It's "In Other Words Tuesday" and Kathryn of Expectant Hearts is our host. She chose the following quote for this week: Each day is new day. I love that because I get another opportunity to make the choice to rely on myself or to rely on God. And I can tell you that it's always better ...to rely on God. Each new day, I come before Him and pray Romans 12:1-2 (my own paraphrase): "I offer my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to You. This is my spiritual act of worship. I do not want to conform to the pattern of this world bu…

I receive so much encouragement from this Bible verse. Even though I'm a Christian, I still mess up and sin. But when I do, I know what to do. I confess my sin and agree with God. He who knows my heart is faithful and just and ...forgives me. And then once again, I have that unbroken fellowship with Him through Jesus. Only He can purify me and cleanse me. I once had a Bible teacher who taught our class that 1 John 1:9 is our "spiritual bar of soap". It helped me to always remember this. I hope this will help and encourage you too. Happy En…

Last week I wrote a post entitled " Are You Authentic ?". If you missed it, you can link there to read it first. At the end of the post I asked questions to stimulate a discussion on this topic. I was thrilled to read so many different comments. I always enjoy a good discussion and don't mind reading viewpoints that may be different from my own ...as long as they are respectful. I recently came across a blog called Imparting Grace . Richella's " Defining Moment " was definitely written from her heart. The topic of authenticity and …