from Julie Sanders: Sometimes we think we know how to pray for each other, but we don’t. Our family gathered for dinner one night, and Jeff began to pray. In his prayer, he prayed for the Lord to help me (Julie) have strength and feel better. HELLO? When we lifted our heads, I had to …
Category Archive: Ponderings
Jan 25
Five Minute Friday: Again
Practice makes perfect – or so they say. Why is it that the same things that trip me up keep coming…again? Today, I’ve said ‘yes’ when I mean ‘no’. This is a pattern. Paul said (my paraphrasing) I do the things I don’t want to do…again and again and again. What does it take for …
Sep 27
Do you march to a different beat?
Great feat of unity or death of individuality? Pay attention to the guy in the last column on the right. [It takes about 4 minutes to watch this, but it's weirdly mesmerizing - and there is a point.] How it happens: When a metronome is ticking in sync with the tables movement it’s being assisted, when …
Sep 07
For all the single ladies…
What if we as girls had learned early on that having Him was everything, not a means to the life we think He would want us to have. If I’d learned who He is, what He wants, how to give Him everything, not “wait” so that one day I could give my everything to someone else. If I’d had on my bulletin board, “Fall in love with Jesus.” That’s it. Bottom line. That’s everything you need to know, to work toward, to put your hope in.
Sep 06
What about control? Here’s an article including the Worrywart Prayer.
There is a new book coming – Everything by Mary DeMuth. It’s good, people. Following is from Sarah Farish - http://www.makingmuchofhim365.com/2012/09/06/giving-up-control-thanks-mary/. Today, I awakened to this prayer by Mary Demuth in my inbox. Funny how God knows exactly what we need. This prayer reminds me that… God is more than capable of handling my burdens. I …
Aug 26
A Song and A Prayer
Aug 16