Archive for tag: seeking God

 ”You move me, You give me courage I didn’t know I had. You move me, I can’t go with You and stay where I am And so You move me…” You Move Me, by Susan Ashton  Lesson #3: You can’t enter the Promised Land AND stay in Egypt. Keep moving. If there is anything that makes you want to give up on ministry altogether, it’s being betrayed. In fact, many people DO pull out of ministry for that very reason! Low-end estimates ...

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“It’s not you, it’s me….” “You’re giving me the ‘It’s not you, it’s me’ routine? I invented ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’ Nobody tells me it’s them, not me. If it’s anybody, it’s me.” — George Costanza, Seinfeld – George and Gwen, breaking up, in “The Lip Reader” Lesson #2: When they say it’s not personal, they mean it… …but not in the way you think. They mean it’s not personal about YOU. It is, however, personal about ...

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Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV) Today at Sisterhood mornings in our continuation of our series “Following the Rabbi” we talked about going beyond the law. By their nature, laws ...

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You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle Are they not in Your book? Psalm 56:8 NKJV In early January of this year I was cleaning up the remains of all my Christmas decorations. It was time to put it all away. While I love Christmas and all that goes along with it, I always appreciate the feel of returning back to a normal routine. I had lit some Christmas candles for the last time before storing ...

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What a huge past couple of weeks this has been! Finishing up an incredible season of fasting and prayer, finding out about Stovall’s heart condition, experiencing the outpouring of faith and love on our behalf from friends both near and far. It’s crazy how many twists and turns life can suddenly spring on us. Suddenly we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory– places we never thought we would be. If you had told me 21 days ago ...

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