Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. When I put my oven setting at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, it doesn’t always accurately go to and remain at 350 degrees. There is a thermostat that detects when the temperature is going above or below the temperature setting and then the oven adjusts its heat emission to reach the temperature setting…
Author: Karen E. Young
Sharing the journey of fumbling my way to pleasing Jesus as His follower, as a wife, mother, businesswoman/ entrepreneur, cook/baker, employer, writer, occasional singer, lifelong learner, and aspiring dancer.
Jimmy Needham: We Need Him— Jesus Christ
Becca Music’s Jimmy Needham Concert: Guy, Guitar, and Gospel at Christ’s Commission Fellowship last night was gut-challenging, grace-filled, and God-glorifying. The youthful-looking (“I look sixteen”) doting father of two and loyal husband of one unabashedly and unapologetically shares his faith through entertaining self-written music. The lyrics are biblically-based and therefore powerful. His left-handed guitar…
Bloom Where You Are Planted
In the first regular women’s ministry that I attended, our teacher often exhorted us with the phrase: Bloom Where You Are Planted. What I pick up from this is that you do not always get to choose the circumstances you find yourself in. But wherever the Lord allows you to be, wherever you are, do the…
Give Thanks In All Circumstances
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Spring Is Here
There was a time when I thought spring would never come. But it did! The First Day of Spring came three days ago, March 20, 2014. Every season to me has its own beauty but spring is my favorite with flowers blooming, new life sprouting. It’s not a surprise, butterflies do love flowers. And butterflies…
Know Pain, Know Gain
My friend, Gina, shared with our small group from Nancy Leigh DeMoss’s book, LIES WOMEN BELIEVE, Lie Number 37: “I shouldn’t have to suffer.” Everyone suffers , believer or not. But when we have put our faith in Jesus Christ, He journeys with us through our suffering. It does not mean that the believer’s life is…
No Pain, No Gain
Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Discipline has a negative connotation but its origin is from the Latin discipulus meaning “pupil”. When my children (my “pupils”) were born, I nursed them on demand feeding schedule…
Praise Song by Aldrich Lloyd Talonding
I invite you to watch Aldrich Lloyd Talonding and James Walter Bucong from General Santos City in this rendition of “Rooftops” The lyrics of the song taken from this website: JESUS CULTURE LYRICS “Rooftops” Here I am before You, falling in love and seeking Your truth Knowing that Your perfect grace has brought me to…
When You Feel Left Out of God’s Blessings
Over lunch one day, a friend told me that sometimes when other people express their gratitude for all the wonderful blessings they receive from God and all that is going so right, it makes her feel uncomfortable because what if some of the other people around are experiencing grave problems, they might feel like they…
Valentine’s Day is For Everyone!
Photo Credit: http://www.cornerhouseblog.com It is Valentine’s Weekend. I am grateful to God for my Valentine. But some people dread Valentine’s Day when they don’t have a romantic partner. Originally, Valentine’s Day was a celebration of public religious worship in honor of at least one Christian martyr named Valentinus. Only in the High Middle Ages when…
