What is “the Chastening of the Lord?”
God doesn’t keep us in a constant state of chastening. It lasts for a season, achieves its purpose, and then ends. He is not making us pay for our sins.
God doesn’t keep us in a constant state of chastening. It lasts for a season, achieves its purpose, and then ends. He is not making us pay for our sins.
One of the most inspiring aspects of Paul’s life was his ability to persevere and overcome challenges, trials, and tribulations. Despite facing constant opposition, he never wavered in his faith and continuously relied on God’s strength in the face of adversity.
Failures are just steps along the way to learning what we need to know in order to succeed. By walking with Jesus, we can overcome failure with faith.
Procrastination is a habit that many of us struggle with. It can become such a pattern in our lives that we just live day to day putting things off and hardly even thinking about it.
Just as my daughter had to begin the snow removal process with some one-handed chopping away with that shovel, we need to come to Jesus and invite Him to chop away whatever is holding us down.
Just run into His open arms, crawl up on His lap and let Him love you and heal you back into wholeness.
We all need to reduce stress.,, How can you loosen up on what you are requiring for yourself? What boundaries do you need to set for your time?
A key to being able to thank God instead of letting worry take over my mind…when I’m expressing gratitude to God, it drives away the fear that causes worry.
All of a sudden your lane is taken away, or all of a sudden your lane is an exit only lane…or, all of a sudden your destination route is a couple of lanes over…and this is always in traffic…fast traffic!
My dear friend, Dr. Marilyn Murphree, passed away into the loving arms of Jesus yesterday. I can hardly believe she is gone. We’ve been friends and prayer partners for over 25 years, emailing or texting almost daily. Many of those messages contained prayers for each other. In spite of her own physical struggles, Marilyn was…