The average human attention span is about 20 minutes without distractions, but get on social media and that 20 minutes moves to about 12 seconds before something calls for attention. When I start to feel my ability to focus wane, I course correct! Why? Because I know that the ability to focus is more powerful…
Author: Starla
Name: Starla Smith.
Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala
What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church
What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving.
What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart.
Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless
My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.
Psalm 93, justice, tell it like it is, the holiness of God
Slow is not easy. We live in such a rush and race society. Today I struggled to settle into quiet. My mind running here and running there. I kept thinking of different crime show scenarios. I love me a good crime show. I was trying to shake the thoughts off because I was trying to…
Psalm 92, the senseless, the righteous, and purpose
I think I am really going to enjoy this quiet stroll through Psalms. In this slower pace I am sitting in silence for several minutes and allowing the Lord the hover over me. I just sit in His light and let Him look over my heart and soul. I allow Him free reign to point…
Psalm 91, tight shoulders, clenched jaws, stress levels
One of the hardest things to do when we are drifting in life is finding true rest. Drifting is easy to do. All we have to do is follow where the wind blows. Most the time we drift because we just can’t keep the pace we’ve been running. Whether that pace is physical, mental, or…
Back To Just Thinking…
Hello! Its good to be back! If you read my last post on April 8, 2021 called Restart, I moved away from making this blog a place of work. This is one of my happy places. I roam here. I discover here. I write what is on my mind and what is happening in my…
Restart
I love blogging! Which means I can’t make this a workspace. Which is what I did. Again. In 2017, I was at the Foursquare Heartland District Conference with the staff of Springs of Life in Indiana. The theme of this conference was BEHOLD. The whole conference over and over again was reinforced with the image…
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