Posted on December 9, 2022
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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This season’s looked different for us. From my going down again off and on (mostly on) for a couple weeks, affecting our plans to get together with my side of the family for Thanksgiving; to both of our kids having jobs, now, and seeing… Continue Reading “Rejoice! God’s with You!”
Category: MeaningTags: All Out, Attention, Aware, Confidence, Elizabeth, Emmanuel, Exceedingly, Favor, Feelings, God is With You, Great, Immanuel, Intensity, Interest, Jesus, John, Joy, Lean in, Leap, Mary, Measure, Presence of God, Purpose, Recognize, Rejoice, Relationship, Savior, Son of God, Spirit, Spirit of God, Strength, Thoughts, Total Effort, Value
Multiple songs had the same message: I’m unashamedly serving the King, Who deserves ALL the glory; any glory we get is borrowed, so don’t even worship me or make me an idol; focus your worship on Him! I was checking out a variety of… Continue Reading “What/Whom Do We Value?”
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Getting the kids caught back up in school from being out with Covid, post Covid cleaning, Christmas shopping, decorating, plans with family, parenting…There are many things that are occupying my brain space, yet God keeps reminding me this season of joy. “But the angel… Continue Reading “Where’s My Attention/Emphasis This Christmas?”
Category: LifeTags: Approval, Attention, Aware, Bends Toward, Emphasis, Excitement, Fear, Forgive, Good News, Grace, Jesus, Joy, Messiah, Share, Shepherds, Support
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
“Aaaaahhh! There’s a stick!…Oooo! Catch that leaf! The wind is blowing it a cross the yard!!…Who is that at the neighbor’s?!?…Squirrrrrelll!!!” If you’ve read the last post, you know that we’re working on training our puppy. Just this morning, we were outside, working on… Continue Reading “What Distractions Weigh You Down?”
Category: LifeTags: Anxieties, Attention, Cares, Distracted, Distractions, Eyes, Focused Attention, Heeling, Jesus, Jesus' Death and Resurrection, Lent, Load that Weighs You Down, Race, Release, Sin, Temptation, Tests, Training, Witnesses, Worries
I know we have been marinating on a similar theme for three posts already, but the LORD has made it clear that He wants us to know Him for Who He is! Today, we are going to continue looking at Jesus, A Wonder–a name… Continue Reading “Wonder…Son Will Judge”
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