Living from God's Center | How to Live with Confidence, Peace and Joy

If you haven't taken your new year pause yet, be sure to do so to set the tone for the year, get direction, strength and wisdom as you follow God's desires and bring glory and honor to God. http:claireannsmith.com/new-year-pause

It gets busy at this time, especially this year with Christmas Eve is on Sunday. Do like Mary. Come up for air and let your preparing, anticipating, hoping, rejoicing be God-breathed. http://claireannsmith.com/come-up-for-air

Rev Kendra Thompson discusses #Mom Theology and the need to affirm and support motherhood and shows how it is an invitation and opportunity for you and the church. http://claireannsmith.com/mom-theology

Feeling that is unhinged from thinking and replaces it can lead us into illusion, distorting our reality and ministry when we act and react from that place. http://claireannsmith.com/thinking-and-feeling

We ended the church year with Christ the King Sunday and indeed, Jesus is Lord. Now we move into to Advent. Are you ready for Advent or are you in a hurry, looking for something else? http://ClaireAnnSmith.com/Christ-the-King

The Christian story is filled with people who found in Jesus Christ something to live for and something to die for. Are you in? They found life, reconciliation with God through Christ. It's now our story to share. Are you in? http://claireannsmith.com/are-you-in

Letting go of the false self allows you to experience the true life of freedom with God as the subject who works in and through you as you take your identity from God and live out of the God's spaciousness and heart. Interview with Patrick Moore. http://surrenderinprayer.com/letting-go

To have healthy parameters in our lives and ministry, to operate with adequate space, to have our lives hold up and hold together, we need structure. This is the type of structure that starts with God and is for God. http://claireannsmith.com/need-structure-today

To live from God's center is to be like a tree by streams of water, solid and grounded, connected to the source. This is important for life and ministry. Find out form Kendra Thompson how you can do this, even with very small kids. http://claireannsmith/grounded-in-the-source

We seek to get people's for various reasons including keeping company, sharing good news, warning them of upcoming danger. We do use different means toward this end. What about you and God? Why may God be wanting to get your attention now and what does it take to get it? http:claireannsmith.com/get-your-attention-now