Writing My Second eBook {a book for moms}

April 25, 2013 by 9 Comments

Yes. My second eBook is underway, and  it will be free for anyone who subscribes to my blog. It’s a devotional focused on changing what comes out of our mouths at our children through anger and frustration.

This is the photo I’m using for the cover. What do you think?

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This devotional, titled A Gentle Answer: Pouring into your children through words of grace, takes you through the heart of the matter, some of the consequences involved when we mess up, the reward behind using wisdom, and lots of grace through asking for forgiveness from our children when we DO mess up.

It’s devotional style, so one lesson per day, for 21 days (as it stands–there’s a possibility it could go longer). I use a scripture verse, draw from a little of my own experience, offer ways we can change our hearts, and practical ideas for walking it out.

I’m working hard to get this ready for release on Mother’s Day. This is my gift to you, my faithful readers and friends.

So if you notice things are a mite quite around these parts in the coming weeks, please know I am using my writing time to finish this eBook on time. I thank you for grace and I hope it will be as helpful for you to read it as it was for me to write it. I anticipate I will be going through this again and again to help me learn a new habit and a new way of speaking [grace] in the midst of frustrations.

Today, I share one of these lessons with you.

Day 12–Patience Shows Understanding

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.  Proverbs 14:29

Patience. A concept I thought I would grasp after having five children, but no, the Lord keeps stretching me. The problem is, I think too much like an adult. When it comes to teaching and training my children, I expect them to think the way I do and know the things I know.

So when they don’t, I spout out frustrating words and quick-tempered tones. How foolish am I?

It is just not realistic. All of life shapes our thinking and teaches us new things. My children have not lived nearly as much life as I have, and certainly not in the same shoes as me. They do not know my experiences so they cannot be expected to know about life the same way I know about life.

I lack understanding with my children at times. I don’t take the time (patience) to gain perspective from them and understand they may not know certain aspects of life yet, or the way I know them. It is therefore my responsibility to patiently teach them. Use their own experiences to illustrate and even perhaps share some of mine.

When I was about 10 or 12 years old and was given a chore to do, I really did try my best to do a good job. But often my standard didn’t live up to the standard set up by those handing out the chores. So when I would get chastised, it devastated me.

As an adult, I need to remember that reality for when I inspect my own 10-year olds’ chores and they don’t “live up to my standards.” And that a mess that I might be able to break down in my head, can be extremely overwhelming to a child.

Taking this understanding, I can patiently teach my child how to break it down so that she, too, will not feel overwhelmed by a task.

When we understand our children, so much conflict can be avoided. So many power struggles can be minimized if we could just understand things a bit from their perspective. This will help us guide them rather than yell or unnecessarily chastise them.

What you can do:  Today, when you find yourself getting frustrated over the actions or attitude of your child, try to understand why they might be acting that way. What might you not be seeing that needs attention other than behavior modification? 

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Work Toward Connection, Not Perfection

April 22, 2013 by 16 Comments

Hard as I try, I’ll never be a perfect mother.

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No Perfection in Motherhood

I think we need to come to a place where we finally accept that reality. We beat ourselves up so much about something that simply is not within our reach; that is just not reality. There is nothing we can do to change that fact. Sin is ingrained in our very beings, just like blood running through our veins. I thank God for sending Jesus to cleanse us of something we couldn’t do ourselves.

It’s not about accepting defeat or even accepting sin, but accepting reality and learning to live within our imperfections. How do we deal with them? There are some things within our reach.We can work to keep the connections between our children strong and constant. We can do that, we must do that, especially because of our imperfections.

We’re bound to mess up and make mistakes. Even when we learn from our mistakes, we’ll make new mistakes. Yet, we can remain connected with our children by owning up to those mistakes. We can keep that bond tight by admitting when we’ve wronged them. When we’ve yelled at them or overcompensated a consequence.

Heart to Heart Connection

Our relationships with our children go deeper than just follow the leader. Yes, setting an example is important. But connecting with our children, heart to heart, will make a greater impact then being far removed from them and trying to get them to follow us.

