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It was dark as I frantically groped under the covers. In that half-awake half-asleep state, I quickly became alert. Where could it be? I had received it at school. The man had visited our classroom to tell us about Jesus and give us a Bible – a Gideon Bible. I had slept with it in my hand every night since – like a security blanket or favorite stuffed animal. How did I get so easily…
As I stood in the bathroom after getting dressed, I thought, I am stuffed. It was a couple of days after Christmas and I know you understand that feeling. I felt like I could feel the food in my throat, although I knew it wasn’t there. These feelings came at an interesting time. I was praying for God to help me discover my focus for the year. Something a bit different from making resolutions. What…
“It was a beautiful thing that you came alongside me in my troubles.” Philippians 4:14 (MSG) I looked into her eyes, and I saw pain, not for herself but for me. My dear friend shared my troubles as I have shared hers over the years. Girlfriends are a necessity, don’t you think? I’m not talking about friends who happen to be girls. I’m talking about Lucy and Ethel, Laverne and Shirley, Monica, Phoebe and Rachel……
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 ESV When I become stressed, I usually want to run back to old habits and my old way of handling situations. Do you struggle with that too? Going back always seems easier. We have good intentions but change is hard. So hard that sometimes we’d rather go back to the painful…
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