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Humility

Posted by Lauren on Nov 5, 2011 in Blog, the things I think | 1 comment

There is a humbleness or humility that pervades our society today that is not biblical. It is a false humility that the enemy deceives us into thinking is exactly what God desires of us. Satan would have us believe that we are to have a low opinion of ourselves and our God-given talents and abilities. He rejoices when we continually try to convince ourselves of our pitiful position in life, no matter what we actually believe. In this way, the successful businessman may think being humble is considering himself to be inadequate and the talented dancer might believe denying her dancing ability...

On becoming a worshipper

Posted by Lauren on Feb 6, 2011 in to God be the glory | Comments Off

I have always loved good music and when I became a Christian I felt convicted to leave the music of the past and listen only to music that edified me. I believed that music should encourage me in the faith. I don’t know if every single Christian is supposed to conform to this belief and I’m certainly not saying they should. I only know that for me it was right. It was good. It was beneficial. Some of my favorite Christian music has always been Praise and Worship. Years ago I always had it playing in the house as I went about my laundering, scrubbing, vacuuming day. Like a B-12...

Patient Hope

Posted by Lauren on Aug 23, 2008 in my offspring rock | 5 comments

I’m not sure if I ever told you this but if so you’re just going to have to hear it again. My kids are THE best. God was so good to Julian and me when He chose these three to be ours. For the last two months we’ve been staying with friends while we attempted to make the state of Texas our new home. Our kids are intimately acquainted with all that a cross-country move entails. They know that it takes a while before you feel like where you now live is home. They know the feeling of shifting allegiances from your old school, sports teams, and burger joint to the new. This...