God is loving. So often we say God is good, but what we really mean is God did something good for us. Sometimes God does stuff that does not feel good for us.Sometimes He does things that hurt us.Sometimes He lets things happen that feel so completely overwhelming and not good at all. I have …
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Pleasing Words and Thoughts
A friend of mine and I share verses each morning and share our thoughts on them and how we see them apply to our lives. This morning he shared Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in they sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. …
Defined by God, Not Humans
Yesterday on my Facebook page I shared a meme about the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional or abusive home on the ability to make decisions, even small ones. With that meme, I also shared two things I have personally used to overcome decision paralysis because it is a very common struggle for folks. …
The Crash and How to Handle It
Earlier today I was talking to a friend about the day to day life of following Christ and how one day we can be on a mountain top and the next day we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. I laughed and said, "Who needs a whole day? I can be praising Jesus at …
Changes
I am moving. My house is decorated with boxes splashed with fat sharpie letters, some blue, some red. Some boxes are taped closed, and some are still open with mouths waiting for more to eat. And I have been walking the fine line of packing enough to make progress while leaving enough for it to …
Jerri Kelley 