Betray “To fail or to desert especially in time of need” I started to reflect on what this word meant to me. How many times did I betray Jesus during my life, knowingly and unknowingly. Too many times, I set Him aside and gave into the temptations, I abandoned Him for years. Even today, I feel there are times I …

Forgive  “To stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone or self for an offense, flaw or mistake”   Wow, how many times do I go through that routine in a day! sometimes I find it hard to forgive myself, it’s a battle, should I, can I, is that within my being? Then I think about God and His willingness to …

Reflect “To make manifest or apparent” “to Show”  I used to hide my faith, not afraid, just not willing to put it out there for others to see or feel. Those days are gone, yet I still ask myself these questions. How effectively do I demonstrate Jesus to others through my actions, my words and my life? Can others see …

Inspire  “To influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration” “To draw forth or bring out” I love this word, or is it the definition I love more? you can just sit back and place yourself in the hands of God and let Him Inspire you all day. That would be nice if you could sit still that long, …

Confess “To tell or make known; to acknowledge sin to God or a priest “ Seems like it would be easy to do, however there was a time, I choose to be absent in my faith, yes I realize that God never left me, but I sure ignored Him. Confess wasn’t a word that came readily to mind or something …

FORTITUDE “The strength of character, of mind that enables a person to endure pain or adversity with courage.”    The word Fortitude is derived from the Latin “fortis” meaning strong, powerful, vigorous, steadfast, courageous, and brave This is my third attempt at writing something! Then it dawned on me, it is not about me; Listen to the Spirit. I want …

ALLOW “Give the necessary time or opportunity for.”   Am I allowing myself to truly give time to Jesus and let Him do what His Father wants with my life? Have I allowed Him to always direct me or has my Pride stood between us? “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. …

BELIEVE “To accept the word or evidence of.”   I really don’t know if at one time I just blindly believed, seems I might have, but I do know the times I put all aside and ignored what I should have believed. Today, for me, there is no doubt of what I Believe. The more I Read the Bible, the …

CONSUME “To engage fully.”   Never really thought of the word this way, more of a focus on eating in my mind. I can think of times I let anger or other worldly things consume my time, which really didn’t have a good outcome for me. I also know the times now (seem to be more frequent in my life) …

RECEIVE “To assimilate through the mind or senses.” “To act as a receptacle or container for.”   I love this definition, surprised at how accurate it describes the movement of God’s love for me. It has been there since day one, it’s just that some days my container was too full of worldly things to receive the graces He wished …