I did it. I actually did it. Last month I deleted my Facebook app from my phone. (I still access it on the computer from time to time, so haven’t completely cut all ties yet.) However, it was a big step. A bigger step than what I initially realized. I started to notice I was… Read More grounded. growing. giving.
Rivers stopped flowing at God’s command, the land flowed with milk and honey, walls tumbled at the blast of horns and the shouts of God’s chosen people…..yep, I’ve recently begun going through the book of Joshua – but not in the normal reading fashion. I’ve only gotten through about 5 chapters in 3 whole months,… Read More encourage. step. encourage.
So, the shortened version of the story goes a little bit like this – Jesus had been in Jerusalem all week, ridden in on a donkey, preparing for Passover. He and the disciples had eaten the Last Supper together and found out that Judas was the one to betray Jesus – and for the mere… Read More stop. the. story.
God is with you, O mighty warrior (Judges 6:12). The testimony of the Lord is sure (Psalm 19:7). God shows up to Gideon in a winepress, where he is threshing wheat. Gideon was the least of his family, the least of his people, the least of his friends. The Bible does not say one single… Read More testimonies. part. 3.
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple (Psalm 19:7). We really really truly can apply the testimonies and stories of the Bible to our lives (see testimonies.part.1). But aside from the stories and testimonies we hear in the Bible, we hear… Read More testimonies. part. 2.
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple (Psalm 19:7). The Lord’s testimonies are his stories. Stories are what we remember most about anything – a sermon, a vacation trip, the Bible. In two months time, we don’t remember the point of… Read More testimonies. part. 1.
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’ (Ecclesiastes 12:1). Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth – – Remember that you are created (Psalm 139:14) – Remember you… Read More remember. your. Creator.
Feelings of not enough and not measuring up are not your own. They are planted there by Satan. From the beginning of time, Satan has been the accuser of the children of God (Revelation 12:10). He convinced Adam and Eve in the garden that they were not enough, and that eating the fruit of the… Read More enough. part. 2.
We spend our whole lives thinking we are not enough. In the quiet moments, in the dark moments, our soul whispers that we do not measure up. We don’t measure up to where we thought we would be in life. We don’t measure up to where we assume our family and friends think we should… Read More enough. part. 1.