This is the very day of the Lord that brings gladness and joy, filling our hearts with glee. Psalm 118:24 TPT Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:4 NIV Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let joy …
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Now.
I have been thinking about the importance of"enjoying the now"! Enjoying, making the most of each day of life becausethere are no guarantees of tomorrow. I believe that we as a people havebeen living with a false sense of security in our own control over things andlast year heightened everyone's awareness that we actually don't havecontrol …
Emotional Adulthood.
Our goal is emotional adulthood. We are trained in emotional childhood. Aschildren we were dependent on others to meet our needs. This dependencytrains us to believe that we are responsible for other people's feelings andthey are responsible for our feelings. We are taught to believe that how wefeel depends on how other people treat us, …
Thankful.
I love it when/how God gives you what you need when you need it. A word, encouragement, understanding, support, a sense of normalcy, through a book, a podcast, a sermon, a song, a friend, or sometimes even a stranger. I've even heard God speak to me through a tv show once. I think God is always …
a prayer.
Gracious and Loving God,Give us revelation about the meaning of your waysso we can enjoy the reward of following them fully. (Psalm 119:33 TPT) Lord, direct us throughout our journey so we can experience your plans forour life. Reveal the life-paths that are pleasing to you. (Psalm 25:4 TPT) Help us to remember…Perfect love cast out fear. (1 John 4:18)May …
Learning to live in the tension
I like to be. Organized. Prepared. Responsible. Communicate well. Make good decisions.When I mess up in one of these areas I tend to spiral. When I fail in multiple areas in the same evening I begin to feel like an utter failure in all of life.I’ve been trying to work on my mind management. I’ve …
What story are you telling yourself?
We are each telling ourselves a story about our life, a story about our worth. Sadly, it is usually a negative story. Usually, we are using the world’s standard of measurement, or comparing ourselves to others, and then telling ourselves, we are not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, strong enough, accomplished enough, and so …
Faith.
I think our faith is like a muscle, we must develop it by practicing believing. We practice believing and our faith grows stronger. There will be things that happen, circumstances and situations, in our life that cause us to doubt or fear or be uncertain because that is how we have trained ourselves to respond. …
Believe.
One of my favorite quotes is from the 1994 version of Miracle on 34th Street. In it Kris Kringle says, "If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything...on faith, then you are doomed to live a life dominated by doubt." We must practice the belief we want to believe until we believe it. We …
Be kind. To YOURSELF.
Photo by Andre Furtado on Pexels.com We must practice loving-kindness towards ourselves. For years I let the voice in my head tell me all kinds of untrue, unkind, self-sabotaging things, just thinking that is how it works. Then I learned that I am the voice. I have the power to decide what my brain tells …
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