Tag: Surrender

• Why are you so upset? SJT Video

  

  Today I am continuing where I left off from my last Sloppy Joe Time video by dealing with the wounds that are often present in the conflicts of our marriages and lives. We may not see them, but in this video I give some tips for identifying them as well as what to do and…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 25, 2015

  Anger, Avoidance, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Pain, Prayer, Realistic Expectations, Redemption, Self-Protection, Self-Reflection, Sloppy Joe Time Video, Surrender, Toxic Baggage, Trauma, Video

  Conflict, Faith in God, Minimizing, Surrender, Toxic Baggage, Wounds

• Will you meet ‘my’ needs? SJT Video

  

  In this video, I share how anytime I seek my independence and focus on getting “my needs”* met in marriage, I create something of a “tug-of-war” with my husband. I offer a “work-in-progress” strategy that has changed the dynamic and atmosphere of my marriage drastically for the better whenever I use it! I hope you’ll check it out…

  BethSteffaniak

  December 7, 2014

  About Me, Acceptance, Alienation, Attitude, Bonding, Choices, Christ-Centered, Encouragement, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Jesus’ Sacrifice, Oneness, Positive Focus, Realistic Expectations, Self-Protection, Self-sacrifice, Selfishness, Sloppy Joe Time Video, Unity, Video

  Christ’s Sacrifice, Christ-centered, Generosity, Independence, Needs, Selfishness, Surrender

• Running from God?

  Isaiah 46:3-4 (hover over to view verses) Thoughts taken from my devotional time. God reminds us that He has upheld us since we were conceived (v.3). That means that God knew us and cared for us since the moment we were created or came into being—not just since our birth. Further, God reminds us that…

  BethSteffaniak

  February 23, 2014

  Christ-Centered, Faith in God, Focused Devotion, God’s Redemption, Love of God, Surrender

  God’s Strength, Surrender

• Chasing After Your Sweet Spot?

  

  Today I’m starting a new direction for my Monday posts (during my radiation treatment) with a devotion that deals with the pursuit of a “sweet spot.” My habit is to read a passage and then prayerfully write out my thoughts. Right now, I’m reading through three different spots – Job, Isaiah and Luke. I usually…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 26, 2014

  Christ-Centered, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Focused Devotion, God’s Redemption, Surrender

  Focused Devotion, Surrender, Sweet Spot

• How Comparing Can be Good

  Many are choosing “one word” to focus on in the new year and I’ve been prayerfully searching for what God might want mine to be. Oddly enough, I feel Him drawing my focus over and over to the word “compare.” At first glance, compare didn’t seem like a very inspiring choice to me. After all,…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 8, 2014

  About Me, Attitude, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Positive Focus, Surrender, Wedded Wednesday

  Compare, Surrender

• Feeling Broken by Your Offender?

  When our hearts are broken by the sins of our offender—especially over and over—we typically want to do two things … 1. Hurt our offender the way they’ve hurt us. We might say this is simply to teach them a lesson—so they won’t hurt us or others again. Maybe there’s a grain of truth in…

  BethSteffaniak

  December 15, 2013

  Anger, Christ-Centered, Control, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Series, God’s Redemption, Negative Self-Talk, Resentments, Surrender, Trust

  Brokenness, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Series, Surrender

• What Does God Want to Give You in Your Losses?

  As I face breast cancer, I’ve become extremely aware of the battle going on in my mind. When my focus is on the “loss” or “losses” I’m facing, I begin to feel, well, like a “loser.” But God has been so patient and kind with me and has gently reminded me that … He never…

  BethSteffaniak

  November 10, 2013

  Acceptance, Choices, Discouragement, Faith in God, False Beliefs, God’s Redemption, Positive Focus, Surrender, Trials

  Grief, Loss, Surrender