I’m feeling overwhelmed these days. All my doing. My struggles are in my head, but that doesn’t take away the anxiety in my heart. It’s still there. The “problems” before me are just that- they are before me. They are actually whispers in my spirit of what I am feeling nudged to do. Good stuff. Stuff I want to do, but …
Paint Your Toenails
“Who is in charge of your life? If it is you, then you have good reason to worry. But if it is I (God), then worry is both unnecessary and counterproductive. When you start to feel anxious about something, relinquish the situation to Me. Back off a bit, redirecting your focus to Me. I will either take care of the …
The Banner of Trust
Faith is not a four letter word. But sometimes I feel like it is. The fever blisters on my hand (rather than my lips like most people) are the personification of the stress I placed on myself last month. Stress I didn’t really need to have because God had the situation under control. I confess, now that I can see …
Heart-Ear PLuggers
A long disclaimer: During my morning time with the Lord, I seem to “get more” out of that time when I write down things I’ve read whether scriptures or from other books. Usually, I’m faithful to write down where quotes come from. Usually. But this morning as I was looking back through my notebook, I came across two quotes without …
5 Sparrows for Your Worries
A sweet friend e-mailed me on Friday asking if I was okay. My post Friday was a mere sentence plus a scripture verse. Maybe you noticed too. I’ve written short posts before, but that was a record. Just in case you were worried, I’m okay, just harried and in need of some Holy Spirit perspective and clarity. At the time, …