Inscribed By God
Love Self-control Self-control. There aren’t many words like that that inspire a unique mix of dread and desire within me. Somehow, I always have this feeling of imprisonment when I think about having self-control, as if I’m losing some aspects of freedom. Proverbs 25:28 says that a person without self-control “is like a city […]
Let’s Work Together Last time I posted, I talked about being vigilant, or focused, on our faith in Jesus. This post, I wanted to explore the rest of the directive that Paul was giving to the church. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 says, “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like […]
Math is one of those things that I never enjoyed. Not that I didn’t try, I did at one point genuinely attempt to have some form of affection for it, after all, whether or not I had fun with numbers didn’t make them go away. But it was never to be. […]
Thud. Thud. Thud. My lungs burned as I forced my feet forward step by step. Focus, Debbie, focus. I tried to distract myself from how painful each breath was becoming by watching my daughter scooter carefree in front of me. She had decided to join me on this Saturday morning jog. Good thing, too. It […]
Laundry. Heaps of laundry pile in baskets, hampers, and sometimes onto the floor. It’s never-ending. Over and over again, day after day, there’s laundry greeting you as you go into your bedroom, bathroom, basement, or laundry room. According to this statistic I found from the Bureau of Labor, the average American woman spends 17 minutes […]
How many times have we sung the words, “I will bless the Lord,” or some variation thereof, to various tunes? I know I have, and I meant it every single time. In my mind, me blessing the Lord was speaking and singing His praises. That is part of it, yes; I do believe it blesses […]
As I continued to listen, I heard Him say, “Do NOT shelter in fear or in anger, but shelter in My presence and My heart for it is My presence that contains My power which goes before you and overcomes the darkness. Does fear advance My kingdom? Does anger? Division? Is this how My people […]
“I can’t BELIEVE you! How could you do this to me?” Emily stormed off, angry tears streamed down her cheeks. She vowed she would never trust her best, or ex, best friend ever again. She slammed the front door, stomped down the hall, and threw herself onto her bed. Never again. We’re done, forever. Years […]
Imagine you’re at a carnival, and a little boy goes up to play a game. He throws a ball into the air, it arcs, and BAM! Into the cup! The man behind the counter of the tent hands him some candy. YES! He throws another ball into the air. It soars and…WHOOSH! Into another cup! […]
Vroom! Zoom! I was having a blast. I was young, had just ditched my junior driver’s license, and I was free! I was finally free to hang out with my friends to all hours of the night. Looking back, of course, I think I was CRAZY to forgo all of those beautiful hours of sleep, […]