Mable is normal—very ordinary. She wants to know and reconcile with her mother, which is not a sinful desire. Make sure she knows this. It is easy for insecure people to take on a false sense of guilt that is not from God. As she expresses her natural desires, be sure to affirm them.
It would be odd for her not to want to be with her mother. The problem is not her desire for reconciliation but her mom’s seemingly inability to reconcile. https://lifeovercoffee.com/how-do-you-help-a-teen-girl-who-longs-for-a-relationship-with-her-mother/
The shocking and inspiring story of Sophie Ottaway.
Watch the full interview here: https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-490-sophie-ottaway-engineered-at-birth-to-be-a-girl/
Focus on the Cause, not the Effect, so you can remove the cause and not be affected by the effect.
A local church’s worship value is not primarily about the music but the lifestyle because you never ask, “Are you worshiping?” The reason is that we worship all the time. God made us for worship—wired us for worship, you could say.
Worship is part of what it means to be image-bearers. Who could do otherwise? The better question is, “What or whom do we worship?” https://lifeovercoffee.com/three-characteristics-of-a-fantastic-local-church/
Whenever a person chooses sinful anger, he is, in effect, giving the other person control over him. It’s counterintuitive. In his anger, he is like a marionette, a puppet on a string.
Anger toward someone is the total submission of their thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to the other person. It is not self-control, as governed by the Spirit of God, but someone out of control or under the control of another spirit. https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-110-help-for-the-angry-person/
