Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: anxiety
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.16.2021
8And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 6Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 1 Timothy 6:6 In the two verses above, the underlined word(s) are translated from the same Greek word – …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.15.2021
In the New Testament, Paul writes a letter to his protege, Timothy. Paul left for Macedonia and Timothy remained in Ephesus to give leadership to the fledgingly church. Specifically, Paul wanted to Timothy to stand guard against teaching that was contrary to the truth of Jesus. It seems people then were like people now and …
out of the chaos 07.14.2021
9Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind. Ecclesiastes 6:9 As I browse scripture to see what it says about contentment, I landed in Ecclesiastes. The wise teacher’s perspective is challenging for sure. I don’t go shopping very often and I go …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.13.2021
Contentment is feeling or showing satisfaction with one’s possessions, status or situation; to be pleased. It certainly behooves me to be content in the place I am. Sometimes, though, I am prodded to move out of my situation into something different. It might be “better” or maybe it’s just the next step in God’s good …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.12.2021
I moved to Indiana in 1985. For many years, I hailed from Montana moving to Indiana only when I married. I remember many times looking longingly at other places to live. We would dream of settling in some more romantic space with opportunity, scenery and, to be honest, a starting over. It certainly wasn’t that …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.09.2021
Monday, the 5th, felt like the fourth Saturday in a row. It began as many of our Saturdays do with Dave asking if he should make sausage gravy and biscuits. By this he meant he wanted me to get up and make biscuits while he fries sausage for gravy. On this day, I agreed to …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.08.2021
4Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Psalm 4:4 26And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 The verse from psalms caught my eye the other night. I thought …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.07.2021
Last week, it rained here in our corner of the world. It didn’t rain a little; it rained a lot. Inches and inches. I made several observations last week regarding the rain and the plants on my deck. First, there is nothing like rain to make plants grow. I can water and water the containers …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.06.2021
Yesterday I left you with a scripture to ponder. It is from Paul’s letter to the church in Colosse. The new believers in this ancient city asked many of the same questions we ask today. “Who is Jesus?” topped the list for many people and there were no shortage of answers. False teachers mixed elements …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.05.2021
There are moments when I contemplate writing a book. I consider entitling it, “ETC” because it would be a collection of all my random wanderings gathered into one space. The post today might feel like I decided to do that because I did. First . . . 3Then God said, “Let there be light,” and …
Out of the Chaos 