by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2022 | Faith, family, Suffering, Trust, Wisdom
This past week one of our topics in the parenting/re-parenting class for women at Titus 2 was the instruction to teach our children to “suffer well” if we want them to live effectively in a defective world, they must learn this skill and adopt this...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2022 | perseverance, Wisdom, writing
There is a difference between perseverance and faithfulness. Perseverance implies the presence of resistance and the need for focus and determination of will that can overcome obstacles and resistance. Perseverance is what I would call an “instrumental...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 1, 2022 | Suffering, Wisdom
People living in a delusion, a deception, need Reality Therapy. And once eyes can see, ears can hear and minds can grasp the desperate condition of their spirit, if they are open to the truth of the reality in which they find themselves we can trust that God will lead...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 17, 2022 | Wisdom
I gave a devo this morning on 2 prayers in the Psalms-88 & 86. I included something a pastor told me several times…”There are 2 prayers God always answers- for wisdom and for salvation.” As I reflected on his words this week, it seemed to me that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 4, 2022 | Truth, understand, Wisdom
Wisdom shared with me years ago said, ” We give as much of ourself as we can know to as much of God as we can understand.” It challenged me to engage in an inner journey of self discovery and a deep and broad and high and far-ranging search to know God...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 30, 2022 | scripture, Wisdom
The meme above is from a beautiful second cousin of mine in Oklahoma… Robyn Baldwin Langston From thoughts in my own journal 12/13/03: …..I was in prayer for a weekend retreat and as a part of my prayer time, I re-read the story of the walk to Emmaus. When...
