You’ve heard of FOMO right? What about FOBO? The fear of being overlooked. Fear of being ignored or forgotten, of not being included.
The fear that all our hard work, efforts, and striving will not be acknowledged. That we will be unseen, unheard, unsung, and unnoticed. Fear we will be looked over or left out.
As I pondered all that Holy week and Easter represent – the hope, freedom, and redemption, but also the sadness and suffering. I wondered “Good Friday” – why do we call it good… (Side note: There are speculations on the … Read More
I know it’s a little late in the game, but my word for the year is TRUST.
TRUST is “blind” faith. Believing, without seeing or understanding, that things will work out. Trust is walking, no running headlong, into God’s plan and timing without knowing the outcome or the cost.
We can unearth so much in the Bible. Why? Because the Word of God is wisdom.
It contains wisdom, was written with wisdom (God-breathed, Holy Spirit inspired), and will guide us to wisdom. It shows us how to gain knowledge and apply it to our lives.
The Word of God holds tangible answers. All of them… God’s Word gives us guidance and information, assistance and revelation for every situation, problem, emotion, and circumstance. God has placed His Word at our fingertips. He deposited the power of … Read More
We’ve all heard it before… “Read the Bible.” “Study scripture.” “Spend time with God, in God’s Word.” But why? What is contained in God’s Word that is so important? So useful that these expressions are and have been repeated over … Read More
Problems, difficulties, trials, hardships – many different names, all shapes and sizes. Struggles – the one common thread… we all have them. Young or old. White, red, yellow, or brown. Male or female. Rich or poor. Believer or not. No … Read More
Choices, choices SO many choices. All day long. Decision upon decision. Choice after choice. What do I eat? What do I say? How do I say it? What to do? Where to go? Who to see? To interact with? Do … Read More
What masks will you wear today? We all wear them. You know the “fine” we reply when asked how we are? When we are really exhausted, in pain, stressed, depressed, barely hanging on. We disguise our feelings or circumstances. Not … Read More
How many teachings had I heard on the power of my words? On my identity in Christ? How many books had I read? Scriptures had I learned? Why? How would this be any different? I will try. What do I have … Read More