On a day like Valentine’s Day, it’s easy for us who don’t really have a reason to celebrate to feel down and out on a holiday meant for romance and love. But changing our viewpoint from self- focused to service- focused might just be the tonic we need to soothe the hurt feelings and sadness.… Continue reading A Change of Heart
Month: February 2022
Just Follow His Lead
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 On our journey to a new life there are going to be times of fear, anxiety, and overwhelm. There are going to be days when there seems like no good choice, every direction looks like defeat on the horizon. If… Continue reading Just Follow His Lead
Beginning Anew
It’s a New Day “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come; the old is gone, the new is here!“ 2Corinthians 5:17 In beginning anew, many times we need to rethink our old thought patterns, behaviors and habits, to turn it over a new leaf, to head and a new direction. We… Continue reading Beginning Anew
A Time to Heal
We need a roadmap for where we’re headed, but first we need to know where we are going. It’s important not to dwell on the things in the rearview mirror that we cannot change, but to look ahead to better, brighter days for us rise up from where we are today. We remember from yesterday… Continue reading A Time to Heal
We’re in the Ditch, Now What?
Wenching out of the gumbo mud… A Mindset Shift It is so easy to get bogged down in the mud surrounding us. If you live in a place like I do, the mud is exceptionally thick, sticky, and smells of fish and decaying earth. In Louisiana, we call it “gumbo mud” and it’s not something… Continue reading We’re in the Ditch, Now What?
A Journey Towards Fruitfulness
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22 As I read and research scripture during my early morning hours of study, the recurrent theme lately has been focused on words associated with foods. Time and time… Continue reading A Journey Towards Fruitfulness