Loving God like my dog would

Thinking about our dog and his great capacity for love, I wonder if the way I’m treating God, the center of my universe, stacks up. When God calls or whispers, do I say, “Yes! God! I’m here!” all eager and excited, ready to drop all my plans for Him? Or do I put him off, ask Him to hang on while I take care of whatever I was doing?

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 18, 2019Author Jessica BrodieMatthew 22:37, loving god, how to love god, greatest commendment, greatest commandment, loving god like a dog Comments

God loves the real me

God loves me—the real me. He doesn’t love the “idea” of me, doesn’t love me in the abstract way, but the true, raw, unfiltered, bare-bones, no-frills soul parts. He loves even the parts I can’t mask or shove away in a corner.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 14, 2019Author Jessica BrodieRomans 5:8, 1 john 3:1, god loves me specifically, god is love, god's love Comments

God first, others second

Confession time: I’m reformed people-pleaser. We keep a sign in our house that says, “God first, others second, self last.” At first I thought I put it there for my kids, but as I’ve come to realize it’s there just as much for me as for them. How about you—do you struggle putting God first?

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 4, 2019Author Jessica Brodiegod first, god first others second, jesus first, people pleasing, people-pleaser, How not to care what others think Comments

Wake up, Christian sleeper

My daughter might not want to wake up in the morning, just like we might not want to stop doing whatever it is that is causing us to live outside God’s way, whether that’s addiction or stealing or whether that’s making food or money our idol. But make no mistake: God is calling us into the light.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 28, 2019Author Jessica Brodieasleep in faith, living in the light, living as a christian, sinful living, is the way i'm living a sin, Ephesians 5:14, christian sleeper Comments

Aligning myself with God’s plan

Sometimes, we get out of alignment with God, and problems begin—just like the pulled muscles and sore back I experienced thanks to my out-of-sync body.

Blog, FaithJessica BrodieFebruary 25, 2019Author Jessica BrodieProverbs 3:5-7, aligning myself with god's plan, living in god's plan, following god, following god's plan, what is god's plan, soul alignment Comments

Hush up and listen

On being a good listener, a form of loving others as we’d want to be loved in return.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 21, 2019Author Jessica BrodieMatthew 22:39, Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31, do unto others, Treat people in the same way that you want people to treat you, am i a bad listener, how to be a good listener, love others well, golden rule Comments

My debts have been forgiven

Like my unwanted car payment, Jesus nailed my eternal debt to the cross, paying it off for good.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 18, 2019Author Jessica BrodieColossians 2:14, jesus forgives me, am i forgiven, does jesus forgive all sins, forgiveness, eternal debt, jesus died for me Comments

I have the flu (and Jesus does too)

He’s there with me—in the body aches and the headache, in the sniffles and the lethargy. In fact, it’s all OK. I know that God is glorified in my weakness. He shines through me.