The past several weeks have somewhat drained me – not overwhelmingly, just a “tinge.” Just enough to sense: 1) the enemy tactically distracting me from my primary focus… 2) joy seeping slowly out of my soul… 3) weariness settling…
(Thanks to all who contributed your favorite “sit-places.” You’ll find many of them sprinkled within this post…and more to come in later ones! While our souls may be in heaven with Jesus, we all need silent sit-places here on…
(The pictures sprinkled throughout this blog are places I’ve found myself “seated” over the last few months…Think about where you’ve been seated.) XXXXX In June, Bay and I traveled to Uganda for some wonderful ministry opportunities. On the flights…
Two days ago I found myself seated on an airplane above the clouds flying over the Rockies. This was my view. I was supposed to have been seated on the same flight the previous day. Mother Nature disagreed. I…
Last week, I wound down the study I’d been doing on fear, worry, and anxiety with this: Ultimately, when I am afraid, it’s because my mind is divided. The answer to this dilemma is where I “set” my thoughts.…
Time. I tend to value time. In fact, I’m downright greedy about time. So, when my time is threatened, I get anxious. This anxiety almost always leads to fear of failure. That’s when I realized the clock and the…
This week IT happened… I landed in what Max Lucado (author of Anxious for Nothing) calls the “anxietree.” There I was, perched on a branch, letting little birds of thought land (in fact, they began building nests), causing no small…
This morning as I opened my journal to write down thoughts I’d deliberated over as I read through my devotions, my heart heaved with an uncommon grief. “Why?” I thought…. “Why do I ever look first at social media,…
It sneaks up on you. Before you know it, it has iron clad fists around your heart. You’re paralyzed. It’s hard to think practical every-day-common-ordinary thoughts, let alone make life changing decisions. Your mind feels a bit like Hurricane…
This week’s “JUST A THOUGHT” is just a series of random #bebrave quotes. Here’s why… A message I listened to this week made a mention (“in passing”) about the importance of filling our minds with Scripture. It detailed the…