I’ve got some bad news for the self-sufficient and some good news for the weak.
I’ll just go ahead and put it out there… be blunt… no beating around the bush…
God does not need you.
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2 Simple Ways to Change Your Past
Change the past? Huh?
Do you think maybe I’m being a little presumptuous — or maybe a little ignorant — to even suggest that changing the past is possible?
Oh girl, I wish I could change some things about my past and I know you do too!
We’ve all got stuff… stuff that happened to us that we wish we could change. We’ve all got stuff… stuff we’ve done we wish we could undo.
But, we can’t.
Is Your Life Too Messy for God?
“Plan on getting dirty” were the first words the instructor said at the start of my pottery lessons. And, oh girl, she was right.
I was filthy!
I had clay up to my elbows and dirt on my jeans.
But, I loved it!
Break Free from the Prison of Self-Reliance
One thing I can see clearly through blind eyes is that self-reliance is not all it’s cracked up to be.
I used to think that if I could just rely on myself – if I didn’t have to depend on others – then I would experience real freedom.
But, blindness just makes total self-reliance impossible. And, to be honest, sometimes dependence on others can feel like prison bars which keep me from the freedom of independence.
Do You Have an Idol Hidden in Your Closet?
Just about the time I started writing the Hosea Bible Study, I became obsessed with social media.
I went from never noticing how many friends I had on Facebook to obsessively checking my number of friends and likes daily… somedays, even several times a day… okay, way too many times a day!
The reason the number mattered to me was because I was basing my identity and acceptance on how many friends, shares, and comments I had on Facebook.
How to Find the Faith to Rest
I’m almost to the finish line of some big projects I’ve been working on and I’m trying to take little breaks in this marathon to catch my breath and rest. And, that’s not so easy!
I know you know exactly what I mean.
But, if we don’t chill out, we’ll burn out.
