I am going to do something next week I haven’t done since I started writing this blog 2 1/2 years ago. I am going to take a vacation. You see, even when I’m on vacation, I make sure something posts every day. In learning to be kind to myself, I am giving myself permission to …
Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
2Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 1 John 3:2 Today I am giving you a word of encouragement. As I …
12Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Reflections can be puzzling. When I left home, my …
Reflection is a great tool. When I get ready to go out of the house, I utilize a mirror to check myself over. I make sure I don’t have my hair too misplaced or make up where it ought not to be. Checking over my clothes, I confirm I dressed appropriately for wherever I am …
I had a short stint of teaching school. I loved it so much — the students were amazing and I learned so much from them. One aspect I really loved was talking to the kids one-on-one. I loved hearing their stories, the things that tripped them up, their questions and doubts about spiritual things. I …
Twenty-six days of awareness of the Lord’s blessings. The phrase that sticks with me throughout my day is, “let me be singing when the day is done.” Initially, my impetus came from another phrase in the song — “the sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning, time to sing your praise again…” It’s been …
14How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. 15What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” 16Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such …
Sometimes a song just says it better than anything. As I awoke this morning, I was singing the familiar chorus based on Psalm 118:24, “This is the Day.” Wanting to listen rather than sing, I grabbed my I-pad to search for the song on YouTube. I had to chuckle listening to the various renditions until …
22The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. 23This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see. 24This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:22-24 This is the day the Lord made. What will my response be to this day? Will I rejoice …
9We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 21You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 24The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? Proverbs 20:24 23I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. …
Out of the Chaos 