Have you ever thought about how powerful the mind is? Dan was reading Jesus Calling recently and the devotion was about your mind; how negative or untruthful thoughts, can creep in and rule us. I listened intently because this past week, I was reminded of the verse from 2 Corinthians 10:5b which says: we take…
I call these “grace”-full goals because I need God’s grace everyday! Continuing thoughts on “Less Is More”… Aimlessly spending money is what you do when you’re confused about your life’s direction. I thnk that is a very insightful thought. When we randomly buy things, there really is no purpose behind the purchase (typically). I think…
This post is going to be in combination with tomorrow’s blog about accomplishing goals. One of my goals is to continue to learn how to live simply. Coupled with this is reading more as well (one of my goals this year). I recently read the book “Less Is More” by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska….
Back to the “intentional” blogging, though it may take a turn here and there… So what’s new? Well, we are resting in waiting. I’ll be honest that sometimes I get a little restless in wondering what God has up His sleeve for us, but those moments only last for a short time and am able…
More lessons learned… Something I have been more and more convicted of in the last few months and especially after returning from Belize, is how we take some truths in the gospel to be “gospel” and other truths to just be “suggestions.” If we believe that the Bible is absolute truth, then why do we sometimes…
While in Belize, I learned a lot about perceptions. Perceptions of who people are, can be so far off. Have you ever experienced that? When you perceive someone to be a certain somebody, you are judging them purely on the outside. How arrogant, Kristin! I think of some of the people we met in Belize –…
