The enemy feeds us lies, but we claim them. We take hold of them. We use them. We believe them. We lie to ourselves the most.

Lately God is teaching me that we can make God honoring decisions and be a little afraid. However, we cannot make God honoring decisions out of fear.

I want a life that is full

not busy

That is the beauty of sanctification. It is not by our might or our intention. It is only by the Spirit. Not by strength, but by surrender.

When life hands you lemons

Make Lemonade

Or so they say

But I have never seen lemonade

Listed as a recommended substitute

We can be strong like statues

That can crush and shatter

Or we can be strong like a tree

You are not forgotten

you are hidden

Not trapped

but kept

We can’t know where the road will go. Only God can. He is all knowing. And we are not.

I am learning that relationship grows on the other side of

I don’t want to bother

I don’t want to overstep

I don’t want to inconvenience

The Lord is not impressed by our productivity. He is perfectly content with all the things we do not accomplish, because He already accomplished it all. Nothing we produce or earn is done in our own strength. There are times when just working harder will not produce the results that we want. And that is grace. To remind us that we are not in control.