When I sit and read a rich, historical fiction or literature book with my children, I’m making a connection with them through time spent learning together. We’re growing together because even I learn new things through reading new books. It also opens up discussions that can shape their growth.

When I have a short fuse and yell, I am trying to being more intentional about stopping and apologizing for being short with everyone. Children are wonderful forgivers. They really are. We should remember to forgive well when the situations are reversed.

No parent is perfect. Period. And we will never reach that place. But connection is definitely within our grasp and we should be quick to utilize these opportunities often.

Our children are eager to follow someone, and they can only follow us if we are actually walking out our faith. Talking about all the things we should be doing, without doing them, will only teach our children to be hypocrites.

Intentional Connections

I am going to be super intentional this week to make sure I’m making those connections with my children. We are starting a new curriculum today that focuses on God being in the center of all things. My goal is to go deep with my children and hang up my own agenda so I don’t feel like I’m rushing them through their lessons just so “we can be done.”

More and more this verse keeps coming back to me,

Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16

I cannot think of a time in my life when the days were more evil then they are now. I don’t know if it’s because so much of it was hidden or if I was just unaware as a result of being immature or a mix of both. But we are living in very troubled times and the future is so uncertain at this point. I want to use my time wisely.

Keeping My Writing In Its Place

I wasn’t going to post today, because I honestly didn’t have it in me to write. But I had this post mostly finished already in my drafts.

I love writing and I love blogging, but I want to be able to say “no” when I just don’t feel like writing, or when I don’t have the time because I was busy snuggling my kids passed their bed time to read them just one more chapter. Blogging needs to be an extension of my life, not replace important moments.

Writing is still a part of who I am, but not all my writing goes public. Sometimes the pressure to post publicly can just be too overwhelming and it’s within my power to be OK with not posting for a week.

This week, I’m making the most of it and being intentional about connecting with my children.

Do you struggle with being intentional with connecting with your children on a daily basis?

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Raising Children in a Changing Culture

April 2, 2013 by 7 Comments

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Our culture has been in a paradigm shift for some time, but because it is changing so slowly, it is hardly noticeable by many people. Some of the changes happening as of late aren’t necessarily bigger in stature compared to other things, rather, the changes have a lot more attention surrounding them.

The culture shift beckons that we shift with it because we need to be more open and accepting. People make the mistake of believing that when we don’t agree with their choices that we think them lesser people. God has set an important moral standard for His people, and obviously if one is not living for God, they are not going to follow His standards. That’s totally their choice and they’re certainly free to choose.

That’s in large part where this major shift is originating from. People in the higher ups are simply not living for God therefore godly convictions will not spill out into major decisions made on behalf of the country. Christians are now put in a very different and difficult place. Raising our children with “good morals” is no longer clearly defined because our culture has made “good” relative. What is “right” is no longer defined by God through His word, but by what is right in each person’s own eyes (Judges 17:6).

This leaves me, as a mother, in a awkward place. I didn’t expect to raise children in such chaotic times; as confusion sweeps our land. It forces that we teach our children something beyond the law of morality. Because the law of morality is not strong enough to uphold our children in a culture that has such varying opinions on what is considered moral. God’s standard should still be how we live. And His moral still stands. But how do we raise our children with strong convictions and to not compromise?

They must know Christ. They must understand the cost for sin. They must understand the Gospel and how it’s relative to them, individually. Without this connection and relationship, the moral law to them will be quite useless. Just another set of someone else’s standards to follow amongst the many already out there. There is no God like Jesus. He’s the only one who can save people from sins. He’s the only God who lives today.

Knowing Christ gives our children reason to want to follow God’s moral law. Culture today says we need embrace diversity but that doesn’t mean we need to compromise what God lays down as Truth. We can still embrace people without compromise.

I have illustrated the Gospel for my children in several different ways. Children as young as five could understand these concepts to at least some degree.

