View from Inside the Box

View from Inside the Box

“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great,     and you will be a blessing.” (Genesis 12:2)   This is a promise. Given to Abram. From God. Maker of Heaven and Earth.   God’s view about the promise was from outside...
You Screw Up!

You Screw Up!

“You are such a screw up! You mess everything up!    Ever talk to yourself like this? I do. I have become too good at negative self talk. My own words spoken to myself are condemning, crass and severe generalizations. I beat myself up over my mistakes more than...
What Does It Mean To Be Blessed?

What Does It Mean To Be Blessed?

What does it mean to be blessed? When we pray blessings on others and over ourselves what exactly are we praying for?   When I think of the word “blessed”, I am filled with warm fuzzies and glimpses of life being as I imagined it would be. All the people I love...