Not too long ago I had a conversation with a person who struggles with addiction. He told me how he has a goal of developing more self discipline in his life. But he finds that he always fails in his efforts. He feels that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let Desperation Work”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Attitude Change, Change, Desperate, Desperation, Discomfort, Do it on my own, Faith, Frustration, Hope, I Need God, Last resort, Long Suffering, love, Miserable, Misery, Motivation, Out of options, Pain, Patience, Perseverance, Suffering, the human will, Transformation
Posted on December 30, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The new year is upon us, and that means resolutions! Many of us are making promises to initiate changes in our lives. I have heard mixed reviews regarding the effectiveness of such commitments. Most of us give up on the pledges made on January… Continue Reading “Choosing a GUILTLESS New Year”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Change, Change my life, Clean Heart, Cleansed from sin, False Guilt, Forgive and forget, Forgive me, Forgiven, forgiveness, freedom, Freedom from guilt, freedom from past mistakes, freedom from past sin, God's mercy, guilt, Guilty, Healing, Hope, Hope for the new year, Humble, Humility, I want to change, Making Changes, new start, New Year, New Year Resolution, Pain, Redemption, Relationship healing, Release, Repentance, shame, sin, Soul Pain, Starting Over
Not too long ago I had a conversation with a person who struggles with addiction. He told me how he has a goal of developing more self discipline in his life. But he finds that he always fails in his efforts. He feels that… Continue Reading “Choosing How I See God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Attitude, Attitude Change, Blind, Blind to God, Change, Change My Mind, Closed Eyes, Despair, Desperate, Desperate for change, Desperation, Discomfort, Do it myself, Eternal Hope, Eyes Wide Open, Frustration, Hope, Humility, Misery, More Information, New Perspective, Open Eyes, Passion of Christ, Rewards of suffering, Seeing God, Stubborn, Stubborness, Suffering, Sufferings of Jesus, Wrestling with Addiction, Wrong view of God
I’m growing—particularly around my gut. As I get older, I find myself fantasizing about coming up with a plan to return to my 18-year-old body, back when I felt no need to think about what or how much I ate. And it was more… Continue Reading “Choosing to Turn Around”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 7 Deadly Sins, Bad behavior, Change, Changing myself, Changing the way I think, Changing Things, Confession, Doing things differently, Making a Change, Mistakes, Redo, Regret, Repent, Repentance, Resolutions, See things differently, Seeing Things Differently, sin, Sinful behavior, Think Again, Troubled behavior, Turn Around, Turning, Turning Around, U Turn
Posted on December 27, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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A chance for new beginnings and making life improvements. A clean slate to start over. That’s what so many of us long for and what the new year seems to offer. The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions has been popular for quite a… Continue Reading “Choosing to Move Forward”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accountability, Change, freedom, Getting Unstuck, Goals, Good Habits, Growth, Habits, Happy New Year, Humility, Improvement, Keeping Promises, Life Changes, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Making Changes, Moving Forward, Need help, New Beginning, New Habits, New Year Resolution, Resolution, SMART goals, Unstuck