Lisa notes

Summaries and links to blog posts for October 2018

• Hurricane Michael Aftermath – Get Close – Day 31 of Handmade (10/31)
  Sometimes you have to get close. We’re getting up close and personal with Hurricane Michael this week. Panama City is now more than a vacation spot to us.
• Hear A Different Voice – Day 30 of Handmade (10/30)
  Listen for a different voice. We weren’t speaking the same language. But we found a way to communicate.
• Books I Recommend to Bring Us Together – Day 29 of Handmade (10/29)
  Books bring us together with people we would never meet otherwise. Here are four books I recommend from what I finished this month.
• Begin with Worship – Day 28 of Handmade (10/28)
  How would you describe worship? It’s a perfect way to start a day, a week, a life.
• See the Whole Picture – Day 27 of Handmade (10/27)
  It helps to see the whole picture. I don’t like mopping the floor. But when I think of my grandbaby crawling on it, it’s much easier to do.
• When It’s Not Your First Time – Day 26 of Handmade (10/26)
  There’s a first time for everything. While we can never repeat a first ourselves, we can enjoy a first with someone else.
• How Does He Capture You? – Day 25 of Handmade (10/25)
  Is it safe to put all our eggs in one basket, if the Lord is holding the basket?
• You Know Enough Already – Day 24 of Handmade (10/24)
  Sometimes we think we have to know everything before we can do something. But as believers, it’s more about who we belong to than how much we know.
• Uncommon Things at Church – Day 23 of Handmade (10/23)
  This homeless man was going to prove it wasn’t just another day at church. Uncommon things happen when we wake up.
• Take the Shortcut? – Day 22 of Handmade (10/22)
  Sometimes shortcuts give us the help we need. But other times? They rob us of time with God.
• Just Start – Day 21 of Handmade (10/21)
  Sometimes we fail to start because we can’t imagine finishing. But start anyway. Take one step today.
• Do You Like an Audience? – Day 20 of Handmade (10/20)
  Some people crave an audience. Others of us avoid the limelight. Which are you?
• When Did You Convert – Day 19 of Handmade (10/19)
  When we turn around and head a different direction, we’ve experienced conversion. God continues to bring us times of conversion. These are no less real than our initial conversions.
• Call Off the Search – Day 18 of Handmade (10/18)
  We look and look. But what if we already have it? Call off the search.
• Worship in the Pause – Day 17 of Handmade (10/17)
  Just sit still in the pause. It may birth the most radical worship you can offer.
• Pray to Do More Than Pray – Day 16 of Handmade (10/16)
  We often pray for people. But what if God wants to use us as an answer? We pray we’ll do more than pray.
• When You Get Your Grace – Day 15 of Handmade (10/15)
  When will you receive a fresh supply of grace? Always today.
• When You’re Afraid to Ask – Day 14 of Handmade (10/14)
  Why don’t you ask God for more? You don’t have to know how or when or who he’ll use to answer.
• Call or Text? What’s the Best Way to Talk? – Day 13 of Handmade (10/13)
  Text or call? How do you decide what mode of communication to use in each situation?
• Which Side Are You On? The Great Divide – Day 12 of Handmade (10/12)
  By just one question, we classify people as right or left. What if we asked a different question instead, to heal instead of divide?
• Oil the Hinges – Day 11 of Handmade (10/11)
  Doors are made to both open and close. Are your hinges oiled?
• How Do You Worship? – Day 10 of Handmade (10/10)
  Often we know what and why we do what we do. But how to do it? That can vary. How do you worship?
• Breathe in the Inspiration – Day 9 of Handmade (10/9)
  When days are dark, what or who inspires you to keep going? What is God inspiring you to do in this season?
• Step Out of Your Comfort Zone – Day 8 of Handmade (10/8)
  Comfort zones feel safe. But not much growth happens there. What comfort zone is God calling you out of?
• This Is Why It’s Safe to Hope – Day 7 of Handmade (10/7)
  Sometimes we’re fearful to get our hopes up. But it’s safe to. Because God is already in our tomorrows.
• Do You Belong at Church? – Day 6 of Handmade (10/6)
  Where do you go to church? Do you belong there?
• What Do You Need to Let Go Of? – Day 5 of Handmade (10/5)
  What do you need to let go of? Sometimes we have to let go of one thing before we can receive another.
• Why, Why, Why – Day 4 of Handmade (10/4)
  We never know as much as we think we do. So keep asking why, why, why.
• Who Do You Believe? – Day 3 of Handmade (10/3)
  What do you believe in? Who do you believe? Join me for “Handmade – Finding God in Your Story”
• 5 Links, Books, and Things I Love – October 2018 (10/2)
  Links and pictures of articles, books, and things I love for October 2018
• What Scares You? Day 2 – Handmade (10/2)
  What are you afraid of? Which fear do you wish God would take away?
• Where Is God in Your Story? Handmade – A #Write31Days Series (10/1)
  Where has God been in your story? Answer 3 questions for 31 days to find God in your handmade story.