3:298 – Clearing The Clutter #faithbites #faithjourney clutter Setting Clutter is everywhere. I don’t mind a little mess, but sometimes it seems like the mess in my house is taking over. The past few days, we’ve been clearing the clutter. I’m no Marie Kondo, but things need to have their place. So much crap. It’s funny, that we say we […]
3:297 – Harsh Tongue, Bad Reactions #faithbites #faithjourney harsh Setting I’ve seen many friends share ideas and opinions that I believe we’re sexist or racist. The person claims that they are not being sexist or racist. After digging deep and understanding what they are trying to say, they aren’t meaning to be but their words are coming across in a […]
3:296 – Are You Faithful To Jesus? #faithbites #faithjourney faithful Setting Today is another “Let’s see what God wants me to talk about” day. In other words, I was having a blank and searched for the bible verse of the day. What I found was 1 Kings 8:61, which states, “And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May […]
3:295 – Where Are You On The Engel Scale? #faithbites #faithjourney engel Setting It’s no secret that I am on a #faithjourney. This is a journey since birth but has picked up speed in the last 4 years or so. I want to better myself and depend my relationship with God and Jesus. Recently I was introduced to the Engel […]
3:295 – Irrational Fears #faithbites #faithjourney Irrational Setting Today I submitted the second draft of my dissertation. I immediately felt fear. Fear that my advisor would tear it a part as she did back when I submitted the first drafts of my general and special field literature reviews. The thing is, it’s an irrational fear. My pulse is racing and […]
3:294 – Throwing In The Towel #faithbites #faithjourney towel Setting Today has been a rough day. Internet down. Kids both sick at home. Kids picking on each other. It’s been rough. I’m exhausted. Today was a day when I had plans to get a good chunk of my dissertation revised but that didn’t happen and now I’m feeling sick, tired, […]
3:293 – I Was Wrong And I’m Sorry #faithbites #faithjourney wrong Setting Are you every wrong? Have you ever hurt someone? If you are human, the answer is yes. We all screw up. Even with the best intentions, we make mistakes. In the past couple of days, I’ve had people wrong me and it ticked me off. Not that they […]
3:291 – Good Company #faithbites #faithjourney company Setting Today was a good day. I got to spend it with people I normally don’t. With one person it was sharing our church and faith journeys with each other. With another, it was sharing a meal and just living life together. This is what we are meant to do. Spend time with […]
3:290 – Mediator #faithbites #faithjourney mediator Setting I don’t know why, but one of my gifts has been an open ear and an open heart. People come to me to listen, offer advice, and just be there. I love to do that. One thing I don’t love as much is being a mediator. When two people need or put me […]
3:289 – Debate With Kindness #faithbites #faithjourney debate Setting During my freshman year in college, there was a group of us who lived on the same floor and would regularly have deep conversations about life,.the universe, and everything. We talked religion, politics, sex, drugs, girls, and everything. While we had intense conversations, none of them were mean, spiteful, or vindictive. […]