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We might insist we know what we are thinking and doing. However, our loved ones might think we are acting like the fictional character, Don Quixote, chasing windmills and behaving foolishly, while refusing to accept hard truths. Acceptance of hard truth hurts so much, that the Bible is full of people who refused to accept … Read more No more Don Quixote….
Sometimes our souls feel dry. We don’t feel excited about the Lord or angry with him. We might not be suffering intensely, but we are not very joyful either. How do we worship God when we feel so dry, spiritually and emotionally? Please join me as I examine the lives of people in the Bible … Read more Dry Soul
Let’s offend the Devil! Jesus said “I will build my church and the gates of Hell will never prevail against it,” (Matt.16:18b.) Jesus referred to spiritual warfare, but many people don’t realize how much warfare is offensive. Last week, a radio pastor explained that Satan’s “gates of Hell” are not an offensive weapon to attack … Read more Offending the Devil
By idealizing another person, could we make that person an idol? In last week’s post, “Hiding from Love,” I admitted I did this with my mom. She was afraid to admit she had hurt me, and we both went along with this rouse of her perfection. Because I could never confront her about how she … Read more Idealizing or Idolatry?
Having felt close to God before, I thought my busy life, as a new mom (of two year olds at that time) had come between God and my love for him. I told God I wanted to bathe in his love, and I tried to seek him, still thinking my busyness was at fault for … Read more Hiding from Love?
In last week’s post, “When Christian Phrases Seem Meaningless,” I mentioned my inability to apply the phrase “Keep your eyes on Jesus,” because I had not grieved and released my sorrows and traumas. Pain blocked my ability to fully embrace this idea of “keeping my eyes on Jesus.” I did not realize I was allowed … Read more Scripture Gives Permission
Long ago, I pretended to understand people who reassuringly said, “Keep your eyes on God (or on Jesus or on The Father).” But when I struggled with problems, I had no idea how I could keep my eyes on Jesus. Yes, I knew he was required to love me (I did not even understand that … Read more When Christian Phrases Seem Meaningless
Last week I mentioned seeming contradictions, in the glimpses of heaven we find when we humble ourselves and then feel God’s peace. The discrepancy comes when we experience turmoil rather than peace, yet we are not sinning. We see this in sinless Jesus who fought evil, and grieved over sin. His most intense time of … Read more Glimpses of Heaven While Fighting on Earth
Sometimes Humility challenges most of us, because we assume it forces us to give up our rights, peace and honor. I often grit my teeth when I think of showing kindness to those who malign me. I think of verses like 1 Peter 3:8-9, “Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with … Read more Childlike Bliss in Humility…