Posts Tagged ‘blessing’
Celebration!
There are so many reasons to celebrate and be grateful. I love the holiday we’ve just celebrated formally known as Thanksgiving. I literally try to start each day by giving thanks to the Lord for the blessings in my life and more importantly, His Presence with me. With His Presence in me, I can navigate…
Read MoreBoastful or Blessed
These two words are vastly different and have much to do with the posture of my heart. If I’m boastful, I’m pointing to me. If I’m blessed, I’m aware that it’s not all about me. Boasting comes from pride while blessing comes from humility. As I journey through the book of Esther, I see a…
Read MoreWealth & Wisdom
There are people who are really wealthy, but not wise. There are people who are wise, but poor. Then there are those who are wise and wealthy and that’s the person I want to pay closer attention too. I think wealth and wisdom are often connected. People who are wise and wealthy are often self-educated.…
Read MoreRepentance & Obdience
I have grown up knowing what obedience means. My parents taught me to respect and obey the authority figures in my life. I’m aware that there are “bad actors” in authority, but the majority of people in positions of authority are good and honorable. I was taught to respect my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles…
Read MoreConfidence
There are areas of my life where I am confident in my abilities. For example, I am the “breakfast chef” at my house. I’m a morning person and my wife struggles with morning. I say, “Good morning Lord” and she says, “Good Lord, it’s morning”! I feel good about my kitchen skills, because my Mom…
Read MorePresence Brings Blessing
It is so cool to be in the presence of someone who is a great person. I have had the privilege of being around some great people. The strong leaders whom I’ve been around are mostly humble and kind. There have been some leaders who were arrogant and full of themselves. I think I would…
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