I woke up this morning with a particular person on my mind. It was a person that really surprised me by their actions. I thought of them in a particular way, and slowly came to realize they weren’t that way at all. I slowly realized that I couldn’t trust them, or...
Empowerment & Encouragement
The Secret to Contentment
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed...
Staying Content… through the ups and downs
A calmer faith – that’s the quiet place within us where we don’t get whiplash every time life tosses us a curve. When we don’t revolt when His plan and ours conflict. Where we relax (verses stew, sweat, and swear) in the midst of an answerless season. Where we...
Stop all that complaining
‘Don’t I have a right to complain? Wild donkeys bray when they find no green grass, and oxen low when they have no food’. Job 6:5 ‘One of the most visible results of a discontented heart comes right out of our mouths. Complaining is a habit we all seem to learn. We...
Lessons from our pain
My most painful experiences have given me my greatest strength and fiber- what I most needed to mature. Through them I was forced to rely on the LORD, deal with reality for what it was, defer reward-in short, quit griping and grow up! The very things I hated have...
Don’t become bitter
Longings. Coming face to face with the fact that there are empty places in our lives that haven’t been filled. Yearnings. Wanting more than we have: more love, more enjoyment, more passion, more hope, more rest. Cravings. The hope of finding something that will...
Steps to contentement
So…one of the things I have figured out about discontentment is that it has A LOT to do with your perspective. If you choose to focus on what’s not ‘just right’ in your life, then you will ABSOLUTELY remain unsatisfied with where you are. Contentment is described as...
Contentment
How in the world can I be content in all circumstances? I really don’t believe I can, but I’ll try. I’ll throw my heart into it and ask the Lord for his help. Hardships, losses, inconveniences, interruptions, relinquishments – I could name twenty things I have to...
What do you think Mom?!?!
The biggest place I look for validation is from my mother. That's the little girl in me that will never grow up. Naomi Watts Is there any one person in your life that you find yourself constantly seeking validation from? A parent, sibling, friend, partner, boss,...
Validation
Validation.... It’s something we all regularly need in lives. Validation is hearing from another person, that you are ‘doing ok’. It’s hearing another person say ‘Yeah... what you’re feeling makes sense’ or ‘I agree with your thoughts/feelings’ etc. Validation...