by Doris Swift | Jul 23, 2015 | Christian, crowds, retreat
We have good intentions, don’t we? Connect with God, write that book, call a friend. We may even begin, yet distractions left and right keep getting in the way. When God is trying to reach us, trying to teach us, it seems life gets louder and our connection...
by Doris Swift | Jul 17, 2015 | Christian, faith, living water, security
I think we might be spoiled. Flowing water from faucets, lights by flipping a switch. I don’t like to admit I take things for granted, but honestly, I kind of do. It’s not that I’m not thankful, it’s just that blessings I routinely receive can...
by Doris Swift | Jul 13, 2015 | christian living, freedom, mistakes, past
What have we learned from past mistakes? Hopefully we’ve learned not to repeat them, but before we can learn from them, we need to admit we’ve made them. Once we do that, without placing blame on everyone and everything else, we can confess it out, be...
by Doris Swift | Jul 10, 2015 | Choices, faith, Friends
Choices. We make them every day, even when we don’t realize we are choosing. Growing up, I hovered between circles of friends. It may sound amazing, being friends with everyone, but instead it proved challenging. The challenge? These circles didn’t...
by Doris Swift | Jul 8, 2015 | dreams, faith, fruit, Time, visions
Time. We say it moves too fast, we say it moves too slow. At times we want to rush God, don’t we? We want to rush answers to prayers, and agendas, and plans. We may feel nothing is happening, and our works are fruitless, and our prayers are bouncing off the sky....
