Growing
…that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:16-19
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
Growth is so complicated. Of course, that’s because we try to do it on our own. Ever read a self-help book? Or curated your own hoard of self-improvement blogs, Pinterest boards or productivity tools? (Me too.) These things can be good when filtered through the lens of the Bible, but relying on our own resources will leave us striving and empty. Only God provides the growth
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Finish What He Started
by Jennifer Shipman | May 26, 2018 | Purpose, Abiding, Growing, Trust and Obedience | 1 Comment
I tend to have a problem with completion. I’m an all-or-nothing type of girl; if I can’t complete it, or can’t have it completely, I think I might as well not bother. I’d rather skip the journey and get right to the destination. And yet, I have an embarrassing number of projects in various stages of un-finish in my house (and in my life)…
Our Purpose – God’s Way
by Jennifer Shipman | April 21, 2018 | Purpose, Abiding, Growing, Planting Seeds, Pruning, Refining Fire, Seeking God, The Worker, Trust and Obedience, With Your Talents | 0 Comments
At twenty, I knew my purpose in life. I was going to be an artist, maybe own an art supply store. I was going to get married soon out of college, have six kids, and sit on the wrap-around-porch of a big farmhouse out in the country watching those kids play on our land. I’m not sure how those two dreams fit together, but there you go. It was my Purpose…
When Less is Not More
by Jennifer Shipman | March 10, 2018 | Faithfulness, Growing, Producing Fruit, Purpose, Seeking God, With Your Time | 1 Comment
I intentionally avoid the news. Too much bad nearly breaks me – I’m one of those highly-sensitive types. But the news still finds me. With every school shooting or police officer death or racial-tension-fueled hate crime, my heart breaks, and I feel so small. So small in a big, big world full of ugly. Too small to be of any account…
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How to Win an Argument
by Jennifer Shipman | June 11, 2018 | Behavior, Finding God, Gentleness, Growing, In Others, Kindness, Producing Fruit | 0 Comments
Last night, our daughter (kindergarten) told us she thought she was making people sad, that she wasn’t good but bad. She said that her friends don’t want to be her friends anymore and they don’t want to play with her. Naturally, we were just a tad concerned. She is a bright, sweet, generous soul who loves people and wants to be friends with everyone…
Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 6
by Jennifer Shipman | November 24, 2017 | Abiding, Behavior, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience, With Wisdom | 1 Comment
We’ve made it to the final six points of our list of “Rules for God’s Daughters”! You can read all about the inspiration for this list in “Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1”. So to recap: This list really resonates with me as the mom of a young daughter. But it also set off some warning bells. The Bible says to “test everything”…
Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 5
by Jennifer Shipman | November 17, 2017 | With Wisdom, Abiding, Behavior, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience | 0 Comments
Welcome to part 5 of “Rules for God’s Daughters”! If you’re just joining us, this a 6-post series based on a “copy and share” Facebook post I read recently. You can read all about that, and see the full list in “Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1”. To recap: This list really resonates with me as the mom of a young daughter…
Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 4
by Jennifer Shipman | November 10, 2017 | With Wisdom, Abiding, Behavior, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience | 0 Comments
Welcome to part 4 of “Rules for God’s Daughters”! If you’re just joining us, this a 6-post series based on a “copy and share” Facebook post I read recently. You can read all about that, and see the full list in “Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1”. To recap: This list really resonates with me as the mom of a young daughter…
Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 3
by Jennifer Shipman | November 3, 2017 | Behavior, Abiding, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience, With Wisdom | 0 Comments
Welcome to part 3 of “Rules for God’s Daughters”! If you’re just joining us, this a 6-post series based on a “copy and share” Facebook post I read recently. You can read all about that, and see the full list in “Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1”. Today we’re checking out #11-15 of the list. To recap: This list really resonates with me as the mom…
Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 2
by Jennifer Shipman | October 28, 2017 | Behavior, Abiding, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience, With Wisdom | 0 Comments
Today is part 2 of “Rules for God’s Daughters”, a 6-post series based on a “copy and share” Facebook post I read recently. You can read all about that, and see the full list in “Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1”. Today I’m looking at #6-10 of the list (there are 31 items total!). To recap: This list really resonates with me as the mom of a young daughter…
Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1
by Jennifer Shipman | October 20, 2017 | With Wisdom, Abiding, Behavior, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience | 0 Comments
Today I read one of those “copy and share” posts on Facebook. This one is called “Rules for My Daughter”. It resonated with me – but it also set off some warning bells. One of the devil’s greatest weapons is subtle lies: things that look good or feel good but are just a little twisted from God’s truth. As I read this list…
7 Ways We Should be Like Children
by Jennifer Shipman | October 13, 2017 | Behavior, Growing | 0 Comments
Driving along, migraine developing, just wanting to get home. Into the silence comes a voice from the backseat. A tiny, sweet, adorable voice that I wish would never grow up. “I love you, Mama.”
Tears trickle. Is there any better thing for a mama to hear? I feel a failure…
Specks and Planks
by Jennifer Shipman | August 18, 2017 | Behavior, Growing | 0 Comments
One summer recently I learned a very valuable lesson – on judgement. While visiting family, a friend’s son almost slipped and fell. Nothing very serious, but the parent in all of us there “jumped” to help. “Be careful, honey!” “Watch out!” “Oh no!” You know, the concerned parent’s automatic reaction to a child…
contentment
Happy Right Here
by Jennifer Shipman | September 22, 2017 | Contentment, Abiding, Growing, Rest | 0 Comments
I’ve read that “if you’re not happy here, you won’t be happy there”. This is a truth that I have known intellectually for a long time, but only now is it sinking into my heart in a way that I can truly understand. I’ve often wondered: if God wants me happy, why doesn’t He move me to “that place” where I just know I’ll be happy…
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