It’s easy to have a victim mentality these days. A victim of the corona virus. A victim of the partisan system. At the mercy of the economy . Waiting for promised unemployment and stimulus checks. Trapped at home, behind a mask, away from loved ones. Waiting for God to answer prayers and put everything back […]
Most of us have been thrown off balance by COVID-19. It has shown us things about ourselves that were hidden during our busy, busy days. The pause in society has revealed ways we need and want to improve. Today my sister Debra Crandall is giving us tips to help us reduce our inflammatory load. Most […]
So many changes have been forced upon us by the COVID-19 crisis. How can we reclaim a sense of self and of control in the middle of this new normal? We must chart a new course and make the changes that are important to us, live the lives we determine to live. One way to […]
I had a wonderful quiet time with Jesus this morning. It wasn’t too quiet. Usually I try to be silent in the morning, but today was different. With all the talk of COVID-19, economic disaster, and world hunger swirling in my head, I woke up afraid. What is the antidote to fear? Faith! When I […]
Here’s Tom Newberry’s challenge for Day 30 of his book, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life: “Do not let others contaminate your mind with their pessimism and idle words. Your conversation must be full of the conditions you desire and the things God wants for you.” He advises you to escape conversations that involve cynicism, doubt, fear, […]
“Are you a faithful steward of your mental life?” This is the question asked by Tommy Newberry on Day 14 of 40 Days to a Joy-filled Life. God has given each of us an immensely powerful mind and free will to choose our thoughts. We can use this dominion to maximize our God-given potential, we can misuse […]
On Day 13 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, Tommy Newberry reminds us Christians that being full of joy, peaceful and unruffled by the world’s circumstances is the way to make non-believers sit up and take notice. They will want what we’ve got. This message is certainly a word for a time such as this. The […]
The journey to joy doesn’t always feel joyful. Some of the tasks suggested by Tommy Newberry in his book, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life don’t inspire joy. Some, like yesterday’s idea to give God the first 15 minutes of your day may have caused feelings of guilt as the you contemplated rolling out even […]
Day 4 of the 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life offers a challenge to spend the first 15 minutes of your day connecting with God. This suggestion is easy to resist. It might even illicit a scoff or two. Why, when it is so full of benefits? Newberry asks the question, “If you had an […]
Nothing is 100% perfect. Even on the mountain top, you can soak up the beautiful view or fuss about the wind destroying your coif. This is Tommy Newberry’s point on Day 3 of 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life titled, “Hundreds of Problems, Millions of Blessings.” This title reflects the scripture upon which his book […]
