“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 need to explain. JustContinue reading “Boredom or Threshold?”
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Fire Your Parents
“Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,” Matthew 6:8-9 NIV “So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers orContinue reading “Fire Your Parents”
Born Backwards
Feelings… “For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling” Psalm 116:8 NIV “Sometimes we are called to proclaim God’s love even when we are not yet fully able to live it.” Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey I was born backwards, you know, butt first. I’ve beenContinue reading “Born Backwards”
Tell Me More About That
Listening with Your Heart “And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” Ezekiel 36:26 NLT “The time is always ripe to do the right thing.” Martin Luther King, Jr. I confess.Continue reading “Tell Me More About That”
Shake the Dust Off Your Feet
“If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.” Matthew 10:14 NLT “Cruelty is cheap and easy.” Brene Brown Not everyone deserves you. Not everyone will like you. Many will gossip about you. Some will try to use you. Some willContinue reading “Shake the Dust Off Your Feet”
Words
‘Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”’ John 6:68 NIV “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” HebrewsContinue reading “Words”
Self-Rejection
“I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:14 NASB “It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.” Abraham Lincoln We liveContinue reading “Self-Rejection”
Homecoming
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 ESV “Hospitality is not to change people but to offer them space where change can take place.” Henri Nouwen. Homecoming is a bigContinue reading “Homecoming”
Survival
“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.” Matthew 7:13 NLT “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain When I was younger and notContinue reading “Survival”
Gifts
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,Continue reading “Gifts”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 