One way I have illustrated is by choosing two children to make up a scenario. I say, “Say someone gets caught doing something they shouldn’t, but the another person offers to take their punishment as a gift of grace and mercy to them.” This helps my children understand how Jesus took the punishment for our sin. Often I will use their own siblings as an example that is very direct for them.

The other illustration I use can be done on a chalk board, white board, or even a piece of paper. I draw a river or a canyon. I put “GOD” on one side and “PEOPLE” on the other. In the river or canyon I write “SIN”. I explain the sin in our lives kept us from being able to reach God on the other side. But, when Jesus died on the cross, He created a bridge in order for us to cross over to the other side.

Both of these illustrations explain two important aspects of the Gospel: 1)Jesus paid the punishment for our sin. 2)Before Jesus’ death and resurrection, our sins separated us from God, but now we can be in communion with Him.

To reject God and all that is good is to refuse to cross the bridge. The Gospel message is not about living the perfect life, where everything goes the way we want. It’s about living in relationship to God and trusting Him with our lives.

Along with knowing the Gospel, seeing God at work in and around their lives is a huge testimony to His promises.

Teaching our children the moral law is never enough. They need to understand why it’s important to keep it written on their hearts and live it out. They need to understand there is a God who loves them more than anything and His law is to protect them and help them live a better life. God sets the standard for what is right and good and no one else.

Understanding who God is is pertinent to desiring to follow His moral standards and not chase after their own.

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Battling the Gimmies: Raising Financially Responsible Children

March 27, 2013 by 5 Comments

Today I have a sweet friend sharing some tips on how to battle the gimmies in our children. Please welcome Nancy from There is Grace!

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It all went down right there in aisle 7: Boy sees toy. Boy wants toy. Mom says “no.” Boy throws a colossal fit that melts Mom into a puddle of frustrated humiliation.

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We’ve been doing this dance for decades, us and our children.
No matter how many toys are scattered in the playroom or around the yard at home, my children will always want the shiny new one they see right then. It’s an ongoing battle with the “gimmies.”

The “gimmies” is what I call that have-to-have-it-now attitude that dominates my offspring in any retail setting. Who are we kidding, I struggle with it as much as they do; I simply have enough control to not throw myself into a full-blown tantrum in the middle of Target.

It’s a constant struggle in our age of marketing overload. So, what is a parent to do?
Here’s how we approach it in our family: Money = work.

When kids associate money with work, they are less likely to develop a sense of dis-contentment that can lead to the “gimmies.” In his article, “Teaching Your Kids About Money,” financial guru Dave Ramsey says, “Kids need to make an emotional connection between work and money at a young age.”

Following Ramsey’s advice, we created a list of jobs around the house. A dollar amount was assigned to each job, and whoever does the work gets the money. The jobs and payments are age-appropriate for our 5- and 8-year-olds. For example “feeding the dog” (a daily activity) will earn you $.25 but “raking the leaves” (a once-a-year chore) will bring in $3!

As they grow older, the jobs will grow more difficult and the pay will increase. We record their earnings on a chart throughout the week and tally them up on “payday.”

Give, Save, Spend

We made three simple jars labeled: GIVE, SAVE, SPEND. (Get a free printable here to help you create your own jars.) When the kids earn money, they divide it between the three jars. “The concepts of spending and giving help develop problem-solving skills,” explains Ramsey. “You’re laying a foundation for their lives.”

GIVE. As Christians, we believe in the biblical principle of tithing, so our kids are expected to put at least 10% in the give jar when they are paid. (We help the little ones who don’t know percentages yet.) On Sundays they empty their GIVE jars and take their tithes to church. If we want our kids to have a realistic view of finances, we must teach them to be givers as well as savers and spenders.

SAVE. We encourage our kids to put at least 40% in their save jars. This money is set aside for bigger items they want that mom and dad are not planning to buy. (Mom is not paying an extra $15 for a name-brand label!). They each choose the item they want to save for, and we print a picture to put by their SAVE jar.

SPEND. The balance goes into the SPEND jar. They can take this money with them when we go to the store for something small they might want on a whim.

