by marshal | Jul 5, 2018 | Listening, Patience, Priorities, Surrender
I enjoy the discipline of physical exercise because it fits my "to-do list" mentality. Yet, when I apply this same mentality to my spirtual life I often fall short. For instance, reading through my Bible in a year does not necessarily produce growth....
by marshal | May 31, 2018 | Patience, Rest, Surrender
I used to think that hope was a feeling of expectation and desire for something good. For instance, as a young boy I hoped for ice cream after my Little League baseball games. This kind of hope was not always reliable. In growing up with a trust in God and commitment...
by marshal | Apr 19, 2018 | Attitude, Patience, Surrender
"Do you believe that I am able to do this?" Matthew 9:28 NIV Two blind men followed Jesus calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David." Jesus' response was a question: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" Their positive...
by marshal | Jun 9, 2016 | Lessons Learned, Patience
I live feeling impatient, frustrated and constrained inside of time. God, on the other hand, works outside of time – a bit mind-bending since He is also always present with me in my “time zone”. With my limited mind, however, I can also see...
by marshal | May 5, 2016 | Lessons Learned, Listening, Patience
My “meticulous-planning personality” helps me capture more time. Early in our marriage I naively thought that my wife, Pamela, could just fit into my schedule without any consultation. I quickly learned that doesn’t work. Could this possibly be the...
by marshal | Mar 10, 2016 | Humility, Lessons Learned, Patience
The song “Change my heart, O Lord; make me ever new” is occasionally sung in my prayers much differently, “Change my life circumstances, O Lord; make me more comfortable.” It would seem so much simpler for the difficult situations of my life to...
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