“You just don’t understand me.” “Why do you see me that way? It is not who I am!” “All I want to is for someone to put their arms around me, to hug me, to love me, to help me know that I am not alone!” Shadows…All shadows of pain, hurt, rejection, despair, and hopelessness. They are places of fear, …
Special Forces…
I grew up in a military family. I was surrounded by men and women who have served and protected our country. For the better part of the my first 25 years of life, I learned words like honor, code, respect, and valor. In being around those men and women, one thing I saw everyday was the ability to follow orders …
F.A.V.O.R.
What a painful 4 verses of scripture here. Gen. 6:5-8, 5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, “I …
With the Lord’s Help
Gen. 4:1, “Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!” Genesis 4:1 NLT With the Lord’s help! I have read this so many times, and it truly just jumped off the page! Perhaps as parents, we begin to …
“Plain English”
“It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.” Genesis 3:3-4 NLT http://bible.com/116/gen.3.3-4.nlt Here in plain “English” God speaks to Adam and Eve. …
Your Name or His?
Lillian gave up the chance to marry and change her name. Why? Because her name was not as important as HIS name! Lillian made the choice to submit to HIM and have HIS name made famous.
Mirror’s Image
All 3 of these reasons can be summed up with the word “Reflection”! We end up reflecting other people’s ideas – for sure at least in how we look. Never really concerned about out Mirror's Image.
