answering the call to restful living; with joy
For wellness this week, I’m continuing with meditation to control my thoughts and keep it in the present and positive. Basically, I’m practicing mindfulness. This is for the The Science of Well-being course I’ve been taking for the past couple months. Last week was difficult. I was faced with issues in my environment that made …
Some thoughts on being present, meditation and mind control for wellness, particularly in difficult circumstances. This week I started another wellness challenge based on The Science of Well-being course I’ve been taking. Except it’s not a new challenge. We’re at a point in the course where all the lessons are complete and we’re now in …
How can we determine if we’re succeeding in life, and with all the things we are attempting? I’m still thinking about my focus word for the year – Flourish. What I’ve learned so far is that God wants me to thrive in response to His word and ultimately for His glory. Now I get that …
The challenges from last week went very well! That’s especially true for the sleep challenge. I’m in much better moods lately because of the improvements to my quality of sleep. And now, onto this week. I’m tackling another two wellness challenges based on The Science of Well-being course. The first habit is practicing meditation. The …
My focus word for the year is Flourish. My understanding, so far, of what that means is that it involves being a student of God’s word and living by it. I wanted to have a more well-rounded understanding of what it means to truly thrive so I spent all of January looking into that some …
![#thankfulthursday
What does gratitude have to do with prayer?
We know from Philippians 4 that thanksgiving is a part of prayer and gratitude is the posture with which we are to present our requests to Him. Sometimes, doing that is enough as, in the process of giving thanks, we remember that He’s given us all we need. Practicing gratitude helps us to see his constant presence and faithful love, and that gives us confidence in prayer.
As our pastor put it in a recent sermon on Psalm 17: “an honest cry for help comes from a heart that has wondrously seen the steadfast love of our saviour”
We can be genuine in prayer, with complete openheartedness, because we know Him and we know who we are in relation to Him. Practicing gratitude aids in that knowing. I’ve really enjoyed writing a running list this year; how do you practice gratitude?
”I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words. Wondrously show your steadfast love… I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.“
[Psalm 17:6-7, 15]
”Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life...“ [Psalm 23:6]
These are pages from my Joy Journal from last week. I used the printable set “Not Once” by @kristina.proffitt for @illustratedfaith #printprayshop which reminds us that He is always with us.
🎶 All My Days ~ Ellie Holcomb
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