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Road trip: Riding shotgun
This year has been exhilarating in many ways. I’ve purposefully taken action to change my life into something that represents my heart, spirit, vision and purpose. It’s taking a lot of energy and focus, so much so, I keep thinking I’m failing. However, when I look around after detours, I see that I have not been pushed off-course. I'm exactly where I need to be.
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Who Is Righteous Before God?
This post, "Who is Righteous Before God?" summarizes quite a bit of the process I've been detailing for years in my own walk. The process of being separated from worldly influences and desires. Not for the purpose of becoming "self-righteous" -- for who can make themselves righteous before God? However, we can get right with God by submitting ourselves to His pruning, weeding, cleansing and watering. "So who is righteous in God’s sight? It is the person who believes the true Gospel, repents, follows Christ, and obeys the law. Not the written code, but instead, the law of the Spirit. And what does that entail? It entails “circumcision of the…
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Happy Anniversary, Homeowner!
I have become a disgraceful servant by not glorifying my King. I know that everything I receive is not for my benefit, yes, I know that. Everything, absolutely everything I go through and receive is for God's glory. My responsibility is to give Him praise and proclaim to the world all that He has done for me.
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If you can’t move your mountain…
During a conversation with a friend recently, she mentioned how difficult it was to move the mountains in her life. My response: “if you can’t move your mountain, beautify it.” It was an automatic response. We both laughed. And we both pondered it. I’m still pondering…. I’ve learned that heavy lifting of any sort – especially whole life make-overs, overhauls or re-designs – takes some training. And perhaps plenty of planning about how to go about the training. In short: preparation is required before anyone can conquer and move a mountain in their life. Basically, we need to get to know the mountain we’re trying to move. That getting-to-know period…
