Day 377 – Seeking descension for perfectly timed ascension…
Human ambition consists of seeking higher positions, greater titles, more money, enhanced power, further control, and ‘bragging rights.’ Continue Reading →
Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work
At 35 years old, it was all supposed to be complete.
A loving wife, three or four children, one adopted, a successful writing career, and financial freedom so that money anxiety wasn’t a hindrance.
I even moved countries, just to make sure it would all come together.
There was no way I would be the single guy at the prophesied ‘adult’ social dinner.
How did it go so wrong when I really tried to fulfil this?
I’d had the dream since I was 10 years old!
Why didn’t I succeed?
Was my request too much?
Raw Truth Thought Journal is about life’s challenging moments and the spontaneous perceptions that emerge in my mind.
Now that I’m in no man’s land with an expired life plan, God at the helm, and faith through Jesus as my daily guidance, might as well keep a record to see where this all goes…
Human ambition consists of seeking higher positions, greater titles, more money, enhanced power, further control, and ‘bragging rights.’ Continue Reading →
Everything we see and touch is perishable; to a mind that thinks of the long-term or the greater picture, such perishable goods aren’t worthy of investment. Continue Reading →
Denying ‘self’ or dying to ‘self’ opens up a new mindset; a new universe of thoughts, intents, desires, ambitions, and emotions. Continue Reading →
Often translated as self-control, there’s nothing egotistical, ‘self’ oriented, or of one’s own strength when contemplating Spiritual temperance. Continue Reading →
One of the most comforting things to see is a figure who has incredible authority over others… Continue Reading →
To exhibit faithfulness is to operate healthily and holistically with integrity and optimism, even when circumstances look terrible and feel painful for a prolonged and seemingly hopeless time. Continue Reading →
Being charitable when no one is able to congratulate or measure such a gesture is a strong sign of goodness. Continue Reading →
True kindness doesn’t expect any reward…not even a warm, fuzzy feeling. It’s all about the interests of others, even at the expense of our own. Continue Reading →
Only by going through testing times of impatience and admitting our folly within, can we learn the skill of patience. Continue Reading →
When one has been shaken repeatedly by the hard knocks of life, there is a powerful and wise mastery that comes with being still. Continue Reading →