To live eagerly inspires a sense of hope within my soul. It seems to awaken my heart to all that is, and all that is possible, as I grow ever more intimate with Christ in my life. Eager to relate healthier with others, or as the Message translation puts it, “being easy on people makes …
Category: Encouragement
Burn The Mask
So many feel like they don’t “fit” into the frame. They feel different, perhaps out of place. They struggle for awhile, perhaps for a lifetime, with never fully feeling accepted, valued, appreciated, and seen for who they truly are. Granted, some of these feelings can swell up from an internal struggle with unaddressed insecurities, fears, …
Doses of Daily Delights
Can we delight in each day? Truly, not as hoarders seeking consumptions to gratify our lusts, but rather, as children receiving daily gifts from a loving Father. To “make the most of whatever job we have for as long as God gives us life. Making the most of what God gives, both the bounty and …
Spend Lavishly
I saw a quote recently that might help clarify this point further, “A poor man knows the true value of money and will dare not waste it, but a rich man is extravagant and always looking for an opportunity to empty his pockets”. Are we living rich, or poor, regardless of our financial status? Saint …
Receiving Well
Most of us enjoy receiving gifts, and giving them. Yet, one act may be easier than the other. For some, receiving well may be hard to do. We might be much more comfortable with giving. For example, I recall a time attempting to lift a canoe to the top of my car. I knew I …
True Self
Consider all the ways we have learned to survive, to win, to meet approvals, to minimize rejection. Consider all the ways our childhood innocence was stripped away, as the “real world” taught us to blend in, and fit in. Or as Pink Floyd professed, Just Another Brick In The Wall. Yet, our hearts hunger for …
Want more than money?
Often time when I’ve been in interviews and/or even talking to people in general, and the question, “what motivates you?” comes up, a very common answer is money. “I am motivated by money”, they will say. In fact, this was my answer during high school and college - all I wanted was a job that …
Face Off With Fear
Fear can be a great teacher when we learn not to “fear” it. As JFK once professed, “we have nothing to fear but fear itself”. In other words, do we allow fear to dictate the direction and details of our life - or dare we face off with it, engage it, and even invite it …
Feeling Like Don’t Fit In
I don’t recall ever feeling like I fit in anywhere. Although in realty I wanted to. Growing up is hard, as is trying to fit in, so part of me I think just decided to go the “loner” route, in an attempt to shield myself from rejections, and deny my desire for true connections - …
Going Out
If there’s a voluntary meeting, or event, my first impulse is usually not to go. If I end up going, it’s usually not without some effort to do so. As I reflect and pray about this, I realize, as some may assume, it’s because I’m an introvert, which isn’t all true - for I get …
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