Fear can be a gripping emotion. Sometimes it’s rational. If you’re hiking in the California woodlands and a wildfire pops up surrounding you, that’s a rational fear. If you’re afraid to go to California because you might be trapped in a wildfire, that’s an irrational fear. Most fears are irrational. …
Wow! What a week watching God do His thing. As I stated in the past blog post “Which Way Do You Lean?”, I was leaning on my own understanding instead of God’s. In other words, I was trying to be in control. I realized the futility in this and the …
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 It’s hard to say how many times I’ve tried going my own way instead of God’s. I’m sure it gets …
In a couple weeks we’re going to go Christmas caroling in our neighborhood and sing a lot of my favorite songs. “Peace on earth, good will toward men,” and several phrases similar to this phrase are found in a lot of carols. We sing about peace a lot at Christmas, …
