My 100-Day Plan, Day 94: Three Truths To Live By
“It’s never too late to say this isn’t how the story is going to end.” Unknown Had I believed and lived by these truths, life would have been sweeter and gentler and more meaningful. And simpler. I’m grateful to know them now and happy to share them with you. The first truth … C.S. Lewis’ quote describes our dilemma, “Human...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 93: Defend Yourself No More
“Never feel the need to defend yourself. Sometimes silence is the best response.” Unknown My friend Betty often reminded me, “What you defend, you make true.” I claimed not to understand her advice because I didn’t want to understand it. It felt like a life or death sentence for me to be understood. If I felt accused, judged or blamed, I...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 92: We Could All Use a Farming Lesson (about sowing and reaping)
Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in. Galatians 6:9 (Amplified) In his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen Covey said, “Did you ever consider how ridiculous it would be to try to cram (like we did when...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 91: Forgive So I’ll Be Forgiven (by my children)
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14–15 NIV These two verses trouble me about God tying His forgiveness to ours. I’ve read numerous explanations trying to understand and...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 90: What They Say, What God Says
“The Holy Spirit is necessary to make sure that our knowledge about God is transformed into an experience with God.” Tony Evans in The Promise: Experiencing God’s Greatest Gift – the Holy Spirit Have you ever noticed when you’re going through the toughest time is the very moment people say the dumbest stuff to you? And I do...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 89: I’m Killing It
“Don’t let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen.” Unknown On day 87 in “We Don’t Know Easy,” I talked about a friend who shared her story at our women’s breakfast at church. She offered up a lot of one-liners to live a better life. One in particular was when she said she didn’t want to get to the end of her life and say, “I...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 88: We Know That We Know That We Know
“We know the truth not only by the reason, but also by the heart.” Blaise Pascal Sometimes we deny or act confused or play dumb (even with God) even though we know better because we don’t want to change. Last month, Prophet Jim said, “You quit apologizing for what you say because you’re saying it out of your heart and out of love for...
Hi, I’m Kim.
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