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Fruit Of The Spirit Affirmations— Peace
Continuing on in our look at each of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and how affirming them cultivates intentional mindfulness within us. Affirmations are a statement intended to provide encouragement, emotional support, or motivation, In Philippians 4:8, Paul gives us instructions on what we should think or meditate about. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your…
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24 Ways Christ Tells Us Who We Are In Him {{Sweet Tea & Friends July Link-Up}}
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we…
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Jesus In The Path Of The Samaritan Woman
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” — John 4:7 NIV The noonday sun was scorching. Jesus has been traveling for hours by then, and He’s tired. And tired as he was from the journey settles down by the well and stays there for a while. He was purposeful about…
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Rest For Our Journey
Scripture This is what the Lord says, “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” – Jeremiah 6:16 NIV Jeremiah 6:16 Niv Encouragement Sometimes, while we’re going along on our life journey, we may find at times that we don’t know…
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So You Think God Can’t Use You
Throughout Scripture, God used unlikely people to accomplish his will. What makes you think he won’t use you too? God used and still does use imperfect people all the time to complete his mission and purpose. It’s a common theme throughout the Bible. He can use us too. Do you think you’re unworthy? Unqualified? Remember, his thoughts are not our…
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Cultivating An Attitude Of Gratetude
It’s gratitude time of year again. It seems like every year when November rolls around, and Thanksgiving in the United States is upon us, we reflect more so on the things and people for whom or what we are grateful. Let’s take a look at gratitude and attitude Your Dictionary tells us that gratitude is a feeling of being thankful…
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Coffee With Jesus— The Birds Nest
This post was originally published on February 19, 2021, for the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single word prompt to free-write, unscripted, unedited, for five minutes. Kate said {Observe} I was coming home from a day out. I was looking…
