Extracts of Truth & Encouragement from a Growth Journey with God
Posted on July 26, 2021 by Michelle Taylor Baum
I used to envy teachers. Not only did they get to write on a chalkboard or markerboard, but they got to correct papers (how naive was I?!?)! I’d see corrections in red on a paper or test and think they were beautiful…as long as… Continue Reading “Is it Okay, if I Love My Red Pen?”
Category: KidsTags: Attitude, Better, Conversation, Corrections, Critical Spirit, Criticism, Destructive, Discerning Spirit, Encourage, Gentleness, Goal, Growing, Heart, Humility, Instructive, Jesus Christ, Joined, Love, Mouth, Patience, Pride, Red Pen, Respond, Right, Spirit of God, Standard, Task, Teaching, Treasure, Unity, Value, What We Are Equipped For, Words, Work
Posted on July 12, 2021 by Michelle Taylor Baum
Today is full of many opportunities that we choose to invest in or slam the door on. If you’re a parent, you know you have different opportunities to make time for your kids, but even during that time, you have the choice of how… Continue Reading “Encourage or Harden?”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Close, Deception, Declare, Encourage, Evil, Give Evidence, Harden Your Heart, Instruction, Listen to His Voice, Not a Part of God, Opportunities, Resisting God, Sin, Spirit of God, Stubborn, Testifies, Today, Truth, Unbelief, Walk in the Spirit, Warnings
Posted on January 11, 2021 by Michelle Taylor Baum
I couldn’t hold it in. I was overflowing inside from celebration, pride, excitement, praise…every positive emotion you can imagine! I felt like my heart was going to explode; so, I shared our good news with a group of believers: our daughter had accepted Jesus… Continue Reading “How Do We Respond to Good News?”
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Posted on December 19, 2020 by Michelle Taylor Baum
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”
Category: God's WordTags: A Child is Born, A Son is Given, Abundance, Abundant Control, Abundant Peace, Alone, Angel of the LORD, Appeared, Attention, Authority, Awe, Body of Christ, Busy, Christ's Birth, Christ's Mission, Comparison, Confirm, Confusion, Constant Noise, Content, Control, Correlation, Counselor, Destructive, Do It Well, Encourage, Encourage One Another, Establish It, Everlasting, Everlasting Father, Father Time, Focused, Foreshadowing, Forever, God Answers Our Prayers, God Hears Our Prayers, God Shows Himself in a Way That was Clear to See, His Kingdom, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, Joyful, Judge, Judgment, Justice, Know God, LORD of Hosts, Main Contact, Manoah, Manoah's Wife, Mighty God, Names of Jesus, Nazirite, Need to Do, Need to Know, No End, Order It, Originator of Time, Pray, Prayer, Prince of Peace, Quiet, Recognize Him, Rest, Serve God, Set Apart, Shoulder, Solely Focused, Son, Son of God, Source of Wisdom, Spirit of God, Stand in Awe, The Coming of Christ, Theophanic Angel, Trust, Want to Know, War, What God is Directing Us To Do, What Kind of a Man, What We Are Equipped For, What We Have Been Called To, Wisdom, Won't End, Wonder, Wonderful, Zeal
Posted on December 12, 2020 by Michelle Taylor Baum
When you wonder about something, your mind tends to drift through various possibilities, and it is, sometimes, hard to wrap your mind around. Without the Spirit of God’s help, we can’t be sure of any of the possibilities. All we know is we crave… Continue Reading “Wonder–Too Good to Stop There”
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