July Newsletter
Thanks for being here for another month! β€οΈ
2023-07-31 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for being here for another month! β€οΈ
2023-07-31 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOften people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.
Good morning!
Some phrases out of the Bible jumped out at me as I sat in church one day:
He grew strong in his faith AS he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised. (emphasis mine) Romans 4:20b-21
I am always interested in growing in ...
2023-07-31 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Bible God says, "Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.β God will listen. Not out of obligation. Not because you are a project. Not because you are a charity case. Not because God is checking a box. Thereβs none of that. The fact is, He cre... 2023-07-30 18:21:24 +0000 UTC View Post
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
-Timothy Keller
2023-07-29 21:54:13 +0000 UTC View Post"We want solutions, but what we really need are attitudes.
You don't need abs, but rather an attitude of training. You don't need the answer, but rather an attitude of curiosity. You don't need an easier life, but rather an attitude of perseverance.
Attitude precedes outcome."
I Hear His Whisper...
Always long for more of me.
There are many who are content with so little, when I have so much more to give to them. Because you have longed for all that I have, you will have it all. Your desire for me has captured my heart, beloved. And now, you will s...
2023-07-28 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBeyond extreme examples of running from pain, weβve lost the ability to
tolerate even minor forms of discomfort. Weβre constantly seeking to distract
ourselves from the present moment, to be entertained.
Anna Lembke, 2023-07-27 21:12:12 +0000 UTC View Post
βHe who counts the stars and calls them by their names is in no danger of forgetting his own children.β Charles Spurgeon
2023-07-26 14:30:34 +0000 UTC View PostI Hear His Whisper...
Do not let failure stop you.
Every time you attempt something and fail, Iβm still cheering you on. Like a proud father, I watch you with excitement and confidence, even when you fall. Get up! Get up! Brush yourself off, reject that discouragement, and ...
2023-07-26 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.
2023-07-25 14:20:42 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning!
Encounter God in Prayer...
Beautiful Realms of Prayer
Wonderful One, I am so grateful to you for the belonging I have found as your child. Thank you for creating me with a unique perspective. I love how you love diversity. I never need to fear whether you ...
2023-07-25 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostNo problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
2023-07-24 16:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostI Hear His Whisper...
Intimacy prepares you for ministry.
Intimacy with me is the precursor for ministryβthe very foundation for everything else in life. Out of your relationship with me, ministry flows. Unless you are overflowing, you will depend on your own strength and k...
2023-07-24 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPower without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.
Martin Luther King Jr.
2023-07-23 23:08:15 +0000 UTC View PostSmall is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.
2023-07-22 21:53:51 +0000 UTC View Post'You are no saint,' says the devil. Well, if I am not, I am a sinner, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Sink or swim, I go to Him; other hope, I have none.