A statement in my morning devotional jumped off my "smarter-than-me" phone screen & practically slapped me in the face:
"If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate! All you need to do is change what you think about and you will be practicing Christian meditation." (Nicky & Pippa Gumbel from HTB in London)
Wow... this rocked me back on my heels. I've often thought if worry was an occupation, I could be a CEO - if it were an Olympic event, I'd have gold medals lining my trophy shelf.
As a Christ follower, when I worry I feel guilt = "Why isn't my faith strong enough to overcome this?" I question myself... "Do I know love Jesus enough?" or "I'm doing it wrong" I complain to myself.
A simple shift in focus is in order. Instead of giving power to whatever it is I'm worrying about at the moment, I need to remember the fact that Jesus gave His life on the cross for me. He paid it all.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
A New Day...
I've been struggling with a less than congenial attitude as of late. I've blamed it on various factors: the never-ending winter here in the Northeast; aches / pains / headaches; the unpredictability of my work flow...
To be honest, I've just been making a choice to put on my crabby pants and be snippy with my beloved husband. I was doing some serious wallowing in my prolonged pity party.
Today I chose differently...
I got out of bed shortly after our alarm starting playing hits from the 70's & 80's and started a new morning routine: I sat myself down at my desk and cracked open one of my devotional books and then another; next, I pressed play on one of my Leslie Sansone Walk At Home DVDs and did a mile while never leaving the house. The rest of my morning played out as normal with a shower, breakfast, coffee and a twenty-minute drive to work.
After a full day at the office and some time updating our worship backgrounds on the multi-media computer, I'm feeling tired - but not exhausted (like I have been feeling for the last several months). Tonight I get to hang out with my musical friends in the Worship Team Life Group.
To be honest, I've just been making a choice to put on my crabby pants and be snippy with my beloved husband. I was doing some serious wallowing in my prolonged pity party.
Today I chose differently...
I got out of bed shortly after our alarm starting playing hits from the 70's & 80's and started a new morning routine: I sat myself down at my desk and cracked open one of my devotional books and then another; next, I pressed play on one of my Leslie Sansone Walk At Home DVDs and did a mile while never leaving the house. The rest of my morning played out as normal with a shower, breakfast, coffee and a twenty-minute drive to work.
After a full day at the office and some time updating our worship backgrounds on the multi-media computer, I'm feeling tired - but not exhausted (like I have been feeling for the last several months). Tonight I get to hang out with my musical friends in the Worship Team Life Group.
Monday, February 19, 2018
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