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Giving Our Labor Meaning

Today Can Be Different Posted on September 4, 2021 by SherylSeptember 9, 2021

We love the permission Labor Day gives us to rest from our work. So, without taking away from all Labor Day embraces, I’d like to suggest we look at our work differently. Perhaps if we asked God to show us how to serve Him in everything we invest our time and sweat into (work and leisure), it could change our perspective.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged cheerful attitude, choices, Ephesians 2:10, fatigue, God's grace, grace, hospice, labor, Labor Day, leukemia, mundane tasks, relationships, temptation, victorious living | 8 Replies

Having a Hard Time Resisting “Small” Temptations?

Today Can Be Different Posted on July 24, 2021 by SherylJuly 24, 2021
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Each day, pick a different name (or group), such as your country, another nation, your spouse, one of your children, a family member, even an “enemy” (someone you have a difficult time with), and then, instead of eating that second cookie or watching another episode of Matlock, pray for them.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk), Eating and Exercise Goals | Tagged attentive, bad habits, destructive habits, gain weight, gaining weight, habit, habits, healthy weight, lose weight, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 2:2, regret, sinful habits, teachable, temptation, temptations, understanding, weight gain, weightloss, willpower | Leave a reply

Has disobeying God worked out for you?

Today Can Be Different Posted on December 5, 2020 by SherylDecember 5, 2020

As hard as it is to resist a particular temptation, the struggle can’t compare to the transformation we can experience when we yield that temptation to the Holy Spirit. When we go to God when we’re weak, He’s ready to offer His strength and grace. Every time.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged affair, bondage, disobedience, disobey God’s Word, God's grace, gossip, grace, grudges, inner strength, lying, overcoming sin, overcoming temptation, porn, Romans 8:5, sin, sin nature, sinful act, sinful behavior, sinful choices, sinful habits, sinful paths, strength, temptation, tempted to sin | 8 Replies

Happy endings aren’t guaranteed

Today Can Be Different Posted on September 16, 2020 by SherylSeptember 16, 2020

Every day we resist shameful behavior, we become empowered to make better choices. Better choices result in better days.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged ashamed, crisis, grace, happy endings, Hollywood movie, integrity, marriage, poor choices, poorly lived life, Romans 6:21, satisfying life, self-respect, sinful behavior, sinful choices, sinful habits, temptation | 4 Replies

Do you need God to forgive you – again?

Today Can Be Different Posted on December 26, 2019 by SherylDecember 26, 2019

When you pray, do you picture God drumming His fingers wishing you’d hurry it up? Or do you see him leaning in, compassionately listening to every word?

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