She Thinks She's Witty

Recently I was asked to lead devotions for the staff in my office. I wanted to do something creative and fresh.I found a blog with ideas for alternative worship ( here ) which gave me the idea I used. Do you remember those fortune tellers that we used to use--at least my friends and I did--to predict, well, the future? They looked like this: Well this site offered a prayerful use for this fun toy from my past. She writes, " You could either make them beforehand with prayer requests already inside them, or you could get people to make them during a session and fill in their own, or the groups prayer requests. People then play the game in twos and pray for the request they end up landing on." She said she hadn't completely fleshed out the idea so to go ahead and try it and report back. That's what I did! I made the fortune tellers beforehand since I only had about 15 minutes for the devotions and then handed them out. They opened them up, sent them arou...

"I'm sure now I'll see God's goodness in the exuberant earth.  Stay with God! Take heart. Don't quit.  I'll say it again: Stay with GOD."  Psalm 27:14 (MSG) New year. Turning 25. Time to start detoxing. Things I've learned on my "quest" for a spiritual detox: Always start with a good cup of hot chocolate, some candles, and God. Not necessarily in that order.  Talk to someone who cares about you or at least be with them--mom, mentor, etc. Start with the physical (body, home, work space, etc.) and turn it spiritual. Be aware of your surroundings. I started keeping a gratitude journal. I mark down something I'm grateful for every day--when I remember to, that is. But it's something I need to be more intentional about. Pray, meditate, listen. Work on acknowledging that you deserve the forgiveness you are given freely. This is hard for me to accept. That no matter what I do, God will forgive me if I ask him. I really can...