I don’t ordinarily plan to have a Sunday song, but this is just too good NOT to share! My thoughts have been taking me captive all afternoon. After a Praise-Fest and a session of renewing my mind using my I Deserve a Donut App, I knew that the Lord was prescribing a bath for me!…
Read moreSaturdays’ Song Special: Kristian Stanfill – One Thing Remains
God is using this song to wash my mind again and again constantly with truth… The chorus has gotten stuck in my mind for the past three days. When I am on the tennis court, teaching kids, vacuuming the carpets at home, driving in my car, in a conversation with my husband (or anyone), the…
Read moreStep 12 – Training to Practice His Presence
…train yourself to be godly. 1 Timothy 4:7b About 16 years ago, I decided to train for the San Francisco marathon. Everything I did was affected by this one goal: To finish 26.3 miles and to finish well. Even in the “small” things, I had an eye on this goal. I was training to be…
Read morePraisefest Time!
I have just added to my God List in Evernote from Psalm 33 and Isaiah 33. Now I am going to spend time praising him with what I found. I thought I would do so journaling it…typing it as I go…so you can see what it might look like. Ordinarily, I would do this out…
Read moreSaturday Song Special ~ Travis Cottrell “Refine Me”
Another great song to add to your “From Trial to Triumph” play list: This is the kind of song that has been used by God to transform my thinking. It will go through my mind at all times of the day and night and it is a beautiful prayer to our God, proclaiming truth about…
Read moreStep 10 – Rest in His Embrace
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. ~ Psalm 46:10 There are times when being busy–even with wonderful spiritual disciplines like those we have been using at this blog–can be a way to escape from dealing with the feelings we…
Read moreTechie Tuesday #02 – You Need :-) EVERNOTE
There are a few tools that I use that really seem to add “jet fuel” to my walk with God. Evernote is one of them and I haven’t scratched the surface of its practical uses, I am sure. I have ONE thing I routinely use it for (well, other than my TO DO list) and…
Read moreFurther Still – Adding to the God List and Praying for Others
I want to think God’s thoughts after him. The best way that I know of to do that is to read His Word, to speak His Word, to memorize His Word, to pray His Word. As I do this–especially about my trial or the person through whom my trial comes–my mind is renewed and I…
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