"I can't wait for this weekend!" "I can't wait for summer to get here." "I can't wait for winter to be over." "I can't wait for my next vacation." One thing I find facinating about our culture, including myself, is that we so often are looking to whatever's next. Whether it's "getting through" the workday… Continue reading Giving Up Always Looking at What’s Next
Category: Lent
Giving Up Waiting for the “Perfect Weather”
Later today I will get a chance to be back on my college campus where I spent 4 of the most formative years of my life thus far. During my sophomore year I was a Resident Assistant on a freshmen girls' floor. Our Resident Hall Coordinator, Jackie, picked a theme verse for all the RA's… Continue reading Giving Up Waiting for the “Perfect Weather”
Giving Up Comfort
Last week, I mentioned a book I was reading called Killing Christians by Tom Doyle. I cannot even begin to describe some of the painful, UNcomforable things the believers shared about their lives. I have been challenged to pray for these brothers and sisters who have no option but sacrifice when they decide to follow… Continue reading Giving Up Comfort
Giving Up Social Media
Many of the things I've given up this month have been intangible concepts. I've found though that sometimes there are very tangible things that get me in situations where those feelings, emotions, fears or insecurities I've been blogging about the past few weeks are either born or quickly grow. One of those places is through… Continue reading Giving Up Social Media
Sunday Joy: I Choose Joy
Joy is a facinating thing to me. I don't quite understand it and am thankful that it is a fruit of the Spirit's work in my life and not something I have to muster up on my own. But until recently I think that's how I treated it...as something I must make happen. People would… Continue reading Sunday Joy: I Choose Joy
Giving Up Thinking that God Has Limits
Omnipotent ... all-powerful. God has supreme power in the universe, He has power even over water and gravity and physics, etc. His power is limitless. Omnipresent... all-present. God is capable of being everywhere at the same time. Omniscient... all-knowing. God knows everything there is to know and all that can be known... past present and… Continue reading Giving Up Thinking that God Has Limits
Giving Up Idolatry
Back at the beginning of this blog series, I talked about how at times it would be hard to share that I was giving up something, because it would be admitting that I struggle with it. All of these have a hint of that struggle, but this one seems especially challenging. Who wants to say… Continue reading Giving Up Idolatry
Giving Up Self-Reliance
Independent. Responsible. Organized. Smart. While these aren't the words I pray describe me most, they are a few I have heard repeated throughout my life as ways people might describe me. They are definitely not negative and I guess sound great on a job application. However the reality of these words has sometimes made it… Continue reading Giving Up Self-Reliance
Giving Up Going Through the Motions
I am currently reading the book, "Killing Christians: Living the Faith Where It's Not Safe To Believe" by Tom Doyle. I've had it on my "to-read" list for a while, but recently have had a few extra reasons to actually get it out and get started. This book is good, but hard. It tells the… Continue reading Giving Up Going Through the Motions
Giving Up Looking at Other People’s Grass
Okay, so I agree today's blog title is a little weird, but stick with me. How often have you found yourself in a situation where you were looking at what other people's lives looked like and either: 1. Wished your life looked more like their's or 2. Were secretly thanking God your life doesn't look… Continue reading Giving Up Looking at Other People’s Grass
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