Living in the Peace Zone
(And, I’m not referring to the Britney Spears version — but MY version.) Oh, mercy. I did it again. I ranted, rambled, and let my tongue run wild like it had a life of its own. The words came out faster than my good sense could catch them — and once again, I wished I…
Deuteronomy 30:15,19 -“See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. Choose life, so that you and your children may live.” Every day we make all kinds of decisions – from the outfit we’re going to wear, who to meet, what to eat, and what to do. Most importantly, we choose what…
Have you ever found yourself hosting a pity party with thoughts that make you feel less than stellar? Oh, I’ve been there — serving up a buffet of self-doubt and fear, all while the enemy hums along to that old Broadway tune, “Let me entertain you!” That’s right, those self-defeating thoughts are not just annoying…
I know what peaceful, green pastures look like. And I’ve seen enough war movies to know what battlefields look like. I also know what the peaceful, green pastures AND the battlefields feel like in my mind. I’d like to think I always chose the peace instead of the battlefield, but why do I/we let the…
Our minds can be battlefields — especially when the good, the bad and the ugly are warring with each other. I experienced it recently when, within five minutes, two different car drivers cut me off to get a better place in my lane. Oh, how I wanted to honk-explode on them — but didn’t. I…
Oh, but if we had the power to put our minds on “lockdown” when they are being bombarded with negative overload. I’ve found the more I think about something, the stronger it takes hold of me, which is why the Bible teaches “Run from anything that gives you evil thoughts, but stay close to anything…
Did you know what we think about the most…..is what we get? It’s like a giant magnet – pulling those things to us. If we noted our thoughts for 24 hours, what would those notes reveal about our hearts, our values and our attitudes? We might be thinking, “This is a crummy day. Nothing is…