In Philippians 3:17, Paul urges believers to follow good examples. The author reflects on their own influences and questions whether they are setting a positive example. They express frustration at their pastor's prayerfulness and acknowledge their own faults, seeking God's guidance to discern role models and improve their influence on others.
Have you ever just needed a cup of coffee? Old school coffee, not the k-cup kind. Coffee where you grind up the beans, put the grounds in the coffee filter and brew a whole pot. I love the aroma from the grinding to the brewing, the smell is intoxicating. Even when I didn't like coffee,... Continue Reading →
When I have a hard time focusing and nothing else works, I turn to the power of music. Songs have always played a powerful role in my life. When I find things to be more difficult than I can handle, music tends to be an outlet for that pain. I can connect with the words... Continue Reading →
There are two things in life that I admittedly really struggle with: 1) My weight and 2) Asking for help. When it comes to needing help with my purpose or where I am needing to focus, I am not good at asking others for help. I know that at times I need someone else; I... Continue Reading →
The second most often asked question I hear about focus is how do I focus? For a girl with untreated Attention-Deficit Disorder for most of my life, focus is something that I have learned to do fairly well over the years. When I allowed myself to be treated, it just honed even more. There are... Continue Reading →
Why? It is one of the most important questions that we can ask ourselves. So often we get stuck on the "Who?" and the "How?" that we never get to focus on the "Why?". Why we do something is so important; whether we are looking back or looking forward, our motive for action needs to... Continue Reading →
Another thing that keeps me from truly focusing on the things that I know I am called by God to do is what I believe. What I believe can be more powerful that what others believe about me. What I believe can be more powerful than what God says about me because I can not... Continue Reading →
Another reason that I have found it hard to focus is that I am afraid. It is easy for me to look productive. I am a task oriented person. I find accomplishment in finishing things, and there are a number of things that I am good at. However, just because I can do something,... Continue Reading →
Much of my life I have felt called to share my story. I have in a sense shared most of it at some point or another, but I have felt like I needed to write it out, for at least the better part of the last six years. My life has been a broken path,... Continue Reading →
Join me for the next thirty-one days as I join other bloggers around the world for the #Write31Days challenge of October 2018. This is my fifth year to participate in the challenge, and honestly one I was not planning to do. In 2014, I wrote on 31 days of Living In 2015, I wrote on... Continue Reading →
