Understanding the Bible takes time. It is through time, we come to a new understanding of scripture. That’s what makes the Bible, the Living Word of God. God speaks to us through His Word. And as we grow in our faith, the Holy Spirit teaches us new things. However, understanding the Bible is a challenge […]
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We’re Going Anyway
Prioritizing family sometimes looks like taking family vacations. Who doesn’t look forward to family vacations? In seasons where money wasn’t an issue, we would take nice trips with hotel stays and amusement parks. Then when money was tight, we didn’t stop going on vacations, we just took different ones. You know, the kind where you […]
Discovering Your Word Of The Year
What’s your word of the year? You may have heard people talking about having one word or phrase that gets them through the year. We have to admit this was new for us, but we learned how valuable standing on that one word helped us during the year. Now, discovering our one word has become […]
How To Find Gratitude In The Daily Hustle!
Do you struggle with finding gratitude in the daily hustle? Most people would say no. Until they find themselves saying something like this: I’m thankful for this meal, but it could have used a little more seasoning. I love my job, however, the people I work with get on my nerves. I’m not complaining; […]
Thanking God In Everything, Will Get You Through Anything!
Do you find yourself thanking God; when you’re faced with trials, and tribulations? We have no doubt that many of us thank God in our prayers, but can we honestly say we purpose to find the good in EVERYTHING? When life happens to all of us, we respond with being: happy, excited, worried, gripped […]
What If We Were Measured By Our Failure Instead Of Our Success?
What if we were measured by our failures instead of our success? Would that help us overcome not feeling like a failure in life? We didn’t give that any thought until we were asked to share a recent failure. Our Failure To Success Story Coming up with a failure we would be proud of took […]
Offended? Find Freedom With These 3 Safe & Solid Suggestions
Have you’ve ever been offended? Today we welcome; Kristi Woods to the Living Our Priorities community as a guest writer. While Kristi contributes monthly to ibelive.com, crosswalk.com, and various other publications, Kristi took the time to sow into our community about a subject we all struggle with… the spirit of offense. Offense is a common […]
Are You Your Brother’s Or Sister’s Keeper?
Can we look in the mirror and say with confidence that we are our brother’s or sister’s keeper? There are believers among us that sit quietly to themselves in agony wondering: Who can I confide in that won’t judge me, but allow me to be transparent? Being My Brother’s (or Sister’s) Keeper This is a […]