What fragrance does your life exude? Do you embody faith? Do you embody trust in God in all things? Does your faith draw people closer to God or repel them from God? Do you “smell” of peace and joy and hope and love? Or do you “smell” of bitterness, resentment, judgment, and discontent? God always …
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Ideal. Real. Tension.
There is a gap between where we are (the real) and where we want to be (the ideal) which creates tension. We must accept this gap, and the tension we feel, as we move towards becoming the person Jesus teaches us to be. We live towards the ideal Jesus teaches without condemning those who fall …
This Is How It Is.
People seem to battle with reality. They think life “should go” a certain way. They have expectations and ideals about how people should be, about how the world should be, about what is supposed to happen. Then when people, the world, situations, do not go as they expected they become angry, frustrated, disappointed, unhappy with …
What transformation looked like for me.
Most of my life I felt unlovable and unworthy of love. A few years ago, I read all Brené Brown’s books. I learned through her work that the difference between the people who lived wholeheartedly and those who didn’t was that they believed they were worthy of love and belonging. I decided I wanted to …
Decide to Believe.
Decide to believe and then practice believing until you believe. Believe you are worthy of love. Believe you are loved. Believe you belong wherever you are, doing whatever you’re doing. Be intentional about believing God’s Truth about you. You are a child of God. You are loved by The King. You are filled with the …
The World Isn’t as It Should Be
“The world isn’t as it should be.” I’ve read that sentence in two Advent devotionals this year. I understand that the world is not as God originally created it, the perfect garden. I thought about saying the world is not as God intended but then I was thinking He had to know that man was …
Joy to the World
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people.” Luke 2:10 There are things in life that happen that cause us to be afraid. God gave us our fear instinct/feeling, but He does not want us to …
The Soul Felt Its Worth
Do you know your worth? Do you feel you have worth? Do you agree with God about your worth? Jesus came to bring us gifts. The gifts of life, love, peace, hope, joy, salvation, freedom, worth, and value to name a few. Do you receive His gifts? Do you accept them as your own? Or …
A weary world rejoices!
I am not sure if you believe in God or not. Or maybe I should say I am not sure if you trust in God or not because I think lots of people claim to believe in God, but our lives do not reflect trust in God. I have believed in God since I was …
Thanksgiving.
In the devotional Jesus Calling the November 24th entry says, “Thankfulness takes the sting out of adversity. That is why I have instructed you to give thanks for everything. There is an element of mystery in this transaction: You give Me thanks (regardless of your feelings), and I give you Joy (regardless of your circumstances). …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 