When it comes to stepping out, it only takes once. Usually it is taking that first step out that is the hardest. As Newton’s law of motions states “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon... Continue Reading →
Exasperate Me
Exasperate - irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely. I have the ability to exasperate others, not intentionally (okay, most of the time not intentionally), but just by way of my matter-of-fact thinking. I can be very black and white in my thinking about certain things, and yet out of the box thinking about other things. I... Continue Reading →
Purpose over Plans
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the work that was stand. I am a planner. Not a down to the minute, or even the hourly planner, but I usually have a list of things I want to accomplish throughout the day or sometimes... Continue Reading →
Harvest
Galatians 6:9 and let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. When I think of reaping, I think of harvest. Some plants grow and bear fruit in as little as 1 1/2 months other plants take 7 to 8 years from planting... Continue Reading →
Pursue Love, Desire Gifts
The passage from 1 Corinthians 14:1 urges pursuit of love and earnest desire for spiritual gifts, emphasizing the need for balance. Author Bill Johnson's commentary highlights the equal importance of character and gifts. Pursuing love involves actively seeking to embody God's character, while desiring gifts entails longing for and requesting them from God.
Seek
“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 18:3-4 One of the awesome and yet sometimes annoying things about little children is their thirst for knowledge. The many... Continue Reading →
Arise, Shine, Your Light Has Come
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1 As I read this Scripture, there was a longing in my heart for something I have never seen. A sunrise in New Mexico. My husband is heading there for a job next week and I... Continue Reading →
The First Job Description
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” Genesis 2:15 Adam was given this duty before the fall. It was not a punishment. God had been the gardener before and Adam was made in His image. Work came before sin entered the... Continue Reading →
Give In the Same Way
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. Matthew 10:8 In the Book of Mysteries, Jonathan Cahn writes "The key of Your calling and life is found in what God has done for you. In the same way that God has touched your life, so touch the... Continue Reading →
Obstacles of Purpose
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 Jonathan Cahn writes “Both the obstacles of Gods purposes and the fulfillment... Continue Reading →
