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I’m at Faith Lifts today, so please, come on over.

As of 9:35 EST Faith Lifts has not yet been updated, but it should be up today

Here’s a sneak peek–

During a brisk morning walk that doubled as prayer time, I talked with the Lord about some anxiety I carried with being new to my city. While I consider cultivating friendships a joy, I’m always a bit nervous meeting people for the first time. Most of my fears fall under an inferiority complex I hold in the intelligence department.

Did I ever mention that I use to have panic attacks whenever the commercial for the game show Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader aired? Feel free to chuckle at that one. I won’t blame you, but know that I’m not making that up for laughs, it really use to happen. Being married to a college professor, I often feel like I don’t measure up in the brains department. Too often I rely on somewhat witty or cutesy banter to “survive” a department social and then later feel like a fool.

As I brought these fears to the surface of my conversation with God, the following scripture came to mind.

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35.

That scripture stopped my feet from moving, because honestly, it didn’t make sense to me in that situation. I was praying for healing and peace regarding my issues, how could love relate to that?

>I’m at Faith Lifts today with a devotion about self control. Please stop by for a visit.