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Where is the Room to Play?

06.02.2020 by Tracy Stella //

Welcome to June and a fresh topic.  Join us as we look at the power of play. It’s a gift given to us by God, so we can continue to fight the good fight. Play.  Then pick up your sword and fight, sweet friend.

Sometimes, life hands us a whole lot of serious. Stress, trials, & troubles can bog us down.  Life dispenses circumstances that cause room for concern. But I am learning to hand those things over to God.  He wants us to do what we can and give the rest to Him. Pray. Trust. Be Still. And Play.

For me it’s hard to get to that place of play if I have let fear, worry, or too much of the evening news into my life.  I want to be informed, but not formed by what the world is slinging like breakfast at a greasy diner. It doesn’t always sit well in my stomach. I want the Lord and His wisdom to inform my choices. I want the Lord to provide peace when times are turbulent.

It’s a little ironic the word God gave me in January was JOY.  The year of 2020 vision, He knew what my future held.  He knew I’d need to remain centered on His joy well before I knew how much I’d need it.  During all the trials and trauma of 2020 quarantines, isolation, too much of some people, not enough of others, it has been the JOY of the Lord that truly has been my strength.

For a brief moment early on, I wrestled with darkness and depression.  It scared me.  I’ve walked through that dreary tunnel before. It feels cold and damp and alone. I hadn’t felt that feeling in a long time. In the isolation and unknown of what impact Covid-19 would have on life, I felt vulnerable. I felt the weight. I felt the worry (and I wouldn’t consider myself a worrier).

But the beautiful thing about walking with God is He helps us recognize warning signs. In the stillness, we hear His voice whisper.

“This is the way. Walk in it.”

“Come to Me, My weary one and I will give you rest.”

“Be still and know that I am God. I’ve got this. I’ve got you!”

“Trust in Me. Trust in My goodness.”

“I AM your provider.  (Of all things I might add!)”

JOY in spite of circumstances is a barometer of our faith.

When we choose joy, we show others and ourselves we believe what we say. We believe God is good. We believe God is sovereign. We believe God is who He says He is and that He will work everything (even quarantine) to the good of those who love Him.

When we choose faith over fear, play is possible.

Why is that important?  There are several reasons play is important. We’ll look at a few.

  1. Play is important for our emotional health

As I shared, early on I felt burdened and depressed. I didn’t like feeling out of control. I didn’t like everyone else making decisions on my behalf.  Some I agreed with. Some I did not.  If any of you have ever been controlled in an unhealthy way, you might have felt the same.

But God brought about a perspective shift.  He didn’t let me linger too long in that space, but I was there long enough to realize at any given moment if I disconnect from The Vine (God Himself) I could be back in that head space He delivered me from. It was a good reminder of my need for Him.  He is The Light that drives out the darkness. Always.

God led me to play through blessing others in small ways.  I was like a little child, and it brought me great joy. I actually don’t want to get into the specifics here, but leave room for the Holy Spirit to speak to you directly.

What brings you joy that might also bless others?  How can your hands and heart engage in something you truly love doing that will have the added benefit of bringing joy to someone else?

And when we play, even if it’s a little self-indulgent sometimes, that’s okay too.  When we do the things we enjoy? Our spirit is rejuvenated. We engage with others from a place where play has prepared our hearts and minds to love well. Laughter. Joy. Play. They all have a place in helping us be the best version of who God intends for us to be.  So play, sweet friend. Play!  Play for you. Play for your kids. Play for your spouse. Play for your friends. Play for your community.  They all need your best self. Play is good medicine for your emotional well-being.

  1. Play minimizes stress

Have you felt a little stress these days? God has an assignment. Go outside and play.  (Or stay inside but play.)  Remember recess?  That needs to come back. Give yourself a recess every day.  I don’t know what your recess will look like. Whatever it is, do something you enjoy.

We are worth taking time from our busy schedules, for those teaching kids at home, working from home, being the wearer of many hats these days.

