"You are more than the sum total of your feelings and perfectly capable of that little gift from Jesus called self-control." ~ Lysa Terkeurst Do you want more joy, peace, hope and power in your life? If so, it starts with living a life of …
Recovery
Step two on the yellow brick road
In a previous post (Identify Your Thief) I wrote that step one to a more peaceful life is to step out of denial and admit to yourself, to God and to another human being what your weaknesses are. Step two to a healthier life is accepting that there …
Identify Your Thief
"The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are." ~ Unknown If you struggle with lasting inner peace, there is some battle that is going on inside of you that is preventing you from living in …
Lord Help me Fight the Struggle of Negative Thinking
I am not a positive person by nature and I never have been. My first thoughts towards any given situation are usually filled with fear and worry. I immediately think of the absolute worse case scenario in any given situation. Being negative is my …
Five Joy Busters That Rob You
Do you struggle with being genuinely joyful? I often do. I use to think that being joyful was something that was natural and should, therefore, just flow out of me. I was wrong. In order to live a joy-filled life, we have to live intentionally. The …
Don’t Become a Prisoner of Man
One of the keys to enjoying a rich life is to live for God and not for man. There is nothing that robs us of our joy more than putting our self worth, our identity, in what others think of us. I am convinced that this is the one thing that time …
