New Reminders: Power

There are many types of power, from the mechanical power of machines to lift or move vast amounts of physical materials to the power of AI to analyze and manipulate vast amounts of data.  Power is usually thought of, in a physical context, as the amount of force required to move something a certain distance…

Prayer Seed: James 2:1

Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, You love everyone equally. Thank you for loving me. Please guide me and help me to treat everyone the same way and not treat others differently because of their appearance, status, nationality, or beliefs. In Jesus’ name, Amen.  

New Reminders: Pleasure

According to Wikipedia, “Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad.”  It is human nature to seek something that makes us feel good and is enjoyable or satisfying.  Anything from eating our favorite dessert to winning at our favorite…

Prayer Seed: James 1:19

Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for Your Word that provides guidance. Please help me to listen carefully and be attentive when I’m having a conversation with others. Guide me so I think about what has been said before I react, so I don’t react in haste. Please help my responses to be loving, kind, merciful…

New Reminders: Listening

We have all heard the phrases: “Listen to your mother, listen to your heart or gut, listen to God, or listen to your conscience”.  This might seem strange to someone whose mother is not present and who’s heart, God and conscience are all silent.  Yet we know what our mothers told us when we were…

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…