The foundation of obedience is trust. In our first session of Heartsong Pet Dog Training, we built on this truth: Obedience to the call of God requires that we trust Him more than we trust ourselves. In that first session, we covered basic obedience training concepts: Responding to name – a call to Attention Exercising impulseContinue reading “Heartsong Pets – Building Trust”
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Obedience = Trust
Learning obedience requires a building of trust!
Body, Soul and Spirit
Understanding the inter-play of the body, soul and spirit is so exciting. If you click the “Triune” link below, you will a PDF file that offers some insights. The human body is wonderfully made–and the choices we make (physical, mental and inter-personal) impact every other part of the body. I’d love to dialog about the thingsContinue reading “Body, Soul and Spirit”
Heartsong Pets – Dog Training
The Natural precedes the Spiritual…we have to exercise our minds and our will to grow. Exercise your pets the same way :).
Finding patterns to follow
Our standards for life come from Scripture. Sometimes, though, God grants us the privilege of seeing what those standards look like when lived out well! We are never to idolize people, but learning from others is Scriptural. Paul encouraged believers to follow him as he followed Jesus. This week, a masterful portrayal of Biblical livingContinue reading “Finding patterns to follow”
Total sufficiency – El Shaddai
Serving faithfully and living blamelessly only happens when we know the One who is All-Sufficient! When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai–‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. Genesis 17:1 I’ve been digging into the occurrences of words like ‘desire’ and ‘contentment.’ GodContinue reading “Total sufficiency – El Shaddai”
Writer of My Story
Jesus is the Author and Perfecter of our Faith. That’s a title sweet to anyone who loves words and books! God alone can write my story of faith because He alone knows the things about me that need His touch. He knows my strengths, myweaknesses, my wounds and the ways that will work best toContinue reading “Writer of My Story”
Health of My Countenance
When our soul roars within us–when everything seems out of whack and not what we want, quiet peace comes to our heart and our face when we remember what Jesus already provided because it was the will of God.
Gaining vision!
Don’t let your eyes be stuck in the muck!
King of Heaven–and of Earth
Most everyone knows the title “King of Kings” but we don’t often live it. What a privilege we have when the King rules our lives: we get to bring His Kingdom to this broken world! We get to be used as the answer to our prayer: “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done!” Jesus toldContinue reading “King of Heaven–and of Earth”
