Sometimes we need this reminder and Monday morning is a good time for it.
We may have started the day and week feeling burdened, if not overwhelmed, with all of the work we’re faced with.
We also tend to become occupied with figuring out what to do next, or how to do it. Worse, we often forget the most important thing we need to do – “call on Jesus”. Maybe that’s because it seems too simple to be a solution!
Have you called on Jesus today?
I think I’m pretty hard on myself. How about you?
When I came across this prayer, it seemed obvious to me that the Lord was speaking directly to me. Do you think He talks to you?
I often see myself as one of my own worst enemies. How about you?
Thankfully, God doesn’t expect perfection. We’re all works in progress and will never reach perfection in this life. It doesn’t matter how hard we try, we just can’t live up to our own expectations. We need to come to terms with the fact that, despite our weaknesses, God loves us just the way we are.
It’s important to forgive others, but probably more important to accept God’s grace and forgiveness for ourselves.
I hope the above prayer will encourage you today.
Can you stop beating yourself up?
Let’s not ever forget September 11, 2001.
It is an especially good time to reflect on our need for God’s presence and help:
“The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.”
Are you seeking God’s power and presence today?
Busy, busy! We’re all so busy, aren’t we?!
One definition of the word “busy” is “an active or earnest effort to accomplish something”.
But what are we accomplishing in all of our busyness? Are we making progress towards our goals? Or are we spinning our wheels and avoiding the things we need to be doing?
A coach can help you work smart.
Call me. Let’s talk about it!
My nephew enjoys playing the keyboard with the worship band at his church. He’s also a graphic artist and created this graphic. The heart of the message is focused on ” the rest “.
I am trying to take a rest this coming week leading up to the busy school season about to get underway. This means disciplining myself to put aside my routine of checking off my to-do list and shifting my focus to spending some time with my son and, hopefully, some extra time to read and recharge. My son will be gone in the blink of an eye and I’ll be glad for whatever time that I’m able to set aside and spend with him. Also, setting aside some rest time for myself will help me to be a better Mom.
The words of John Ruskin paint a meaningful picture. Day by day, I am learning about rest.
Are you well-rested? I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and help you strike the next note full and clear.
One of my passions as a coach is for helping clients to build and maintain healthy relationships.
I have concluded that the foundation for building healthy and lasting relationships begins with cementing our personal relationship with the Lord. From there we have the compass to guide us in the building, maintenance, and repair of our other relationships. The desire of my heart is to help women (and men) who are in unhealthy relationships, or are struggling to maintain an important relationship, navigate their way through to health, where that is possible, and freedom from any relationship that is determined to be beyond repair.
At the core of my coaching plan for every client is the underlying emphasis on personal spiritual growth that will help to deepen the client’s relationship and identity in Christ, which can enable the building of new and healthy relationships as well as lead to the healing of pain from past experiences.
If you or someone you know could benefit from relationship coaching, I hope you will reach out to me to set up a complimentary Discovery call!
Has your faith grown enough that you can let go of your burdens and rest in Him?
Our efforts to do God’s will and bring Him glory often become a struggle that ends in disappointment and, over time, lead us to a sense of hopelessness.
Andrew Murray, a pre-eminent author and pastor, emphasizing that God, the Almighty, works all, concludes that He is the only source of power. He writes, “Entering the rest of God is the ceasing from self-effort, and the yielding up of oneself in the full surrender of faith to God’s working.”
Scripture confirms that Jesus wants to bring us into union with Himself and to a place of rest and love. Isn’t this reassuring?
Have you been able to give your problems, pressures and difficulties to Him? Can you trust Him to take up your burdens and struggling and enter His rest?
Are you aware that God’s love not only has the power to change lives, but that it can be completely transformational?
A primary focus of my coaching is sharing with my clients our ability to tap into God’s love which allows an experience of healing and change.
In the embrace of God’s love, shame and guilt melt away and usher in purpose and hope.
Can you use some change in your life? Any need for God’s healing touch?
Have you heard the phrase, “We identify with Jesus in our suffering”?
I remind myself of this truth often. While I realize that my own suffering could never hold a candle to the suffering that Jesus endured, it helps to remind me of all that he went through. His suffering had a great purpose. Our suffering has a purpose as well.
I have come to see my suffering as an opportunity to demonstrate my faith and trust in the Lord. Author Chris Tiegreen writes, “We give out of our own experiences”. He makes the point that our past equips us to serve others going through similar experiences. He adds that even though we may not have navigated our traumas well the first time around, we learned something from them and can relate to those in need. “Many have turned their traumas into ministries over time.”
My personal experience with God’s healing of my wounded heart is a gift that gives me great joy to share with others in need of His healing touch. I see it as a cornerstone of my ministry and a recognition of God’s grace encouraging me to pay it forward!
I pray for connection to those who need a path toward God’s healing of their wounded heart. If that person is you or someone close to you, send me a message so that we can find a time to talk!
Have you ever been a “fool for love”? I have!
We naturally tend to look to another person to give and receive the love that we all desire.
We unknowingly set ourselves up for disappointment with our expectation for security, only to find out that it isn’t really there.
A loving relationship has wonderful potential, but we usually learn, over time, that human relationships are conditional and imperfect.
No human relationship can fulfill our underlying need for love that only our heavenly Father can provide.
As we learn to seek and to trust in His love, we can experience a perfect love that never disappoints. We learn of love from the one true source.
The security that we expect in a loving relationship can only be found in His loving arms.
Are you aware of, and learning to embrace, His great love for you?