Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
You Can Sit With Us
You Can Sit With Us
No Comfort Zone
By
sstoddard
“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” — Carl Sandburg The Webster dictionary defines comfort zone as a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress. I don’t know about you but I love…
Dependent or Independent?
By
sstoddard
There is such a pull between what our society says and what God’s word says… It is a constant battle that goes on with all christians. I met up with a girlfriend for coffee and we were talking about how when we get into God’s word, everything becomes clearer, our whole perspective changes for the…
Sleeping with the Enemy Part 3
By
sstoddard
When you are in a destructive relationship, you are often bewildered because none of it makes sense. Most have no content to properly identify and understand what, exactly is happening. (FYI, It is normal to become more combative when you are continuously trying to be heard.) Destructive people come in many disguises and learning how…
Sleeping with the Enemy Part 2 of 3
By
sstoddard
Try and visualize the things you love about yourself…… your passions, your natural talents that the Lord has so graciously blessed you with. Think about your role in your family and friends life.. What makes you come alive? The way it feels when you laugh, your carefree spirit. Your style… How you are wonderfully…
Sleeping with the Enemy- Part 1
By
sstoddard
Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love- MLK,Jr. Was he all that you had hoped for when you first met? Your…
Why are we so sorry, ladies?
By
sstoddard
How many times a day would you say you apologize? Do you feel you are having to apologize because you are more prone to “ commit personal offenses” a.k.a. we think were making everyone mad when we speak up about our needs and wants in a clear and concise way. Do women apologize too much?…
Financial Stress
By
sstoddard
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income- Oscar Wilde My cousin and I have this joke about the reason that God doesn’t bless us with a tremendous amount of money is because we are not responsible enough to handle money properly. We have champagne taste on a beer…
The Plundering
By
sstoddard
http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-plundering-of-your-property-and-the-power-of-hope
From the Pit to the Pinnacle
By
sstoddard
We all have this perception of how our lives should be… We strive to reach our dreams by planning and preparing not once thinking that things can take a turn for the worst…. and when it does, where are we left? I was sitting in this restaurant recently observing others enjoying themselves with friends and…
Why Is Communication So Damn Hard?
By
sstoddard
Aww, communication; the key to everything but what happened to my key? I guess I lost it in all the anger, hurt, and disappointments. In the beginning of any relationship, we often feel one emotion and that is love or like depending on the relationship. We are elated that this new person is in…
12
13
14
15
16
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners