Holy Perspective (gooder than God), part 4
“The goodness of God is infinitely more wonderful than we will ever be able to comprehend.” Aiden Wilson Tozer My own goodness created an impasse for decades to me truly being good. It got in the way of God’s goodness and got me into trouble because I ignored God’s grace. After all, I didn’t think I needed it. Instead of worshipping...
Holy Perspective (Lord of our shoes), part 3
“Do not come any closer,” God said (to Moses at the burning bush). “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Exodus 3:5 Throughout my 64 years in church, Bible studies, and women’s spiritual groups, most of us sitting in those pews and around tables agreed we needed God as a friend, counselor, provider,...
Holy Perspective (holy cow, do we even want holiness?), part 2
“There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right?” Joyce Meyer Meyer rhetorically asked the question about living holy like Jesus because she knows (and so do we) the answer is supposed to be...
Holy Perspective (my word for 2022 – perspective), part 1
“When you look at a field of dandelions, you can either see a hundred weeds or a thousand wishes.” I’m relieved to be writing again since reentry is the hardest part for me after a long break. I have excuses like sickness, remodeling a house, and moving, but they’re just that, excuses. I couldn’t seem to shake them or my fatigued...
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...