We are worth taking advantage of down time if we aren’t as busy.  Play now so you will have strength later when you need it.

We all know worry doesn’t help. So why do we do it?

It’s a trap from the enemy. Don’t step into it. Step beyond the stress. Step into God’s best by playing with Him.

I needed an outlet that wasn’t work.  My job is considered an “essential” job, so I’ve been working. I have the type of personality that has to be careful not to work too much.  In my stress I could have chosen to strive, to keep on the clock day and night.  If I’m not careful, I can be my own personal slave driver.  But I know these things. God has equipped me. And He gives me tools to help fight that.

If I start to feel guilty for taking time to play, to rest, to just be, to just be me, it’s a dead give-away.  Set that stress aside and play. I do not have to feel bad about enjoying life. Neither do you.

I was finding it hard to play with my rhythms so thrown off.  I felt led to get a guitar and spend time learning to play it.  Whether I become the next Eric Clapton isn’t really the point.  The point is to play.  The guitar is a vehicle the Lord gave me to step away from stress and striving. The guitar was God’s invitation for me to sit with Him, to laugh at all the odd noises coming from this instrument not yet making music.

There was an unexpected added benefit to an app I downloaded to help me learn the guitar.  It had vocal instruction too.  So, of course, I fiddled around with that as well.  The instruction reminded me of the importance of breathing.  With each deep breath I took during play, stress was sloughed off me.

So take a deep breath (literally) and play.

  1. Play boosts creativity and brain power

Have you ever had those times when you are trying to solve a problem or develop a creative concept and you’re stuck?  I have found sometimes my brain needs a rest.  I have to set aside the problem.  If I don’t and keep searching, pushing for the solution, it eludes me even more.  It’s as if the more I search for the answer the further away it travels.  Like jumping into water, the ripples push what I’m trying to grasp to the other side of the pool out of reach.  I made a splash but accomplished nothing.

I’ve learned this in my writing.  I can’t force it.  It has to come. I need inspiration. I need to let it simmer. I can’t grab for it.  If I do, it escapes me. I’ve learned to jot down what I have, walk away, and let the rest simmer without thinking on it too much.

I can’t snatch ideas out of God’s hand before He is ready to give them to me.  He’s growing trust in Him. He’s allowing my brain to find healthy rhythms while providing the creative brain power needed for work, writing, ministry, for life.

After all, He is Creator God and we are made in His image.  He wants us to create. Create families. Create businesses. Create goodness and generosity. Create art. Create life. Create joy. Create. Create. Create.

To be our most creative, we need to let our hair down a little and enjoy life.  Set the work aside. It will be there. God will redeem the time.  That has helped me a lot to realize I am actually far more productive when I DO take time to play.  I could sit and rack my brain for ideas for hours, days, weeks.  Or, I could do what I know to do, go play, let the ideas percolate, and then boom: God’s inspiration comes flowing like a river.

He allows me to play and gives me the remainder when I actually need it. His timing, not mine.

God did this very thing Sunday. Sam and I went for a motorcycle ride (one of my favorite forms of play). God allowed me to see something that heightened a burden in my heart. In the quiet of our ride, God gave me something to write. He entrusted it to my care. As He downloaded various ideas over the course of the day, I text them to myself so I wouldn’t forget. I wanted to write, but I knew I needed to play in order to let it all come out the way God wanted. Play helps us look at hard things without letting them overwhelm us. Impact, yes. Overwhelm, no. God inspired me to write this piece on God’s view of color.

Have you ever went for a walk and came back with a flood of ideas?  Perhaps, you fish or boat.  Time on the water refuels your soul and you come back invigorated, on fire, and so much creativity inside it’s almost bursting.  Maybe you love animals.  They teach you how to play.  They spark laughter and joy.  Their snuggles set your soul at rest and your creativity gets recharged.

Play so that you become smarter and more creative.  Give your brain a rest, will you?

