I recently traveled to Central Asia where a small group of us visited rural villages in a remote mountain range. Our purpose was simply to pray. Believing in the power of intercession, we asked God to bless these communities that, as far as we… Continue Reading “Choosing Adventure”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adventure, Afraid, Angst, Anxiety, Anxious, Beauty, Control, Don't Worry, dopamine, Endurance, Faith, fear, freedom, Giving up control, God, God is Good, Goodness, Hope, Jesus Christ, love, Mental Health, Neurotransmitters, Release, Risk, Salvation, Stress, Stressful, Taking a risk, Trust, Trust Jesus, Wonder, Worry
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
I have worked with some people over the years with serious pride issues. Surely you know the type I’m talking about. They see and hear only what they want and leave room for little to no outside input into their work, their projects, their… Continue Reading “Choosing to See IT in Me”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 7 Deadly Sins, Arrogance, Blinded, Blindness, conceit, Control, Control the narrative, distorted view, ego, ego-trip, egoism, Hubris, Humble, Humility, Insolence, my value, Narcissism, Narcissist, Open Eyes, Original Sin, Presumption, pretension, Pride, Proud, Self-importance, self-love, Self-pity, sin, Sin of sins, Sinner, smug, smugness, snob, Thinking too highly of myself, vanity
Posted on May 16, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was five years old when I had my tonsils removed. A lot of medical concerns and procedures were different back then. They had me spend the night before surgery in the hospital. I remember my initial impression was that of getting to do… Continue Reading “Choosing Well . . . in the Dark”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Alone, Artificial Light, Blind, Blindness, Comforter, Confused, Confusion, Control, Dark, Darkness, Fa;lse Light, God is Light, God's Voice, Light, Light in the Darkness, Loneliness, Night, Nighttime, Out of Control, Redeemer, Rescuer, Savior, Spiritual Blindness, Take God's Hand, Trust, Trusting in God, Trusting in Jesus, Voice of God
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