I have lived the majority of my life with my emotions leading. But I’m learning that I cannot always trust my feelings. (The positive or the negative.) Even so, at times it is difficult to distinguish what is of my own heart and what is of the Holy Spirit. But I’m learning to test my feelings with the Word of God. …
3 Things to do when You’re Feeling Restless and Moody
Given the right plan, everything can be managed . . . except your heart.” ~John Eldredge (The Sacred Romance) What’s your heart telling you today? Have you asked it how it’s doing? Sometimes we need to follow our hearts, but other times we shouldn’t. I discovered this a few years ago. This post is an old one, but it’s …
Steadfast
I still love my massive, 20 lb, navy blue with gold lettering Webster dictionary. This steadfast dinosaur got me through a thousand college papers. Those were the days before computers (at least before everyone had one.) I think I typed on an electric typewriter, but I must have buried that memory due to the trauma/drama of liquid white-out and typos. It’s fuzzy when …
Spirit Side Up
For just a moment, let’s think of ourselves like triangles. Imagine each point of the triangle being labeled as body, soul, spirit. If the triangle is sitting on its base, only one point is “up.” Imagine that point being the one in present control of us. For instance, when distinguished from the spirit as in 1Thessalonians 5:23, the soul represents …