Often, the secret to success with any task is learning the basics and trusting the tried-and-true process for getting a particular job done. I believe this can apply to almost any skill. I remember my dad teaching me to wash a car: always start… Continue Reading “Choosing to Live Within Boundaries”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Authority, Be a disciple, Be a learner, Be wise, Boundaries, Discipleship, Don't trust authority, Focus, God is Good, Heavenly Father, Limits, love, Mistrust, Obedience, Obey, Obey God, Obey Jesus, Rebel, Rebellion, Reliance on God, Restrictions, Salvation, Skills, Stability, Stable life, Trust authority, Trust God, Trust Jesus, Wisdom, Work within restrictions
Posted on September 29, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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There’s something gratifying about finding a way to make a long journey shorter. I look to my GPS for help these days. But even as a kid, I was always looking for a short cut. When I was 12, my friends showed me a… Continue Reading “Choosing to Go Slow”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: All in good time, Big Picture, Christ Follower, Christian, desires, Dreams, Faith, Fast, Faster, Go slow, God, Good Life, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Follower, Joy, Life, Long Suffering, love, Patience, Peace, Perseverance, Short cuts, Short-term Thinking, Slow down, Temptation, the easy way, The Long Way, Treasure, Trust God, Wait, Wait on the Lord, Wisdom, Wise, Wise choices, worth the wait
A few years back, some friends asked if I would keep their car while they spent a few months working in Asia. I could use it as a second vehicle if I took care of it. It ended up being a great deal for… Continue Reading “Choosing to Claim Nothing As My Own”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Arrogant, Care, Caretaker, Caretaking, Clinging, Clingy, custodian, desires, entrusted, Faith, Faithful, fear, Fearful, Fearless, Fiduciary, gratitude, guardian, Hope, Hubris, Humility, It's not mine, keeper, love, Mine, My Stuff, Open-handed, Ownership, Personal Property, Poor, Poverty, Pride, protector, Proudful, Relationships, Release, Releasing, Responsibility, Rich, Self-gratification, Sentry, Serve, Serving, Shepherd, Stewardship, Superintendent, Thanksgiving, Trust, Trust God, Trusting, Trustworthy, Unselfish, warden, Wealthy, Wisdom, Wise
As a kid, I avoided certain people. They were the kind that didn’t seem to have the capacity to endure the messiness and clumsiness of children. They couldn’t see the intentions of little ones when something got spilt or broken. They were the kind… Continue Reading “Choosing to Release My Pain”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusing, Anger, Bad fruit, Bitter, Bitter Root, Bitterness, Cruel, Defiled, Faith, forgive, Grace, Grief, Healing, Hope, Hurts, injustice, Let Go, Let it go, Loss, love, Mean, Nasty, Pain, Painful, Redemption, Release, Release it, Resentful, Resentment, Revenge, Root of Bitterness, Sweet Jesus, Trauma, Truth, Unfair, Unjust, Wholeness, Wisdom, Wounds
We have just finished Holy Week, and I am still reflecting on what it all means. Resurrection Sunday morning provides some hearty food for thought, considering that the followers of Christ are promised to one day experience being resurrected with new incorruptible bodies themselves.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Trust God’s Way”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A different way, Big Picture, Confusion, Easter Reflection, Expectations, Faith, God is Good, God's Timing, God's Way, Holy Week, Hope, Hosanna, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jewish King, King Jesus, King of Kings, love, Misinterpretation, Misunderstood, My Expectations, Out of the box, Palm Sunday, Riding on a Donkey, Salvation, Save Us, Short sighted, Short-term Thinking, Son of David, Spiritually blind, Trust God, Unexpected, Wisdom, Wisdom of God, Wise, Wrong Expectations, Wrong interpretation
A few years back, some friends asked if I would keep their car while they spent a few months working in Asia. I could use it as a second vehicle as long as I took care of it. It ended up being a great… Continue Reading “Choosing to Care About Someone Else’s Stuff”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Belongs to Me, Care, Care for Another, Entrust, Faithful, Faithfulness, fear, Future Reward, Gift, Gifts, God's Kingdom, I Surrender All, Inheritance, It's Mine, Kingdom of God, Lay it down, Let Go, Loss, Mindset, Mine, Ownership, Possessions, Property Management, Release, Reward, Rich Inheritance, Servant, Serve, Serve Another, Steward, Stewardship, Surrender, Talent, Talents, Thankful, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Trust, Trustworthiness, Well Done, Wisdom
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 13, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a kid, there were certain old people I avoided. They were the kind that didn’t seem to have the capacity to endure the messiness and clumsiness of children. They couldn’t see the intentions of little ones when something got spilt or broken. They… Continue Reading “Choosing to Resist the Bitter Pill”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusation, Accusations, Anger, Bitterness, Blame, Emotional Pain, forgiveness, Hatred, Hope, Hurt, Hurting, Offended, Offenses, Resentful, Resentment, Root of Bitterness, Sorrow, Sweetness, Sweetness of Jesus, Wisdom
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 September 19, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Perhaps you’ve seen the presentation before. Someone asks you to tell them what you see on the screen. You look, and there is a single black dot in the middle. That is all. The presenter then asks if there is anything more. Once you… Continue Reading “Choosing a Different Perspective”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Asking for Help, Blind Eyes Opened, Changed Perspective, God's Perspective, Humility, Jesus Teaching Me, Jesus' Perspective, New Awareness, New Hope, New Perspective, New Revelation, New Way of Seeing, Opened Eyes, Reframing, Reframing a Problem, Revelation, Seeing Differently, Seeing Eyes, Seeing Things Differently, Wisdom
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