My husband used to train triathletes. They’d train super hard for Ironman events. Do you want to know one of the most important elements of a successful training program to compete in a high level event like this?  A recovery period.  There are times of intense training, coupled with rest.  If athletes don’t rest, it actually negatively impacts their performance.

Same with us.

Are you willing to give your brain a rest to have a stronger performance? That “performance” could be your role in the family, your job, your contribution to the  community, your (fill in the blank).  If you want to do well in life, will you commit to play?

“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.─Mark 10:15-16 NIV

We can learn a lot from children. We can learn how to enter the kingdom of God.  We can learn to play like children.  We once played well. How do we get back to that?

“I led them with cords of human kindness,

with ties of love.

To them I was like one who lifts

a little child to the cheek,

and I bent down to feed them.

─Hosea 11:4 NIV

 

The Lord was speaking to Israel about His love for them in the passage above.

He speaks to us through it as well.  He leads us with kindness and love.  He lifts us like a little child to HIS cheek.  He bends down to feed us.

What if our food is play – pure and simple play?

Pray. Trust. Be Still. And Play.

Play unto the Lord.

If you find it hard to play, watch children.  See how they interact with their toys and with one another.  Sometimes they’re in their own little world, not a care, creating a tea party, a sleepover, a castle complete with a mote, lava water that melts (aka carpet), or some other creative immersion.  Observe and learn (except the not sharing part … we probably don’t want to copy that).

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Categories // Faith, Joy/Humor, Life, Tracy Stella's Perspective Tags // Creativity, Depression, Emotional Health, Guitar, Hobby, Hosea 11:4, Joy, Mark 10:15-16, Motorcycle, Play, Recovery, Stress

A Tale of Two Kings

05.26.2020 by Pastor Ted Margis //

Welcome to FACETS of Faith where we’ve been exploring what it looks like to walk in awareness of the royal treatment God has for His precious daughters.  We thought it would bless you to have a man’s perspective on how a royal daughter of the King should be treated. If this is not your present reality, we pray you listen to God’s voice, allow Him to treat you as the righteous, regal daughter you are as God leads and guides your steps.  For our male audience, we pray God engages your heart as well, so you enjoy the fruit of your efforts and God brings forth a bountiful harvest in your life.  Without further ado, please join me in welcoming Pastor Ted. I pray the truths God placed on his heart minister to yours.

Do you give her the royal treatment? (Guest)

Once upon a time, in fact the beginning of time, there was a beautiful garden. In the garden were two people, a king and queen. The queen was the most beautiful woman on the planet; actually, the only one. She lived in the perfect environment without any problems. Can you imagine? It was paradise.  No, really, it was bliss created by God’s vision come to life, a home prepared for His precious creation.

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened. Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. Genesis 1:26-31 NLT

Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame. Genesis 2:25 NLT

This is a beautiful fairytale and one we all would like to live in whether we are a man, a woman, single, or married. What would you say if I told you this is not a fairytale? This is real life and how God wants it to be.

God created us and put us in this perfect world without problems. We walked around naked with no shame. But something happened. The bible tells us a serpent came into the perfect place and deceived the king and queen.

The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.'” “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.  Genesis 3:1-7 NLT

Their kingdom would never be the same again.

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” He replied, “I heard You walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.” “Who told you that you were naked?” the LORD God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?” The man replied, “It was the woman You gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” Then the LORD God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.” Genesis 3:8-13 NLT

There are three things to take notice of here about how the king (Adam) treated the queen (Eve).

  1. The king did not properly protect his queen from evil.

God gave the king dominion over the kingdom (garden of Eden), and he was supposed to protect his queen. The serpent was able to walk right into the garden and slither his way to the queen. Adam had her hanging out under the forbidden tree when she could have been lounging under any other tree in the garden. God had given a clear edict. “Don’t eat it. Don’t touch it, or you will die.” They were in a tempting situation, and the serpent managed to sneak past the superior king. This king was not prepared in the good times for when an enemy would come in; his guard was down. He failed to protect his queen by allowing her to be in a vulnerable position.

