August 10, 2014 Many of us ask God how long we must wait to have an answer. Just because He isn’t showing or telling us does not mean He is testing our patience. Our patience is being tested because of our human nature of needing to know. I know a missionary who does not question […]
Enjoy What You Have – Focus On The Present
What does the Bible say about being patient? I have been going through a time of impatience this past school semester. I just want school to be over. Instead of enjoying the fact that I get to go to school and have the funds to do so, I keep wishing it was over. It got […]
Learn God’s Word
Journal Entry 7-11-14 Today I was bouncing around and reading on equip.org. During my reading, it hit me… God has been teaching me patience so that I finally come to Him to learn – LEARN God’s Word. He is guiding me to asking the right questions to learn and then share with others. When you […]
3 Tips for Creating A Prayer Journal
Guest Blog Post by Sheryl Siler Cherished Magazine Hi there! †I’m Sheryl Siler, editor-in-chief of Cherished Magazine–an online magazine for Christian Women reminding them they are chosen, cherished and loved. †I’m here visiting The Busy Woman as part of our Cherished Everyday Fall Tour Extravaganza. †Thank you Susie for having me over!! In addition to […]
5 Tips for Keeping God First in Your Day
It’s so easy, NOT You read blog posts and articles about spending more time with God. Many of the posts tell you to spend time with God first thing in the morning. The authors make it sound so easy. They seem to have all the time in the world and a normal (whatever normal is) […]
We Are Not Consumed
We Are Not Consumed We are not consumed by emotions. We are not consumed by hate. We are not consumed by anger. We are not consumed by clutter. We are not consumed by work. The list could go on… We can get consumed, but we don’t have to stay there. Lamentations 3:22-23 22 Because of […]
Everyone’s Already Doing it
Everyone’s Already Doing it That’s what I saw, heard, see, and hear now. Sara and Sandra had great ideas and wanted to start their own businesses. As they started to work at them, people started saying things like, “Darcy is already doing that.” “Haven’t you seen xxxx website? She has the same things on her […]
Crumbling Foundation to Solid Rock Mom
Crumbling Foundation to Solid Rock Mom Growing up, my parents did a lot for me. And without knowing, they taught me that I (the child) come before them. Now of course as a child, I didn’t cognitively understand that concept. But now that I am “older” I see that I did the same thing with […]
They came for the food and spent the next 400 years as slaves.
They came for the food and spent the next 400 years as slaves. I’ve been trying to read through the bible in a year for many years. The first time I got through some of Genesis in an intensive study. Then I got all the way to 1 Chronicles in a “not-so-intensive” study. That was […]
Build a Church Jesus Would be Proud of
Build a Church Jesus Would be Proud of. New members are pivotal to any church. However, sometimes churches don’t know there’s a problem until there are years without growth, or if they are growing, they don’t know about the people who visit and never return. Churches have a lot of different ministries. There is outreach, […]