Hearing Problems Lead to Listening Problems
My 17-year-old hasn’t changed at all since she was a child. She is determined, self-motivated, and goal-orientated. She sees what she wants and no obstacles get in her way. I constantly remind myself how great these traits are—or will be, once they’re shaped through God’s hands.
Where’s Your Focus?
I was reading all about Peter jumping out of the boat and walking across the stormy waters toward Jesus. I always have loved this story. The faith it took for Peter to leave the safety of his boat. The love he had to have for his Savior to desire so much to be near him. And the fact …
Be a Child
I was listening to a song recently, and it used the phrase "Child of God." It's one of those string of words you use and hear often, but I stopped this time when it played.
Old Habits Die Hard
…We need to stop jumping through whatever hoops we think it'll take to change and start believing in the power of Christ in our lives…
Battle Praise
There is something amazing that happens as I open God’s Word in the morning and just read it. Some days it’s simply one chapter, other days I’m pulled into a story and blow through five or six. If you haven’t ever accomplished reading His story, I challenge you to try it.
Be Unshakeable
I was recently reading a section of Acts where Stephen recounts what we now call the Old Testament. Stephen summed up all the major plot points and kept it short. I was marveling at what appeared his natural ability to give a summary when something stopped me. It was one line about the Israelites and that golden calf:
Listen First, Ask Later
So I was reading Jeremiah the other day and chapter 32 stopped me. Mainly because of its title: Jeremiah Buys a Field.
I Don’t Want to be Normal
Normal says that in the face of adversity we aren't joyful.
Normal says to be beautiful we must be a certain weight--and have no wrinkles.
Normal says our worth is measured in "likes" and "follows".
Normal says our identity is found in our abilities and successes.
Normal says our acceptance is found in the crowd around us.
Things Unseen
I have a prayer journal. Some of my prayers in it seem like a lifetime of prayer has gone into them and I'm still waiting to see answers. And I'm not going to lie, I fight frustration and discouragement over this...is God even listening? Why is it that I can pray, and pray, and pray some more and yet see nothing happen?
Walking into the Wind
…There's something about being in the middle of the ocean, nothing around, that starts to give you a unique view of God's creation. That's a lot of water he put down here!
He’s Still Working
I was reading Lazarus' story this week. He got sick, so his sisters called on Jesus to come and heal him. And Jesus, who was not in their town but near-by, sent back word that Lazarus' sickness would not end in death.
And then he died…
Wheels Off
That picture pretty much describes how I’ve been feeling lately. Yep…ever been there?
I want to say that everything is going wrong, however, I know enough to realize ‘everything’ is all too encompassing of a word.
Who’s Navigating?
So today I was taking my kids to the dentist. My “almost” eleven year old – his birthday is in eight days so that “almost” is very important to him – was sitting behind me watching closely where we were headed. I took a different way then usual and from the back seat I heard, “Um, Mom…I don’t think we’re headed the right way.”