New Reminders: Influence

Influence is the power to have an impact on someone or something.  Every person, whether they realize it or not, has the ability to influence others through actions, words, or lifestyle choices.  A person’s actions and words can impact others, either positively or negatively.  When a person influences someone else, they are changing that person…

New Reminders: Experience

Experience combines both the act of directly observing or participating in something, and the resulting knowledge or skill gained.  It encompasses both the process of encountering something and the lasting effects it has on a person.  In other words, experience involves actively engaging with the world through seeing, doing, or feeling things.  It’s about being present…

New Reminders: Tolerance

In general terms, tolerance is a willingness to accept feelings, habits or beliefs that are different from our own.  This does not mean that we agree with the other, it simply means that we are willing to live and let live, to in some cases, agree to disagree.  To live in peace, we must be…

Prayer Seed: Ephesians 3:20-21

Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, We praise You for all the goodness You provide. Thank you for being willing to work with us and through us to accomplish Your wonderful plans. Thank you for helping us to do more than we can imagine and helping us to think outside of the box. In Jesus’ name, Amen.  

New Reminders: Spirituality

The term “spirituality” has been cooped to apply to many kinds of beliefs and practices that have nothing to do with the gift of the Holy Spirit, sent by Jesus, to guide us on our spiritual journey in our practice of Christianity.  Almost any kind of ritual, has been dubbed “Spiritual” as though some external…

New Reminders: Righteousness

Righteousness is a word from the Bible that we hear in church, but not so much in everyday conversation. It is used to describe something or someone who is especially virtuous, morally pure and just. It implies a very high level of goodness, decency and even holiness. When we say that something is righteous, we…