Hard Work v. Results
On November 13, Seth Godin posted this: The initiator For each person who cares enough to make something, who is bold enough to ship it, who is generous enough to say, “here, I made this,”… There are ten people who say, “I could have done it better.” A hundred people who say, “Who are you […]
The True Measure of Spiritual Maturity
The true measure of spiritual maturity is godly behavior. Right? Depending on your background, you responded to that statement in one of two ways: nodding agreement or immediate panic. As a recovering “good girl”, I panic. It has taken me years to shake off the behavior-modification view of Christianity, and I am still prone to go […]
“I’ll pray for you”
“I’ll be praying for you.” I said. She suddenly grabbed my arm with a fierce grip. “I know you will,” she replied, “A lot of people say they’ll pray, but I actually know you will.” Something about that moment changed me. Something about the intensity in her grip and voice that made me realize, our […]
I was wrong
I hate being wrong. I mean, I loathe it. Growing up in my house, if you were proven wrong in a situation you had to recite,”I was wrong and you were right.”
Taking control when God goes inactive
I hate inaction. I can’t stand it in the workplace when a vision has been cast or a plan created and there is no movement. I am a doer, a mover. And the older I get, the more I see that God loves to do just that. God loves to plant a desire in my heart or even give me a vision of His plan for me and then… pause. He seemingly goes inactive.
Fearing bad news
There is a lot of bad news I can imagine receiving, and recently I’ve found myself constantly imagining some of my worst fears coming to fruition. I’ve been told this is normal, but I don’t want to keep getting slammed with fear of bad news. And I’m realizing I don’t have to…