  1. The king hid his queen from God because of his shame.

When God came to walk with them in the garden, the king and queen were hiding from him. The king was ashamed, so he influenced his wife to hide from God with him. While he was trying to deal with his own problems, he caused her walk with God to cease. He had done this horrible thing and his strong leadership led his queen to hide from God. Instead of being the spiritual leader of the household, he contributed to his wife’s spiritual stumbling.

  1. The king taught his queen to blame others.

When God asked, “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”,  the king’s response was to blame his queen. And he even blamed God saying, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit and I ate it”.

The king was afraid and full of shame. He did not take responsibility for his own actions. Instead, he shifted blame to his queen. Because of his example and influence, she did the same when she responded to God when He asked, “What have you done?”

Eve replied, “The serpent deceived me that’s why I ate”.

The king pointed his finger at his queen, and she pointed her finger at the serpent. They both admitted to eating the forbidden fruit, but blamed others for the reason why.  Neither took responsibility for their actions.

The treatment from this king (Adam) is not “royal treatment” by any means. This story doesn’t end with this king. There is another King and kingdom we read about in scripture. This King is called the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. His name is King Jesus. Let us look at the “royal treatment” He gives His bride.

  1. Jesus cast out evil from His kingdom, so you can be free from evil.

When the 72 disciples returned, they joyfully reported to Him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use Your name!” “Yes,” He told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! Luke 10:17-18 NLT

When evil showed up in the kingdom of heaven, it was cast out in a blink of an eye under the reign of King Jesus. When Peter tried to rebuke Jesus in Matthew 16:22-23, Jesus said, “Get behind me Satan”.

Jesus didn’t allow any evil to persuade Him. He gave this same authority to His bride.

Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:19-20 NKJV

  1. Jesus resisted sin and became sin, so nothing can separate you from His love.

In the book of Hebrews chapter 4:15, it tells us Jesus was tempted in every way but did not sin. In 2 Corinthians 5:21 we read that Jesus never sinned and became the offering for our sin. And in Romans 8:38-39, we learn in Christ nothing can separate us from the love of God. You see King Jesus never let sin influence Him, so you can walk with God─blameless, righteous, His.

  1. Jesus made you blameless, so you can be with Him for eternity.

King Jesus presents you holy and blameless before God.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. Ephesians 5:25-27 NIV

When we look to men to get what only Jesus can give, we find ourselves unprotected, hiding from God, and thrown under the bus in blame. When we look to King Jesus, we get the “royal treatment” and we live happily ever after.

Let Jesus be the King of your heart. His leadership brings love, hope, and freedom.

I will finish with a call to all the men. In Ephesians 5:25-27 it is noticeably clear how we are to lead women. We can lead them in the right direction or lead them in the wrong direction.

I hear men all the time say things like, “If she would have…” or “If she didn’t do…”.

Listen men. We are called to lead. When we do the wrong thing and make excuses because of her behavior, we are leading her astray. If the woman entrusted to our care has a weakness, wash her with the water of the Word. When she makes a mistake, wash her with the water of the Word. If she is having a bad day, wash her with the water of the Word. If she is having a good day, wash her with the water of the Word. Men I challenge you to follow the example of Jesus. Live a selfless life, and continually wash her with the water of the Word. Your life will be better because of it and hers will be too.

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Categories // Do You Give Her the Royal Treatment?, Faith, Guest Perspectives Tags // 2 Corinthians 5:21, Blame, Blameless, Daughter of the King, Ephesians 5:25-27, Genesis 1:26-31, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1-7, Genesis 3:8-13, Hebrews 4:15, Kingdom, Leadership, Luke 10:17-18, Luke 10:19-20, Matthew 16:22-23, Protection, Regal, Righteous, Romans 8:38-39, Royalty, Shame, sin, Spiritual Leadership, Temptation

Royal Community

05.19.2020 by Megan Abbott //

Hey! Welcome back friends.  I hope you are all doing well this fine Tuesday.  This month we are talking about the Royal Treatment.  If you haven’t had a chance to check out Tracy’s post, you are missing out.  Take a minute to go check out the awesome message she shared from Esther.  You will get a surprise post from Jen sometime soon, and an extra special guest next week, so keep checking back!  I pray that God will bring you joy this week, and that the words shared in this community will be encouraging to your hearts.

