Posts tagged “Self-Control”
Anger management
Do you know someone with a short fuse? a hot head? someone who might benefit from anger management classes? Ironically, what that person would…
The last person you forgive
If you were to make a list of the people who have hurt you, how long would it be? Are there some people on…
Avoid extremism
It’s easy to be extreme these days, isn’t it? We see people (ourselves included sometimes) believing in something so strongly that we think the…
What would Jesus say to you?
For the last 18 months or so, I’ve been speaking at churches and conferences on the topic of seeking Jesus in a noisy world….
On second thought . . .
I was scrolling through social media when a post caught my attention: “You are not responsible for your first thought. You are, however, responsible…
Fix your eyes
My husband is an avid cyclist. As he was teaching our kids to ride their bikes, he offered a piece of wisdom I’ve never…
Not my problem
“Not responsible for gravel projectiles smashing your windshield.” That’s what the sign on the back of the dump truck read. Or something like that….
Who or what owns you?
A quarterback once shouted to the rival crowd, “I still own you!” While amusing, it actually got me thinking. Who or what owns me?…
Be you!* (Part 6)
The Bible frequently tells us, “Be you!”* Be the unique you whom God made you to be. And make sure you remember the asterisk,…
Be you!* (Part 5)
When I was back in grad school, I had an older professor who admitted, “I used to pray that God would protect me from…
Be you!* (Part 1)
What do the movies Moana, Mulan, Brave, Beauty and the Beast, Coco, and Aladdin have in common? The moral of those stories is almost…
Rest and reset
Is it really a Happy New Year for you? I mean, we all hope for one, but the reality is that you might want…