Holy, Holy, Holy (keeping the holidays holy), part 6
“The Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit …” Unknown This post may not end up in the book, but I couldn’t skip sharing it on my blog. I wish I had thought to write it sooner, but I was too busy. However, we still have a week to put “holy” into our season by living it every day until Christmas. Please add any holy habits you’re practicing to...
Holy, Holy, Holy (Holy Spirit what?), part 5
“Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind. We are useless.” Charles Spurgeon “When we have the Holy Spirit, we have all that is needed to be all that God desires us to be.” Aiden Wilson Tozer So, what is it the Holy Spirit does that we can’t do without Him? Everything. In the throes of trying hard, I...
Holy, Holy, Holy (Holy Spirit why?), part 4
“When we have the Holy Spirit we have all that is needed to be all that God desires us to be.” Aiden Wilson Tozer “Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.” Charles Stanley “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and...
Holy, Holy, Holy (Holy Spirit who?), part 3
“Holiness is not a luxury for the few. It is not just for some people. It is meant for you and for me … It is a simple duty, because if we learn to love, we learn to be holy.” Mother Teresa Before I wrote anymore about holiness, I knew I needed to clarify the weightiness of the Holy Spirit. If not for Him, we have no chance at healing,...
Holy, Holy, Holy (how do we live holy?), part 2
“Holiness of life is simply the response of a loving heart to the grace and love that God has shown us in Christ.” T.L. Lowery from Apostles and Prophets: Reclaiming the Biblical Gifts In this section, I’m quoting from others more than usual because their insights helped so much when I questioned how to live holy and how to get there....
Holy, Holy, Holy (what holiness is and what it isn’t), part 1
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 NIV Worn hands on a Bible seemed the perfect image to begin our section about getting to the other side of trying hard and about holiness. Just like we began the healing and happiness sections, we’ll look at what...
An Overview Of HAPPINESS from On The Other Side of Trying Hard: Healing, Happiness, and Holiness
I typically put a similar statement like this one at the end of most of my blog posts. However, today I’ve included it at the beginning because this post is an overview of Section 2 about Happiness. This is the second of three sections to be included in my manuscript titled On The Other Side of Trying Hard: Healing, Happiness, and...