Make me aware

Father, help me to be sensitive to what is happening to people around me. I know there are unmet needs beneath the surface of the most successful and selfassured. I know that today I will meet some who are enduring hidden physical or emotional pain, others who are fearful of an uncertain future, and still others who carry burdens of worry for families and friends. May I take no one for granted, but instead, be a ready communicator of Your love and encouragement. Make me aware of these

Let’s Start Now

What are we waiting for? We know we want to change our stories. We know our lives can be bigger than what they are now. We know that God is calling us to a life of pure joy and rich faith. So what are we waiting for? What’s keeping us from… Spending more time getting to know the God who loves us unconditionally… Eating more fruits and vegetables and less stuff that comes from a box… Getting outside and playing or walking or making snow angels …

It is time to Refine!

Time to get-away… Time to laugh, deep from the belly… Time with girlfriends, old and new… Time to be entertained, educated, and inspired… Time to get un-stuck! Doesn’t that sound wonderful? Please come with me and enjoy that Time! The Refine Conference in Bloomington, MN on September 21-22, 2012. Come As You Are…Take Your Next Step with Purpose! You will experience… a place to be understood, a place to be accepted, a place to grow, a place to connect, and a place to laugh and have fun

Consequences

We can’t hide anything from God. It’s easy to forget that, isn’t it? Every once in awhile I think that if I I mess up and don’t talk to God about it, He won’t find out. That’s just plain silly. Why do we do that? I guess it’s like a little kid who has taken a cookie when his mother said “No.” If he runs and hides behind his bunk bed to eat it, he assumes his mom won’t find out. And then everything will be OK.

God, help my unbelief

There are so many questions I will have for God in heaven. The tragic shooting in Colorado last week is senseless. I don’t understand. And I must trust that God is still on the throne. Today’s Sunday prayer was originally posted on January 8, 2011, and is included in God, Girlfriends, & Chocolate.   God, I don’t understand random acts of violence. I don’t understand people shooting other people because they disagree with them. I don’t understand children bullying other children. I don’t understand cancer. These things

God can restore what is lost

Following-up on Wednesday’s thoughts… Imagine what it was like to be Job’s friends. Watching him lose so much. (What do you say to someone who has just lost ten children!) We learn in the book of Job that the counsel and conversations Job’s friends provided were not always very helpful. I bet they thought they were doing the right things—trying to move Job through his grief. But they also wanted to help Job feel better so their upside down world could go back to normal. Their words and

Wow. And I thought I have bad days.

I just finished reading the Book of Job. Again…Wow. I whine and complain about a frustration with a client. Or a disappointing comment from a friend. Or a schedule that is interrupted by the unexpected—usually by people. And then I read about Job. “This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil…He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.” Job doesn’t sound like someone who needed to be taught a good lesson. But here is what he dealt with… His

God can take care of the overwhelm

It’s Monday morning. And perhaps you face the first few hours in a state of overwhelm. “Ooftah. Should have checked emails yesterday…too many in the Inbox.” “Should have gotten up earlier…too much to do today.” “Where’s my list…3 more things to add to it.” “I knew I shouldn’t have agreed to volunteer at that event…don’t have the time this week.” “Is it soon Friday???” In my life, that “overwhelm” doesn’t only appear on Monday mornings. Every once in awhile I enter this place of “What on earth

Thank you, God, for meeting me…

In the cool, early morning hours when the birds are waking up and the dew is fresh on the grass. During my business meetings when I’m working hard at meeting the expectations of others. When I’m outside enjoying the warmth of the sun and the fresh air. During the thunderstorms and rain, knowing that is a blessing to someone. At the end of the day, when you give me rest. Thank you, God, for meeting me.

God has called you by name

This has been a week of asking some pretty big questions! …How am I getting to know God better? …How am I standing in the gap for my Girlfriends and their needs? I am grateful for these questions that God has put on my heart, and… …when I start asking myself these questions, it is easy to feel discouraged. (“Sigh. Shouldn’t I be better / more ‘spiritual’ by now?”) Good grief. We’re always trying to measure up to a standard that “they” set, aren’t we? So today

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