Emotions are part of God’s design for humanity. They are not intended to harm us; they are to assist us in living with integrity. If you have spent years ‘blocking’ emotions, it can be difficult to identify what you feel. I encountered this feeling wheel years ago in “The Search for Significance” by Robert McGee.Continue reading “Harnessing Emotions”
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Glory Story: WHY, God?
Mary shares that she questioned why God chose her to bear such burdens. She wondered why God healed others and not her. She questioned if the CP was a punishment of some sort…was God mad? Did she deserve this? Did He really love her?
Finding your way into the presence of God
My heart aches to understand that there are those who seldom enjoy time with God; those who feel puzzled when others speak of ‘feeling His touch’ or ‘hearing His voice.’ God is a personal God, desperately desiring to connect with us. My greatest sadness is not for those who reject God but for those strivingContinue reading “Finding your way into the presence of God”
Taking Responsibility
Deposits are made into our lives moment by moment. What we do with those deposits is our decision…our responsibility. Every aspect of life has the potential to produce life and blessing. It also has equal opportunity to produce death and curses. God assigned humanity the job of caretaker of creation–and that job remains. We are toContinue reading “Taking Responsibility”
Me…an expression of God?
Do you ever feel like life is flat…that you are nothing special? You couldn’t be more wrong!
From Fingerpainting to Artistry
“So come on, let’s leave the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ.” Hebrews 6, The Message That’s the message, the Lord placed on my heart overnight and through my morning devotions. Faith, confident hope, in Jesus alone is the inheritance we want. Being aContinue reading “From Fingerpainting to Artistry”