It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for my… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let My Shame Be Covered”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Abased, Accused, Anguish, Bad Reputation, Blame, Condemnation, Condemned, Conscience, crime, Crisis, Culpability, Degraded, Discredited, Disgraced, dishonor, Dishonored, Dismay, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Embarrassment, Error, Fault, guilt, Guilty, Humbling, Humiliation, Ill repute, Infamy, Loss of Face, Mortified, Notoriety, notorious, Offence, Put Down, Regret, Remorse, Repentance, Sad, Scandal, Scandalized, Self-Condemnation, Self-disgust, Self-hatred, shame, Shameful, sin, Sorrow, Stain, Stigma
Posted on December 30, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The new year is upon us, and that means resolutions! Many of us are making promises to initiate changes in our lives. I have heard mixed reviews regarding the effectiveness of such commitments. Most of us give up on the pledges made on January… Continue Reading “Choosing a GUILTLESS New Year”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Change, Change my life, Clean Heart, Cleansed from sin, False Guilt, Forgive and forget, Forgive me, Forgiven, forgiveness, freedom, Freedom from guilt, freedom from past mistakes, freedom from past sin, God's mercy, guilt, Guilty, Healing, Hope, Hope for the new year, Humble, Humility, I want to change, Making Changes, new start, New Year, New Year Resolution, Pain, Redemption, Relationship healing, Release, Repentance, shame, sin, Soul Pain, Starting Over
Posted on October 21, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It was my high school Spanish teacher who challenged an old axiom I had heard all my life. “Practice makes perfect.” This little phrase had been a mantra that I had assumed must be in the Bible somewhere because I heard it so much.… Continue Reading “Choosing My Habits”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Habits, Behavior, Cause and effect, Change My Mind, Complete, Defeated, Defeatism, Excuses, God loves me, God loves you, Good Habits, Habits, Making Excuses, Perfection, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Reap, Reap what you sow, Reaping and Sowing, Relationships, Repentance, Sow, Transformation
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
It was my high school Spanish teacher who challenged an old axiom I had heard all my life. “Practice makes perfect.” This little phrase had been a mantra that I had assumed must be in the Bible somewhere because I heard it so much.… Continue Reading “Choosing What I Practice”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Habits, Discipline, Good Habits, Habits, Hypocrites, Identity, New Habits, Practical, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Practice what you preach, Praxis, Real Change, Repentance, Self Discipline, Temptation, Training
I’m growing—particularly around my gut. As I get older, I find myself fantasizing about coming up with a plan to return to my 18-year-old body, back when I felt no need to think about what or how much I ate. And it was more… Continue Reading “Choosing to Turn Around”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 7 Deadly Sins, Bad behavior, Change, Changing myself, Changing the way I think, Changing Things, Confession, Doing things differently, Making a Change, Mistakes, Redo, Regret, Repent, Repentance, Resolutions, See things differently, Seeing Things Differently, sin, Sinful behavior, Think Again, Troubled behavior, Turn Around, Turning, Turning Around, U Turn
Posted on January 3, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The new year is upon us, and that means resolutions! Many of us are making promises to ourselves to initiate changes in our lives. I have heard mixed reviews regarding the effectiveness of such commitments. The vast majority of us give up on the… Continue Reading “Choosing to Leave the Past Behind”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusations, Confession, Effective Resolutions, False Guilt, forgive, forgiveness, freedom, guilt, Happy New Year, Humility, Leprosy, New Year Resolution, Pride, Release, Repent, Repentance, Resolutions, sin, Success, Unbelief
Posted on May 31, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I remember the first time I stole something. I was six or seven years old, and I walked out of a store with a candy bar in my pocket. When I didn’t get caught and nothing bad happened, I was surprised. As a child… Continue Reading “Choosing to Recognize My Own Sin”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 7 Deadly Sins, Agree with God, Alienation from God, Cardinal Sins, Cleansing, Confess, Confession, Consequences, Corruption, Disobedience, forgiveness, guilt, Guilty, Iniquity, Lawless, Lawlessness, Morality, My Own Rules, My Own Way, No Boundaries, Offense, Rebel, Rebellion, Redemption, Repent, Repentance, Rescued, Rescuer, Salvation, Separation from God, sin, Transgression, Trespasses, Unacceptable Behavior
Posted on February 24, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I’m growing—particularly around my gut. As I get older, I find myself fantasizing about coming up with a plan to return to my 18-year-old body, back when I felt no need to think about what or how much I ate. And it was more… Continue Reading “Choosing to REALLY Change”
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