Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: change
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.25.2020
When I was a child, I hid activities I didn’t want my parents – and older siblings – to know. I could excuse the behavior because it wasn’t breaking one of the BIG TEN. There were other things I did I wanted my parents to see and applaud me for doing. If I worked harder …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.20.2020
Yesterday I wrote that the prayer of my heart is an increased understanding of the revelation of God in Jesus. I want to swim in the deep waters of his love for me and all people. As is my custom, I read a blog or two first thing Thursday morning. The one writing focused on …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.16.2020
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.12.2020
Have you ever considered the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? When confronted by the serpent, Eve said they were allowed to eat from every tree except this one or they would die. Satan replied, saying “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.06.2020
In the last three months, images suggesting the year 2020 should be rewound and started again appear regularly on social media. I saw one again several days ago and took time to ponder it. I asked myself the question: do I want to redo this year? No. I don’t want a do over. I was …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.04.2020
And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. Ephesians 3:6 As I read this scripture, the outstanding element is the …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.02.2020
What is it that draws me to the choreography and sychronous movement of backup dancing or drill team? Why am I enlivened by the invitation to “keep in step with the Spirit?” As I ponder that, I recognize something about myself. I don’t need to be the main atttraction. I want to be a part …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 05.31.2020
Thirty-three years ago, I experienced tremendous loss when my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage. I didn’t know how to lose a baby. I had never walked that way before and neither had any of my close friends. I felt sad, but didn’t know if that was okay. How long could I be sad? My closest …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 05.28.2020
Questions – they are kind of a big deal. Willingness to ask is a precursor to receiving. Jesus said it this way… “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 05.23.2020
The greatest enemy of my personal success is self-talk. That’s what I say to myself that no one else hears but everyone can see because it impacts how I live. I read isolated phrases from scripture, like Philippians 2:3: …thinking of others as better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 and use it to justify putting myself …
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