Category Archives: Perseverence
There is no time like the present…
“For the next 60 days, try to stay in a continuous, honest conversation with God, willing to do his will moment by moment.” – SoulRevolution.net This is the beginning of a challenge put forth by John Burke in his soon … Continue reading
The Practice of the Presence of God
I found this book in my boss’s office a couple of years ago and asked if I could read it. It isn’t very long, and can be difficult to read (Brother Lawrence was a seventeenth-century French Monk), but it is … Continue reading
Ok, so now what?
What does it mean when I’m not seeing any effects from my efforts? Does it mean that God isn’t answering prayers? Does it mean I am not working hard enough? Or, more likely, does it mean that I am being … Continue reading
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Deprioritization of food
Ok, not even sure if that is a word, (too lazy to look it up), but I realized tonight that I need to “accentuate the positive” rather than focusing all my time and energy attempting to “eliminate the negative”. Meaning … Continue reading
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Positive Thinking, Hope, and Faith
I have needed something to light the fire of my faith. A kick start. And God has done so in a way I was not expecting. Using a potentially controversial book called The Secret. The book itself isn’t what changed … Continue reading
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Engagement and Accountability
No, I’m not talking about the marital kind of engagement. I’m talking about the mental kind. One of the things I know about myself is that when I am facing stress, especially common stress, and it builds up to the … Continue reading
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Learning
Well, I learned today that I still have my free and stubborn will. Tomorrow is another day. One in which His mercies will be new, and I can take a step in his direction rather than in my own. Would … Continue reading
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Nothing to say today
I just wrote a really long email to my friend, Heidi, so most of my heart was just poured out there and I don’t have much to say. I will however, share that this post she wrote makes a lot … Continue reading
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Turning around
The prodigal’s first right step was to turn around – to face home. “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying … Continue reading
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Weapons Not of this World
[This is my devotional for today over at Faith Lifts. Please, take a look over there and see some great articles by some wonderful Christian women! ] I struggle with my weight. It’s a battle I have fought, won, re-lost, … Continue reading
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