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Wrong!

September 1, 2021
The Joy of James

There are about 1,001 THINGS that abound, calling us to give them a try ‘cause “you’re not gonna die,” and my oh my, they look like so much fun! And “everyone is already doing them” anyway. And, we all know that the old dusty Bible and its “RIGID RULES” are really only meant for old dusty ladies, right??

WRONG!

Oh my! No more bending, no more compromising, no more “reasons and rationalizing” away my WRONGS. Nope, only a super solid, steady and STRONG decision to say, “One God — one way — my CHOICE — today.”

A Tongue Training Journey

Maybe this is because we have just discussed some stuff about SELF-WORTH through physical appearance, but I think many people believe “perfection” is achieved through having the “PERFECT BODY.” Anyone else agree?

However, if I read James right, perfection is achieved when we CONTROL our tongue, our words and the choices we make to SAY or NOT say something!

Addicted to the DO?

Have you ever found yourself “Addicted to the DO”? S

Maybe you RUN off the adrenaline RUSH of DOING … and doing … and doing … and DOING until? You get dizzy and realize that all the ‘’DOING” doesn’t ever get all DONE!

So, just what and how is the BEST way to REST in your very real world? And is there any way to change what is working (or not working) 🙂 for you to REST WELL?

Joy From Trials

“Trials” and “Joy.”… just HOW could those two words possibly go hand in hand??! Well, it seems JAMES holds a KEY to finding JOY in life’s “JUNK”! I hope you will join me in this 5 part series; The Joy of James. Today, we start with finding “Joy from Trials”