Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – Identifying Barriers to Loving People We want to be loving. Many of us get out of bed determined to be loving. But then it’s hard. Really hard. Why? This is why it was so hard for me for so many years to love people. Laurie O’Connor, […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – Doing Everything you Know to Do Everyone knows, in theory, that when we get out of bed in the morning, we have no idea what the day will bring. But many of us don’t live like that is true. We roll out of bed trusting in […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – Beginning the Process of Living with a Clean Heart Do you think you have some people figured out? Today’s focus is about how little we really know about people and what God is planning for their future. People are passing my daughter on the street today, […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – You are a space maker. How can you roll out of bed each morning and know that no matter what happens, you will be okay? The secret lies in these two truths. Laurie O’Connor, Live ABOVE the Chaos (Alpharetta: Booklogix, 2014), 124-126. It used to depress […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – You are a mathematician Your life is guaranteed to produce remarkable results when God has the “calculator” in His hands. Laurie O’Connor, Live ABOVE the Chaos (Alpharetta: Booklogix, 2014), 89-90. God is always doing what I now call “mustard seed math.” Jesus fed thousands with a […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – You are a Picture Frame God created your physical frame and personality for specific good purposes that no one else can accomplish like you can! Be encouraged that you have been handcrafted with perfection! Laurie O’Connor, Live ABOVE the Chaos (Alpharetta: Booklogix, 2014), 95-97. My love […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – You are a Firework in God’s Story. As our nation celebrates Independence Day, be encouraged today that you too are part of the light show God is exhibiting every day through His children who are the light of the world (Matthew 5:16). Join me in an […]
Summer Refreshment Series* – Live ABOVE the Chaos – Why did Jesus have to die? Christians tell people, “Jesus died for you” and we expect them to jump up and down excitedly at the news. However, many people don’t even know why He had to die, so the news falls flat. Others think a God […]
Summer Refreshment Series – Live ABOVE the Chaos – Telling people about God’s love isn’t enough. It sounds so great that God is loving. We all want Him to be, and thankfully He is, but by focusing on His love, we can lose sight of His holiness. Why does His holiness matter anyway? Because without […]
*Summer Refreshment Series – Live ABOVE the Chaos – Starting Over Question: Do you share any of the reasons I had weak faith in hard times? Laurie O’Connor, Live ABOVE the Chaos (Alpharetta: Booklogix, 2014), 18-20. When the calendar turned to a new year in my second marriage, it was time to look in the […]
