COVID has been cruel. Social media has been cruel. Comparing ourselves to others is cruel and trying to keep up with others also proves to be cruel. Scrolling through the news is cruel to our daily perspective and thought life. In fact it will take every positive thought captive if we let it. All this negativity steals hope for our goals, dreams, and our true purpose. It also absorbs a lot of our time. Our precious time that we will never get back. Last week I shared about ho

The intentions of a child are always so obvious.  I think of my own children and how I can tell when they are about to do something wrong.  Or if they really don’t mean it with their full heart if they have to apologize to one another or even to me for that matter.  Children are obvious whether it be good for them or not.  I got thinking about my own heart and what it looks like in comparison to the innocence of the child mentioned in Matthew 23. 2 Jesus called a little child