What does worship look like: Singing praise to the Lord Working diligently in the place God has placed me Reading the bible Spending quality time with my family Prayer Being kind to a stranger Church service I think we make worship more difficult than what it is. Worship is a state of being. Not a state of doing. This is a profound thought for me as I have really…
Read moreWhere I am at with my goals: pay off school loans no progress yet complete master herbal program finished unit 56 finish book no progress yet start podcast/video no progress yet Sabbats I have worked on Sundays but overall huge improvement Southeastern Trail race series , GoRuck Heavy, Tough, and Basic , Goggins 4x4x48 , GoRuck Tribe GoRuck Tribe in progress,…
Read moreGood morning y'all! You know that most of what I write is for me with the hopes it also helps you. Sometimes I find myself having only written this down. That's the only action I take on it. I'd like to change that pattern so periodically, maybe once a quarter, I would like to pull out my top 10 items to reflect on and possibly set down to take actio…
Read more"Only in the present can you meet God. Only in the present can you be holy. Planning to be holy is not holy. Fantasizing about being holy is not being holy. People with active mind and imaginations can deceive themselves into subconsciously thinking they are holy...This is a malady that affects mainly 'thinkers' and 'dreamers'...just give yours…
Read more"A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing." ~James Hudson Taylor This totally reminds me of Leo Babauta's baby steps. You don't run a marathon (or the average person doesn't) by going from a couch potato one day to running a marathon the next. It comes from habit building. It comes from faithfulness…
Read more"...He is carrying you through it like a lost sheep, cradling you in His own all powerful hands, which are the hands known so some extent by all religions and which Christians know are also bloody, nail-pierced hands." page 34 of How to be Holy When you are wrestling with God, trust that he will catch you and lift you up. Whether you feel it or not. T…
Read moreHere is Mary's Magnificat: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He …
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