What if we trained ourselves every time we started to worry or fret or think irrational thoughts or feel overwhelmed and stressed to PRAISE instead.“You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your enemies and all who oppose you.” Psalm 8:2Friends, when we have the lies of the enemy in our minds on repeat, that is exactly where we stay: defeated, overwhelmed, anxious, worried.But when we “tell of His strength,” when we praise Him, when we speak of His goodness and ... Read More about Interrupt Anxiety With Prayer
Summer in the Psalms
The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book. – Joni Eareckson TadaIsn’t this such a beautiful truth? We see battles fought, the depths of depression, dancing for joy and giving thanks in it all woven throughout the Psalms.Join me for my favorite summer reading plan: Summer in the Psalms! We've done it before, we're doing it again! Let's set our minds on THINGS ABOVE this summer! Why? It's so simple to just take 5-10 minutes (or more if you have it!) to start ... Read More about Summer in the Psalms
What Steals Our Hope?
What steals our hope? Bitterness, worry, looking back, guilt, past failures.What if we learned how to practice hope by actively choosing to let go of the bitterness and guilt and worry? It’s a battle. It’s hard. But our hope, joy, peace, and abundant life are all at stake here.The choice is yours. You can live in the past. You can stay mad. You can let the bitterness grow. You can worry instead of trust. But at some point all of those things eat you alive and steal your joy.I choose joy. I ... Read More about What Steals Our Hope?
The Battle Is Not Ours To Fight
I love finding action words and action steps straight from Scripture!Fret not.Be not envious.Trust in the Lord.Do good.Delight yourself in the Lord.Commit your way to the Lord.Be still before the Lord.Refrain from anger.What if we made that our to-do list for the day? For life? Trust Him. He will do it. The battle is not ours to fight. Leave it in His hands. What would it look like to truly COMMIT it all to Him? Everything. Every bit of your life. And trust Him with it.This makes me think of the ... Read More about The Battle Is Not Ours To Fight
Pray More.
Want to get better at prayer? Pray more.There is no such thing as the perfect prayer. The prayer itself nor the one who prays it. I don’t talk about prayer a lot because I’ve perfected the habit — I talk about prayer a lot because I’m weak and desperate for Jesus and know that prayer is my LIFELINE.Many, many times my prayer has been just a stream of tears. Often it’s just the Name of Jesus. Sometimes I don’t have words to offer. Sometimes I read a verse and it becomes my prayer. Sometimes I ... Read More about Pray More.
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