Effort: Fasting

“The Lord will guide you always, he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:11   Having grown up culturally Jewish, I know a number of...

Mind: Anxiety

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:6-7  ...

Soul: What are you made of?

“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy,...

Heart: Acknowledgement

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 It’s easy to walk through your day and feel unseen by the world around you. Most of our everyday activities are praise-less ones, chalked up to “adulting”...

Effort: Serving

“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14 As a mom of young kids, I’m in a consumer stage of life. I need a lot of help with just day to day tasks, like someone holding a door while I have a stroller...

Mind: Laziness

“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.” 2nd Thess 1:11   “I’ll get to that later.” We’ve...