I think Martha, from the account of Luke chapter 10 in the Bible, was probably a type A personality. You know, one of those women who is super organized and painfully aware of everything that needs to be done and how they fit, or don’t fit, into a schedule. She probably had a desire to make sure she was the hostest with the mostest. Add to those things the drive to be productive and responsible and you can just go ahead and call me Martha. Like Martha’s sister Mary, I do know there is benefit to slowing down and sitting at the feet of Jesus but sometimes it’s just…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who Forgives, Pt. 2
Have you ever thought of forgiving as a spiritual discipline? Spiritual disciplines are habits or practices designed to develop our inner being and help us to become more like Christ. We can certainly make it our regular practice to forgive rather than hold on to offenses. Let’s face it, people regularly say or do things that hurt us or make us angry. However, we can refuse to allow the offense to have any control over us by forgiving the offender and leaving the issue between them and God. Once I began to seek Christ’s healing of my emotional wounds and forgiving those who had caused trauma in my life, I…
Now What?
I recently asked my social media friends what they thought their greatest need was going to be during the next three months. The varied responses I received ranged from things as practical as food to needs as personal as having a good mind set. All of the responses did however fit in to three categories: physical, social and emotional. These normal everyday needs are to be expected. They are the same for all of us at one point of life or another. What is different though, is we are living in a season where more people have greater needs all at the same time due covid-19. This current crisis has…
Why Being Remade?
For the past several years, I have been on a quest to discover my purpose in life. I have known for even longer that God’s will for our lives is that we would know Him and make Him known by being remade into the image of Christ; that we would be a reflection of who He is. But before that, I spent a great deal of time sitting in church, feeling like I was banging my head against a brick wall because I was not experiencing the peace and joy I heard preached from the pulpit week after week. I am not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that…
