How We See Ourselves April 1, 2017 Image management & bearing good fruit, what a combination. How do we see ourselves in comparison to how others see us is a really good question. If those two ideas are different, then we become incongruent and find ourselves chasing the other vision. If we really begin to see ourselves as God sees us and has called us to be, then our lives will become more harmonious and free from irritation and distraction. When we begin to see God as the one “who has revealed Himself to us as our source of strength, Read More
I Don’t Know
I Don’t Know March 31, 2017 We are taught to guess if we don’t know the answer to a question, instead of being honest and saying, “I don’t know.” How could we really impact others and ourselves if we stepped up and said, “I don’t know… but I want to, so please teach me.” How different would our kids be if we taught them to think like this, rather than guessing, or worse, being okay with not knowing right or wrong? That would be courageous! What would you say if God told you, “No, I didn’t choose you.”? Would you Read More
Repaying Good for Bad
Repaying Good for Bad March 15, 2017 As I awoke from a dream this morning, I was angry at the person in my dream who treated me with bad customer service. I set out to let his boss know of the problems, and when I had the chance another day to treat him badly in my convenience store I did! What does that do for us, to repay bad for bad? Do we really get satisfaction? We might think so, but we continue to carry that anger, ready to unleash it on someone else. Should we just roll over and Read More
Jesus Loved You First
Jesus Loved You First March 10, 2017 As I read and share this morning, I read 1 Corinthians 13. There, Paul sums up the idea of love. In verse 13, Paul writes, “But now faith, hope, and love remain, but the greatest is love.” I write this morning to tell you Jesus’ loved you first. Before you ever knew Him, He knew you. He said of the commandments, love God first. Then second, “Thou shall love thy neighbor as (you love) yourself, hang everything you do and think on these two ideas.” I give these readings and ideas to you Read More
Empathy
Empathy March 9, 2017 How sweet it is to hear someone say, “I know,” when you have a problem. They know because they have been thru a very similar problem. In the first few weeks of my walk, a sweet lady pulled me aside and told me those very words about the trouble I was going thru. At that moment is when I found that I was in the right place and on the right track to healing. In God’s house there is love, healing, strength, and comfort. David wrote that God knows our words before we can say them, Read More
Inconsistency
Inconsistency March 8, 2017 I’ve been very inconsistent this year, not giving my best efforts. Jesus gave us His best without any fear, why can’t we do the same? What are we afraid of? Fears can be worries, stresses, frustrations, and struggles. 1 Peter 5:7 says “Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” By holding on to our fears and claiming them is selfish. It shows that we don’t trust God fully with our life. Letting God have our anxieties calls for us to take action, not be passive. We don’t have to submit to the Read More
Stop the Fighting and Strife
Stop the Fighting and Strife March 3, 2017 Do you ever wonder what the world looks like from outside the USA? Possibly you know, because you have traveled. We hear and see pics about it on the TV and FB. We see pics of fighting, poverty, and peace; typically not together though. Do you wish the fighting and strife would stop? Let your voice be heard. Seriously, cry out, call, pray to God. He promises He will hear you. If it’s weird to talk to yourself, so what; God doesn’t think you’re weird. Pride makes us think we’re weird. When Read More