Learning to live life through a prism of thankfulness and gratefulness is a discipline that helps keep our hearts free from the trap of entitlement and ungratefulness that leads to bitterness, selfishness, and pride. Paul didn’t say, “For everything give thanks…,” but “In everything give thanks…” In other words, just because you’re facing a trial or, as…
Does it seem to you that the older you become, the faster time seems to go by? When I was a little girl, it seemed like 10 years between two Christmases, but now it feels like 10 days. With each passing year, the desire to hang on to every moment grows in ever-growing intensity. This…
Do you struggle with concentrating on your devotions? Is prayer more of a battle to collect your thoughts than a conversation with Jesus? I am convinced that this culture battles distractions unlike any other culture in human history. We are absolutely bombarded with visual and audible media in so many forms; it’s impossible to escape…
Not one of us has arrived at this stage of life without somehow being negatively impacted by something. Maybe a playground bully or a snobbish “Nellie Oleson” in our neighborhood who constantly reminded us that we were lower class. Maybe it was our dad, for whom nothing would ever be good enough, and we’d never…
It has been said that our greatest battlefield in life is in our minds. It is amazing how quickly our day can go from wonderful to ruined in a matter of seconds, simply by failing to control our thoughts. Our thoughts are not benign. They have a very powerful effect on our emotions. They also…
Have you tried a war room or a prayer room and found it didn’t work for you? Maybe your home is too small, or you just find that the whole idea of a prayer room just doesn’t mesh with your personality or lifestyle. The one thing I’ve discovered is that it is very easy to…
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