“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 (emphasis mine) Today we are going to pick on forbearance. Ephesians 4:2 “ Be […]
“Your marriage can’t survive this.” “People don’t recover from infidelity.” “Don’t stay with them, cut your losses and run.” “They will never change-it’s not worth it.” “You doing the right thing (biblically) in the face of their wrong won’t change […]
We simply don’t know what we don’t know. We don’t know what’s possible sometimes until someone helps us see the possibility of a changed outcome different from what’s in our current narrative. In Parts 1 and 2 https://mustardseedcoachingandmediation.com/there-is-bad-news-but-there-is-good-news-too/ we talked […]
In Part 1 we talked about how adverse childhood events can, but not necessarily will, result in stress-related illnesses and complications thereof. What then, is the influencing factor that is largely determinative of a positive life/health/relationships outcome versus negative? Thoughts. […]
Ya’ll are probably getting really sick of me beating this drum about how we need to take our thoughts captive. But I will go on another table pounding rant again for the benefit of those who haven’t embraced yet this […]
I just got a text from my hubs about 30 minutes after he got to work. ‘Happy Valentine’s Day. Luv. I have a card for you. I just forgot to put it out this morning.’ He beat me to it. […]
It seems the lowest moments in marriage offer up the biggest opportunities to show love and grace to our spouses. You get devastating news-almost ‘bring you to your knees’ news. You feel a surge of panic, a wave of nausea. […]
So I started a bit of a calendar challenge with you the other day…with a prompt to help you think about how you want to fill your calendar (month and year), with rejoicing at filling it with positive changes you […]
We are still at the beginning of 2023…..and haven’t even completed the first week of the second month of the year. How will you fill in your calendar? What do you want or commit to accomplishing? What changes do you […]
What do you tell yourself as you begin each day? Are you even aware of your thoughts? Do you even realize that you are likely having a conversation with yourself? Do you realize you are either speaking life or you […]