Hannah’s Moments of Grace

In the Bible, this word means to restore the strength of the soul. Now what in the world does that mean? This is going to be a very difficult concept to understand, I know this because it was for me as well. So to restore the strength of the soul, you seek a “refreshment”, hopefully it’s Jesus Christ the “living water”. However, some people think you can only seek Jesus Christ through acts of worship such as singing to him, praying, or reading the Bible. Fortunately, there are a lot more than those. Due to our bodies being a temple, just by keeping our bodies healthy, we are dipping into the “ Refreshment ” God provides us. Like I said before, I struggled hard with this concept. I keep the verse “…For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45, in my mind at all times. Just recently, I realized I misinterpreted this verse. I am a giver at heart, and being a Christian we are always told to elevate others above...

What does it mean to feel entitled, you may ask? Well, “ entitled” means believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. To put in simpler terms, the feeling of being inclined to rewards due to your individual efforts or just because of who you are as a person. Just the other day, I caught the feeling of “ entitlement” in plain sight . On Thursday night, I was studying for 3 tests, and trying to get all caught up before Friday morning. The problem with this was, the more I completed, the more I found other things that were due that I didn’t complete yet. I was there sitting on the couch trying to get through all my schoolwork and I just couldn’t keep my eyes open long enough to do so. Eventually, I get a little jealous. My mom already announced that she was going to bed and my dad was staying up to watch his favorite TV shows. I was doing neither of those things. Not to mention, I had unfinished chores that I was expected to not put off till last minut...