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 moreTechie Tuesday #03 – Scripture Memory App!
One of the best things we can do to experience transformation and the renewing of our minds is memorize Scripture. The playing of Christian music is one way of getting godly thoughts bathing our minds, but another very practical way is to let God write His Word on our hearts. I seek you with all…
Read moreStep 11 – Focus on Others
One of the temptations when we go through trials is to turn inward. Sometimes, we may want to isolate from others completely. Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard….
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 moreSTEP 9 – Fostering a Heart of Thanksgiving
Years ago, I had the joy of working for the Sacramento Science Center and Junior Museum taking classes of kids on nature walks. It began as a volunteer job and worked into doing something I loved for pay! I learned “environmental interpretation” so that I could share the natural history of the local plant and…
Read moreMake the Material Yours!
So far, I have shared a variety of strategies that you can use to pursue intimacy with God during a trial. My heart’s desire is to stay steadfast on the path of praise no matter what I face and I want to support you as you do the same. Rather than post another new strategy…
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…
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