http://rachelreneegriggs.com Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en God has a plan for your life and that plan never changes. What changes is you! You can ignore the plan, run from the plan, trip yourself up, get lost somewhere in the wilderness, blame God and everyone around you, but He still has the blueprint in His Hand. The ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/02/01/im-changing/ I had awesome conversations with two of my friends yesterday in which we reviewed the history and development of certain areas of our lives. As we talked I remembered the roller coaster of emotions that I have experienced over time. I remembered the feelings of happiness, excitement, confusion, uncertainty, peace, ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/29/he-really-is-good/ I have come to the conclusion that people in general are too easily offended. If someone looks at you a certain way, they must have an attitude. If they didn't greet you a certain way, they have a problem with you. If they don't do something exactly the way you ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/25/take-no-offense/   I recently had my eyes opened to some broken areas in my life through an awesome 3.5 half day forum discussion. I learned that I had been dragging past events into my relationships, resulting in destructive behavior and a lack of commitment on my part. I thought I had forgiven people ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/21/seekingforgiveness/   What are you willing to be in order to have the life that you want?  For years I said I wanted to be married and have a family but I was unwilling to be committed. I also wanted peace and happiness in my life yet I was not obedient to the ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/18/what-will-you-be/ As my current relationship has progressed from courtship to engagement it has been a constant learning experience for me. To achieve this level of harmony and commitment with another person I have found it necessary to put my flesh in submission daily or in other words, keep a tight grip ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/12/stop-in-the-name-of-love/ The Lord is demonstrating exactly what He said - we are complete in Him. He provides where there is lack. He fills in the missing pieces, He is everything that we need. You may have suddenly lost an important person in your life last year and find yourself wondering how you ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/08/yes-you-will/ The Lord is still showing me that I am complete in Him, that He is perfecting me with each and every trial I endure. He gave me yet another illustration of this yesterday. I had a dress custom-made for a special occasion, but when I received it, it was not ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/05/what-he-paid-for/ I am determined not to suffer or go through anything in vain. If there is a lesson I can learn, teach me Lord. If someone else will be delivered as a result of me talking about it, send me Lord. I am not a victim cowering in the corner because ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/04/complete-in-him/ Happy New Year!!! I missed my time interacting through this forum during my break. However, the time away gave me an opportunity to address some things that had be taken care of before I crossed over into a new decade. The fact that God prompts us to change and gives us ... http://rachelreneegriggs.com/2010/01/01/2010-inspired/