A few weeks ago there was a terrible tragedy in the quaint suburban town I live in. A mother stabbed her own eight year old son one hundred times and then she stabbed the five year old girl she was babysitting. She murdered both of them. In her …
Recovery
Pruning The Fruit of Self-Control
"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 …
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 …
