“Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.”John 12:26 Feet are often in my thoughts lately. Yes, you heard right. Feet. From the moment I wake up in the morning , I’m preoccupied with them. WhatContinue reading “Foot Following”
Category Archives: Godly Habits
Sloth Mode
“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”James 1:19 In a world with a propensity to value speed, the lowly sloth gets a bad rap. Warp speed. High speed. Nitrous boosts. Mach 1. Be efficient, work at full throttle, go,Continue reading “Sloth Mode”
Effort
“In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.”2 PeterContinue reading “Effort”
Undivided
“Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.”Psalms 86:11 I like compartments. You know. Like, when I buy a purse, I always buy the one with the most zippers and pockets and places to stash stuff inside. And storage?Continue reading “Undivided”
Running Over and Poured Into Your Lap
“Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.””Luke 6:38 Frost was predicted. It was time. To pick grapes, that is. With frost comes damageContinue reading “Running Over and Poured Into Your Lap”
Sleeping During a Tractor Pull
“Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.”Psalms 116:7 “There are 2 RV parks in this community. Which would be better?” I asked. We were driving through and needed a place to park our trailer for the night. We didn’t need anything fancy – just a spotContinue reading “Sleeping During a Tractor Pull”
Harvest of Blessing
“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”Galatians 6:9 It’s time. Harvest time, that is. The carrots and beets are rooting. The berries are fruiting. The cucumbers are vining. The beans are beaning. The peasContinue reading “Harvest of Blessing”
That Burns
“But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.””Ephesians 5:13-14 Ouch. See those blisters? I got them one day working out in the garden.Continue reading “That Burns”
Mistaken
“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.”Proverbs 19:2 Okay. I’m a little embarrassed. I mean, how many times did I tell myself I wouldn’t do it – only to do it? Perhaps I should explain. This March, I started some kangaroo apple plants from seed I had collected from – you guessedContinue reading “Mistaken”
Ignition Factor
“A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.”Proverbs 26:21 See this pretty plant smothered with pink flowers? Yeah. That one. It’s called a gas plant. (No, I’m not making this up.) The flowers contain some sort of oil that on hot days can be encouraged toContinue reading “Ignition Factor”
Growing in Grace 