Nehemiah said, “…This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Neh 8:10)
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I wrote this blog originally about 5 years ago, but these truths are timeless and worth revisiting. So here we go: ~~~~~ I’ve been feeling down a lot lately—not constantly, but too frequently for my tastes.
Where do you go when you need encouragement? As you saw in my last blog, God knows exactly how to comfort us and that we don’t even need to wait for it. So why wouldn’t we automatically turn to Him first to meet our needs? Because we often just don’t know any better! I remember a
We all hate to wait. We want it and we want it NOW! It’s part of our human nature. But this attitude doesn’t please the Lord. How do I know? Because He has repeatedly told us so in His Word and He’s convicted me a bunch! So I have been seriously working on this for
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zep 3:17) I’ve suffered for many years with a low self-image.
Disciplining ourselves is very difficult, but we can make the process less painful and more enjoyable. We can change our perspective from thinking “It’s so hard” TO “This is really for my benefit!”
All of us struggle in changing habits. We often fail because it takes consistent and hard discipline. But the good news is you can learn to train yourself, and even come to enjoy your new routine!
All of us struggle in changing habits. We often fail because it takes consistent and hard discipline. But the good news is you can learn to train yourself, and even come to enjoy your new routine!
Most of us have flabby muscles when it comes to disciplining ourselves. Our spirit may be willing, but our flesh is weak. Learn how to change bad habits and begin new ones by exercising our "will muscle."
As many of you know I love to hike, and I have learned many spiritual lessons as I’ve trampled along trails. Although trekking through life is probably an overused metaphor I’m going to use it anyway—from a hiker’s point of view.