Unhappy? Still?
Unhappy? Still? Our unhappiness and feelings of emptiness is not rooted in the people and things around us, but in the ingratitude in us. Continually “uggrading” the people and things in our lives may lead to short term boosts of serotonin and dopamine; however, upgrading our attitudes, gratitudes, and beatitudes will stop suppressing them, leading…
Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That!
Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That! There just isn’t enough time in my day to do everything I need to do. How many of you have made this declaration? As you know, I wear many hats and my schedule is always full and I am on the go. BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! I don’t have a…
In the Presence of Your Ememies
Perhaps the table being prepared (in the presence of our enemies) are provisions for us to love our “enemies,” to serve them, and to reconcile with them. ? God loves our “enemies” just as much as He loves us, and because they are our enemies does not necessarily make them His! Maybe He just wants…
Morning Manna
Do we really understand what the “Favor of God” is. People love to say they have it but do we really understand what it means. I began to search for a definition and the one that I think describes it best is “the undeserved kindness of God” We also must understand why God gives us…
For It Is By Grace You Have Been Saved
When we begin to understand Grace, we understand that it is not a “SpeedPass” on the Highway of sin, rather a realization that our sins against our neighbors and households ? (adultery, theft, lying, coveting, et al), are as injurious to us with the consequential discord and dysfunction. Our sins against one another are the…
Why is LOVE the Only Thing Everyone Has Been Hurt by and Yet Still Want?
Why is love the only thing everyone has been hurt by and yet still want? I have been pondering this question for a few weeks now. I have been hurt by those I have loved the most in various different ways, yet I still seek and desire their love. My initial thoughts were love is sacrificing self…
