Enjoying the Journey
Posts Tagged ‘circumstances’
Control Issues
Let’s face it: we all like to be in control. To feel as though we can direct the course of things and determine the outcome. But this mentality works against faith. It is rooted in pride – a belief that we know what is best and deserve to be in control. As I rode on the left side of the car in Australia (without a steering wheel), watching someone on the other side of the car drive on the opposite side of the road, I was reminded that sometimes it is best to let someone else drive! Sit back and relax. You don’t have to be in control of everything. One of my mentors said to me when I was…
Read MoreEbb and Flow: Dealing with Changing Tides
There are few things as refreshing to me as standing on the shore and watching the ocean waves. I have always loved it. In Scripture the sea represents change. It is never the same. Life’s journey is in many respects a voyage. We have launched out, but we have not yet landed. The tide is always changing – it is the ebb and flow of life. Tides come…and they go. This is why preachers are instructed to “be instant in season, out of season” (2 Timothy 4:2). Every season is not the same! Circumstances change. Quickly. Much of the ministry is helping people through the transitions of life. To do this, you must learn to handle those transitions yourself. Emotions…
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