Focus Upward
I'm a daughter of the King of Kings, wife, and mother of 2 lovely young adult daughters. Focusing upward on Jesus.
Endure
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
//Thursday night I had the opportunity to attend the Aldersgate 2020 Virtual Conference and the speaker was Bishop James Swanson (bio on bottom of this link).
He shared about ways we can endure suffering from I Peter 5:6-10, (CEB):
"Therefore, humble yourselves under God’s power so that he may raise you up in the . . .
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How long, Lord?
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
How long, Lord? How long will this pandemic go on? How long can we live like this? How can I be strong during this unprecedented time of sickness and racial unrest? How can I learn more and trust more? How can I use my voice to make a difference? How long will You tarry until You come back and bring Your kingdom to this troubled . . .
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Forward
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
//I received the new prompt at the end of the Thursday-night, Twitter party. FOWARD. I went to bed. FORWARD was still on my mind as I awoke the next morning. I was definitely looking forward to a 3 day weekend.
I was also remembering my Grandmother, Virginia; looking backward on and off throughout the day. Friday would have been . . .
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Normal
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
What joy I am finding in my weekends. The rhythm of work with the respite of some time off; being at home. It brings a bit normalcy to my soul during this abnormal time. But, what is "normal'? Webster defines it as "conforming to a standard or regular pattern."
What is normal for one person, maybe quite abnormal for another. We do . . .
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Distraction
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
As I was pondering this week's prompt, "distraction", I was only thinking of the negative side. As in when I think of something I need to do during my prayer time. I get distracted from focusing on Jesus.
Then I had an "aha" moment. There is a positive side to distraction. The definition is simply this, "an object that directs one's . . .
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My Trust is In His Hand
I have been reading my way through I Chronicles for the last several weeks; following along with the First 5 app, by Proverbs 31 Ministries. Some of the genealogy lists are long and seem tedious. However, I have come to realize, that each person is mentioned for a reason. I don't always grasp the significance, but these were real people who . . .
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Tomorrow
Five Minute Friday Challenge
The prompt for this week is TOMORROW. In a world that has been turned upside-down, I find hope in tomorrow. I also find an uneasiness, because we don't know what tomorrow will bring. Every day brings change, more bad news. However, I know the answer, I know who holds tomorrow! JESUS!!
That is who I am focusing on. Jesus is Life, . . .
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