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God’s Servant

ByKaroline April 27, 2018 0 Comments

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Luke 1:38 I have a hard time wrapping my brain around Mary's story. Not because it's fantastical (although it is). Not because she was so young (which she was). But because even though she doesn't understand how, she accepts it and says simply "I am the Lord's servant." I've been trying to do that. Trying...

Frustration

ByKaroline April 17, 2018 0 Comments

I'm frustrated today. My new job is really testing me and I'm afraid I'm not being nearly as Christ-like as I'd like to be. I've been listening to a cool feed I found on YouTube of music to keep my heart smiling but it's not working as well as I'd like. After fussing at myself for a while, I believe the source of my irritation is today's lesson on the "Pray As You Go" app. (Stephen said) “You...

Music

ByKaroline April 6, 2018 0 Comments

"Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts." 1 Chronicles 16:9 One of the things I don't like about our church is that there is no choir. There is a house band and they play some pretty awesome music most of the time. But the congregation does not sing along so my friend and I mouth the words along with everyone else. (Which I can't stand. I want to sing loud and proud...

Betrayal

ByKaroline March 30, 2018 0 Comments

36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 39 Going a little farther, he...

Forgiveness

ByKaroline March 23, 2018 0 Comments

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) One of the most difficult things I am dealing with on my path is forgiveness. I can honestly tell you right now that there are at least two people I cannot even IMAGINE forgiving. Seriously. I can't imagine ever letting go of what they did to me. Even though I know it's what I...

Surrounded by pain

ByKaroline March 16, 2018 0 Comments

I've had a hard time this week. Not only have I been sick, I started a new job. So I'm not braining too well. I know that even when I'm out of sorts I should be sticking with my routine though, so I've been doing my daily reading/bible study. Those daily readings have not been as much of a comfort as they were. There are a couple of things that are, frankly, getting on my nerves. The first is the...

Grace

ByKaroline March 9, 2018 0 Comments

I love the pastor of the church I attend. He gets to me in ways that no one else can. He breaks down the bible and touches my soul every week. It's hard to describe this older, seemingly grumpy man - cause he is those things but he OWNS it. He admits he's flawed and that he's working on many of the same issues we are all working on. He doesn't preach from a place of perfection, he teaches from...

Love

ByKaroline March 4, 2018 0 Comments

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 After I left the church, I studied quite a few other religions. Wicca, Judaism, Asatru, Buddhism and more. I created a hodge podge of all of them for my "own" religion. There was one constant in my life and it is integral to my way of being. It's simple and yet the...

Second Chances

ByKaroline February 23, 2018 0 Comments

I believe in giving people a second chance. ~George Zimmerman Every morning I have my routine. It's a new routine but after almost 2 months of following it, I think it's stuck. I wake up, make coffee, then sit down to read an inspirational message and bible passages. Then I talk with God for a bit before beginning to get ready for my day. When I get into my car for work (or sit at my desk...

The prodigal son

ByKaroline February 16, 2018 0 Comments

“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” (Luke 15: 31-32 NIV) A few have asked how this happened. How I, a woman everyone knew was happy in her path, would come back to God. The answer seems simple but it was years in...

Looking for God

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