Category: Life
She was unloved, yet she longed for the attention, the affection, the favor of one. Has your focus ever been on securing the attention, affection, or favor of one particular person (i.e., a spouse, a future spouse, a boss, a friend)? Wherever the LORD… Continue Reading “Loving the Unloved”
Category: LifeTags: Affection, Attention, Compared To, Desire, Disgust, Enemy, Favor, Focus, God Hears, God Sees Me, God's Plan, Grieve, Hated, Jacob, Jesus, Joined, Joseph, Kelly Minter, Leah, Levi, Loved, Opponent, People, Praise, Rachel, Unloved, Weary Soul
I can hear thunder, as I begin to type this. It started about 10 minutes ago, but the rain is just now coming down. My kids are walking to a local park to watch a friend’s baseball game, and we’ve been playing phone tag,… Continue Reading “Ride out the Rain Delay”
Category: LifeTags: Blessings, Complete, Endurance, Faith, Favor, Give Honor to God, Grace, Joy, Little League, Maturity, Promise, Protection, Rain Delay, Remain Under, Ride it out, Share Joy, Spiritual Growth, Storm, Suffer, Tests, Thoughts, Wait Patiently
Do you remember the post-deer-accident picture of my little Geo Prizm, shown in the “Wonder–An Additional Offering” post? Well, following that collision, my little car was, thankfully, repaired! One rainy Good Friday, several years later, I was driving that same car home, on my… Continue Reading “Collision Course”
Category: LifeTags: Change, Christ, Collision, Different Direction, Focus, Force, Healing, Helper, Holy Spirit, Impulse, Internally Damaged, Keep Moving, Kingdom of God, Mean, Mind, Momentum, Movement, Negative, No Consideration, Offenses, Opposing, Protected from Destruction, Savior, Sinful Nature, Slow Down, Sound, Stop, Strength, Time, Truths, Walk in the Spirit, Word of God
I went out of my way to help. I rearranged things in my day to be there, and God brought things to mind that may have been overlooked. It’s always more fun to offer to do things before you’re asked! Yet, in all of… Continue Reading “Pruning Day”
Category: LifeTags: Disciple, Faithfulness, Follow God, Gentleness, Goodness, Harsh Tones, Joy, Kindness, Love, Patience, Peace, Producing Fruit, Pruning, Response, Root, Self-Control, Self-Promotion, Sin, Sin's Roots, Spirit of God, Spiritual Growth, Ungratefulness, Unhealthy, Unkind Words
In a world that can feel filled with hate, self-absorption, and fear, does peace seem far out of reach? In a society of constant change, do you feel uncertain, maybe even anxious? You may be asking, “How can I feel at peace, when everything… Continue Reading “Peace is Near!”
Category: LifeTags: Anxieties, Circumstances, Fairness, Fear, Fragmented, God is Near, God is With You, God of Peace, God's Character, God's Righteousness, Hate, Impartiality, Jesus Christ, Joins, Judge, Kingdom of God, Peace, Peace from War, Prince of Peace, Self-Absorption, Spirit of God, Tie Together, Uncer, Wholeness
This morning looked a LOT different than I’d envisioned!! What I thought would be restful and peaceful turned into a morning of interruptions, attitude, and conflict. Been there? In the quiet of the bathroom (while not the most glamorous of spots, the LORD talks… Continue Reading “Follow the Leader”
Category: LifeTags: Action, Apologizing, Clings to God, Darkness, Deny Myself, Disciple, Emotions, Follow God, Footsteps, Lead, Learning, Let God Act Through Us, Light of Life, Listening, Obey, Pursue God, Repentance, Serve God, Thoughts, Walk in His Ways, Yield to God's Will
There’s a lot of negativity going around these days! Believe me; it’s in my home, too, as much as I hate it! It’s SO easy to focus on the negative of whatever the situation…how somebody else is treating you, what new policy is being… Continue Reading “Digging for Gold”
Category: LifeTags: Bible Study, Blessing, Cultivate, Dig into the Word, Focus, Hannah, Life, Negativity, Optimistic, Pain, Perspective, Pessimistic, Worship