Dec
11
Net Gains
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge. Psalm 31:4
Life can seem like a net, can’t it? All we need to think about and do in a day can snare us and get us so tangled up, we feel caught. “They” are pulling us in too many directions. Things happen that mess up our routine that we did not see coming. A child wakes up with fever, the car has a flat tire, a deadline is bumped up to today, the computer crashes, the washer stops running when it has just filled with water for the rinse cycle, a loved one is rushed to the ER, your teenager has locked themselves in their room, again.
Dec
1
Morning Watch
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you [direct my prayer to you] and watch. Psalm5:3
What a great way to start the day. I once heard you should sandwich your day in prayer – praying once when you rise, once when you lay down to sleep. But so often we hit the ground running, don’t we?
Aug
21
Daily Direction
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8
I have never been a “morning person”. God just didn’t design me that way. But I have learned before I sit down to my at home job of freelancing, that I need to first sit down with Him. Somedays when I am meeting deadlines, that is tough. It is tempting to jump right into my work, until I remember my work is first and foremost for Him.
May
29
Only One Thing is Needed
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered. “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.” Luke 10:41-42a
So many sermons have been written about Mary at the feet of Jesus while her sister Martha was busy making all the preparations. Most speak of the balance between service to God and time to be with Him, in prayer and the Word.
It is also about attitude. Martha was not getting anything done because her anxiety about all she had to do was zapping all her energy. She was in a huff. I can relate to that, can’t you? There are just not enough hours in the day. Pressures can build up and suddenly the tasks seem monstrous.
May
7
Hold It Together
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
“…all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things and in him all things hold together.” Col 1:16-17
If I just keep it together, I’ll be fine. Every woman has said that in times of stress and trouble. It seems that is our lot in life. We juggle so many balls in the air that when one threatens to bounce of our hand and roll out of our reach, we hasten to grasp it and pull it back into sync with the others. Keep everything running smoothly. All ducks in a row.
Sep
7
Christian Business or Busyness?
By Carrie | 2 Comments
Today I was adding some articles to the main website and had one of those moments where you stare at a word, wondering if the spelling is correct. Ever had that happen?
Anyway, the word that I stared at for a few seconds, convinced that it was misspelled, was the word “business”. Instead of believing the word was “biz-ness”, I saw the word as pronounced “busy-ness”. And then it struck me. My own struggle with working outside the home at a “business” was due to the resulting “busyness” it created in my life. I never noticed how appropriate the spelling of business was!
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