The holidays energize most people, but for some, rather than feeling happy and excited, they struggle through the season fighting dread and depression. Weary and worn down, it’s easy to default to using a "fight or flight" response to deal with everything, trying to either control circumstances, or run away from them. Those choices are …
Enjoy This Season
This is a message from the HSSA—the Holiday Spiritual Safety Administration—with a few reminders to help make your holiday season safe and successful. 1. To optimize your experience with your fellow passengers, we recommend staying in a humble attitude, and in thankfulness for every good thing in your life. Look for opportunities to bless those …
Grace Giving
For many, the holidays are the best time of the year. But for some, they're the most difficult and draining. In Zechariah 4, the one faced with an overwhelming situation was told the way to deal with it was not in his own strength, but in God's. He was told that to accomplish everything in …
Holiday Simplicity
Holidays can be wonderful, but they can also bring up old stressors. Remember that part of your new life in Christ is having the power to let go of your old one. You are a new creation in Christ, but the negative thought patterns you've learned throughout your life still need to be displaced. Every …
Patience
"Lord, how much longer do I have to keep getting lessons about patience?" "Until you embrace patience as a gift to be treasured, instead of despising it as a principle to be endured." "Will I stop getting tested in it then?" "Then you'll walk with patience as a trusted companion who gives perspective, wisdom, and …
Equip Your Spirit 