So much of our stress in life is a result of doing things out of order.  Order is everything.  We’re running around worried about everything, forgetting that He told us if we keep our mind stayed on Him, He will keep us in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3).  We rush trying to get things done, forgetting that we are not here to simply get things done- We are here for His pleasure. “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”  – Revelation 4:11 We should be less concerned with pleasing others, and…

You don’t realize how special the little things are until you’re put in a position to see how special they really are.  If we’re not careful, we’ll begin to take things for granted that we should be extremely thankful for.  We think things have to be like this when really things could be a whole lot worse and we would still be blessed!  We think we’re so special when really He’s just so good.  We feel entitled when really we should feel humble that He chose us. It’s the little things. The blessing in not having everything that you want is that it forces you to be grateful for what…

You need healing.  I need healing.  We all need healing.  So many of our issues are a result of unhealed wounds.  Recently, our pastor discussed how The Word heals us.  God’s Word heals us and so often we don’t even realize how badly we need healing.  Other times we do realize it, but instead of confessing we attempt to conceal and cover.   We attempt to cover up, but that’s the exact opposite of what we need to do.  We actually need to expose it and get it out.  We conceal when we really need to reveal.  We surely don’t need to talk to everyone about our inner struggles, but…

We all have those times when it feels like everything is a fight.  Things that were once easy are now challenging us.  What do you do when nothing is easy?  Get back to basics. It’s easy to over-complicate things by over-thinking the issue when the answer is right in front of us.  Often times it’s us, other times we may face difficult times with no apparent wrongdoing.   There are times in life when nothing is easy with no explanation. Really, there is a reason, we just have to take a step back to see it.  God has a purpose for everything in our lives.  Everything. I’m reminded of the…

So much of our success in life depends on us simply being able to get up & show up.  We think we have to know everything, but we don’t- we just need to get up & show up.  We think we have to have it all together, which we never will- we just need to get up & show up. We even think we need to feel like doing the right thing which is certainly flawed thinking. We cannot spend our entire lives following our feelings around.   We have to do what we have to do.  Easy to say, I know, but this is the mentality that we need to…