Bad Habits never Die!
It is so weird to think that all the good habits take so long to acquire but then can be forgotten so quickly! I have often quoted the statistic that it takes 21 days to make a new habit and then 6 weeks to solidify that into routine. And yet, if I miss one day…
Living on Purpose!
I think the best lives happen on purpose. When we live intentionally, other results than are anticipated can happen, but overall, I think that if we live without a plan we are more likely to fail that if we set life goals. Paul says this when he says we are to run the race with…
Is it worth it?!
Is it worth it? That is the question one of the Biola inter-term missionaries asked. When sick in a hospital in India, it is hard to wrap one’s mind around the idea that all the money and effort to go half way around the world to tell people about Jesus. But the pictures each team…
Longing for Water
Ps. 63 talks about longing after God and thirsting after God. It strikes me in a fresh way when I think about the man who wrote it and his circumstances. David, a man after God’s own heart, sinned and in the long term consequences he lost children, was driven from the kingdom and his home,…
Baby Steps to the Throne
Today I am pondering the idea that I am not even thirsty, even when I have not had anything to drink. I stand in the worship center on a Sunday morning and I hear the singing of favorite songs. I glance around the room and it seems that I am the only one who does…
Wells that don’t hold water
The thing about water is that I don’t crave it when I have only been filling myself with other things. When I use water as my main thirst quencher, the other things, like sodas, are tasty but they don’t quench thirst as well. I think that is true spiritually as well! When I am unsatisfied…
Thirst Day – Dehydration
Spiritual Dehydration Water helps our bodies in many ways. No surprise that when we are low on water we are dehydrated. Signs of dehydration include irritability, sleepiness, headaches, decrease in output and, of course, thirst. With severe dehydration the skin shrivels and shrinks. In worst case scenarios there can be blindness and death. Interestingly, spiritual…
DEALING WITH THE PEOPLE YOU WOULD RATHER RUN AWAY FROM
Is it just me, or is it the time of year? It seems like whininess is on the rise like a contagious disease. Even one of the presidential candidates is super mean and negative. I don’t want to respond in kind but I feel like complaining and whining about these negative people who are driving…
Silly all used up
Have you ever watched kids play and create? If it has been awhile, you should stop what you are doing and make a plan to get to some kids and let them mentor you in the art of play. I am worried about the end of silliness and I hope mine never gets used up. …
Opening a Can of Worms
What is with that expression?! I heard someone say it the other day and it sort of surprised me that I have been thinking about it since! And maybe that is just what I will do as I unpack that idiom. I know that it is a phrase that implies that by trying to fix…