? What’s the value? And now … what do you do about your Saviour? Is it only a momentary ‘relief’ or is your life forever changed?
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!