#EvolutionofaHolyBadAss
New Year’s Eve portends a year of hopeful questions. Old Year’s Night is the last day of an answering year. In every case, the answer is the same. If it didn’t kill you, no matter what it was, you will never fear it again. Old Year’s Nights prepare for New Year’s Days by way of …
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And then, I exhaled. I’m committed to learning to breathe deeply. This is more than a metaphor. I am a shallow breather. According to people who teach meditation, When we breathe in a shallow way, the body remains in a cyclical state of stress—our stress causing shallow breathing and our shallow breathing causing stress. This …
Image may be subject to copyright “People are trapped by their fear of others; those who trust the LORD are secure.”Proverbs 29:25 CEB Those who trust in God are secure. This isn’t fingers crossed, blind optimism. Biblical trust is an active, ongoing commitment. We’re human, and we’re going to get it wrong. Nevertheless, trust is …
“I say be guided by the Spirit and you won’t carry out your selfish desires. A person’s selfish desires are set against the Spirit, and the Spirit is set against one’s selfish desires. They are opposed to each other, so you shouldn’t do whatever you want to do.”Galatians 5:16-17 CEB “you shouldn’t do whatever you …
“You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed. It’s not something you did that you can be proud of.”Ephesians 2:8-9 CEB We are saved by Grace, and nothing else. It’s nothing we own, or accomplished. That’s what makes it so compelling; we didn’t …
“Instead, regard Christ the Lord as holy in your hearts. Whenever anyone asks you to speak of your hope, be ready to defend it.”1 Peter 3:15 CEB This guidance is so simple as to be disregarded. “Whenever anyone asks you to speak of your hope, be ready to defend it.” That’s it? Remember, the God …
“But God shows his love for us, because while we were still sinners Christ died for us.”Romans 5:8 CEB God loved us before…Before we knew ourselves.Before we knew God.Relentless.Unwavering.Eternal.Thanks be to God. Image from the web may be subject to copyright
“God is indeed my salvation; I will trust and won’t be afraid. Yah, the LORD, is my strength and my shield; he has become my salvation.””Isaiah 12:2 CEB I am in awe, and I trust God. What else could I possibly need?? Thanks be to God. Image from the web may be subject to copyright
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.” Trust, and be not afraid. Easy to say, hard to live, but God.Start here, and you’re good.Thanks be to God. Artwork courtesy of Etsy may be subject …
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”Proverbs 13:20 NIV We are a reflection of the people with whom we spend time. Like mirrors, they reflect us, and vice versa. How do you want to be known? How might we best glorify God? Image may be subject to copyright
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”Romans 10:9-10 NIV Mouths are …
“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.“Mark 16:15 NIVHow do we preach the Gospel? How about starting with our lives, not our mouths. There’s so much noise and nonsense in the public arena.Do, or Do Not.Be judged by your actions, not your mouth. Image may be …
Chelle A Wilson 
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