It’s not just what you’re aiming at that determines your destination. It’s also how you view yourself on the way. If you see yourself as a powerful, confident, loved child of God on an adventure, that's what you’ll grow in, regardless of what you encounter. If you see yourself as a helpless, hopeless, valueless orphan, …
Remember
Make this a different kind of “Throwback Thursday.” It’s easy to rehearse what’s stressing you, or to dwell on everything that’s gone wrong, or not happened as you wanted. Instead, take a few minutes to think about the ways God has shown you how much he loves you throughout your life. People may make stupid …
Own the Day
You are a beloved, celebrated son or daughter of God. You don't have to beg him to listen or pay attention to you. His delight is to know your heart and for you to know his. When you pray, recognize when you're relating to God more as an orphan than his child, begging him in …
Growing Peace
Frustration is often rooted in an unfulfilled expectation you’ve allowed to grow bigger than your peace. You have options to deal with this. You can use your remaining strength to stuff the negative thoughts and emotions down. You can use your skills and experience to try and manipulate the outcome you want. You can let …
A Note to Myself
I've edited it, and added verse references, but it's pretty much what I wrote to myself in April of 2012. It was 2 or 3 in the morning, and the chemotherapy pump was keeping me awake. Thought it might encourage someone: Jesus said a kingdom divided against itself can't stand (Mark 3:20-27). I know he …
Equip Your Spirit 