Faith
God's Temple
Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may appear in my glory, says the Lord. ~Haggai 1:8 Where is God's temple in your every day? God lives among us. He will only show up in the ways that you have allowed him to though. So is God's temple in your mornings? In your goings? In your... media consu…
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Liturgy of the Hours
The Catholic church highly recommends that all the faithful say the Morning and Evening prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours. You can downloads apps for this, such as iBreviary, or use some shortened forms such as from Magnificat . "This rhythmic prayer of the psalms was seen as a fulfillment of the biblical injunction to pray constantly. Jesus taught His di…
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Worship
What does worship look like: Singing praise to the Lord Working diligently in the place God has placed me Reading the bible Spending quality time with my family Prayer Being kind to a stranger Church service I think we make worship more difficult than what it is. Worship is a state of being. Not a state of doing. This is a profound thought for me as I have really…
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Year in Review
2022 In Review - March
Where I am at with my goals: pay off school loans no progress yet complete master herbal program finished unit 56 finish book no progress yet start podcast/video no progress yet Sabbats I have worked on Sundays but overall huge improvement Southeastern Trail race series , GoRuck Heavy, Tough, and Basic , Goggins 4x4x48 , GoRuck Tribe GoRuck Tribe in progress,…
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Top Eight for 2022
Good morning y'all! You know that most of what I write is for me with the hopes it also helps you. Sometimes I find myself having only written this down. That's the only action I take on it. I'd like to change that pattern so periodically, maybe once a quarter, I would like to pull out my top 10 items to reflect on and possibly set down to take actio…
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The One Thing from How To Be Holy
"Only in the present can you meet God. Only in the present can you be holy. Planning to be holy is not holy. Fantasizing about being holy is not being holy. People with active mind and imaginations can deceive themselves into subconsciously thinking they are holy...This is a malady that affects mainly 'thinkers' and 'dreamers'...just give yours…
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The Little Things
"A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing." ~James Hudson Taylor This totally reminds me of Leo Babauta's baby steps. You don't run a marathon (or the average person doesn't) by going from a couch potato one day to running a marathon the next. It comes from habit building. It comes from faithfulness…
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