Do you give her the royal treatment? (Megan Abbott)

 

Lately, I find myself thinking a lot about community.  I am going to take a wild guess and say it is because this is week 9 or so of the stay-at-home order and actual face-to-face community is something my heart craves daily.  I have Zoomed, FaceTimed, texted, and called, but just nothing is quite like 3 dimensional friendship.  As in-person community has dwindled, and I have had to learn new ways to communicate, and become a lot more intentional in my relationships, I have been reminded just how much my friends help straighten my crown.

The Crown

While I do have a crown, this is not me claiming that I am Princess of Genovia, or anything of the sort.  In fact, when we started bouncing ideas back and forth for this month’s topic, the word “princess” was said a few more times than I would have liked to hear.  I cringed every time.  I’m not a fan.  There is something about being “God’s princess” that does not resonate with me.  It feels too froo froo, too fairy-tale, too fake.  Maybe it is the desire to be strong and independent, and I can’t quite reconcile the two.

The reality, though, is they can be reconciled.  My God, my Heavenly Father, is also the King of Kings.  He is full of majesty.  He reigns over all the earth, and He also calls me His daughter.  I may not be an actual princess, but I am something better – I am a chosen, beloved, daughter of THE King.  

Royal Community

It doesn’t take a lot of digging to find mentions of community in the bible.  In fact, it may take more digging to find absence of community.  When the Pharisees questioned Jesus about the greatest commandment in Matthew 22, His first answer was Love the Lord your God.  The second?  Love your neighbor as yourself.  The second greatest commandment is to love our neighbors.  We are made to live in community.  We see one of the reasons why in Romans 12.

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.”  Romans 12:4-5

We all belong to each other, many parts of the same body.  As someone recovering from being pretty sick, I have to say, when one part of the body is sick, the whole body struggles.  My legs were healthy and capable, but I couldn’t keep going on long walks because other parts of my body were sick and my legs can’t act independently.  The same is true for believers.  We are part of one body, and need to come alongside one another and encourage healing where healing is needed.  All with grace and truth.

The Importance of Truth-Tellers

Healing doesn’t often happen in just any relationship.  I have a few friends that instantly know when I am struggling.  Whether it is from distraction, disappointment, anger, hurt, or something else, they know me.  They know my heart well enough to see, and they have built the trust with me enough to speak life and truth back to me in those moments.  

Don’t just pretend to love others.  Really love them.  Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.” -Romans 12:9-10

In case I haven’t said it quite enough yet, we were not made to do life alone.  I know when things start to get messy, it can feel a lot easier to disconnect from those friends who know us the most, those who share the truth with grace whether it is what we want to hear or not.  The ones who really love us.  However, those are the people we need in our lives.  They are our truth-tellers.  They are the friends that remind us that we are the daughter of the King of Kings, that He loves us, and that there is never a point where we have screwed up so badly our crown can’t be put back on.

I encourage you to hold tight to the truth-tellers in your life.  The friends who will help straighten your crown when it is a bit crooked.  If you don’t have this kind of community, I pray that as you initiate that vulnerability and truth with your friends, that God will cultivate an environment for your friendships to deepen, and flourish.

Join us in the comments below, or on Facebook and let us know what you God has been teaching you in this time of distanced community.

Signature: Megan Abbott

Categories // Do You Give Her the Royal Treatment?, Megan Abbott's Perspective Tags // authentic friendship, community, Matthew 22:34-40, Megan Abbott, Romans 12:, Romans 12:4-5, Romans 12:9-10

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