As4Me

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those [...]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Yesterday as I ironed a shirt for David for church, I thought It really would be a good idea to get clothes ready for church the night before. Then I chuckled to myself, since I’ve pushed that idea aside for several years. I’m not organized enough, there’s no need, not my personality, that’s something SuperMom [...]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Jay Younts has some good thoughts about receiving criticism at the Shepherd Press Blog, with some thought provoking questions at the end. Click here to read the article.
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

A certain discipline example was brought up today by an observant woman. I’ve thought about it before and have not come to a conclusion, although I do have some thoughts and leanings.
The question is whether it is ever appropriate to discipline multiple children for one child’s offense (like going on an outing, for example). I [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

I’ve been thinking a lot about our dependence on others, so in the next few weeks, you’ll see some loosely related posts on dependence.
I’ve been reading Proverbs, looking for any evidence that wisdom can come from others. I’m actually surprised that, although there is much in Proverbs about receiving instruction and knowledge from teachers, or [...]

Popularity: 16% [?]

One of the ways we should be dependent on one another is by praying for each other.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)
I’ve been excited at how God has been working in my life [...]

Popularity: 11% [?]

I’ve been challenged once again to think about the relationship between our dependence on other believers and our dependence on God. Both are present in the Bible, and both are important for us mothers to cultivate.
I have many questions forming in my mind. Are we talking about the same kind of dependence? Do the areas [...]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Yesterday I looked at receiving encouragement from others; today I’ll talk about giving it. Giving encouragement appears as though it would be easy, but I’ve found that it isn’t always. Why?
I sometimes don’t feel qualified to give encouragement. I suppose we all know people that we think don’t need encouragement, or who intimidate us. [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

Hebrews 3:13 tells us to “exhort one another daily,” 10:24 says “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” If you do a search on Bible Gateway for “one another” you’ll end up with a list of verses that give us a good start for understanding our relationship to [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

Most Christian women know that in the body of Christ, the older women are to teach the younger women. Titus 2 gives us some idea of what Christian women are to be teaching and learning. Here is the list:
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their [...]

Popularity: 11% [?]