When do I start living the “good life”? What is the “good life?” We often feel that life is rough and I just need to get through or past this season or time and then I can start living the “good life”. I have often lived in a state of busyness and overwhelm. I just…
Category: I Wish Someone Had Told Me
No Pain …. No Pain ….
Lost focus ….. I am looking at all the byproducts and benefits …… I came looking for a great connection with God and I fell in love with the comfort aspect of the connection as I see it …. yes peaceful comfort 24/7 !! ….. I am here for peaceful comfort! Sign me up! However,…
The Few!
The few who ….. Who are the few? …. What do the few do? …. What do the few not do? ….. “Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. Gen.6:9 Enoch lived in close fellowship with God …. Enoch…
BEEPS … The Delays of Life …
BEEPS are negative rabbit trails and hindrances to healthy relational maturity growth. Beeps are; Behaviors …. Experiences ….. Events ….. People ….. Substances …. Each of these is a topic in it’s self and a rabbit trail that is a diversion that side tracks me from the serious issues of life. They keep me from…
My Life Of Relationships…
Relationships are born, develop and mature. Some relationships last a lifetime and beyond while others don’t last much past birth and early development. Our ongoing connection with others is a relationship. All good relationships should bring life to both parties. We are physically born into some relationships, and they last a lifetime even though the…
Onward and upward!
Following Jesus will always take a course that eventually leads us onward and upward. Following Jesus is a daily walk. It is not a sprint and I’m done. It is not a pleasure hike that is always enjoyable. The daily walk is one small step of a life time journey. The days are numbered by…
What Is Perfection?
But, I’m not good enough ….. I have short comings …… I have times of failing …… I don’t measure up to the standard …. I have flaws and besetting sins ….. The scripture tells me to be perfect, and I’m not ….. It’s true, I’m not absolutely perfect. In fact, the scripture tells us…
Because You Love Me!
Psalm 91 Because you love Me …… Because you know and have My Name …… Because you have made Me your home, your dwelling place ….. No harm will come to you here. I will rescue you. I will protect you. I will answer you and talk with you. I will always be with you,…
The Desires of My Heart!
Psalms 37:4 James 4:1-3 1Sam. 16:7 Pr. 3:5,6 The vast majority of our population including Christians are at a relational maturity level of an “infant” and a “child” where life is all about me. As an ‘infant’ I will view God from that perspective. He should be giving me what I want ….and be giving…
Fast Feelings …
I was frightened out of my mind …. I experienced a sudden burst of anger …. I didn’t have time to think …. On a whim or on impulse I bought it….. We have all experienced emotions in this manner. So, where do they come from? Well, they come from the right half of my…
My Altered Traumatic Life …
Traumas create an altered state from which I operate. This altered state is not the real me that I was created to be. Most often, this altered state and way of living that I have is not the way I would like to be. Type “A” traumas are things that were missed in my life…
The Feelings of Traumas..
Part 1 A trauma is not so much the event itself as it is the effect of the event on my mind. Trauma is an overload on our emotions and no healthy inner solutions to it. A trauma has an altering effect. What does a trauma feel like? I may feel nothing because there was…
The Way God Works With Us!
How does God work and connect with us His people? And specifically, how does God work and connect with me? This is the same question people asked Jesus while He was here on the earth…. “The people asked Jesus; ‘What must we do to do the works of God. Jesus answered, God will work through…
It’s The Little Things!
It’s the little things that I find the most annoying and it’s the little things I find most precious. One of the things I have been learning and practicing is to Live Out Of The Heart Jesus Has Given Me. He has given me a generous heart of compassion and love and practical helps that…
The Relational Maturity Training …!
How Long Will It take for me to learn the things and skills I need to know in order for me to be functioning as a relationally mature adult or parent? This question implies that I am taking some training or a class that I am able to master in a period of time such…
Connecting With Immanuel!
Immanuel means “God with us.” I hear You …. or do I? I see You …. or do I? I know You …. or do I? I feel You …. or do I? I love You …. or do I? How I do any of these essential relational connections is determined by several factors; How…
Bringing Life!
Everything Jesus encountered came alive. Jesus states, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life! …. I am come that you can have life!”Jn10:10 As my spirit comes alive, I too have life and carry that life. In covenant with Him; what He has, I have. As such, when His Spirit is in me,…
It’s a Hard Life!
Two Things That Make Life Difficult: While there are basic things we all need like food, clothing, and shelter, there are 2 areas of life that we have control over that will make life operate smoothly or will make life very difficult if I neglect to properly address and deal with these 2 items. The…
Jesus Sends His Disciples Into a Storm ..3
Part 3 of 3 I enjoy some of the intriguing scriptures that I read. I spend time meditating on them, trying to place them in my thought patterns and processes, and make the truths a part of my ways. We are looking at Mark7:45-55 In parts 1 and 2 we raised some questions about this…
Jesus Sends His Disciples Into a Storm ..1
Part 1 of 3 I enjoy some of the intriguing scriptures that I read. I spend time meditating on them, trying to place them in my thought patterns and processes, and make the truths a part of my ways. Jesus purposely taught in parables just for this reason. Let’s take a scripture that most of…