When I got home tonight, I discovered I’m no longer afraid of the dogs. I rent a beautiful apartment on the property of a wonderful family. They have three dogs. One is very docile and always greets me with a friendly tail wag when I arrive. He never seems to bark. The other two always … Continue reading Dog Fear … Gone!
Category: Relationship with God
Holding onto Peace
I felt so tired tonight and I asked God why. Why should I be this tired on a Monday? He gently reminded me of my meltdown this morning. He’s told me that a lot lately. I lack energy for no apparent reason. I’m healthy. I’m resting. I’ve resumed my spiritual disciplines. I’m taking regular sabbatical … Continue reading Holding onto Peace
God’s Lessons
I've had a few tough lessons over the last few weeks. Or I should say ... I've failed a few tough lessons. God's lessons. My reason for failing these lessons was lack of trust in God, which in my case translates to "stinkin fear!" My lease was up June 30 on a place I love. … Continue reading God’s Lessons
Stinkin’ Fear
I had a wonderful and relaxing evening at home. When it came time to go to sleep, I let fear in the door. Outside my bedroom window is a motion sensitive light. It goes on if a cricket sneezes. Nevertheless, the fear center of my brain always suspects the worst. Last night it went on … Continue reading Stinkin’ Fear
Live with God Today
Recently I heard a friend say that we are to live each day with God, to be fully present in this day, and not to worry about the past or about the future. Our worry of the past does no good, because we aren't living in the past. Our worry of the future does no good, because … Continue reading Live with God Today
My Heart Turns Violently
I'm starting my 3rd year as a prayer ministry intern. What is prayer ministry? More about that later. My goal for this 3rd year is for God to stretch me. That's where the title of this blog post comes in. "My heart turns violently" means two things to me. One, it's from one of my favorite … Continue reading My Heart Turns Violently
Fear Is out the Door
It's been 4 1/2 years since I asked God to deliver me of fear. He has been faithful and thorough! Early on, He freed me of many big fears. Since then, He's been fine tuning to free me of smaller ones. I always know He's about to pull another fear string out of my heart … Continue reading Fear Is out the Door
What’s My Choice?
There are two ways to learn. The first way is to run every scenario inside your head and look for every possible outcome before you take a breath ... and find that you never truly live. The second way is to learn by taking one step at a time and getting correction as you go. … Continue reading What’s My Choice?
Words of Truth and Life Withheld
Over the past few days, God has led me into situations where I needed to speak the truth in love as an encouragement. Every time, I was terrified at the potential response. Would my words be misconstrued? Would they hurt rather than encourage? Why did this matter to me? Several reasons. God made me to … Continue reading Words of Truth and Life Withheld
God Knows How to Stretch Us
I have a friend that, one of the many things I admire about her is the ability to walk up to a total stranger and start a conversation. I don't have that ability. I've asked God for that ability. I'm terrified of what He'll do as He answers that prayer! However, my experience has been … Continue reading God Knows How to Stretch Us
