Have you ever tried to warn someone that the person they were in love with had some serious flaws? This is a conversation that never seems to go well because love is blind. You can only stand back and silently wait for the inevitable and be there to pick up the pieces when it doesn’t […]
Delicacy – something delightful or pleasing, esp. a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like. Sometimes visuals are great aids to help us put things in their proper perspective. Here is a little story that might help you change your view of sin and I apologize in advance to anyone […]
I ran across a great list called 35 Reasons Not to Sin on another blog post. This is a great little reminder list that I printed out and placed inside my own journal. I remember when I quit smoking I carried around a little yellow laminated business card with me that I would take out […]
The soul which rises from out of sin to a devout life has been compared to the dawn, which does not banish darkness suddenly, but by degrees. The slow cure is always the surest, and spiritual maladies, like those of the body, while they are apt to come on horseback and express, tend to […]
Image via Wikipedia A prayer from the Valley of Vision: O GOD Though I am allowed to approach thee I am not unmindful of my sins, I do not deny my guilt, I confess my wickedness, and earnestly plead forgiveness. May I with Moses choose affliction rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin. Help me […]
…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. – Philippians 2:12b-14 I’m still stuck on this verse. God still has it set before my heart and as an artist I study it, trying to take in […]
…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. – Philippians 2:12b-14 God calls us to work out that which he is working in us. Sometimes this can be more difficult then what it sounds. So often […]
My son is a Marine who has very recently left for Iraq on his first deployment. I miss Him already. His world just got bigger as mine just got smaller. Although I have been preparing myself for this day, I still struggled with sadness and anxiety when it finally came. When he left my false […]
When God tests our faith, and holds us over the fire to test and refine us, it hurts. We grief and cry like anyone else. The difference is we still cling to God in our pain. We draw closer to him and cling tighter to him in faith and trust while those who do not […]
Giving up on ballroom dancing was easy. Trying to count, stay in rhythm, remember new steps, maintain frame and differentiate between my left and my right at the same time, [yes, I still struggle with this] was difficult. But the hardest thing for me to learn in ballroom dancing was allowing my husband to take […]
