Grace Additives Blog
Advent Devotional: Day 1
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 ESV The news comes and the anxiety starts. My mind starts racing and the planner in me starts to panic. I learned early in life if I over…
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- Accountability with Grace
- Encouraging Others
- Identity In Christ
- Misc
- Pointing others to God
- Prayer
- Relationships
- Shame & Shame-based identity
CENSORED
Biting one’s tongue, chewing on the inside of one’s cheek, counting to ten—all of these are a form of censorship. What is your technique? Mine? I have conversations with myself in my head about all the things I want to say. I have been asked why I look angry all the time. I am not…
Comparison
Advertisements dare us to compare their prices to others’ prices. We are encouraged to compare our houses and even our lives to others through the “keeping up with the Jones” comic strip. (A newspaper cartoon from 1913-1940.) It was designed to motivate us to succeed and pass the Jones. Well, I do not know how…
Calm Before The Storm
The east coast is preparing for a hurricane right now. Category 4 in strength, it stretches approximately 300 miles across. Frightening in its size and power. I have had a verse floating around in my head for a couple of weeks thanks to a t-shirt add on Facebook. It is not actually a verse, sounds…
There’s Something About Eve
Eve, formally known as Woman. Woman came from man but was created by God for man. The beauty of the Garden of Eden was spectacular, breathtaking. Based on how our (women) bodies contridict man’s, Eve must have been equally breathtaking. God brought her to man. Man didn’t just “find” her, she was gifted to him…
Dream
A dream is just a wish your heart makes… Yeah, Right. Maybe in a Disney movie. My dreams come from my overactive mind, then my heart takes ahold of one. Childhood dreams were animal related. I once wanted to be a Vet until my Mom pointed out I would have to put a dog down.…
Weepy
Weeping Willows are beautiful and graceful as they blow in the wind. Weeping Cherry Trees are equally beautiful but add delicate to their description. When the wind blows, their delicate flowers float down like big snowflakes. Seasons come and seasons go. Four seasons. We all “like” certain seasons. You may be a Spring person–love all…
Addiction
Someone told me once I had an addictive personality. We were discussing weight at the time. I was taken back. I knew I loved food, I was a “foodie” in my soul. But I never really thought I was an addict. But today as I was arguing with God about writing about addiction, He showed…
Resentment
The true definition of resentment is “bitter indignation of having been treated unfairly.” We all suffer resentment from time to time. Some resentments take root deep into your heart. While others are just for a moment. If you are an only child you have not experienced a sibling resentment. Even if you, as parents, believe…
