michelle's musings

Plumb line (def): a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plumb-line?s=t A plumb line was used when erecting a buildling as the standard to which all vertical…

What are you waiting on right now? Is there something in your life that you are waiting on God to beautifully orchestrate? Many of God’s great people had to wait on Him for years for their foretold futures to actually…

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 – what a great verse! How wonderful to know that God will be exalted in His…

When life has gotten really hard, have you ever asked this question? I have. It is tempting to question God’s plan for our life, even if we lived many years trusting Him. Some days we feel plain targeted by the…

When was the last time you paid yourself a compliment? It can be difficult to think positively about ourselves due to our natural tendency to be critical. We compare who we are with everyone else (or at least what we…

“Do everything without complaining…” Philippians 2:14 Have you ever tried to live out Philippians 2:14? Have you been able to successfully complete a day without complaining? I have not. Even if I spend the whole morning and early afternoon without…

How do you define success? We are all working towards a goal or multiple ones, but what does your goal say about you? If your goal is to get a bachelor’s degree in a particular area of study and then…

There are many sales out there today, but God is having one that’s better than the rest. Through Christ, God is reconciling every believer to Himself for free!! There are no Sunday ad or coupons that you’ll need, just a…

The answer is the same place He always is – on His throne. So why doesn’t He stop bad things from happening? Is it because we are sinful people living in a sinful world? Yes. Bottom line: there is no…

If there was ever anyone who should have given up on his life’s pursuit, I think Paul would have been the ideal candidate. He said himself that no one could compete with the misery and suffering he’d experienced. (2 Corinthians…