What does your life feel like each day? Stressed? Is it fragmented? Do you feel torn to pieces? Is there so much going on that it feels like a spinning merry-go-round? We all have many roles to play – parent, student/employee, leader, wife/husband, brother/sister. We are made up of many roles which switch at a moment’s notice. Often we don’t finish one responsibility before another is pushing in on us. We begin to feel fragmented, torn to pieces, stretched beyond our…
I mentioned previously that I would search for the key to life abounding in the life of Christ. Paul tells us how this works in Romans 6-8. Specifically, when Jesus died we died, when He was buried we were buried, when He was resurrected to a new life so were we. By faith, we reckon it so. Count it done. Credit it to our account. So how does this work? Resurrection leads to life abounding As believers raised from the…
Believer’s Priority One First things first. Seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first. Why? Why not our concerns first? It is a law or principle of the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 6:33 Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. NKJV What He was saying was don’t let your life be your chief concern. Don’t let your child’s life be your chief concern. Don’t let tomorrow be your chief concern….
Holiday stress is a dark cloud threatening to steal our joy during this busy time of year. Expectations can overwhelm us. Trying to please everyone weighs us down. Our own plans and preconceived ideas clash with reality. We succumb to stress, anxiety, and depression. Wouldn’t it be nice to live protected from all this stress? There is a place where we can stay while carrying out all of our duties. It is sitting at the feet of Jesus. He doesn’t want…
Anxiety has no place in the mind of children. They totally trust the adults in their lives to provide for all their needs. As we grow up, we begin to be responsible for more of the areas of our lives and eventually responsible for others too. In the process, we get acquainted with anxiety. According to the dictionary, anxiety is distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune. A dark cloud that prevents sunshine. That brings…
Do you have a focused life? What or who might be clouding your vision causing your life to be out of focus? What is it focused on? A toddler’s view is out of focus. Her focus will become clearer as she matures. But, at this age it is all about me and now. It is impossible for her to see more than today. As adults, we can become so fixated on certain events or people that we can’t see clearly….
