http://forthrightfixation.com Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever had a "pity party"? You may never have called them by that name, but I'm sure you know what I mean. Self pity, despair, and that "Why isn't life fair?" outlook are attitudes and mindsets to which we've all succumbed at times. I'm sorry to say I've thrown more ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/07/02/a-biblical-end-to-lifes-most-popular-party/ Over the last month or so, I have been taking a look at beauty throughout Scripture. What is included below is only a portion of its uses, yet I think it is a well rounded look at what God intended to communicate in regard to the issue. I. The Beauty of ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/30/beauty/ Debbie: Through many situations at work, at home, and dealing with upcoming projects, God has been showing me that my strength comes through Him- and only Him. Trying to glean lasting comfort and strength elsewhere is fruitless. “It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.” (Psalm 18:32, ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/28/truthfest-11/ Idolatry. We all know what it is and what it does. It’s a deadly disease of the heart that leads to our lives being consumed by something other than God. It’s a plague that pushes Christ to the back burner of our souls. It’s sin. Idolatry is nothing new. It’s been ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/27/we-exchanged-the-glory-of-god/ [continued from Monday's post]  You see, this monstrosity that I am has killed me, and I can’t do a thing about it. The only one great enough to ransom me from this slavery and give me life beyond the grave I’ve dug myself into is my Creator, and my dread foe—the ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/25/162/ I closed the book slowly, my mind still lingering on the final words. A weighty dullness brooded over my senses and all I could think of with any clarity was the world in the story that I had just finished. My discontent and selfishness had found vent as I was ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/23/depravity-and-the-gospel-part-1-that-rebel-in-my-soul/ Debbie: This week God has convicted me that this life is but a passing time. Everything I DO isn’t who I AM- and that in all things I do I must have Him as my centrepiece…as the One Object that is glorified. Not myself. Not my desires. But Him. Kaitlin: This week ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/21/truthfest-10/ I am reading “Emma” by Jane Austen, for the first time, though I am familiar with the story. As I was trying to come up with a proper topic for this post, Emma’s own, very faulted, personality reminded me vividly of something that I struggle with. Something that we all ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/20/willing-hands-willing-hearts/ Have you ever walked into a room with a specific purpose, only to stop dead in the doorway, confused to realize you have no idea why you’re there? Then you must make that embarrassing trek back to where you came in hopes that a visual cue will jog your memory. ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/18/remember-and-return/ Psalm 96 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is ... http://forthrightfixation.com/2008/06/15/his-faithfulness-in-my-life/