“Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.” Colossians 3:2 NLT “I think and think and think, I have thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.” – Jonathan Safran Foer If there’s anything I do more than anything, it’s overthinking. The belief that the more IContinue reading “Overthinking”
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Character: Who You Are When Nobody is Looking
“He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely, But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.” Proverbs 10:9 AMP “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” Theodore Roosevelt When I was very little, a neighbor lady, whom IContinue reading “Character: Who You Are When Nobody is Looking”
Do You Need an Empathetic Witness?
The Absence of an Empathetic Witness “Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.When anxiety was great within me, your consolationContinue reading “Do You Need an Empathetic Witness?”
Books
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him, nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” John 1:1-4 NIVContinue reading “Books”
Harm
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives” Genesis 50:20 NIV “Your scars are battle wounds, but you don’t see them that way. Yet.” Tammarra Webber, Novelist In many Bible translations, the word harm in the above verse says evilContinue reading “Harm”
Outcomes/Growth
“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”
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”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 