5 Steps Toward Joy in Adversity
I believe that we have a choice whether we stay there in the muck or find joy in the moment.
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When Life Has Dealt You a Bad Hand
We tend to get this idea in our heads that Christian leaders have everything in perfect order. Even as a leader with my own history to deal with, I found I had the same idea. As I picked up Phillip Yancey’s memoir, Where the Light Fell, I found the story of his life heartbreaking. But I learned some things in my reading that I will share with you today.
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Trials – It’s All Relative
We all have trials in life. Sometimes they can be overwhelming. But truly it is all relative when we take our eyes off ourselves and look around. Even better Look …
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How To Celebrate Easter in Place
This year we are facing a completely different Easter than any other year in our lives. I’ve celebrated different Easters but not like this… everyone in their own homes. I …
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Looking Back Can Direct You Forward
Lysa Terkhurst’s book, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way reminds me that our trials are not just troubles along the way. God intends for us to learn and grow …
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I Boast In My Weakness ~ In Christ I Am Strong
It’s Friday. Time to join the crew at Five Minute Friday and write on a prompt. Prompt: Weak Weakness This post was originally published in 2018 on Leaving a Legacy, …
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Working out My Hurts and Pain
When I’m working out- I also work out my mind. I work out the hurt and the pain these last years have brought in my life. I workout forgiveness toward …
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Does God Comfort Us to Make us Comfortable?
Comfort Spiritually, when we think of comfort, we probably think of consoling someone in their grief or loss. And this would be something that we naturally do. We also think …
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In the Dark ~ A Different Kind of Easter
It was a different Easter. This time, we found ourselves on the other side of the picture. No longer in ministry, we were now sitting in the pews taking in a completely different view of the celebration. We were not involved in the planning and therefore; though we had read our Lenten Devotions, the excitement was much different.
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