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Being Thankful for the Lessons Granny Left Me Lesson #1 – What She Wouldn’t Do Despite it all, she was always thankful.  Indeed, that is the lesson behind most lessons.  And because she was thankful, she would never evaluate her life based on the rubrics that men apply to lives such as hers.  She would not appeal to the tenants of justice as they assumed that mankind possessed the right to avoid all that is wrong in a world that had long forgotten that a great wrong sets the

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“But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.” -Luke 5:16 (NLT) The word retreat means “to move back.” The irony? That’s how you make forward progress. It’s as counterintuitive as the law of diminishing returns—less is more. If you want to make or break a habit, it’s a lot like learning a new dance. My repertoire is pretty limited, but I can  floss  and  churn the butter , and I do a pretty mean  running man . How did I learn those dance moves? I had to break it dow

Are you going  THROUGH  something right now? Are you in the midst of something uncomfortable… uneasy… undesirable… and perhaps downright unimaginable…. That has hit you emotionally, mentally, physically, financially, or relationally? And though you are in the throes of “it” right now, you have the resilient faith in knowing that “this place” is not where you are staying and camping out, but you are passing  THROUGH . Well, if you answered yes, then allow the following to enco

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19 There was a man who was abruptly awakened by a bright light in his room. The heavenly encounter was accompanied with a clear impression on his mind. When he woke up the next morning, he knew what his calling was. He had to speak out against the slaughter of unborn children. The task was formidable. Many states had laws that needed to overturned, but that seemed unlikely since the Supreme Court had lega

I wondered if you too have ever said… But Lord, I CAN’T… Something I have learned through the years is the  “I CAN’T…”  mentality always has an inward focus, looking solely at your own personal abilities, inadequacies, inexperience, that try to disqualify you before you even step out and discover you CAN... Instead of having an outward focus, looking to the Lord to strengthen, qualify and equip, help lead and guide you, so that you CAN do all things through Him… And as I am t

"The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have  and  enjoy life, and have it in abundance " John 10:10 AMP "What if" or "If only" are phrases used in counterfactual thinking. In other words, "the thief" is Satan and He comes to destroy your present by filling you with regret over your past or fear of your future. Counterfactual thinking is the behavior that asks those two questions to steal your joy and peace. CFT can be both positive

One day, a squirrel dropped from a branch onto a leaf-cushioned woodland floor and hurried to gather as many acorns as possible before the settling-in of winter. Scampering over, he paused, quickly looked up, and ducked just in the nick of time as a swooping hawk's piercing talons scraped over his back, narrowly missing its prey. Rattled, he dashed back to protection. Now, with less certainty, he ventured back to the treasure. Hopeful, he sighed. However, no sooner had he app