It Starts Small

Category: Jesus

  • Attachment

    Rest. We can never truly rest in Jesus if we are constantly trying to fill our souls with affirmations and the admiration of others. It wears us down and wears us out. Rest. What is rest? Rest comes when we are not dancing for others and jockeying for position in…

  • Jesus’ Name

    What if today I asked each of you, myself included, to do EVERYTHING in Jesus’ name? AND…. with a thankful heart? This was a challenge from a sermon I heard last year. I remember wondering how this would change everything I did. How might my choices be affected? The Pastor…

  • Hiding

    Sometimes we are lacking in a intimate relationship with God because we are hiding. We hide because there is sin we do not want to give up. We hide because of something we are experiencing is difficult. Sometimes we hide because because we are questioning God’s love for us. We…

  • Record Keeping

    I have written 1 Corinthians out many times. I almost have the chapter memorized. As I was preparing this series, I again, wrote this put slowly to take it in. The phrase that stuck out to me is: Love keeps no record of wrongs. No records of wrong. I can…

  • Wake-Up Call

    It has been a few years now, but it feels like yesterday. In the midst of the darkest moment of my life, I had a wake-up call. I was struggling to find meaning and purpose. I wondered each night if the next day was going to bring me more than…

  • Time Out

    We do not need much of a reminder that our lives are busy. We never need reminding of the work that needs to be done, meetings need attended, emails sent, kids need caring for, relationships need work, and there are places to go and people to see. This is why…

  • Trust IS

    Everyday we put confidence in things we do not even think about. The automatic coffee maker – we assume every morning we will wake up to hot coffee. The key in the ignition of our car will start the engine and away we drive. Walking into a room and turning…

  • Worry and Anxiety

    Worry is all about your mind….it is mental. Anxiety is all about your heart…it is physical. Both are incredibly exhausting. Paul has a remedy for both! In every situation, bit or small, easy or hard, Paul asks us to do four things: Pray.Thank.Ask. Receive. Praying is us opening the door…

  • Living Water.

    For my people have committed a double evil:They have abandoned me,the fountain of living water,and dug cisterns for themselves—cracked cisterns that cannot hold water. Jeremiah 2:13 Family is a noble cause, but is not the source of living water. A lot has changed in my life these past few years.…

  • Divisions

    There is a reoccurring theme throughout the New Testament. The early church leaders were having relational divisions and difficulty working together. Many examples can be found in the letters to the Corinthians. Paul, who was not known for sugar coating anything, confronts them about their divisive attitudes. Being in ministry…