Standing Up on Water Skis

Standing Up on Water Skis

by | Mar 24, 2023 | Functioning according to the Spirit of God, Holy Spirit Guidance, Patience, Responding to the nuances of the Spirit, Rushing ahead, Submitting our wills to the Holy Spirit, Water skiing as an example

The lesson was on being dependent on the Holy Spirit and avoiding a frontal charge of human effort to achieve spiritual progress. Everyone was nodding and agreeing that we do not want to try to do God’s work depending on the arm of flesh. We want God’s power; God has...
Second Best (Genesis 29:16 – 35:19)

Second Best (Genesis 29:16 – 35:19)

by | Jun 14, 2022 | Children, Competition, Empathy, Feeling rejected, Feeling second best, Jealousy, learning to have patience, Learning to have sympathy, Learning to have empathy, Motherhood, Patience, Rejected, Second best, Sibling rivalry, Sympathy

Poor Leah, it seemed she was always second best. She was the oldest daughter and yet we can assume no eligible suitors had claimed her hand in marriage for the last seven years. Have you ever thought of yourself as second best? Maybe you had a beautiful younger sister...