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Words, Alone…with Jesus
“A real fatty” “Tub-o-lard” “Fatso” “Gross” “Toxic” “Know-it-all” “Stupid” “What’s wrong with you?” “God has punished her enough” At various times in my life, each of these has been said about me or to me. Whoever said, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” was delusional. Long after physical…
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The Gospel, Alone…with Jesus (part 2)
Last week I began writing about 1 Corinthians 5:9-13: I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing…
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The Gospel, Alone…with Jesus (part 1)
I love it when God reminds me of a biblical truth in my morning quiet time, and then uses that information later in my day. I am always amazed and overwhelmed when I see His personal touch in my life. Recently I was reading in 1 Corinthians and I was stopped by 5:9-13. I wrote…
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Together, Alone…with Jesus
Not that this blog has much of a following, but if you check the date stamps you’ll see that I haven’t posted in a while. Some of that is laziness and my ongoing sin struggle. Some of it, though, has been finding the direction to go. When I started this blog, I titled it “Alone…with…
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Recognition, Alone…with Jesus
Shortly after I was saved, I joined an in-home Bible study small group. I learned so much in that group and can remember wanting to soak it all in. I was intimidated because I didn’t know much about the Bible, but these were the first people who helped me grow in my knowledge of the…
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Heart Motives, Alone…with Jesus
I was just reading an article from the Journal of Biblical Counseling by Paul David Tripp. It was written more than 25 years ago, but it rings so true in my heart. It’s hard to beat PDT when talking about relationships, but this article helped more than others for me. The article is titled, Speaking…
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Psychology, Alone…with Jesus
I admit it. I fall into the trap of click-bait. And the algorithms know it. In my list of articles on Google, I must have 4-5 in the realm of “______ People Exhibit these ___ Behaviors According to Psychology”. These articles fascinate me. Sometimes I want to know if I exhibit the behaviors that make…
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Reconcile or Write Off, Alone…with Jesus
Recently I saw a post on Facebook speaking about unapologetically disengaging with difficult relationships. I won’t quote it. I can’t even find it again. I didn’t mark the post, but it has come to mind a few times over the last week. Part of me deeply resonated with the post. Having been hurt by people…
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Self-Talk, Alone…with Jesus
All of us have secret thoughts about ourselves that define how we interact with the world. This is a part of how we are made. The question we will ask ourselves here is whether those thoughts line up with the Truth of Scripture. Unfortunately, many of us struggle with the negative self-talk that is directly…
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Hallmark Movies, Alone…with Jesus
This week I drove a few hours to get away for a few days. As is my habit, I chose an audio book to listen to on the drive. This week was J. Warner Wallace’s new book The Truth in True Crime. I was enjoying the book until we got to chapter 4, which was…
Greetings! My name is Meri. I’ve been walking with Jesus since 1999. I’m grateful to our Savior for choosing me, redeeming me, and growing me. I often say that I never would have written my story this way, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Jesus has taught me so much over the years, and He continues to do so. I started this blog to write about my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and all He’s teaching me. I pray that I am true to His Word and helpful to my brothers and sisters who read this. Thank you for taking the time to do so.
