In every house I’ve lived, sooner or later, we have to deal with pests. We’ve battled everything from snakes to bats, all looking to make a home with us. But of course, the most common little irritating critter has been the mouse. Unfortunately for… Continue Reading “Choosing to Resist”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accoutability, Allurements, Belief, Believe, Believe God, Comfort, Deceiving myself, Delayed Gratification, desires, Disobedience, Faith, Fighting Temptation, Forgetting God, Hope, love, Meeting my own needs, Obedience, Relief, Resisting Temptation, Satan, Satisfaction, Stupid decisions, Temptation, Tempted, Tempter, Trust God, Trust Jesus
No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing a Resilient Identity”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Child of God, daughter of God, Evil Temptations, I am a child of God, Identity, Identity Confusion, Identity in Christ, Identity Tag, Jesus, Knowing who I am, Life Purpose, My Life Purpose, My Purpose, Resilience, Resilient, Resisting Anxiety, Resisting Bitterness, Resisting Lust, Resisting Temptation, Satan, Self beliefs, son of God, Temptation, Tempted, The Tempter, Thomas á Kempis, Who am I?
Posted on November 27, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing Authenticity All the Time”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Authentic, Authentic Purpose, Authentically Me, Authenticity, Authenticity in temptation, Belief about Myself, Child of God, Children of God, daughter of God, How I see myself, I am a child of God, Identity Crisis, My authentic identity, My Purpose, Purpose, Purpose and Identity, Resisting Temptation, son of God, Temptation, Tempted, Thomas á Kempis, Understanding myself
In every house I’ve lived, sooner or later, we have to deal with pests. We’ve battled everything from snakes to bats, all looking to make a home with us. But of course, the most common little irritating critter has been the mouse. Unfortunately for… Continue Reading “Choosing to say, “NO!””
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Defeated by Temptation, Devilish Temptations, Enticement of Temptation, Fighting Temptation, Fleshly Desires, Fleshly Temptation, Jesus our Example, Obedience, Obedience to God, Obeying God's Word, Over Eating, Overpowered by Temptation, Porn, Pornography, Resisting Temptation, Satan the Tempter, Satisfying the Flesh, Say no, Sexual Sin, Spiritual Death, Spiritual Strength, Temptation, Tempted, Tempted by the Devil, Victory Over Temptation
Posted on September 26, 2022
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing to Remember Who I Am”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Allegiance to Jesus, Core Identity, Identity, Identity in Christ, Know Myself, Know Thyself, Know Yourself, Lies I Believe, Primary Identity, Self Identity, Temptation, Temptations of Christ, Tempted, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas á Kempis, Victory Over Temptation, Who am I?
Posted on July 19, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing to Take Temptation Seriously”
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