To our surprise, our kids have consistently chosen to put most of their earnings in their SAVE jars and have already made some great purchases. It’s helped to curb the “gimmies” that strike in the toy aisle, too. Instead of having a meltdown over a desired toy, we simply add it to the “save for” list.
While we have not banished the “gimmies” in our house, we have managed to gain a little ground in the battle. More importantly, we are striving to raise financially responsible children who will one day become hard-working adults who can manage their resources responsibly.

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” ~Proverbs 22:6

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Nancy is a lover of words and all things chocolate. She is married to her best friend, and when she’s not settling sibling squabbles between her Little Miss and Little Man, she can be found sipping coffee and writing about faith, family, and finding grace in the journey. She blogs at There Is Grace.

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Connect With Your Kids — Day 4

November 8, 2012 by 4 Comments

Continuing on with 21 Ways to Connect With Your Kids!

Today we’re looking at an activity that is dear to my heart as a writer.

When I was in middle school and high school, I was always writing letters. I once filled up an entire 1 subject notebook writing one letter to one boy in a week’s time. Talk about crazy.

These days, the only boys I write letters to are my sweet sons and of course my girls, too.

From Kathi’s book:

Write Your Child a Note

Try This

Write your kid a love note.

Making the Connection

Back when my kids were younger, we kept a small, lidded basket better known as the “family mailbox” in the middle of our cluttered kitchen counter. And inside it, I’d often find sticky notes with the words “I love you, Mom,” written with green glitter pen in my daughter’s best nine-year-old cursive.

Our family mailbox was a great way to encourage each other and brighten our kids’ days. Even when my kids grew past the age of wanting notes in their brown-paper lunch bags where their friends could see them, they never minded finding a note or a small treat in the family mailbox.

Since then, I’ve learned that a handwritten and heartfelt note can go a long way to make someone feel loved, cared for, and appreciated. So for this connection, I want you to write your kid a love note and leave it somewhere where she’ll find it.

Make Connecting Fun

Here are a few ideas to get the ink flowing.

  • Start a family mailbox. All you need is a basket, a pad of paper, and a pen. You can start the ball rolling by writing notes to each member of your family. You could start with a note of encouragement or maybe a Bible verse. End the note with a question, such as, “If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?” I promise you will get some fascinating mail in your little basket.
  • Welcome your kid home with a note. I saw this on Pinterest. Use dry-erase markers to write “Welcome home! I love you!” on a china plate. Then prop up the plate on a plate stand and put it on the counter for your kids to see when they get home from school.
  • Send notes in your kid’s lunch. In her book Love Notes in Lunchboxes: And Other Ideas to Color Your Child’s Day, Linda Gilden tells about the day her daughter said: “You know, Mom, I don’t really remember what you said in all those notes you wrote in my lunches. But I remember you wrote them and they always showed you cared. Some days I think all you said was, ‘Have a good day’ or ‘You are special,’ but it meant a lot. Just to know that you took the time to write a note and that you thought it was an important part of my lunch made my day. Most kids only had food in their lunch bags!”Yes, food is an essential part of the lunchbox. But even more important than the food for our children’s bodies is the food for their spirits. And it doesn’t have to be dispensed in a lunchbox. There are plenty of ways to encourage and affirm our children.
  • Write out an acrostic using the letters of your child’s name. Hang it on their door or on the fridge so they can see how great you think they are.
    J ust so funny
    E nergetic
    R eady for anything
    E veryone loves him
    M y favorite person to watch cartoons with
    Y ou are a great kid!
  • Send Scripture notes. Can’t think of what to write? God gave us a whole book of love notes. Just borrow one of His! Then add a few words of your own.

    God’s Note: “Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always” (1 Chronicles 16:11).

    Mom’s or Dad’s note: Always trust God. He knows what’s best for you, and He is bigger than any problem you may have.

