“’We are meant to live in joy,’ the Archbishop explained. ‘This does not mean that life will be easy or painless. It means that we can turn our faces to the wind and accept that this is the storm we must pass through. We cannot succeed by denying what exists. The acceptance of reality is …
The Book of JOY.
I have been working on practicing mind-management for a couple years now. I love it when God confirms what I am learning/practicing with a book or sermon or podcast. Today I finished re-listening to The Book of JOY. I found it to be so insightful and full of wisdom for living a joy-filled life. It …
move a mountain. and continued thanksgiving.
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt… you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask in prayer” Matthew 21:21-22. I’ve experienced the power of God, when in faith I …
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thankful awareness.
May we be found practicing thankful awareness. Amen. Continuing to think about giving thanks, I think sometimes we often forget to be thankful for the "small things" of life, or maybe we take some things for granted, until we don’t have them, or they are not working, like, we should be thankful we woke up …
give thanks.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells us, “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Psalm 92:1-2 “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your loving kindness in the morning and your faithfulness every night.” 1 …
True Self.
“The authentic spiritual path that will lead you into the fullness of life, into your true deepest humanity, will not lead you away from your deepest darkest fears, doubts, worries, stresses, anxieties, habits, destruction, addition, but will lead you all the way into the center of them. Because if we don’t acknowledge it and name …
somedays.
For me. Somedays are just harder than others. I’m more emotional. I lack motivation. I feel overwhelmed. I don’t know where to start. I don’t know what next steps to take. I feel like nothing is going right. I feel like a failure. I wonder does anyone care. Yet, at the same time, I know …
inside job.
We often want outside circumstances to validate us, but actually we need to be validating ourselves; finding our strength within ourselves, learning to let go of expectations, internalizing God's love, and knowing our worth and value in Him! I must tell myself I did a good job, that the work I am doing is meaningful, …
Battle for our minds.
We are in a battle for our minds. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:10-18, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the …
our thinking.
We tend to think that if some external thing were different in our lives then we’d be "better." “If only I had that” or “if I was in that situation, I’d be happier,” or “if I could just _________ I would be more successful.” We tend to think if I lived there or had that …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 