“LORD, you will establish peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.” Isaiah 25:12 CSB “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson From checking the scale for a long-awaited weight loss to coping with outrageous prices at theContinue reading “Outcomes/Growth”
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The Greatest Skill
“Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 NLT “There is no perfect, instantaneous compatibility. Relationships are a skill. Small, constant things have more impact than acts that are more cinematic. Showing appreciation builds. CriticismContinue reading “The Greatest Skill”
Good People
“As it is written ‘None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; No one does good, Not even one ‘.” Romans 3:10-12 ESV “All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyoneContinue reading “Good People”
Which Comes First? Failure or Success?
“The Lord upholds all who fall; and lifts up all who are bowed down.” Psalm 145:15 NIV “Every trial is a teacher. Every storm is a school. Every experience is an education. Every difficulty is for your development.” Rick Warren, The 6 Phases God Uses to Grow Your Faith When we fail, we can becomeContinue reading “Which Comes First? Failure or Success?”
Understanding is Not Change
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5 NIV “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”—Rumi. I have bad eyesight. I understandContinue reading “Understanding is Not Change”
Wandering in the Desert
Wandering in the Desert “He found him in a desert land and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10 ESV “The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”Continue reading “Wandering in the Desert”
Intimacy or Insecurity
Insecurity or Intimacy? “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 “Don’t let getting lonely make you reconnect with toxic people. You shouldn’t drink poison just because you’re thirsty.” Morgan Freeman Truth: We cannot nor should we have intimacy with toxic people.Continue reading “Intimacy or Insecurity”
Christianity: Counterintuitive
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 NIV “The astonishing paradox of Christ’s teaching and of Christian experience is this: if we lose ourselves in following Christ, we actually find ourselves. True self-denial is self-discovery. To liveContinue reading “Christianity: Counterintuitive”
Contempt: Antidote is Kindness
“Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.” Proverbs 14:31 NIV “Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one’s own despised and unwanted feelings.” – Alice Duer Miller. We all have judged. We all have been judged. It’s elevating ourselves at someone’sContinue reading “Contempt: Antidote is Kindness”
Under Construction
“Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.” 1 Timothy 4:15-16Continue reading “Under Construction”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 