  • Write a list. Jot down a quick list and leave it on a sticky note on the bathroom mirror where your child can see it when they brush their teeth or get ready for school. Try “Top Three Reasons I Love You” or “Top Five Reasons Our Family Is the Greatest” or “Top Five Reasons You Are My Favorite Lunchbox Kid.”

Make it a priority to write a letter to your child in the next day or two!

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Connect With Your Kids — Day 3

November 7, 2012 by 1 Comment

Here we are on Day 3!

From Kathi’s Book, 21 Ways to Connect With Your Kids:

Pray for Your Kid

Try This

Start a prayer journal to help you intentionally pray for your kids.

Making the Connection:

A few years ago, Amanda was engaged to someone who wasn’t right for her. It was obvious to Roger and me, and everything in me wanted to open my mouth and talk some sense into her. I wanted to explain what I thought. I wanted to beg and plead. I wanted to write out a list of all the godly characteristics that I envisioned for her future spouse. But I didn’t. Instead, we shut up and prayed.

      And we prayed.
      And we prayed.
      And we prayed some more.

It took almost a year (yes, an entire year!), but they broke off the engagement. We now joke that if your kid is dating someone who isn’t right for them, call us. We have a ministry of praying the wrong guys out.All joking aside, praying for your kids is powerful. I can say without hesitation that it is the number one most valuable thing I have done for my children. And that’s why I want to encourage you to start a prayer journal that will help you intentionally pray for your kids every day.

Make Connecting Fun:

Starting a prayer journal is actually really easy.

Step 1: Pick up a journal. I like mine to be small enough to fit into my purse so I can bring it with me when I’m traveling and pretty enough to display on a bookshelf. But really, anything—from a 99-cent spiral notebook from the dollar store to an iPad with a stylus—will work.

Step 2: Pick a time to journal. If you’re anything like me, you probably start every day with the best intentions. But by the time you’ve managed to feed the kids, walk the dog, make the coffee, do carpool, clean the dishes, sweep the floor, and switch the laundry (all before 9:00 a.m.) even your best laid plans get derailed. So set aside time every day — set a daily reminder on your iPhone if you have to — so that praying for your kids becomes a daily priority.

Step 3: Talk to God on paper. Your prayers don’t have to be eloquent or full of poetic language. Just talk to God about your kids. One thing I’ve found to be really helpful is to use a verse from the Bible to pray for my kids. Here are a few of the verses I’ve prayed over my kids over the years:

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2).

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen (2 Peter 3:18).

May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, LORD, is in you. (Psalm 25:21)

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (Proverbs 3:3)

I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:8)

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21)

This is a fantastic idea–some of you know I wrote about leaving a testimony for our children by keeping a prayer journal for them.

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Connect With Your Kids — Day 2

November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

From Kathi’s book:

Brag on Your Child According to Their Personality

Try this: Tell someone else how great your kid is in a way that best suits his or her individual personality.

Make the Connection:

Remember how I told you in the last chapter that my son Justen is an excellent writer? Well, he is. He’s great. I love reading his stories. I literally beam with pride every time he finishes a story and have to stifle the impulse to call my friend at the bookstore and warn her that a bestseller is on the way. He’s that good.

I could go on and on about how great he is… but I just can’t tell him. Why? Because he hates it.

A few weeks ago, I said to him, “I love what a creative writer you are!”

He looked at me like I was crazy and said, “I don’t even know why you’re telling me this.” As if it were causing him grief to have to spend the energy listening to me.

Justen is part amiable: He’s thoughtful and adaptable and nurturing… but he’s also very pensive and private and slightly mortified to hear his mom go on and on about his work. So, I’ve learned that a well-timed “nice job on that” says a lot more than hours of gushing.

My gushing was well-intentioned — I was proud of him and he really is a great writer. But, my delivery? Well-intentioned or not, it didn’t work. So instead of beaming with pride at my words, he scoffed. I now know that for him, less is more. Timing is everything. And my gushing on and on only makes me seem insincere.

I want you to brag on your kids in a way that really makes them proud of their accomplishments — and in a way that is best received by their individual personality type. So for this challenge, I want you to brag on your child in a way that makes them feel loved, appreciated and proud.

