How do you feel about happy surprises? Do you love them and look forward to them? Or are you more the type who doesn’t like to be surprised? I love a good surprise! Something that delights, encourages, and refreshes! Even the most simple of things – someone popping in the store for a minute, receiving […]
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Mindset Shift
A mindset shift is an amazingly powerful thing. It can take any situation and make sense of it. And once you’ve made sense of something you can begin to understand and wrap your mind around it. A mindset shift doesn’t erase struggles or pain, but it does help put them in their proper light. Mindset […]
I Can Do All Things Through Christ
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Phil. 4:13 Ooh, I have so much to share. It is exciting and incredible and also sobering and full of so much responsibility. That verse above – how seriously do you take it? I’m sure you recognize it, but do you truly believe it? […]
Courageous Faithfulness
Courageous faithfulness – don’t those words paint a beautiful picture?! I put them together in church today and silently committed to practicing them and living them. You see, we were talking about Christ and some of the people He healed. We talked about the faith of the men who lowered the crippled man through the […]
Remember Why You Started
When things get tough, remember why you started. Isn’t that such a great reminder?! I think it is so good to bear in mind even as we go about our daily lives. It can really help you gauge how important something is to you or how committed you are to a project or idea. Nothing […]
Keep the Faith
Keep the faith – a simple statement with a deep and important meaning. Faith is what keeps us showing up even when things are tough. It is what keeps us pressing on even when our confidence is waning. Faith is essential in the little things, in the everyday moments, in the details, for over time […]
Make Plans
We can make plans, but the Lord directs our steps. As the end of the year approaches, I’m thinking more and more about my goals. What I want to accomplish in the upcoming year and what I want to get done before the end of this year. Note: If you use a planner for scheduling […]
Do the Work
Do the work and leave the results to God. I read this quote earlier this week and it really resonated with me. How often do we get hung up wondering about the details, the conclusion, stuck in the paralysis of analysis? Sometimes we even resist starting or trying something because we don’t know how it […]
Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith can move mountains, that’s what we’re told. If you believe in something, even in the smallest way, just a hint of an idea, remarkable things can be accomplished. What do you believe? Do you believe that God can do incredible things? I certainly do! He has no limits and is capable of accomplishing things […]
Without Reservation
God is faithful and we can trust Him without reservation. – George Muller I’ve recently begun reading an autobiography on George Muller. I was familiar with him due to having read a biography of him in school. He lived back in Germany in the 1800s and was head of an orphanage. I also recall him […]