Learning to Be Wise
Drawn to Wisdom Some people seem naturally wise to me. Since they seem to always know how to act and what to say and do in every situation, I’m drawn to these people. I want to be like them. A …...
View ArticleRespond or React
In an article on Psychology Today, Dr. Matt James differentiates between responding and reacting. Below is a summary of what he says. Reacting and responding may look the same at times, but they...
View ArticleLiving Intentionally
Most of us want to live a well thought out life. We want to be deliberate about our choices and how we respond to life. Unfortunately, life gets so busy and overwhelming sometimes that we end up living...
View ArticleGet Back to Grace
Abundant Grace Do you speak words of hope or condemnation? What about your thoughts? Do you, like me, sometimes find your words and thoughts gravitating toward the negative and critical? If so, maybe...
View ArticleLive at Peace
Do Your Part We live in a time when taking personal responsibility is happening less and less. That means what the Bible says about taking responsibility stands more and more in contrast to our...
View ArticleBe Determined
Biblical Examples Determination can be good or bad depending on your focus. It also lasts or fades depending on the approach we take to maintaining it. As Christians, our goal is to maintain a...
View ArticleBe Teachable: Taking Advice
Learning From Mistakes One of the biggest mistakes I made when I was young (teenager up to age 30) was failing to be teachable, especially in the area of taking advice. I remember my mom encouraging me...
View ArticleBattling Discouragement
Life can be discouraging. One area of persistent discouragement for me involves lack of apparent progress. That lack can be in myself or in those closest to me, but it also can be in general with how I...
View ArticleCourse Corrections
Pilots make course corrections continually throughout a flight. If they don’t, the plane will end up far from its goal, maybe over an ocean and out of fuel. Several factors cause an airplane to get off...
View ArticleEnhanced Personality
“Surrendering to God doesn’t repress your personality, it enhances it.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity) Enhancing something means raising it and amplifying it. It means improving it in value, quality...
View ArticleBecome Effective By Being Selective
In The Purpose Driven Life, Day 3, Rick Warren begins by asking this question: “What drives your life?” In the discussion, Warren talks about “quiet desperation” and “aimless distraction.” All of us...
View ArticleCultivating Perseverance
Recently, I’ve felt worn out both physically and mentally. I’ve also felt like I’m spinning my wheels spiritually. I believe in progress over perfection, but I’m struggling with keeping my energy and...
View ArticleOvercoming Discouragement
Discouragement happens for a variety of reasons. Maybe that’s why it’s addressed so frequently in the Bible. Job was discouraged because of his family and friends. (Book of Job) Elijah became...
View ArticleSteal, Kill & Destroy
“The thief comes to steal, kill & destroy.” (John 10:10) The word “steal” used in John 10:10 is not just a taking of something. It involves deception and misleading too. This verse is basically...
View ArticleWeight Training
Weight training makes you stronger, but too much weight can injure you. Even carrying a weight you’re strong enough to lift can injure you if you carry it for too long. Also, it’s not always what you...
View ArticleReflective Practice
Connections, Culture & Choice Sometime during a week-long visit to Williamsburg, VA and many of its historical offerings, a pattern emerged that connected not only the places we visited but also...
View ArticleRelentless
A Relentless God A dog with a bone. A young child asking “Why?” A politician talking trash about his rivals. We see examples of relentlessness every day. We’ve all probably been relentless as well as...
View ArticleBattling Discouragement
Life can be discouraging. One area of persistent discouragement for me involves lack of apparent progress. That lack can be in myself or in those closest to me, but it also can be in general with how I...
View ArticleCourse Corrections
Pilots make course corrections continually throughout a flight. If they don’t, the plane will end up far from its goal, maybe over an ocean and out of fuel. Several factors cause an airplane to get off...
View ArticleEnhanced Personality
“Surrendering to God doesn’t repress your personality, it enhances it.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity) Enhancing something means raising it and amplifying it. It means improving it in value, quality...
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