My dear child, True religion isn’t “controlling your every action”. True religion is letting My life loose within you. Rules and regulations never make anything perfect, not even you. I’m the only perfect One. Precious, remember that I look past all the stuff and into your heart. I’m always searching for the submissive, not the subjective. …
Praying with Spice 1
“Take for yourself spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an equal part of each. And with it you shall make incense, a perfume…salted, pure and holy” (Exodus 30:34-35 NASB). I stopped and read again the names of these spices that I had never smelled. Stacte. Onycha. Galbanum. Frankincense. Each an essential element …
The Day I Rode with Aunt Lizzy
I was an adult before I realized Aunt Lizzy was actually my great-aunt. I saw her on occasion at funerals, weddings, and random family gatherings that had more fried chicken than reason. Aunt Lizzy looked a lot like my grandmother, who was her sister, but the similarities stopped at appearances. My grandmother was plain and sensible — Lizzy was …
“One Became Two, Yet Two Were Becoming One”
I said it aloud, although there was no one present to hear. “My impatience is covered by Mark’s patience; and his sarcasm is softened by my sensitivity. In my areas of weakness, he is strong. In his areas of challenge, I am comfortable. What an amazing arrangement.” Although I’d been married only a few weeks, the Father thus began …
The Sparks of Marriage and Other Flames
I think that this must have been my mother’s mantra. When I whined about doing something I didn’t want to do, she most often found a way to slip this into the conversation. “Don’t forget the Golden Rule,” she would remind. So as an adult, I’m often reminded to think through how I want to be treated …
Marital Distance
Dear Mentor, My husband and I have fallen into a bad cycle of relating. I tend to sin when I am sinned against. When he is angry or frustrated, it hurts and I respond in anger, coldness, and distance. I prolong the bad situation even after he is ready to reconcile. How do I get off this ferris wheel? …
Afraid of Your Own Children?
Dear Mentor, I think that I may be afraid of my child. I find myself constantly trying to guess her whims, so I won’t have to deal with the tantrum that might follow. Do I really have to live like this? …
The Spark of Anger
Dear Mentor, My anger continues to get the best of me. I seem to erupt over the smallest thing lately. Can you help? Signed, Burning Dear Burning, Nature teaches us that …
Laying Down My Life, uh…Afternoon
Ever really think about the words that you sing on Sunday mornings? Do you really want to “surrender all”? Or do I actually want Him to “break my heart for what breaks His”? Hummmm…. Get settled in to read and be challenged by Karen Dilbeck‘s second guest post in her series on living out what we speak about. I know …
How to Put on the Belt
Holy Father, I thank You that every Word that You speak is Truth (John 17:17). You do not just speak Truth, but are actually are the Truth (John 14:6). Thank You that Your Words are not like the scribes – written down but not lived out. I affirm that You speak out of the depths of who You …
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