I recently had someone describe her life problems to me as rooted in co-dependency. She could see that her choices had become so enmeshed with another person’s responses that she no longer knew what was hers and what was the other person’s. The solution… Continue Reading “Choosing Boundaries”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, Boundaries, Boundary, Co-dependency, Codependence, Constraints, Distinctions, Enmeshed Relationships, Fences, God's Laws, Identity, Instructions, Laws, Laws that Protect, Limits, Love Laws, Loving God, Manipulation, Obedience, Obey, Protection, Restrictions, Rules, Submission, Submit, Ten Commandments
Posted on January 30, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Some stories in the Bible have struck me as unfair, and at times I have found myself sympathizing with the “bad guy.” Take for example the parable of the three servants who received money from their master to invest while he was gone (Matthew… Continue Reading “Choosing a Soft Heart in Worship”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Cain and Abel, Hard Heart, Humble Heart, Jesus is Lord, Obedience, Pride, Prideful, Resisting God, Right Worship, Soft Heart, Submission to God, True Worship, Trust, Worship, Worship from the heart
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 October 10, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The word ‘love’ in English is quite pliable. I can say that I love my wife and I love pizza, and most people will not accuse me of reducing my spouse to a mere platter of pepperoni nor seeking to marry an Italian meal.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Seek the Highest”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape Love, Choosing, Conditional love, Falling in Love, Falling out of Love, I choose you, love, Love is a feeling, Love is not a feeling, Love One Another, Obedience, Obedience to God, Searching for love, The highest good, Unconditional Love, Unfailing Love, With all my heart
Posted on August 9, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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How many plans have been started with grand vision and then abandoned because of how insignificant and underwhelming the idea later felt? My visionary follow-through often struggles. Emotions of discouragement settle in when the glorious things I imagine don’t swiftly materialize. Not seeing an… Continue Reading “Choosing to Give What I Have”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Faith, Feeding the 5000, Fishes and Loaves, Gifts, Insignificant, Little, Miracle, Mustard Seed Faith, Obedience, Obey, Offering, Small, Small Beginnings, Small lunch, Too Little, Too Small