8 …Declare me righteous, O Lord, for I am innocent, O Most High! ~ Psalm 7:8 New Living Translation (NLT) God, teach me the lesson here. It feels wrong, arrogant, presumptuous. What is the effect of declaring me righteous? […]
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What’s Wrong with a Safe World?
In your private thoughts, you are still trying to order your world so that it is predictable and feels safe. Not only is this an impossible goal, but it is also counterproductive to spiritual growth. ~ Sarah Young. Jesus Calling […]
Continue reading »Don’t Be Sorry, Don’t Do It
Sixty years ago? Something like that. I messed up, said I was sorry. Thought that was proper. Daddy thought not, it wasn’t enough. “Don’t be sorry, don’t do it.” I think just like that, no exclamation point, no raised voice. […]
Continue reading »Lessons from Relaionships
Some relationships trigger healing in us—healing from issues of the past or an issue we’re facing today. Sometimes we find ourselves learning the most important lessons from the people we least expect to help us. Relationships may teach us about […]
Continue reading »Unexamined Life
The unexamined life is not worth living. ~ Plato I react, follow, resent, swallow objections. But that is holding on to old ways, ingrained patterns. And another word (phrase) for ingrained patterns is character defect. In Step Six, I became entirely ready […]
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