Category: Daily Choices
Posted on October 21, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It was my high school Spanish teacher who challenged an old axiom I had heard all my life. “Practice makes perfect.” This little phrase had been a mantra that I had assumed must be in the Bible somewhere because I heard it so much.… Continue Reading “Choosing My Habits”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Habits, Behavior, Cause and effect, Change My Mind, Complete, Defeated, Defeatism, Excuses, God loves me, God loves you, Good Habits, Habits, Making Excuses, Perfection, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Reap, Reap what you sow, Reaping and Sowing, Relationships, Repentance, Sow, Transformation
Posted on October 14, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Ever been treated badly? Abandoned? Insulted? Ignored? Forgotten? Replaced? Taken for granted? Or just feel like you never get a break and nothing goes your way? Join the club! I have felt the sting (and sometimes the gut-punch) of all these abuses and misfortunes… Continue Reading “Choosing to NOT Feel Sorry for Myself”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Forgotten, generosity, Generous, Give, giving, Hurt, Lonely, Myself, Pity, Poor Me, Pride, Self Centered, Self-pity, Selfishness, Thankful, Thanksgiving
Often, the secret to success with any endeavor is learning the basics of a needed task and trusting the tried-and-true process. I believe this can apply to almost any skill. I remember my dad teaching me to wash a car: always start at the… Continue Reading “Choosing to Obey”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Leaders, Character of God, Commandments, Commandments of God, Comply, Complying, Control, Disobedience, Disregarding the Rules, freedom, God is Trustworthy, Good Leaders, Keep the Commandments, love, Love God, Loving God, Loving Jesus, Obedience, Obey God, Obey Jesus, Rebellion, Rebellion against God, Repent, Repentance, Rules, Submit, Submit to God, True Freedom, Trust God, Trust Jesus
Posted on September 30, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“Christianity doesn’t work.” I’ve been told this more than once. Someone explains why he’s giving up his faith, and it usually has something to do with him not getting what he feels he needs. Typically, references are made to unanswered prayers; troubling questions without… Continue Reading “Choosing the Process Over the Product”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Children, Christianity, Contentment, Eternity, Ethics, Faith, Feel better, Fixed, God is Good, God Is Love, God's love, Goodness of God, Grace, Growth, Happiness, Happy, Helpful, love, Love Hurts, Loving God, Loving Jesus, More Love, More to Love, Pleasure, Preparing for Eternity, Process, Product, Result, Results, Spiritual Growth, Unanswered Prayer, Utilitarianism, Utility
Posted on September 23, 2024
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 looking to marry an Italian meal.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Give Myself”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Affectionate, Agape, Choosing to love, Dating, Definition of Love, Emotional, Emotions, Engaged, Eros, Falling in Love, Falling out of Love, Feelings, Give, giving, Giving myself, God Is Love, Heart, Highest Good, Image Bearers, Image of God, Infatuated, Infatuation, Love is a choice, Love is giving, Love is not a feeling, Love One Another, Loving, Marriage, Relationships, Romance, Romantic Love, Sentiment, Sentimental
Posted on September 16, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The first time I remember contemplating the word “adultery,” I wondered why it was called that. My conclusion, as a child, was that it was a word to describe the many things that adults do. Though I did not understand it, at the time,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Resist an Adulterous Heart”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adulterous, Adultery, Affair, Betrayal, Betrayed, Commited, Commitment, Covenant, Covenant Relationship, Covenantal Love, Extra-marital, Faith, Faithful, Faithless, Forsaken, Lamb of God, Monogamy, Rejected, Sign of Jonah, Unfaithful, Unfaithfulness
Posted on September 9, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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After my face was smashed into the sweaty mat several times by a brute bigger than me I changed my mind. That was enough, and I gave up the thought of becoming a wrestler. The high school coach had said he could make me… Continue Reading “Choosing to Not Give Up”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Child of God, Confused, Confusion, Difficult, Disappointed with God, Disappointment, Discouraged, Don't Give Up, Endurance, Faith, God's child, Hurt, I'm Confused, I'm Done, Identity, Is God Good?, It's over, Life, Never give up, Pain, Painful, Perseverence, Press On, Push in, Struggle, Struggling with God, Suffering, Tired, Trust, Trust God, Where is God?, Wrestling, Wrestling with God
Posted on September 2, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Regardless of the secularism that is woven into our present-day culture, we are a generation of worshipers. We tend to revere whatever makes us feel good. And that can cover a broad spectrum of deities. Whether they be the gods of food, money, or… Continue Reading “Choosing to NOT Make Myself Into a God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, 1st Commandment, deities, deity, False gods, Final Word, First Commandment, gods, Humility, I am a god, Idolatry, Idols, love, Love well, Loving God, many gods, My place, myself a god, No submission, Pride, self, Submit, Worship, Worshipping myself
Freshly baked bread. The smell and taste of it are difficult to beat, especially when it’s warm, just out of the oven. My mother made it when I was growing up and still occasionally does. It’s a comforting memory associated with pleasant feelings. Even… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Ideas to Consume”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bread, Bread of Life, Christ, Christian Nationalism, Confused Ideas, Confusion, Culture, False Teaching, Herodians, Human Traditions, Ideas, Kingdom of God, Leaven, Nationalism, Pharisees, Philosophy, Relevant Faith, Religion, Religious, Sadducees, Secular, Secularized, Self-Righteousness, Teachings, Teachings of Jesus, Theology, Thoughts, Traditions, Truth, Yeast, Zealots
I had a short stint running track when I was in middle school. It was enjoyable until the coach put me in an 800 meter race that I had not prepared for. As a sprinter, I applied what I knew and started out strong.… Continue Reading “Choosing a Strong Finish”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Arrogance, bad choices, Choose Justice, Choose Righteousness, Chosen, Completion, Don't Stop, Endure, Endure to the end, Faith, Finish Well, Finishing Strong, Forgivness, God's Way, good choices, Hope, Hubris, Humility, Living well, love, Love Mercy, Persevere, Pride, Refusing to learn, Resisting God, Thanks, Thanksgiving, The End, Walk Humbly
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