Christian Living Blogs
Say ‘No’ or ‘Go’ Then Let It Go
Posted: 2:13 pm on April 20, 2013 Be the first to comment on this post
By Dionna Sanchez
Whenever an invite, opportunity, obligation, or something similar comes up – I go through quite the mental battle in my head if it’s something I really don’t want to do or dread doing.
You might think, “Why doesn’t she just say “no?” Well, you see…. I’m a good girl. A people pleaser. And a people pleaser doesn’t JUST SAY NO. She stresses about it instead. She stresses about the fact that she will have to participate, attend, or be involved in something she really doesn’t want to, or doesn’t
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Tags: beauty and image, compassion, empathy, health, people pleasing, self esteem, anxiety
Is It OK for Christians to Speed?
Posted: 11:30 am on April 03, 2013 Be the first to comment on this post
By Lili Richey Willard
I have long contemplated this question. I have even developed a bit of a pet peeve out of it. Recently it seems to have exploded into my world, and has led me to examine scripture to see if it is just me, or if it is just my view.
There are many times I am tempted to speed, especially when traveling long distances on major highways and interstates. Sometimes I even do, simply so I am not run over in the mad rush with those who share the roads with me who seem to have to be the first to
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Can God Still Reach You?
Posted: 4:30 pm on March 21, 2013 Be the first to comment on this post
By Lili Richey Willard
"There is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still." -- Corrie ten Boom
Ever feel like God is just too far away to help you? Or that your sin is so terrible, He can't, or won't, rescue you? I think we all feel this way at times. And when Christians feel that way, that's when they are in true desperation. They are in their weakest moments.
2 Corinthians 12:10 tells us that because of our troubles, persecutions, trials, when we are in our weakness, this is when we become
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Tags: love, perfection, strength, weakness
Come to Me
Posted: 7:29 pm on March 19, 2013 Be the first to comment on this post
By Lili Richey Willard
'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.' (Matthew 11:28)
I have made lots of mistakes in the past. I have hurt people, I have assumed things that were not true, I did not keep promises. I failed...a lot. I still do.
I am grateful that knowing Jesus has brought me through my past to where I am today. Yes, I still sometimes do all those things. Not with intent, but because I am human. I strive to be a woman who lives by Jesus' example, to be full of grace
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Tags: burdens, comfort, forgiveness, Jesus, rest
Do You Know How to Respond to Your Neighbor’s Pain?
Posted: 9:51 pm on March 02, 2013 Be the first to comment on this post
By Amy Vogel
Engaging with someone in the middle of a trial is difficult and at best, a learned skill. It is uncomfortable when we engage in others painful lives. Not everyone has experienced difficult times, so it is hard to know what to do and what to say. We don’t always have the insight or experience needed to respond in a way that makes a difference.
In the Bible, there is a good example of what not to do. The Book of Job is not only about the question of why we suffer and where God is in all of
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Tags: comfort, pain, suffering
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