How often have we heard about seeking God for who He is, for His heart, and not for His hand, as in a hand out, as in, His benefits? What person wants a gold-digger (or, "benefit-digger") for a lover? Don't we as people, as individuals, want to be loved precisely for who we are versus … Continue reading Love and benefits
Place
Place Close your eyes. (Read this first) What is your perfect place? What does it look like? Smell like? Feel like? What’s going on there? What are you doing there? Who are you with? Ok, come back here for a minute. When was the last time you did that? I don’t just mean daydream, because … Continue reading Place
Workaholism
Dear America – prosperity should not be sought after on the outside. No. Listen to me. Prosperity is NOT wrong. It is very, very, good. BUT at what point do we realize that we have been going about finding it the wrong way? Do the ends always justify the means? Or do the means always … Continue reading Workaholism
Isolation
Isolation I sit at this restaurant at the only table that has an outlet that I can charge my laptop at while I work on a few things. I am working .. but not. What was utter exhaustion earlier has turned into utter inspiration after fulfilling my appetite with cabbage-seafood- and vegetable stir-fry and … Continue reading Isolation
unravelling pride
I was reading in a study I am working my way through right now, and today's chapter explored pride. While I'm not going to copy the entire chapter over, the poem below rocked my world and my understanding, and got me pretty fired up, so I thought I should share it with you! The biggest … Continue reading unravelling pride
Giving Thanks
Are you like me? .. I have always had the tendency to, through all the goodness in my life, zero in on the one thing that is wrong. I zero in on it, like targeting it for destruction. Then, I execute and attack until it is no longer an issue. Sounds great, right? Sometimes, it … Continue reading Giving Thanks
Worth?
Worth: Definition of worth (n) Bing Dictionary 1. value in money: the value of something, especially in terms of money 2. amount equaling given value: the amount of something that can be bought for a particular sum of money or that will last for a particular length of time 3. moral or social value: the … Continue reading Worth?
True Wealth
Alright, part two. Thanks for sticking with me. 🙂 I promise you'll love the reward! So I was spring cleaning the other day and came across an old notebook of mine. I've read a lot of books .. and continue to, and one in particular is by Napoleon Hill, The Master Key to Riches. Within … Continue reading True Wealth