Author Archives: libbymyrin

I was having a conversation with my kids about humility and pride. So when reflecting on Good Friday, we discussed what group actually crucified Christ?  It still hurts my heart to acknowledge it was the religious – the arrogant, know-it-alls – who actually accomplished the act. If what I know about God makes me pridefulContinue reading “Knowledge, Pride, & Unbelief”

God is love.  And His love conquers all.  Even death.  Just as God is love before creation, God is love today. And will be love forever.  God the Father has and will continue to author your love story!  God the Son has and will continue to accomplish your love story! God the Spirit has andContinue reading “God’s Love Story – Part 4”

We are created for love, beauty, comfort, pleasure, security, healing . . . all the natural desires of our heart! Yet these won’t be truly found inside stuffed eggs or baskets or weight loss or anti-aging or in other people or money or fitness or food or knowledge or control . . . While all ofContinue reading “Easter”

The love of God turns our culture’s definition of love upside down. It’s not your typical self-focused, action-dependent, convenient, performance-based kind of love. It’s a sacrificial love, a first-is-last and last-is-first love, a serving love, a pursuing love, an unconditional love. It’s love that burns bright for you, yet independent of you and your actions.Continue reading “God’s Love Story – Part 3”

This is the second part of our series leading up to Easter. We’re discovering, savoring, and celebrating God’s incredible love story for us! If you haven’t read Part 1, just check out the previous post! And each part of this series includes a short and sweet workout. Here’s a 15-min lower body video to getContinue reading “God’s Love Story – Part 2”

As we near Easter in just four weeks, I’d love to use this time to focus on His love and His love story! This is something the Lord has been graciously sharing with me over the past several weeks through various things like the series The Chosen, the Book of John and a study onContinue reading “God’s Love Story – Part 1”

This is the last characteristic for a reason! Having self-control is way easier when the other eight traits are present! Self-control can simply be seen as walking in step with the Spirit. Beth Moore states, ‘Self-control is the decision to remain within the boundaries of victory.’ Or as Proverbs states, a man without self-control is like aContinue reading “Self-Control”

Let’s start with talking about Jesus, a true gentle giant! Gentleness, as portrayed by Christ, is not weakness but actually controlled strength. His life and ministry exemplified spiritual gentleness – not getting easily frazzled or offended. It’s taking a deep breath and interacting with others and the Spirit with an open heart. When researching thisContinue reading “Gentleness”

Our faithfulness is founded upon God’s faithfulness. As with all fruit of the Spirit, our being faithful is our response to His continually being faithful to us! But while ‘faith’ is a common word in our language, the idea of ‘faith’ is honestly a mystery. To have faith is basically being okay with not fullyContinue reading “Faithfulness”

Beth Moore in Living Beyond Yourself introduced kindness and goodness together, as two fruit that go hand in hand. And ever since going through her study years ago, I have seen this truth played out again and again! I realize this verse below seems a bit random to include in this study, but let’s diveContinue reading “Kindness & Goodness”