by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | Collections, Pitchers
I like pitchers. I must have 18 or more of different sizes and types. These two are favorites that get used daily. The green one is a quart size. I discovered that I can take two Crystal Light 16 oz. serve pouches and mix flavors- raspberry and lemonade or orange and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | heart, mind, spiritual battle
Some weeks seem longer than others and harder due to the amount of physical labor that is part of the week’s tasks. Others just seem long and hard as the hours are consumed with what feels like endless mental thrashing as one battles darts and arrows that seem...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | Oswald Chambers, Teaching
Have any of you noticed how certain Christian teachers seem to sort of “join one in the journey” for a while, based on where the road is presently leading? When I was a very new Christian, it was Dr. Charles Stanley. Every time I heard him preaching, it...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | stewardship, time
A way to think about stewardship of one’s time: Comments are welcome on this worksheet exercise for evaluating and setting some goals for tithing one’s time to kingdom building activities- either in “works of piety” (personal spiritual...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | heart of God, spiritual journey
This is a diagram that arose out of considerations of how we are called to be “light” in the world and what that looks like for one whose ministry is on the periphery…at the point where the culture and the Kingdom meet…connecting...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | delight, God's attributes, Isaiah 42:1
The Lord also says to you in Isaiah 42:1, “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight.” God takes great delight in you. You give Him great joy. He finds pleasure and satisfaction in your worship and praise. And your obedience brings...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | attributes of Christ, Idolatry, Matthew 21:12-13
Yesterday my thoughts were on spiritual disciplines and the necessity for periodic inventory, as called for in Steps 4 and 10 of Twelve Step living. One must be courageous – and relentless- in rooting out idols in the heart. Today’s devotional by Joni...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | inventory, Luke 11:23-27, Matthew 12:43-45, repentance, spiritual discipline, Step 10, Step 4
Heard in a discussion this week: “We cannot just reject the things of the past…we have to run toward and embrace the future.” This is a common theme in the life and addiction recovery philosophy of Titus 2 Partnership’s ministry. This is the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 3, 2014 | desiring God, heart, loneliness
Loneliness. It gets a bad rap. One reason for that is, I think, that when we feel it, if we have not learned to identify why we feel it and what to do with it, it can throw us back into an emotional state that we likely experienced early in life – for some in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 30, 2014 | listening, Oswald Chambers
Funny how God works. This morning I took a copy of Oswald Chambers’ “My Utmost for His Highest” with me to church, which I never do. As I left for church I simply felt the urge to tuck it into the side pocket of my purse. Later, as I walked through...
