Meditations on "Relationship"

When we finally surrender to the care of God it’s up to us to decide if we want what is offered through Jesus.

As we complete step work we answer lots of questions about what needs surrendering, what barriers keep us from surrendering, and what surrender looks like for each of us.

Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Jesus told a lovely story of a man who planted a vineyard and cared for it for 3 years.

Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.

As we come into healthy living through a personal relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, we discover satisfying living in a surprising form – life within limits.

But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

We were not created to manage life on our own. When we act independently from God’s care and guidance we encounter struggles and problems of one form or another.

The leaves have changed and most have fallen. Days have shortened considerably from long and sunny summer hours.