Discontent

It started small, This tiny rage, That built a fire Then burst ablaze. To now engulf The gifts once held, Leaving ashes With an empty shell. James 1:14-17But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when …

Bound No More

Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 4 In the late 1700’s, when Buddhism had taken hold of most of Burma (now Myanmar,) several tribes still resisted its teachings. Prophets within these tribes spoke of a lost book their ancestors remembered. The book taught of the Supreme God and the way back to a relationship with …

Let the Potter Work

Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 3 “Now sanctification is both a step of faith, and a process of works. It is a step of surrender and trust on our part, and it is a process of development on God’s part.  Too illustrate this, suppose I were to describe a person who was entirely ignorant …

Taking Inventory

Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 2.  This last year for our family has included some major moves, first halfway across the country, and nine months later, another one just across the state line. For the last move, we called two companies for quotes. A company sent a representative to walk through our house for …

Becoming a Woman of Contentment

A series for Growth, Part 1 Becoming a Woman of Contentment Recently, I stumbled upon the story of Mary Ann Cotton, a woman hanged for the serial killing of 3 of her 5 husbands or significant others, as well as 11 of her 13 children, plus a few others who were children of the men …