Posted on October 24, 2022
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 See Beyond What’s in Front of Me”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Ashamed, Broken Pieces, Broken Places, Despair, Effective Faith, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Faith, Feeding the 5000, Great Faith, Hope, Hope filled, Hopeful, Hoping, Immediate outcome, Insignificance, Insignificant, Littlest, Loaves and Fishes, Long Suffering, Mustard Seed of Faith, Patience, Persevere, Perseverence, Seeing, Small Beginnings, Small Faith, Smallest, The Least of These, The Lord's Work, Trust, Trust God, Trust in the Lord, Unashamed, Unredeemable
Posted on March 7, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I woke this morning and didn’t feel like getting up. Yes, my body was sore from some recent ambitious exercise. But that wasn’t the reason I wanted to stay in bed. I realize now that I was wrestling with fear. I was feeling apprehension… Continue Reading “Choosing to Fight Fear”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Afraid, Angst, Anxiety, Anxious, Apprehension, Apprehensions, Awe, Brave, Bravery, Courage, Courageous, fear, Fearful, Stress, Stressful, Terrified, Terror, Trust in the Lord, Worried, Worrisome, Worry, Worship
Posted on September 6, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was on a 10-day camping trip in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It was part of my university’s leadership training. We were divided into teams one day with each group receiving a topographical map and a compass. After being shown a spot on the… Continue Reading “Choosing Straight Paths”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Compasses, Direction, Experiencing God, Faulty Knowledge, God's Goodness, God's Trustworthiness, Good Paths, Goodness, Goodness of God, Guidance, Knowledge, Lost, Maps, Relationship with God, Signs, Straight Paths, Taste and See, Trust in the Lord, Trusting God, Trusting Something