Continuing my discussion from yesterday, regarding my situation and my present attitude–
I often wonder who I am trying to impress. Who am I seeking praise from? Is it my family? My husband? My kids? My community? My friends? My blog readers (ha!)? My enemies? Who is it? If it were any of those people, certainly [...]
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Whom Do I seek to impress?
Posted in Bible, Defending/Contending, Jesus, Proclaiming the Word, Speaking Boldly, choosing words, confidence, defeating the enemy, faith, false teaching, glory to God, lies of the enemy, pride, progressive sanctification, quoting people who are smarter than me, spiritual warfare on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Excuses….
Posted in Bible, Biblical Womanhood, Blessings, Cross, Defending/Contending, Friends, Jesus, Older Women Teaching Younger Women, Praise, Proclaiming the Word, Speaking Boldly, Waiting on the Lord, choosing words, confidence, defeating the enemy, faith, false teaching, glory to God, grace, lies of the enemy, prayer, progressive sanctification, quoting people who are smarter than me, spiritual warfare, worship on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This week has caught me with excuses. I am living my life in the midst of blaspheming individuals and/or congregations on a daily-weekly-monthly-yearly basis–and this week, I threw up my hands in utter disgust and desperation. I am failing to see what my teenytiny influence is having on anyone coming nearer to the cross of [...]
False, False, False (A Difficult Subject, Part 3)
Posted in Bible, Blog, Books, Cross, Defending/Contending, Devotional, Hiding the Word, James Challenge, Jesus, Older Women Teaching Younger Women, Praise, Proclaiming the Word, Speaking Boldly, choosing words, defeating the enemy, faith, false teaching, glory to God, lies of the enemy, prayer, pride, quoting people who are smarter than me, spiritual warfare on October 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is one of those times where I’m quoting someone smarter than me.
Just saying it up front.
I have a lot of experience dealing with false teachers, false organizations, false prophets, false apostles and false gospels.
But sometimes, people just say it better than I ever could.
(I’ll interject my own thoughts as well. They’ll be [...]
Living out of the Center
Posted in Beauty, Being Content, Bible, Biblical Womanhood, Devotional, Fighting Entitlement, Friends, Jesus, Praise, Proclaiming the Word, Speaking Boldly, confidence, defeating the enemy, faith, glory to God, grace, lies of the enemy, prayer, progressive sanctification, quoting people who are smarter than me, search, spiritual warfare, worship on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m not talkin’ about “centering prayer”, or yoga, or eastern meditation here.
I’m referring to something interesting I read recently that, for some reason, hit a tender spot in me. I am my own worst enemy, rarely ever finding anything good or lovely or praiseworthy in myself, even though it is no longer I, but Christ [...]
Contending
Posted in Bible, Cross, Defending/Contending, Homeschool, Jesus, Speaking Boldly, choosing words, defeating the enemy, faith, false teaching, glory to God, lies of the enemy, prayer, spiritual warfare on October 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »
When you see something that isn’t God-glorifying in your world, do you do anything?
Do you…
Say anything?
Write anything?
Picket anything?
Speak up?
Speak out?
Where is the line between contending for the faith and being a nuisance?
About a month ago, I was over at Mckmama’s website, and noticed a “response” to a “topic” on her blogfrog. I’d NEVER been on [...]
In Christ, I am…
Posted in Adoption, Beauty, Being Content, Bible, Biblical Womanhood, Friends, Hiding the Word, Jesus, Older Women Teaching Younger Women, Praise, Proclaiming the Word, Waiting on the Lord, defeating the enemy, faith, glory to God, lies of the enemy, prayer, progressive sanctification, spiritual warfare, worship on October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have been struggling this week about Who I Am In Christ. I have a lot of issues stemming from my childhood about my identity–and when I found Jesus, I thought those had been “removed”. Turns out, notsomuch. But It’s been good for me to read and re-read the promises and identities that He’s given [...]
The Word
Posted in Bible, Jesus, Proclaiming the Word, defeating the enemy, faith, glory to God on October 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Take a stand for the infallible, inerrant, supreme, inspired, authoritative, and complete Word of God.
It is under attack.
God does not need our help in defending His Word.
But the more we speak of it, the more the Word is proclaimed and the more the Word can ignite faith in the hearts of the hearers.
So be bold [...]
In which we discuss Fruit, Branches and not being Rotten…
Posted in Beauty, Bible, Biblical Womanhood, Blessings, Fighting Entitlement, Forgiveness, Friends, Hard Times, Jesus, Life, Marriage, Older Women Teaching Younger Women, Praise, Proclaiming the Word, Singing, Speaking Boldly, choosing words, defeating the enemy, faith, glory to God, grace, lies of the enemy, prayer, progressive sanctification, worship on September 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today Yesterday , I hopped over to MckMama’s Blog to read her daily dose of goodness. (and if you do click on that link, please don’t forget to come back. We’re having a discussion here, remember?)
Anyhow, when I clicked over there, THIS post was up. (That was just in case I don’t finish this post [...]
Communion—The Biblical Way
Posted in Bible, Blessings, Jesus, Praise, Proclaiming the Word, Singing, Speaking Boldly, faith, glory to God, grace, worship on September 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I just couldn’t stay away.
(((Actually, ever since I said I was leaving for a bit, my mind has been BURSTING with ideas. Of course it has….isn’t that how it works???!?)))
I just had to come back and tell you something…..
I love music. I don’t know if you knew that about me. I love music that draws [...]
Liberty Vs. Captivity (Difficult Subject Part 2)
Posted in Bible, Cross, Jesus, Proclaiming the Word, Speaking Boldly, Waiting on the Lord, choosing words, defeating the enemy, faith, false teaching, glory to God, grace, lies of the enemy, quoting people who are smarter than me, salvation, spiritual warfare, trials on July 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while ago, I wrote about liberty.
It was so exciting to me to discover the “true” meaning of the word. So very exciting, because growing up and being an adult for years before knowing Jesus was a life that was a true opposite of LIBERTY. It was definitely captivity. I was so excited. So LIBERATED [...]
