There’s a Reason You Do What You Do

There’s a Reason You Do What You Do

by | May 10, 2017 | anger, anger management, anxiety, assumptions, beliefs, contentment, demands, hope, Never Ever Be the Same, overwhelmed feelings, people pleasing, perfectionism, why do I do what I do

  There’s a reason you do what you do. Let me tell you a story.   I had signed up to take refreshments to our adult Sunday school class. The sign up sheet for that month had been passed the previous month and I’d signed up knowing I would be out of town...

13 Questions to Evaluate Spiritual Health

by | Apr 4, 2017 | belief, beliefs, caregiving, fruit of the Spirit, mentoring, Never Ever Be the Same, sanctification, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies, spiritual gifts, stress, tough love, Trust, truth, worry

Are you starting a new mentoring or lay counseling kind of connection? Do you want to help another or yourself evaluate your spiritual health? (Tweet that!) I use these 13 questions to start. After I hear the woman’s answers (and of course write them down), over...

Are You Depositing Quarters to Earn God’s Love?

by | Dec 28, 2016 | beliefs, Bible reading, evangelism, faithfulness, God's heart, God's love, perfection, perfectionism, purposes, quiet times, salvation, sovereignty

Some time ago, I arrived at our local regional park prepared with the six quarters for depositing into the machine that controlled the mechanical arm at the entrance of the park. I deposited the six quarters and then looked forward, anticipating the mechanical arm to...