I thought for sure I had written about goals for this last year, but I cannot find them written down anywhere. I did a search for goals and resolutions, and nothing showed up, either. The one goal I’ve been working on is the chronological Bible reading plan. And on that goal, I did… okay. I [...]
Tags: New Year, resolutions
Filed under: Introspection
I mentioned to a friend that I enjoy making goals. I like the process of evaluation. I like the feeling of starting fresh. I like dreaming about accomplishing good things. But I also have found that I fail. I fall short of my goals, nearly every year, and then I’m discouraged. Should I stop making [...]
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One of the young men in our church read this passage last night, and I thought it would be good for me to think about it some more, in the context of child rearing. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the [...]
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I’ve noticed that the discipline needs of my children seem more apparent after a vacation. It’s possible that during vacations we stop consistently disciplining and then we reap the consequences, but I think it’s just as likely that there’s something about vacations and company that make us more aware of how we are currently teaching [...]
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How can anyone thank the Lord for difficult circumstances? By learning who God is. My father-in-law shared this passage, and it is a powerful testimony of how knowing God allows us to rejoice even when the flowers do not bloom. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the [...]
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And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9 I’m ready for the reaping part of this verse…. What? You think that I need to define reaping? Well, I can do that. I so look forward to the day when all my [...]
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Somehow I’ve noticed that my middle child (who turns four in December) is still strugging with some things. She still screams when her sister does something she doesn’t like. She still struggles with obedience. She does want to please, but sometimes she misses the mark considerably. What’s more, I notice her two year old sister [...]
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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these [...]
Filed under: Introspection, Wisdom
I’m familiar with the story of Nebuchadnezzar and how God allowed him to live like an animal because of his pride. What I didn’t know or had forgotten or had missed the significance of is that God gave him advance warning. Look at Daniel 4:24-27. Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a scary dream, and finally asked Daniel what [...]
Filed under: Introspection, Obedience
I’ve been sorting through baby things in the last few months, and am trying to decide which baby things I want to put away, give away, or keep handy for company. I’ve also been thinking over the toys that the kids have and play with. We have a lot of toys. Some things I want [...]
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