“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” Mark 10:51 NIV “Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.”Brene Brown The blind man wanted to see. I’ve pondered Jesus’ question many times, “What do youContinue reading “Ashamed of Shame“
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Testing + Difficulty= Destiny
“Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 NASB “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we findContinue reading “Testing + Difficulty= Destiny“
Self-Love?
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14 NIV “You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” Unknown “Put your oxygen mask on firstContinue reading “Self-Love? “
Friendship with the Father
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 ESV What a friend we have in JesusAll our sins and griefs to bearWhat a privilege to carryEverything to God in prayer — Joseph M. Scriven She was abandoned, this beautiful Siamese cat, close to my home.Continue reading “Friendship with the Father “
Sunshine Christian?
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV Two angels came down from heaven. One to rule theContinue reading “Sunshine Christian? “
Christianity is Learning to Love
“Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” Matthew 22:34 NIV “When people hurt us, it helps us to learn how to let go of wanting them to love us. It helps us to learn how to love purely.”― Donna Goddard, Love’sContinue reading “Christianity is Learning to Love “
He Delights In You
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.” Psalm 37:23 “Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.” John Gay Your peek into your sleeping child’s room and you are mesmerized by the sight of such innocence. You delight in yourContinue reading “He Delights In You”
What if You Hadn’t Been Born?
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB “The moment the focus of your life shifts from your badness to his goodness, the questions becomes not “What have I done?” but “What can He do?” John R.Continue reading “What if You Hadn’t Been Born?”
I Do This–I Don’t Do That
I Do This–I Don’t Do That “But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.” John 3:21 NASB 1995 “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” Carl Gustav Jung I am a mom. Do you know thatContinue reading “I Do This–I Don’t Do That”
Boredom or Threshold?
Boredom or Threshold? “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16 “Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored.” ~ Wayne Dyer Boredom is a great enemy of black sheep types. I don’t needContinue reading “Boredom or Threshold?“
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 