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Reflections #21: The Waiting Game

September 7, 2018 by Jane VanOsdol Leave a Comment

When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son.” Luke 1:57

Elizabeth and Zacharias had waited a lifetime for their son to be born. In fact, they were both past the childbearing years. Elizabeth thought the Lord had denied her the blessing of being a mother. Yet God had big plans for them–they were just in His timing, not hers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Reflections Tagged With: Elizabeth and Zacharias, God's timing, John the Baptist, meditations, Reflections, time, waiting, waiting game

Gift of Time and Sabbath Rest, Part 2

November 20, 2015 by Jane VanOsdol 1 Comment

I looked at the clock and sighed, frustrated with yet another Sunday evening spent in a haze of laundry. Socks, undershirts, pants, work shirts, and towels stood in piles waiting to be put away while I took out theSabbath Rest last load from the dryer. Eleven p.m. and NOT all was well. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: celebrate the Sabbath, freedom, gift of time, margin, Sabbath, schedule, Sunday, sustainable life, time

Gifts of Time and Sabbath Rest

October 30, 2015 by Jane VanOsdol 6 Comments

Time is an elusive resource. No matter how hard we try, we can’t grasp it or control it or change it.time, Sabbath, rest,

  • We complain that there isn’t enough of it in a day to get things done.
  • It flies by when we’re having fun.
  • Things can become frozen in it.
  • The older we get, the faster it goes.
  • It’s of the essence.
  • We tell people to stop wasting it.

What is time, really? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: God, rest, Sabbath, seasons, Sunday, time, Way of Discipleship

Four Words of Jesus That Change Everything

April 14, 2013 by Jane VanOsdol Leave a Comment

bigstock-Jesus-Lord-Emmanuel-43421104What does it mean to be blessed or to live a blessed life?

I was pondering that myself the other day after reading a section of scripture in John 13. Verses 16 and 17 say the following:

I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them (NIV, emphasis mine). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Encouragement, Living Truth Tagged With: before the face of God, blessed, blessed life, corm Deo, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John 13, Keyword Study Bible, kingdom, relationship, time

Eight Obstacles to Finishing What You Start

February 11, 2013 by Jane VanOsdol Leave a Comment

Piles of books. Stacks of magazines. Untried recipes. Unfinished projects. Does any of this sound familiar to you? Truth be told, I have frustrationway more plans I want to accomplish and things I want to do then time to finish them all in. I often feel frustrated when I see around me the evidence of my yet-to-be completed projects.

Lately, well actually over the last year, I’ve felt the pull from God to get this under control, to learn how to hone my ability to truly focus on a task from start to finish. It’s not that I never complete anything. I’ve even hit a milestone this past year with one of my finished projects. It’s more that I’m not the best at planning and prioritizing. So, before I look at ways to improve this area of my life, I need to understand what throws me off track. Maybe this honest look will help you too. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Encouragement, Living Truth, Prayer Articles Tagged With: finish, focus, goals, God, God's perspective, overcommitted, plans, procrastination, productive, projects, task, time, unfinished projects

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