None of us want to believe that we can ever have too much of a good thing: attention, money, desserts, etc. However, in the back of our minds, most of us can admit that we know excess leads to problems. Too much attention = aggravation (especially for us moms) Too much money (yeah, it happens) = discontentment and selfishness Too many desserts = well, that’s a no-brainer. I also think there is something often overlooked in most of our everyday lives that can be considered “excessive”, and that is the number of hats we wear. I’m not talking about fedoras, …
Losing Focus
Why is it that when we get busy with life, distracted by worldly problems and put off spending time with God, that we wonder why we feel so depressed? There is a direct link between our spiritual walk and our emotional well being- it’s a fact. We were created to have direct communion with God and when we choose to separate ourselves from this communion our spirits feel the strain. We already have to endure a type of separation due to the fall of humanity… thankfully Christ sacrificed to correct that huge mistake. But when we “put off” spending that …
Fire It Up
The power of fire is both terrifying and incredible… able to utterly destroy anything in its path while at the same time able to cleanse and purify like no other. There are countless times in the Old Testament that God uses fire to communicate with His people or display His awesome power. God, Himself, is both terrifying and incredible, so fire is a perfect symbolic representation. I get the shivers when I read verses like 2 Chronicles 7:1-4… “When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the …
Don’t Drop Your Sword!
How seriously do you take prayer? For most Christians, prayer is merely a side-item to their “feel-good” faith; this is a sad and terrible travesty. Prayer is one of our most powerful weapons in offensive spiritual warfare. Most of us can say that we know the Scripture referencing our spiritual armor… Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against …
Becoming A Rose
I do not have a green thumb. In fact, I end up killing just about anything green that comes anywhere near my house. I appreciate those who do love to garden however, and I deeply admire the beauty of the flora around me. One of my favorite things that just happen to grow in my yard is a rose bush right at the top of my driveway. (This bush is in existence due to the care from past generations- it unfortunately gets zip from me). Allow me to share something that I learned about what it takes to make one …
Baby Steps to Finishing
Do you know what the key to “finishing well” in this life is? It’s not starting well… many people have a very rocky start, but through faith and hard work they somehow finish amazingly. Others may have had a great upbringing, but through poor decisions or bad reactions to life’s difficulties- they just barely make it through life, only to reach the end with nothing to show for it. So, again I ask- What is the key to finishing well? Here’s my 2 cents… I say the key(s) to having a wonderful end to your life’s story is to: 1. …