Category: Reflections

  • Anxiety

    Anxiety

    Anxiety, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear, often marked by physical signs and self-doubt about one’s capacity to cope. This topic seems to be all around me. It feels huge when it shows up in real life. I’ve had my own run-ins with anxiety. Somewhere along…

  • Agree as Touching

    Agree as Touching

    I heard the statement, “Let’s touch and agree,” so much when I was growing up. A hand outstretched, reaching for another hand. At least two people join together in agreement to make a request to God. One day, I read the scripture for myself, and I was changed. Matthew 18:19-20 (King James Version): “Again I say…

  • Be Grateful

    Be Grateful

    There are plenty of scriptures that emphasize gratitude as part of a Christian’s lifestyle. But I shouldn’t really need a scripture to tell me to be grateful. Out of the blue, the song “Be Grateful” by Walter Hawkins was in my head in the shower one morning. It was a staple in our family when…

  • Your Enemies Can’t Betray You

    Your Enemies Can’t Betray You

    I often see people post online how they thought it would have been their enemies who would betray them, not their closest friends. I groan each time I see that. Why? Because your enemies can’t betray you. Betrayal, as defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being…