When I look at Mary, and all that becoming the mother of Jesus entailed, I wonder … How? How did a young girl say yes to assignment so big? You see, I haven’t always done so well with assignments not nearly so big. *********************************************************** The tears just wouldn’t quit falling as I sat in…
Mary wasn’t the only one who may have struggled to find confidence in the middle of the Christmas story. Based on the angel’s instructions to Joseph, fear must have been fighting for a place in his heart and mind as well. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in…
I’m a “get-it-done” kind of girl. (You’re learning all kinds of things about me this week, aren’t you?) If I know something needs fixing, I want to fix it now. Whether its the washing machine broken down or a relationship that needs mending, I don’t like living in limbo. Uncomfortable and often agitated, getting things…
I’m a planner. I’m guessing it has something to do with one of my primary strengths being responsibility. Maybe like me, you’ve been taught, “Make your plan; then work your plan.” I’ve done just that. In each season of my life, I’ve made my plan. I have a lifetime of making plans … which God seems…
We all have times when we lack the confidence we need, just when we need it. So is there a way we can prepare for those times? Get our confidence ready for when we are in over our head? Absolutely! When can start, even today, to fill those unstable places within with the truth…
Maybe your church, like mine, encourages you each year to choose a word. One word that gives your year direction, becomes a prayer or even defines the person you want to become. I woke up this morning, with my word on my mind. Really it’s two words, but that’s ok, right? My words are: difference…