This post is a semi-guest post by Angela. I’m stealing something she put on Facebook because I don’t think I could say it any better. There is so much negativity going around right now (from every side). The elections were getting heated and then coronavirus stepped in to ramp it up a few notches. After seeing all of this take place for weeks, Angela felt led to post something in a mom’s group she is a part of on Facebook. It was in response to a lot that she was seeing related to the coronavirus (and I am posting it exactly as she wrote it).
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Why Aren’t The Mountains Moving?
There is a passage in Mark 11 that is very well-known and often quoted to build up faith. It is where Jesus talks about if you have faith you can throw a mountain into a sea. I’m sure it’s been used at youth conferences and summer camps with a song that has amazing hand motions. There are probably t-shirts based on that passage that used to be sold at Lifeway (too soon?) that ripped off some outdoor company’s style.
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A few weeks ago, a friend was telling me about her hummingbird feeder. She loves having hummingbirds around, so she bought a feeder to attract them. A couple of weeks went by and she didn’t see any hummingbirds come to the feeder. Frustrated, she figured it was something about the feeder so she bought a new one. Even after swapping out the feeders, she still didn’t see any hummingbirds at it. While she was sitting on her back porch one day, she decided to pray and ask God to send a hummingbird. As soon as she finished her prayer one flew up to the feeder and she has seen many more since. [Read more…] about The Little Things
From Anger To Peace
This past weekend something happened that made me mad. I’m not going to go into the details, but it involved people not keeping their word and being shady. I was not happy at all. I was at the point of looking up emails and phone numbers and letting people know exactly how I felt. The events could have gone further south and thank God they didn’t. Through the process, Angela told me multiple times, “Just relax, this is in God’s hands now.” I repeatedly told her that I knew but I was still mad. I was trying to get over it, but it wasn’t working. I tried playing with my kids, but it didn’t take my mind off of things. [Read more…] about From Anger To Peace
The Power Of Prayer
Everyone knows that if you want to be a good Christian there are 3 things you have to do: read the Bible, worship, and pray. While there is a lot of sarcasm in that last sentence, those things are important to having a relationship with God. The worship part is the easiest for me. I listen to worship music a lot (I am as I write this) and love worshiping at church. Reading the Bible would be number 2. I am still trying to get better about reading it every day but I do it on a pretty regular basis. Prayer would definitely be at the bottom for me. It is by far the toughest of the 3. I have a short attention span and that does not help when it comes to prayer. [Read more…] about The Power Of Prayer
Four More Years
This isn’t late breaking news, but just in case you missed it: President Barack Obama was elected to a second term. I already believe the things people (including myself) will rant about Facebook and Twitter can be a little absurd, but what I saw following the election last Tuesday really made me think. There were people that were super happy. There were people that were mad/aggravated/upset. However, there was one thing I saw in particular that really stood out to me. I saw posts in which people were calling for states to secede from the United States. I’ve read that there are twenty-one states that have people starting petitions for this to happen. [Read more…] about Four More Years