Tag: Hope
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
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?
Posted on February 26, 2024
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 to See Things in a New Way”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Big Picture, Bigger Picture, Blind, Clarity, Confused, Don't know which way to go, Eternal Perspective, Eyes open, Forward movement, Frame, God's Perspective, God's Ways, Guidance, Guidance from God, Hope, Humility, Long-Term, Moving Forward, New Perspective, New Sight, New Vision, Open Eyes, Perspective, Quick solutions, Reframe, Reframing, Short-term perspective, Solutions, Solve the problem, Stuck, Unstuck, Wise question, Wise voice
Posted on February 19, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a child, I remember when my Sunday school knowledge about God and the Bible became dull and simple. I was a jaded 12-year-old, having grown up saturated with what felt like dry, moralistic lessons drawn from the pages of scripture. The words faith,… Continue Reading “Choosing to “Know” Less”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Beginnings, Believe, boredom, Childlike, Childlikeness, Children, Discipleship, Enjoy, Faith, Faith Fundamentals, Faith Hope Love, forgive, Godliness, Growing with God, Hope, Humility, Intimacy with Jesus, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Knowledge, Learn, Like a Child, love, Maturity, Respond to love, Simple, Sunday school, The Basics, Trust, Wisdom
Posted on January 22, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It’s a classic idea for a romance story. A prince, a princess, or a wealthy heir for some reason goes undercover and lives as an ordinary, unassuming character. In the course of everyday life, someone gets to know the royal or moneyed individual as… Continue Reading “Choosing to See Glory Next Door”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Children of God, CS Lewis, Daughters of God, Eternal, Eternal Glory, Eternal Inheritance, Eternity, Fame, Famous, Famous with God, Glorified with Christ, Glorious Future, Glory, God sees me, God's Approval, Heavenly Applause, Hidden Identiy, Hope, Hope of Glory, Love Story, No ordinary people, Prince, Princess, Seek first His Kingdom, Shared Glory, Sons of God, The Weight of Glory, Unfading Glory, Unimaginable Glory, Well done good and faithful servant
Posted on November 20, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I am afflicted with a condition that I understand many men have. I often cannot see what is right in front of my face. The can of soup I’m looking for in the pantry mysteriously disappears when I go to retrieve it. I’m perplexed… Continue Reading “Choosing the Way of Thanks”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Appreciate, Appreciation, Enter His gates with Thanksgiving, Giving Thanks, God's Goodness, God's Presence, Good Gifts, Goodness, grateful, gratitude, Hope, Hopeful, Open Eyes, Praise, Thank You, Thankful, Thankful Heart, Thanking, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, The Heart of Worship, What I have been given
Posted on September 18, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I first became a homeowner when I was 25. It was a small run-down rental in a suburb of Sacramento, California. My wife and I decided we could buy it at a good price and “fix it up” ourselves in preparation for our soon-to-arrive… Continue Reading “Choosing What Remains”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Build, Building, Burnt Up, Eternal Home, Eternal Investments, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Final Judgment, Gold, Hope, Investments, Jewels, Judgment, Lasting, Lasting Investments, Long-Term Thinking, love, Purifying Fire, Resurrection, Resurrection Bodies, Silver, Solid Investment, The Greatest of These, Valuable, Value
Posted on September 11, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was five years old when I had my tonsils removed. 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 a sleep over… Continue Reading “Choosing to TRUST in the Dark”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Blind, Confusion, Dark place, Disoriented, God is Good, God is Light, God's Light, Holding God's Hand, Hope, Hope in dark times, I can't see, Light, Light at the end of the tunnel, Light in the Darkness, Light of Christ, Making my own light, My own light, No fear, Rely on God, Self Reliance, Self Righteousness, Trust, Trust God, Trust Jesus, Trusting when it's dark, Voice of God, Voice of Jesus, Walking in darkness, When I am afraid, When there's no light
I traveled quite a bit when my children were young. I led outreach teams to foreign countries and could be gone for several weeks at a time. We didn’t have a lot of money, and so when it came to bringing gifts home to… Continue Reading “Choosing to Honor What is Truly Valuable”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Birthright, Childish Mindset, Esau, Eternal Dividends, Eternal Values, Eternal Wealth, Eternity, Faith, God's Values, Hope, Jacob, Long-Term Thinking, love, Relationships, Ruth, Short-Term Happiness, Short-term Thinking, The Prize, Treasure, True Wealth, Valuable, Values, Wealth
Posted on February 13, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a kid, there were certain old people I avoided. They were the kind that didn’t seem to have the capacity to endure the messiness and clumsiness of children. They couldn’t see the intentions of little ones when something got spilt or broken. They… Continue Reading “Choosing to Resist the Bitter Pill”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusation, Accusations, Anger, Bitterness, Blame, Emotional Pain, forgiveness, Hatred, Hope, Hurt, Hurting, Offended, Offenses, Resentful, Resentment, Root of Bitterness, Sorrow, Sweetness, Sweetness of Jesus, Wisdom
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