Work. Work. Work. The secret to working hard is…. 1. Don’t sleep. 2. Give up fun things. 3. Add more things to your list. Are you still reading? Good. Because I have to confess, no one needs to read about getting more work completed. Or giving up sleep to get it all done. We do that fine by ourselves. Instead, we need encouragement to slow down and to be at peace. Maybe that’s why so many popular articles are focused on rest. Rightly so, I…
“You said I could only have one cookie! Now you are giving me two. That’s not what you said.” My oldest son complained last night to my husband. Yes, complained because we gave him two cookies instead of two!? His tone suggested he was upset with us. We were a little annoyed. Even though two cookies are better than one, it wasn’t what we had said. He wasn’t complaining as much as commenting on our character. We didn’t live up to…
At the twenty week ultrasound appointment two families were told they were having boys. Other news came that day as well. Sad news. Devastating news. Medical conditions. Surgeries. “Life expectancy” talk filled the tiny dark room. A few months later, both women delivered perfectly adorable little boys. Round faces. Ten fingers. Ten toes. Peach fuzz hair. At the same hospital. With tubes and surgeries and medicines keeping both of their boys alive. As the weeks passed, both received surgery. Both gathered…
Five Steps to Walking by Faith Salvation. Accting Jesus as your Savior is your first step of living by faith. Surrender. A surrender definitely happens at the moment of salvation, but each day following we must surrender. Christ has called us to “take up your cross.” (Luke 9:23) It means to give God the proper acknowledge each day. Acknowledge that God is in control each day. You need to tell yourself and God. Give Him your plans. Your desires. Surrender. Step Out. 2…