Through a personal experience with blurred vision, the author learned that faith is like a contact lens – if it is clouded, our decisions will be poor, and we must replace our faithless eyes with the faithful eyes of God.
Tag: Preserved by Purpose
Preserved by Purpose: Tension Is An Advantage
By embracing the tension that comes with spiritual growth, we can build strength and endurance, just like we do when exercising.
Preserved By Purpose: Your Year In Review
As the new year begins, it’s important to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments, challenges, and disappointments, and to use them as opportunities to reframe one’s perspective and move forward with joy, achievement, and opportunity.
Preserved By Purpose: Regifting God’s Grace
Regifting is a way to be a blessing to others, and we can regift God’s grace by giving our time, talent, treasure, and words of encouragement to others.
Preserved By Purpose: Handwriting on the Wall
Shewanda Riley reflects on her experience of losing her dream job as a radio show producer and on-air host, and encourages others to pay attention to the “handwriting on the wall” and punctuation marks that accompany it, as God often gives warning signs before major shifts in life.
Preserved By Purpose: Boaz Ain’t Broke- Part 3
Boaz demonstrated wholeness in his life by recognizing the importance of connections with others, as seen in his interactions with the kinsman redeemer of Ruth and his willingness to follow tradition and trust God.
Preserved by Purpose – Boaz Ain’t Broke
The biblical story of Ruth and Boaz is a reminder that the person we are looking for in love should be whole emotionally, spiritually, financially, and physically, and not broken.
Preserved by Purpose: The Paddle Boat Blessing
A woman and her 14-year-old companion experienced a nerve-wracking paddle boat ride that ended with a rescue, reminding them to trust in God and not rely on their own efforts.
Preserved By Purpose- Nails, Tires & Prayer
A nail in a car tire caused the author to reflect on how often we magnify the bad in our lives when the reality is not as bad as we think.
Preserved by Purpose: Falling in Love with Laughter
Shawanda Riley, PhD, a college professor fell in front of her class in a comedic anecdote she recalls fondly. The anecdote provides a real-life example of learning from everyday examples, and teaching the importance of laughter as the best medicine.
