#EvolutionofaHolyBadAss
“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.””Matthew 19:26 NIV “With God, all things are possible.”My life has taken so many unimaginable turns in the past few years; I’m through reeling, though. I’m not entirely certain where I’ll been when the spinning settles down. Here …
Morning Devotional “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.”Proverbs 19:17 NIV Just this morning after reading this scripture, I heard that “kindness is a choice.” Your deliberate acts of service are offerings to God. Everything we do, along with the ways we …
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.”Luke 9:24 ESV Self reliance v. surrender.If we could get by on our own, we wouldn’t need God.You know…just sayin’ Image may be subject to copyright
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.””Galatians 5:13-14 NIV According to the Word, before any American Declaration of Independence, …
“Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.”Hebrews 12:14-15 NRSVUE Grace and peace. We say it, but do we …
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”Romans 12:12 ESV Have you ever heard of Chunking? Chunking is a cognitive strategy used to boost short-term memory by grouping individual pieces of information into larger, meaningful units, since working memory can only hold about 4 to 7 items at once.Remember how you learned …
“bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you.”Luke 6:28 NRSVUE Look, everybody is not going to love you. That’s okay. What is not required of you is expending energy on it. And, as my Granny taught me, you don’t have to respond to everything. As a good BSB (Black southern belle) when …
“I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.”Psalms 4:8 NRSVUE I was away briefly this weekend; it’s a blessing to be missed. If this picture isn’t an example of laying down in peace and safety, I’m not certain that I’ve ever seen a …
“For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.”Ephesians 2:10 NRSVUE God created us to do good works.How’s that showing up in your life? I’m challenging myself and you to. Good faith effort to do at least one …
“Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth,”Colossians 3:2 NRSVUE It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day. Disciplines calls us to plan and look forward. As Bobby McFerrin reminds us, “no discipline is pleasant at the time, but painful.” It’s time to set our …
Chelle A Wilson 
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