Choosing your battles is not always an easy task. Some people just want to argue. Some are addicted to drama. Some are jealous. Some people enjoy creating chaos. Remember Pigpen and the little cloud of dust that followed him? Leaving a dust trail wherever he went. A little here, a little there – you knew … Read more
Every once in a while The Lord leads you to a message, a Word that you needed to make it that day. My husband Bob has been listening to healing sermons by Evelyn Gipson out of Life Church in Roscoe, IL. Bob and I went to her Healing School about a year ago. We were so … Read more
UNSAFE CONTAINERS – Which emotion(s) — joy, envy, rage, pity, or something else — do you find to be the hardest to contain? Lately for me – the hardest one to contain is DISAPPOINTMENT. I find myself blogging about it more and more. And yet I know this is the field that God wants to … Read more
You are always free to make a new choice. Just because you are in a bad situation does not mean it will not change. It will get better – but somethings just have to change. I have been in bad relationships. I have been lied to, hurt, cheated on – again and again. Can I … Read more
There are sunny days and cloudy days. Happy days and sad days. Today – just in a melancholy mood – idk why. mel·an·chol·y ˈmelənˌkälē noun 1.a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. “an air of melancholy surrounded him” synonyms: sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, woe, desolation, melancholia, dejection, depression, despondency, cafard, gloom, gloominess, misery; … Read more
I am writing this as I was looking at the grass today, and how quickly the Dandelions grow back. You know you can cut the grass one day and the very next day they are back. Springing up despite all your effort. Kind of reminds me of addiction. You can try on your own. And … Read more
12 QUOTES ON ADVERSITY 1. “The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2. “If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.” ― Proverbs 24:10 3. “However mean your … Read more
Rape. It’s ugly. Unwanted sex. Against your will. Even though you say NO, he does it anyway. The enemy has come to kill, steal, and destroy. Surely those who rape others are operating in his Kingdom. It is wrong. And yes, sometimes it seems like they get away with it. But God saw. And I … Read more
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from … Read more
DAILY PROMPT – REASON TO BELIEVE In Reason to Believe,, Bruce Springsteen sings, At the end of every hard-earned day / people find some reason to believe. What’s your reason to believe? What a great prompt. Why do you believe? Well, let’s see. I lived 40+ years NOT believing in a God who cared about me – … Read more
FROZEN IN TIME ©2014 Diana Rasmussen I understand the fear that stops you in your tracks Numbs your mind like An iceberg frozen in time Just know that it won’t always be this way I’m praying for you Each and every day I know my God Will make a way For your escape He’s calling … Read more
Some religion scholars sitting there started whispering among themselves, “He can’t talk that way! That’s blasphemy! God and only God can forgive sins.” Jesus knew right away what they were thinking, and said, “Why are you so skeptical? Which is simpler: to say to the paraplegic, ‘I forgive your sins,’ or say, ‘Get up, take … Read more