by skimhenson | Aug 23, 2022 | Holy Perspective, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“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...
by skimhenson | Jul 24, 2022 | Holy Perspective, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“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...
by skimhenson | Jul 8, 2022 | Holy Perspective, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“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...
by skimhenson | Jun 25, 2022 | Holy, Holy, Holy, On The Other Side of Trying Hard, Uncategorized
“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...
by skimhenson | Dec 18, 2021 | Holy, Holy, Holy, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“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...
by skimhenson | Dec 14, 2021 | Holy, Holy, Holy, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“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...