“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” - Marcus Aurelius 36 CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS PrayGo to bed on time.Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise… Continue reading what you think you are
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Practice His Presence
Good Afternoon Dear Hearts An opportunity I want to share with you -- just in case you want to participate in something our Prayer Team will be doing from now until Pentecost. Acts 1:3 tells us "To them He presented himself alive after His passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and… Continue reading Practice His Presence
trust His grace
“For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not… Continue reading trust His grace
take some notes
“Bring the winter coat I left in Troas with Carpus; also the books and parchment note books.” _2 Timothy 4:13 These words, penned nearly two-thousand years ago, tell us that the Apostle Paul, whose written words make up two-thirds of our New Testament, was a note-taker; a journal keeper, a man of letters. Think of… Continue reading take some notes
set some goals
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”Philippians 3:12 Goals are a big part of success orientated living in the twenty-first century. Goal setting is encouraged in business, in physical achievement,… Continue reading set some goals
not satisfied yet
Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.… Continue reading not satisfied yet
Bibliography
All scriptures quoted in "Contentment Cottage Blot" posts are from the Revised Standard Version (RSV), unless otherwise noted: Good News Bible Published by The American Bible Society 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number ISBN 1-56516-155-1otherwise noted. Revised Standard Version of the Bible (RSV) Published by Zondervan Corp. Grand Rapids, MI… Continue reading Bibliography