What Girls Get Wrong

So I have many interests (it's easy to fascinate me, to be honest those sparkly sun catcher things kind of fascinate me). One of those interests is health and wellness. I read a couple newsletters on the subject, and lately I've seen a lot of articles on loving ourselves more. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like this has become an ever increasing focus of the health movement. Loving ourselves. Putting ourselves first to better help others. Doing what we want to do. But I wonder if that is really our problem. When John the Baptist's disciples came to him, concerned over the ministry Jesus was doing because it was leading people away from John, he replied that was the way it was supposed to be (John 3:25-36). He told them that, through this ministry "He must increase, but I must decrease," (John 3:30, NKJV). I may be taking this a little out of context here, but I think this verse applies to our lives as well. Jesus has given each of us a ministry, to ...

"Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works."  ~ Psalm 119:27 NKJV Mondays are tough. But they're awesome. Monday is the most common day for heart attacks . If you don't like your job, it can be tough to get out of bed on Mondays. At the same time, Monday is a day full of possibilities, where our strength's been recovered by the weekend. It's a busy day. An exciting day. A day where we can be overwhelmed, yet thankful for the fresh start. My posts tend to be long (I'm naturally wordy). But for the month of September, I'm going to try to make this series brief. A verse to think on. To meditate on. A few thoughts. That's it. I hope to keep them under 250 words. Because we're busy. And our busyness (at least for me) tends to make us push aside God. But if we just take the time, we find that God can help us get through the crazy hours, the crazy days, ...