Local friends, please read the invitation at the conclusion of this post and RSVP. Thank you. When you hear, “She got up on the wrong side of the bed,” you know someone displayed grouchy behavior. How can we start our days on the right side and banish the morning blues? Let’s start by celebrating each day with morning prayers from God’s Word. Even if we don’t display grouchy behavior, life’s circumstances can cloud our attitude as soon as we wake up unless “we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV) and focus…
Tag: Psalm 143:8
Incorporate Four P’s into a New Season of Learning with God
Although I chuckled at my kindergarten students’ responses, I counted their eagerness to listen as a predictor of learner success. Years ago, I’d designed a lesson on evaporation. The five-year-olds noticed the water level in our uncovered classroom aquarium was lower than usual. I asked, “What do you think happened to the water?” Stacey guessed I’d scooped some out, and Adrian asked if the aquarium had leaked. Then Brian bounced up and down and yelled, “I know, I know. The fish drank it.” Stephanie folded her arms and said, “No, they didn’t, Brian. Mrs. Waters, tell us what really happened…
How to Delight in God’s Daily Walk Invitation with a Powerful RSVP
How does your morning begin? After I’ve hit the snooze button once or twice, I glance out a bedroom window. If the sun is up, I admire its light filtering through one of our tree’s big green leaves. The sight reminds me the Light of the World wants to shine through my life, and He invites me to walk with Him through a new day of adventures. The thoughts prompt memories of the times my family rounded the last curve in the long country driveway to spend the day with my parents. Daddy, who’d been standing on the porch to…
Embrace the New Day with Joy and Prayer
I’m a “wannabe” morning person. How about you? Do you bounce up early, eager to get started? Or are you sliding under the comforter after midnight? By nature I’m a night owl who’s trying hard to convert. I’d like to see more of God’s glorious colors painted across the eastern sky when a new day begins. Three hundred and sixty-five times per year, God wraps a new day with fresh air and promises. Whether the package includes the sun’s rays streaming through the trees or rumbling thunder in an ominous sky, each twenty-four-hour period represents a gift. When I wake…