Tag: Humility
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 February 5, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was 19 years old working a summer job between college semesters painting our little town’s city hall. It was a season of experiencing new life in my spiritual walk with Jesus. One day, I was overjoyed to have a conversation with a local… Continue Reading “Choosing Hard Conversations”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Be Reconciled, Care enough to speak up, Caring Words, Christ-like Behavior, Confrontation, Courage, Courage to remain silent, Courage to speak, Defensiveness, Finding my voice, Gentle Words, Hard conversations, Healthy Conversations, Humble Heart, Humility, Hurtful Words, Keep the Peace, Listen well, Loving Conversations, Loving Words, No Hiding, Real Love, Reconciliation, Risk, Risky Love, Slow to speak, Speak the truth in love, Speak Up, Take the risk, Thoughtful Response
Posted on January 29, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“I’m so disappointed,” the young man said to me. “I came here wanting to experience God’s love. But I have felt nothing new. This has been a waste of my time.” I was interviewing one of our discipleship students as the program was winding… Continue Reading “Choosing to Need Forgiveness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Arrogance, Blind Spots, Encountering God, forgive, Forgiven, Forgiven Little, Forgiven Much, forgiveness, Help Me!, Helpless, Humble, Humble Myself, Humility, I am a sinner, I have sinned, I Need a Savior, I Need God, I need help, Independence, love, Love of God, Need a Savior, Need help, Need to be Rescued, Pride, Rescued, Rescuer, Respectable Sinner, Save me, Savior, Self-Righteousness, Self-sufficiency, sin, Sinner, Spiritual Pride
Posted on October 16, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I despise fasting. I hate the way it makes me feel grumpy, irritable, distracted with thoughts of burgers, pizza, and ice cream when I’m trying to do something important. But most of all, it makes me feel hungry. And hunger tells me I need… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Empty”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Appetite, Bread of Life, Cravings, Desire, Empty, Empty Stomach, Eternal Life, Fasting, Food as an Idol, Going Without, Heavenly Bread, Humbled, Humility, Hunger, Hungry, Jesus Follower, Junk Food, Manna, Never Hungry, Nourishment, Physical Appetites, Spiritual Appetite, Spiritual Food, Spiritual Hunger, Spiritual Junk Food, Spiritual Nourishment, True Satisfaction
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 to Finish Well”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A Good Finish, Admit you're wrong, Admitting Mistakes, Apologize, Ask for forgiveness, Be a learner, Confess, Confess sin, Ending Well, Finish Well, Finishing Well, How will I be remembered?, Humble, Humility, Learn from your mistakes, Learning from my mistakes, Looking Back, No Regrets, Pride, Proudful, Repent, Run the Race, Running the Race
Posted on February 20, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Speculations on the beginning of the universe fascinate me. There is, of course, the Big Bang Theory (not the television show). It is the most commonly known hypothesis, proposing that all existing matter was at one time compressed into a tiny, infinitely dense speck… Continue Reading “Choosing to Start Small”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Baby Jesus, Christmas, God's love, God's Mercy, God's Wisdom, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Small Beginnings, Small Packages, The Incarnation, True Greatness, Value System, Values
Posted on February 6, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It’s a simple but often maligned and misunderstood word. To be considered humble is a compliment for some and an insult for others. It’s frequently associated with being soft spoken, self-deprecating, and wallowing in low self-esteem. While most people consider it a virtue of… Continue Reading “Choosing to Walk in Humility”
Posted on January 9, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I only have to look in the mirror to be reminded of the many birthdays I have experienced. It’s funny how my excitement and attitude toward turning another year older have changed since I was young. Birthdays used to be the happy focal point… Continue Reading “Choosing to Mature God’s Way”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A learner, Become a child, Birthdays, Child-like, Child-likeness, Getting Old, Gray hair, Growing Old, Humble, Humility, Kids, Learners, Like a Child, Mature, Maturity, Trust, Trust issues, Vulnerability, Vulnerable, Wisdom
Posted on November 21, 2022
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 a Thankful Heart”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Enter His Courts with Thanksgiving, Focus, Give Praise, grateful, gratitude, Heart Focus, Humble Heart, Humility, Open Eyes, Open Heart, Praise, Rejoice, Thankful, Thankful Heart, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Turkey, Worship
Posted on November 20, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“I’m so disappointed,” the young man said to me. “I came here wanting to experience God’s love. But I have felt nothing new. This has been a waste of my time.” I was interviewing one of our discipleship students as the program was winding… Continue Reading “Choosing to Acknowledge My Need”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Blind Spots, forgive, forgiveness, God's love, Humility, I am needy, love, Love for God, My need, My sin, Need, Neediness, Release, Self Righteousness, sin, Sinner, Spiritual Blindness
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