At this writing, the funerals have begun. We are all impacted, and while we don’t grieve in the same way as those who lost loved ones, we still grieve. I don’t know how I should respond, but I will offer some thoughts. We certainly can all use some comfort right now.
3 reasons God wants you to be uncomfortable.
Really, now, who wants to be uncomfortable? I’m saying that I do, and you do, too. That’s the only way we can grow.
That thing you can’t do – 6 points of reasoning.
Do you tell yourself there’s a thing you can’t do? What is it, and why is it an issue?
There’s a concept out there called “self-limiting beliefs.” You can take a look at what that’s about here. The term crops up in personal growth or self-help literature. Basically, self-limiting beliefs are assumptions or perceptions that you’ve got about yourself and about the way the world works.
I’m sorry.
What makes it so hard for some people to apologize and simply say “I’m sorry?” Do they think it’s a sign of weakness? It is a belief that they’re never wrong?
5 ways to fix your attitude.
You ever have one of those weeks when it seems like the cosmos is conspiring against you? That hammers your attitude. It gives you an excuse to have a bad one.
Getting rest.
I think so many of our problems in life grow from our inability to simply be still.
It’s matter of sitting down with God, asking “Is there anything you need to tell me?” And then just shutting the heck up and listening.
Love all, serve all, get punished.
Love all? I suppose that, even when you have the best intentions, some folks will misunderstand you – maybe even slam you.
I am a hot mess.
“I am a hot mess.” You ever feel that way? The ever helpful Merriam -Webster Dictionary defines hot mess as 1 informal : something or someone that is emphatically a mess: such as a: something in a state of extreme disorder or disarray, and b: a disorganized, disheveled, or self-destructive person So there’s the official word. For […]
It’s not all about you.
It’s not all about you. It never has been. Check this out: “I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, […]
Your future needs you. Your past doesn’t.
Your future needs you. Your past doesn’t. The great philosopher and theologian, Meat Loaf, sang: But it was long ago and it was far away Oh God it seems so very far And if life is just a highway – then the soul is just a car And objects in the rear view mirror may […]
Our hard hearts.
The connection between God’s sovereignty and human freedom is a big, big mystery from where I sit. People a lot smarter than me (and probably you) have grappled with this for literally thousands of years. It’s still a mystery, and I’m not gonna solve this here at my Macbook on a Tuesday morning.
What I am certain of, though, is that God, by definition, is completely good in His actions. If we think about our hard hearts, and how they came about, we have to acknowledge that we have a big responsibility.
The silence of God.
The silence of God. Maybe you know what I’m talking about. If you’re a believer, you’ve been taught that God cares for you. You’ve experienced that care, perhaps. There have been times when I’ve rested in the arms of Jesus. Storms wail, waves crash, darkness looms, and yet I feel perfectly safe. He’s got me, […]