Tag: Endurance
What is it about children and their selective hearing? They conveniently fail to perceive instructions or warnings they don’t like. But if a parent for some reason does not follow through with something he said he might do, there is a predictable mantra shouted:… Continue Reading “Choosing to Trust Again”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anticipating, Blood oath, Commitment, Covenant, Covenantal Love, Cynic, Cynicism, Endurance, Endure, Eternal, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Faithful, Faithfulness, God, God's Character, Hope, I promise, It's not over, Jesus, love, Patience, Patient, Pledge, Promise, Promise Keeper, Promises, Reliable, Renewal, Return of Christ, Take Heart, Trust, Trustworthiness, vows, Wait, Waiting
I always saw myself as a laid-back, easy-going person. That was until my first year of teaching remedial English to 8th graders in a California inner-city school. My carefully composed lesson plans were sabotaged daily by 13 and 14 year olds who derived perverse… Continue Reading “Choosing to Step Back and Wait”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Calmness, Composure, Cool, Endurance, Endure, Faith, Forbearance, Fortitude, Fruit of the Spirit, Grit, Hope, Jesus, Long Suffering, love, Patience, Patient, Peace, Renewal, Renewed Strength, Restraint, Serenity, Stoic, Stoicism, Suffer, Tolerance, Toleration, Wait, Wait on the Lord
The Sahara can be a lonely and disheartening place. I’ve been to this endless North African sandbox several times. Its beauty, overshadowed by the harshness and potential for disaster, was often not seen till after I returned home and reviewed my photos. On one… Continue Reading “Choosing to Not Curse the Wilderness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Desert, Desert Experiences, Despairing, Don't Give Up, Dry Seasons, Endurance, Faith, God has abandoned me, God Speaks, Growing, Growth, Hearing God's Voice, Hope, Hopeless, I can't feel God, I don't feel God's love, I give up, I'm alone, love, Never Alone, Not Abandoned, Not surviving, Perseverence, Refreshment, Spiritually Dry, Springs in the Desert, Survival, Surviving, Tired, Tired of life, Where is God?
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
Several years ago, I assisted two of my grandchildren in making a craft/snack project. With the help of their grandmother, we made little “bird nests” out of peanut butter, chocolate, and crunchy chow mein noodles. As a final touch, we placed three colorful jellybeans… Continue Reading “Choosing to Wait for the Blessing”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Blessed, Comfort, Controlled by the Spirit, Delayed Gratification, Endurance, Endure, Future Blessing, Future Glory, Future Good, Future Hope, Have Patience, Hope, I give up, I want it now, It's coming, Joy comes in the morning, Keep going, Long Suffering, Long-Term Thinking, Meek, Merciful, mourning, Patience, peacemakers, Perseverance, Persevere, poor in spirit, Promises, Promises of God, promises of Jesus, Pure in heart, Resolution, Self-Control, Short-sighted, The Beatitudes, Tired of waiting, Wait, Wait for it, Waited long enough, Why wait?
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 Wrestle with God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Confusion, Desperation, Discomfort, Don't give up, Draw near to God, Endurance, Endure, Faith, Fighting with God, God's blessing, Jacob, Life is Unfair, New Identity, Pain, Perseverance, Promises of God, Struggles, Struggling with God, Suffering, Wrestling with God
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 July 18, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The Sahara can be a lonely and disheartening place. I’ve been to this seemingly endless North African sandbox several times. Its beauty, overshadowed by the harshness and potential for disaster, was often not seen till after I returned home and reviewed my photos. On… Continue Reading “Choosing to Embrace the Dry Season”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Afraid, Alone, Desert Experiences, Desert Seasons, Despair, Don't give up, Dry Seasons, Dry times, Endurance, God has left me, God is far away, God Stopped Speaking, God who sees, Hope, Hopelessness, It's too hard, Keep going, Knowing God, Knowing God's Ways, Life is too hard, Loneliness, Lonely, Perseverence, Trusting God, Wilderness Experience
Posted on June 21, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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There’s something gratifying about finding a way to make a long journey shorter. I look to my GPS for help these days. But even as a kid, shortcuts were always appreciated. When I was 12, my friends showed me a quicker way to the… Continue Reading “Choosing the Long Way”
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