Rebuking Toxic Thoughts with Scripture I’ve been battling something for several years. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. However, I was trying to handle it on my own. I wondered why I constantly dealt with it. I am a believer and thought that it would be handled. However, once I understood that I needed to […]
The Gate to Life is Narrow Sheep will stay together for protection. If you can get one to go, the rest will follow. However, if that one sheep is headed to disaster, all the sheep will head to disaster. People, whether they like to admit it or not, are a lot like sheep. We go […]
Don’t Let Your Small Stature Stop You Sometimes, I struggle with writing for this blog. I have a lot to say, but I feel like a fraud. I don’t feel as if I understand the Bible enough to actually try and speak to others about it. However, God continues to show that He never asked […]
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Acting Without Thinking Can Lead to Disaster I’m doing a Bible study on Proverbs and verse 19:2 stood out to me. I immediately thought back to the many times I acted without thinking. Instead of looking further into a situation, I made a quick judgment call or a quick decision. I later had to deal […]
Repay Evil with Grace Some people go out of their way to be mean. It’s a sad fact of life. You will probably run into someone like this at some point. Also, it could be a person that is having a bad day and they take it out on you. What will your reaction be? […]
What is Meditation? What is meditation? The Google definition shows that to meditate means to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time. This can be done in silence or with the aid of chants and the purpose is for spiritual purposes or relaxation. For believers in Christ, meditation is vitally important. […]
Bragging About Giving I did a blog post recently on gloating, but I wanted to do one specifically on bragging. I know someone who I believe comes from a genuine place. However, things can appear distorted depending on how you put it out there. One thing, in particular, is bragging about giving. We should donate […]
Tensions Rising With the tensions happening recently, I’m struggling. I had to deal with watching those who are sworn to protect and serve murder more people with no remorse, re-evaluate relationships, watch as places burned and more people get hurt, deal with the fear for my brother’s life as a Black male in this country, […]
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Taking a Break Recently, my daughter took a hiatus from social media. I asked her what made her decide to take a break and she said she wanted to learn to love herself for who she is. She is wise beyond her years! It’s so easy to get sucked into trying to fit in. I found […]
Parable of the Sower Last week, I wrote about distractions. I read the Parable of the Sower this morning and, again, I felt that it spoke to how easily I am distracted. As focused as I am determined to be, I still get easily distracted by things happening in my life or my plans for […]