Jesus Himself went to where the sinners were. He said the well and healthy don’t need a doctor, the sick do. (Mark 2:17). We know that He associated with the least of these because if He was only hanging out in the synagogue, the Pharisees would not have criticized Him. One example is found in […]
Tag Archives: to be used by God
Questioning my value
I learned a long time ago that you are not going to please everyone. Make sure you are pleasing the people that matter most to you. In essence, don’t sacrifice your most important relationship to appear strong to others (many of them you can’t please). So a long time ago, I decided that my family […]
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Incompetence Strikes Again
In college, I thought time management was my problem. I had much to do and not enough time to do it. I was convinced that if I could somehow manage my time more effectively, I would solve all of my problems. Unfortunately, I didn’t learn that until later that my problem was not time management. […]
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How to give to God
As we have discussed in previous post the spiritual disciplines (worship) seem difficult. Difficult does not mean that they are not worth it. A deep relationship with God is worth everything you have, because it all came from Him anyway. Worship is what we are created for. That fact is especially important to remember with […]
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The impossible
Sometimes people expect the impossible. King Nebuchadnezzar did. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. He knew that it contained an important message. He really wanted to know what it meant, but he was concerned that those around him would lie about the meaning of the dream. The only way he knew how to get the meaning […]
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To be healthy like Daniel
Many people around me would like to be healthier. (And my guess is that many of you know someone who would like to be healthier). Some of my local friends are trying to lose weight. My husband and I are training for another 5K. A friend of mine posted on facebook that she had lost […]
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The important things
In my previous post “More Powerful than lies,” I wrote how a few of Satan’s lies affect me. It got me thinking about how sometime Satan causes us to ignore the truth. The phrase “People make time for what is important to them” should be true, but I am not sure that is always the […]
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More Powerful than Lies
Satan is the master of lies. I have heard this most of my life, but recently I have noticed how his lies are affecting me, my family, and some of my friends. I find myself believing that I don’t have anything of value to add to this world. All I do is repeat what I […]
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Our Great Power
Last year (before I started to make excuses which “justified” me not blogging), I felt challenged that if I wanted to be strong in Christ, I needed to abide in Christ. Life isn’t all about what I can do for myself or even what I can do for God. It is more about what God […]
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Strenght from Christ
Two weeks ago, I went on a CIY (Christ In Youth) MOVE trip with our church’s youth group. On the last day, we did an encouragement circle. The idea of an encouragement circle is that one student or adult from the group stands in the middle and the group encourage them. Most of the encouragement I received referred to my strength. […]
