Category: Daily Choices
Posted on November 7, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As far back as I can remember, I have largely interpreted life, my value, and my impressions of those around me through the words I hear. What I have taken in through my ears has lodged deep into my soul. Countless words have cut… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Words”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusations, Accusing, Arrogant, Believing the best, Calling, Complaining, Cutting Words, Deadly, Death and Life, Destiny, Destruction, Destructive, Encourage, Encouragement, Encouraging, Gossip, grateful, Grumbling, Hate, Hate Speech, Hope, Humble words, Hurtful, Identity, Intention of the Heart, Kind, Kind Words, Kindness, Life-giving, love, Mean, Mean Spirited, Motives, Pride, Proudful, Sarcasm, Sarcastic, Speech, Thankful, The Heart, The Lips, The Mouth, The Tongue, Words, Wounding Words
Posted on October 31, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Music of the rock group Kansas takes me back to my high school days. I particularly remember the hauntingly beautiful harmonies of “Dust in the Wind”. The sound would echo in my head days after I listened to it on the radio. Who could… Continue Reading “Choosing a Life of Substance”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Christ the solid rock, Destiny, Dust, Emptiness, Enduring Love, Eternity, Everlasting Love, Evermore, Forever, Frail Humanity, Hope, Hopefulness, Kansas, love, Meaning, Meaninglessness, No substance, Nothingness, Purpose, Signficance, Substance, Unfailing Love, Void
Posted on October 24, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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How many plans have been started with grand vision and then abandoned because of how insignificant and underwhelming the idea later felt? My visionary follow-through often struggles. Emotions of discouragement settle in when the glorious things I imagine don’t swiftly materialize. Not seeing an… Continue Reading “Choosing to See Beyond What’s in Front of Me”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Ashamed, Broken Pieces, Broken Places, Despair, Effective Faith, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Faith, Feeding the 5000, Great Faith, Hope, Hope filled, Hopeful, Hoping, Immediate outcome, Insignificance, Insignificant, Littlest, Loaves and Fishes, Long Suffering, Mustard Seed of Faith, Patience, Persevere, Perseverence, Seeing, Small Beginnings, Small Faith, Smallest, The Least of These, The Lord's Work, Trust, Trust God, Trust in the Lord, Unashamed, Unredeemable
Posted on October 17, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Many years ago I read a slim little book by a Chinese pastor known as Watchman Nee. It was a study of of the Biblical book of Ephesians. It is called Sit, Walk, Stand, and I have referred to it many times since. SIT… Continue Reading “Choosing to Stand”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Christian Living, Don't give up, Endurance, Ephesians, God's Word, Obedience, Obeying God, Perseverence, Sit Walk Stand, Spiritual Warfare, Standing, Steadfast, Strength, Take a stand, Unwavering, Victory in Christ, Watchman Nee
Posted on October 10, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The word ‘love’ in English is quite pliable. I can say that I love my wife and I love pizza, and most people will not accuse me of reducing my spouse to a mere platter of pepperoni nor seeking to marry an Italian meal.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Seek the Highest”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape Love, Choosing, Conditional love, Falling in Love, Falling out of Love, I choose you, love, Love is a feeling, Love is not a feeling, Love One Another, Obedience, Obedience to God, Searching for love, The highest good, Unconditional Love, Unfailing Love, With all my heart
Posted on October 3, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I once read an article by an atheist describing the serenity he felt as he overlooked a beautiful valley while drinking a cup of coffee. The point he was trying to make was that Christians do not have a monopoly on peace. He was… Continue Reading “Choosing the Gift of Shalom”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Calm, Gift of God, God's Presence, Good Sleep, Healing, Hope, Jesus, No anxiety, No fear, Peace, Peace in the Storm, Peace of God, People of Peace, Quiet, Quietness, Release, Shalom, Still, Stillness, Storms, Storms of Life, Strength, Tranquility, Wellbeing, Wholeness
Posted on September 26, 2022
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing to Remember Who I Am”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Allegiance to Jesus, Core Identity, Identity, Identity in Christ, Know Myself, Know Thyself, Know Yourself, Lies I Believe, Primary Identity, Self Identity, Temptation, Temptations of Christ, Tempted, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas á Kempis, Victory Over Temptation, Who am I?
Posted on September 19, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Perhaps you’ve seen the presentation before. Someone asks you to tell them what you see on the screen. You look, and there is a single black dot in the middle. That is all. The presenter then asks if there is anything more. Once you… Continue Reading “Choosing a Different Perspective”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Asking for Help, Blind Eyes Opened, Changed Perspective, God's Perspective, Humility, Jesus Teaching Me, Jesus' Perspective, New Awareness, New Hope, New Perspective, New Revelation, New Way of Seeing, Opened Eyes, Reframing, Reframing a Problem, Revelation, Seeing Differently, Seeing Eyes, Seeing Things Differently, Wisdom
Posted on September 12, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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A few years back, some friends asked if I would keep their car while they spent a few months working in Asia. I could use it as a second vehicle as long as I took care of it. It ended up being a great… Continue Reading “Choosing to Care for that which Belongs to God”
Posted on September 5, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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In the movies it always looked so easy and nonconsequential. As a kid, I watched shows where chairs were busted over heads in barroom fights, the recipient merely staggering a few paces before flinging his opponent through a wooden railing. In addition there were… Continue Reading “Choosing to Offer an Invitation”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Choosing Jesus, Choosing to let Jesus in, Disciple of Jesus, Discipleship, Fellowship with Jesus, Free Will, Gentleness, Honor, Honored, Invitation, Invite Jesus in, Jesus Knocking, Jesus the Gentleman, Jesus waiting, love, Open door, Open Heart, Real Love, Relationship with God, Relationship with Jesus, Revelation 3:20, Submission to God, Volition, Welcome, YWAM
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