Brag On Your Child — According to Their Personality Link

Make Connecting Fun:

It’s one thing to brag about your kids. It’s an entirely different thing to brag about them in the way that they best understand affirmation. In their personal brag language, if you will. My friend Cheri Gregory explains exactly how to do that for each personality type in this free download Bragging on Your Child Based on their Personality. A little cheat sheet, if you will, to help you brainstorm on how best to encourage your child.

What will work for each of your kids? Let’s focus on that today!

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Connecting With Your Kids – Day 1

November 5, 2012 by 4 Comments

Welcome to Day 1 of 21 Ways to Connect With Your Kids!

Now, we are not going through this for 21 Days — we’re going to do the first 5 days together and go from there. It has been a busy few weeks around here, so I’m excited to spend some intentional time with my children. What’s better? I don’t need to think too hard what to do! Kathi’s book, 21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids is packed with some great ideas!

From Kathi’s book:

Connecting with Your Kid’s Personality

I know my kids pretty well. I know that Kimberly could spend all day watching Gilmore girls while Justen would rather die than see one episode. I know that both of my kids are into Steampunk (which, when it comes to literary genres is about as far as you can get from me and my women’s fiction). I know that Justen has an affinity for numbers (the kid can remember my car’s license number off the top of his head) and I know that for some reason unbeknownst to me, both of my kids have a soft spot for our mean, cranky cat Zorro who no one else seems to like.

But, I don’t know anything about your kids. I don’t know what makes them literally squeal with excitement. What quirks they have. Or what they’d do tonight if they were given $20, ten gallons of gas and a chauffeur to drive them anywhere they wanted.

And, you’re probably wondering how I can help you to connect with your kids if I don’t know them.

I thought of that, too, and I have a plan. My friend and personality expert, Cheri Gregory has created a simple questionnaire that will help you to determine your kid’s personality type.

So, to get started, answer the questions below about your child on this simple quiz at: Discover Your Child’s Personality Type

Knowing this information will help us connect with our children on a deeper level. So, be sure to take the questionnaire to help you tap into your child’s personality before we dive into the activities!

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Roots

November 2, 2012 by 9 Comments

Roots must go deep to establish depth. They must wind down and through watering and being fed in order to reach a place that is rich and life-giving.

I want to establish such roots for my children as they grow up in my home. My home is the pot and I must fill it with rich soil in order for them to have a good beginning. To keep them growing, they must be fed life-giving water so they don’t dry, wither, and cease to thrive.

The living water is Christ,the food is His word, and the sun His strength. Establishing deep roots is to establish deep faith; deep relationship with God. One not easily swayed by the world and it’s lusts.

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Day 9 {a Gentle Answer} Store Up Good

October 9, 2012 by 3 Comments

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him… Matthew 12:35

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The last few days have shown us that what comes out of our mouths is what is stored up in our heart. We cannot change our actions without first asking the Holy Spirit to change our hearts.

Yesterday’s verse said, “For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” We need to be aware of what’s overflowing in our hearts. What are we filling ourselves up with that is spilling over into our lives? Consider the media we take in. Consider the parenting books we read. What do they tell us?

In order for good things to overflow from our hearts, we need to store up those good things.

What’s good?

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Philippians 4:8

The only thing I know of that fits this description is God Himself–who is revealed through His word. We will even see His word lived out in other things we may come across, such as: teachings to help us grow, stories that glorify attributes of God and good, music that is praiseworthy, movies that challenge us to step it up as Christians, etc.

There won’t be as many of the good things as there are the bad. But they are definitely out there. You may have look a little longer or dig a little deeper, but there is wholesome material to feast on.

We also need to be careful of the lies of the enemy because he can deceive us into wrong thinking and have us defeated if we aren’t on guard. Know the Word and know what the Bible says about who you are.

Tomorrow, I’ll share some of these with you and we can declare them together.

What are you feasting on these days?

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