In 1 Peter we are reminded to bless others, love them, love ourselves, and run after peace. The idea is to embrace life generously and graciously, as God lives toward us. This can get difficult however when we live in a state of defense - untrusting, on guard, and selfish. All of which is easy …
Author: DJS
Perfectionist Pitfalls
During one of my more intense “training” sessions for the upcoming IronMan, I collapsed - literally. I could not move, my body simply quit on me. As I laid on the ground I couldn’t help but wonder if I finally pushed myself to the extreme and was having a heat stroke or something worse. Thankfully, …
Soul Desire
What desire within our soul is burning to get out? This one gets to me because it goes so much deeper than just more pleasure, more rules, or more distraction. If the life we are living is indeed too small for our soul’s desire, where does that leave us? We crave meaning, progress, purpose, and …
Identity
Work is a gift - but how can something so helpful potentially become harmful? “Workaholics” can become obsessed with their performance, making it a paramount part of their identity, and as such, can often sacrifice hobbies, play, exercise, and even relationships for it. They may even feel guilty about taking vacations, and so either they …
Crossing Swamplands Home
Problems, pressures, and pitfalls will always be a part of our life. Like swamplands, we sludge our way through them, not ignoring the fact we are in the swamp, but also not allowing it to stop us, or to prevent us from moving forward. But why continue to move? Why keep going? What is the …
Sweet and Sour
Life is short - even in Psalm 90 we’re reminded how brief the 80 years or so we might have truly is. And that during those years there are plenty of hardships and pains. This is the sourness of life. Yet, there is also sweetness - primarily the unfailing love of God that is available …
Living In Awe
I’ve been reading and seeing more and more people pursing their “second half” of life. Their first half may have been spent building their education, experience, and moving into the “executive” suite. They may have made it in terms of money and position, but feel something still burning inside, and even parts of them decaying. …
Freedom To Flow
I recently heard a communication expert share a key skill in helping us engage healthier communications with others - even those we disagree with. The skill was in learning how to give freedom to the thoughts we have during communications to come and go from our minds. Thereby resisting the need to capture and articulate …
Mornings with Jesus
I love how Jesus made and shared breakfast on the beach with His friends. I’m sure it was one of many for them. Personally, I look forward to my mornings with Jesus too. I always leave them with a renewed and refreshed sense of purpose, peace, and hope. This is helpful because I’m sure like …
Investigate The Boredom
Boredom strikes us all, and is a drudgery in life. It seems that no matter what we pursue, what we gain, what we win, what we acquire, it all eventually fades. For some there’s “shop therapy” to help eliminate and reduce boredom. For the exploration and quick satisfaction of purchasing creates within itself an adventure. …
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