Learning to live like Jesus loved
Have you ever really stopped and savored the first six verses of Ephesians? Well, to be specific, verses 3-6. The first two verses are the standard greeting of a letter. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed is with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in [...]
Relentless: showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting © Kevin Panizza | Dreamstime.com The past several days have been filled with awe as I study Paul’s beginnings in the ministry of Jesus Christ, using Beth Moore’s Paul: 90 Days on His Journey of Faith. Paul was the most vicious enemy [...]
The weather has turned very cold, very quickly.We should have been expecting it – it has been mild for December until now.But it still is shocking with its bracing grip. I left the house for a few minutes to pick up some things from the store, and my fingers were quite angry with me for [...]
At 33 years old, I experienced my first dental filling. I cannot even tell you how grateful I am that I had no idea that the purpose of the appointment was to “take care of the decay.” I honestly believed that it was another cleaning, until the other dental assistant called my name. And led me [...]
You see, I have this problem with pedestals.I keep putting people up on them.I keep distancing myself from the people that influence me the most. Fearing rejection, because of the esteem I have given them, I don’t dare try to reach out. Rather, I try to distance myself.I leave a comment, or send a tweet-never [...]
It’s time for me to get real.I have been wearing a mask for far too long . . . The sad thing is that I didn’t even realize it. I got wrapped up entangled ensnared with everything that I was trying to do. A few days ago I was at a breaking point.Burnt out. I [...]
I have to write my goals for November. I need to do that.I have to update my progress for October, as well . . . But I can’t.My heart is just overflowing right now, stretched tight with equal parts sadness, joy and peace. Last night, after getting myself all worked up in pity-party fashion following [...]
Forgiven, by Greg Olsen 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. These verses are [...]
