Contentment

What does it mean to be fully alive? Have you ever pondered that? It’s more than merely existing. So release tomorrow’s worries to God, gain a deeper view of God’s love, and gain much in surrender. Resolve to be fully alive at all times!

To Live Fully Alive, You Must Do More than Exist

Feb 5, 2018 | Attitude, big-picture, Christian Living, Contentment, Culture, Dreams, Ephesians, Faith, Freedom, Fulfillment, Hope, Identity, Inspiration, Leadership, Learn, Life Seasons, Listening Up, Love, Matthew, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Regret, Resolve, Service, Shaping, Stewardship, Thankfulness, Trust, Wisdom, Work Life, YLU18, YLU18-Joy

How can we be fully alive? I mean really and truly fully alive? There are many ways we go about making it happen. And we might even think we are doing it. Yet, the contentment, satisfaction, and good feelings that made us that way eventually fade. Sometimes it’s...

I can’t help wondering if there is a direct link between anxiety and introverts. The more I think about it, the more I believe it to be true. And, as a classic introvert, I am of course thinking about it – often.

Introvert Anxiety Triggers – It’s a Thing!

Dec 4, 2017 | adversity, anxiety, Calling, Change, Christian Living, Contentment, Culture, Discernment, Fulfillment, God's Ordering, Healing, Humility, Identity, Inspiration, Introverts, Leadership, Learn, Let Anxiety be Your Teacher, Life Seasons, Listening Up, Mental Health, Old Testament, Personal Growth, Purpose, Revelation, Scripture, Service, Shaping, Stress, Taking Risks, Testimony, Trials, Wins, Wisdom, Work Life, YLU17

I can’t help wondering if there is a direct link between anxiety and introverts. The more I think about it, the more I believe it to be true. And, as a classic introvert, I am of course thinking about it – often. A while back, I wrote a post titled “Okay, You’re an...

Gaining a Heart of Wisdom – a Review of Street Smarts from Proverbs by Mitch Kruse

Aug 10, 2017 | big picture, Book Reviews, Change, Christian Living, Contentment, Culture, Fulfillment, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Reviews, Wisdom

What does a life marked by wisdom look like? Does wisdom just happen, or must it be intentionally pursued? How is wisdom best applied in one’s life? What the heck is the purpose of wisdom? These are all questions I've personally pondered and they all are addressed in...

Bekah DiFelice’s Almost There: Searching for Home in a Life on the Move offers a unique perspective of a transient lifestyle. It shows how we are constantly redefining home according to our sense of personal belonging, identity and purpose.

Redefining Home – a Review of Almost There by Bekah DiFelice

Jun 24, 2017 | adversity, big picture, big-picture, Book Reviews, Calling, Change, Christian Living, Contentment, Culture, Faith, Fulfillment, God's Ordering, Hope, Identity, Leadership, Life Seasons, Love, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Purpose, Reviews, Shaping, Tweetable, Wisdom

I figure the constant redefining of home is a big part of having a transient lifestyle. It’s not something with which I have much experience. In fact, I lived in my childhood home into my twenties. I never switched schools. As an adult, I have only lived in two homes...

God loves justice and sent his son to administer it. He blesses the difference makers who thirst for and seek justice.

Being a Difference Maker When Justice Seems Unlikely

May 22, 2017 | adversity, Christian Living, Contentment, Create a Future That Defies Present Circumstances, Culture, Faith, Freedom, Fulfillment, Isaiah, Leadership, Listening Up, Living Hope, Matthew, Mental Health, Proverbs, Psalms, Service, Taking Risks, Trials, YLU17

I gotta think we all would like to say we are a difference maker in some form. Whether it is in the lives of our children, in our careers or through our service to others, we make an impression. The type of impression, though, should be one of positivity and valuable...

Impostor Syndrome keeps us from being who God created us to be. And the Devil loves it. But we don't always have to control the narrative. Take out the earbuds, and thrive.

Impostor Syndrome and Giving Up Control of the Narrative

Mar 29, 2017 | adversity, anxiety, big picture, Change, Contentment, Culture, Discernment, Dreams, Ephesians, Faith, Fulfillment, Grace, Healing, Hope, Identity, Inspiration, Leadership, Life Seasons, Listening Up, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Purpose, Shaping, Take Out the Earbuds, The Potter, Trials, Tweetable, Vision, Wins, Wisdom, Work Life, YLU17

I learned about something called Impostor Syndrome a few years ago. It gave me an understanding of something I intuitively knew, but couldn't label. In short, it’s a concept describing high-achieving individuals who have a fear of being exposed as fraud. They are...

Our personal headphones lead us to missing out on many things. This includes our ability to listen and hear, our ability to know what is right and to serve God's world.

Our Spiritual Headphones And Where We Are Really Missing Out

Mar 6, 2017 | Amos, big-picture, Contentment, Culture, Isaiah, Leadership, Listening Up, Mental Health, Service, Take Out the Earbuds, Taking Risks, YLU17

A lot of people suffer from the fear of missing out, or FOMO. You see, we all like to be included and don’t want to be the one missing out on the good times, great experiences and epic moments. During a conversation with a worship leader, I was struck by her reference...

Your Magnificent Chooser by John Ortberg – a Review

Feb 23, 2017 | Book Reviews, Change, Contentment, Culture, Faith, Fulfillment, Inspiration, Leadership, Learn, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Poems, Reviews, Shaping, Wisdom

As a parent, I've always believed in the impact of reading to kids. Though my kids are getting older, I'm always looking for fun and engaging books that teach powerful, spiritual lessons without purely preaching. John Ortberg's new book, Your Magnificent Chooser...

Start Looking With a Mirror If You’re Seeking Justice in the World

Feb 6, 2017 | Change, Contentment, Forgiveness, Fulfillment, Humility, Listening Up, Look With Mirrors - Not Microsopes, Mental Health, Old Testament, Personal Growth, Regret, Scripture, Wisdom, YLU17, Zechariah

If you genuinely want to see justice in this world, it's going to have to start in the right places. There are many ways we go about seeking it, and most of those avenues lead us on wild goose chases or to dead ends. We often see people who are wronged and immediately...

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