Morning Devotional 11.20.2035

Morning Devotional โ€œBut Jesus looked at them and said, โ€œFor mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ19โ€ฌ:โ€ญ26โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ All things are possible (for God). Faith is not magic, and God is not a wish factory.The point of this scripture is salvation, which we cannot achieve without God. So, letโ€™s just …

Exhaled (a reboot)

And then, I exhaled. Iโ€™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 stressโ€”our stress causing shallow breathing and our shallow breathing causing stress. This …

#31DaysofWatchingGodMove-Everyday I’m Hustling (warning-language)

I wake up every morning feeling fragile. I do not obsess over my mortality; rather, I am grateful to a larger extent each day the gift that my life, health, and strength are. I Do Not Take Life For Granted. Still, I stride boldly into each day, chin out. It's a farce, but it works. …

#31DaysofWatchingGodMove-Be Still. Caring for Yourself is Enough

Until recently, I would get upset with people for not appreciating the knots I insisted on tying  myself into on their behalf. Ma'am, Who Asked You To? I was socialized to self-sacrifice. I would give, expecting balance. Not quid pro quo, but certainly not what I got. What I received in response was entitlement. Additionally, …