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
When our puppy was younger, I seized opportunities to star gaze, at times, when I’d let him out in the middle of the night. I frequently would get caught, looking up in the clear, night sky for specific constellations, when our puppy would surprise… Continue Reading “Awe and Wonder”
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
Early last school year, we saw a man and woman, running side by side together, attached with a tether. I hadn’t seen anything like it! The only thing I’d seen that was somewhat close was those little backpacks littles wear that tether them to… Continue Reading “Tethered to the Holy Spirit”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Acting out of Raging Anger, Actions, Behavior, Boast, Calling Attention to Ourselves, Difficult times, Disagreements, Division, Emotions, Empty Value, God's Guidance, Hatred, Instruction, Justify Things, Opposer of God, Pain, Perceptions, See Clearly, Seek Self, Senses, Sin, Sinful Nature, Spirit of God, Stinging Response, Thoughts, Walk with God
It’s been said that after a husband and wife have been married for a long time, they start to look like each other. Maybe it’s especially so, if they’re best friends, as it’s also been said that best friends’ faces start to look alike!… Continue Reading “Transformed or Conformed?”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Adonai, Behavior, Conform, Control, Decision, GOD of Gods, God's Authority, Identified With, Look Like, LORD, Master, Mind, Outward Form, Outward Results, Ruler, Sovereign, Spirit of God, Thoughts, Transformed, Words, Yahweh
I love this sweatshirt of my daughter’s! It’s amazing how many compliments she’s received when wearing it! You can see people read it, then re-read it! Their heads kind of tilt to the side, like a dog, when he’s trying to figure out what’s… Continue Reading “Service with Kindness”
Category: God's Word, MeaningTags: Actions, Change our Minds, Cruelty, Despise, Disobedience, Disrespect, Give Credit Where Credit was Due, God's Character, God's Leading, God's Way, Harsh Tones, Hate, Heart, Jesus Christ, Kindness, Met Physical Needs, Mind, Obedience, Our Way, Patience, Purpose, Purposeful, Repentance, Respect, Restraint, Selfishness, Service, Spirit of God, Spirit-Produced, Useful, Walk in His Ways, Words
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love, does not know God, because God is love.“ 1 John 4:7-8 ESV Have you ever been in a conversation with someone,… Continue Reading “God is Love, but Does He Hate?”
Category: MeaningTags: Arrogance, Assume, Attributes, Deception, Division, Evil, Fruit of the Spirit, God's Character, Harm, Hate, Immoral, Justice, Love, Lying, Morally Right Choices, Perverse Heart, Perverse Mouth, Plot Wicked Schemes, Pride, Prove, Run to Evil, Shed Innocent Blood, Sin, Sow Discord, Spirit of God, Test, Unity, What God Prefers