Jessica L. Morris

“God, I want what you want more than I want what I want.” – Andy Stanley I heard this quote a few years ago while listening to a podcast of Andy Stanley’s entitled: “Follow.” I remember wondering to myself if it was even possible to say it and really mean it. Since that time, a…

When I’m not getting my way… When someone is disagreeing with my opinion… When I feel like I’m being overlooked by others… …that’s when I need to ask myself the question: How important is it…really? Is it worth losing a relationship because I always need to get what I want when I want it? Is…

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) Life happens. Stuff goes wrong. Wars ensue. People hurt each other. The world spins out of control…or so it may seem. There is…

“Although we’ve made it a world of hatred and envy and violence, the preponderance of evidence proves to me that it is a world created to inspire friendship and love and kindness.”  – The City (pg. 339), by Dean Koontz When I read the quote above in The City last night, I stopped for a…

I have often heard this quote repeated in relation to holding on to resentments: “Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” It has been attributed to many famous people, and it is often used within the rooms of twelve-step programs, as recovering addicts look to improve their lives by…

My favorite version of Psalm 31:14-15 is a translation written by Joyce Meyer in her book “The Secret Power of Speaking God’s Word”: “I trust in, rely on, and am confident in you, O Lord. I say, You are my God; my times are in Your hands.” I love, love, love that! I love it…

I love to walk outside…but I am an absolute wimp when it comes to cold weather.  Therefore, the majority of my exercise during the winter months occurs on a treadmill in the basement of my home.  Since the basement doesn’t provide much to feast upon for my senses of sight, hearing and smell, I have…

“Lord, when we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall (Former Chaplain of the United States Senate) Once during my early twenties, I was going through a rough patch in life when an older person I worked with said,…

A popular saying in the world of recovery from addictions is: “Let go and let God.”  I recently heard someone say it with a twist: “Let go or be dragged.”  When I heard it spoken, my first reaction was to laugh out loud (that’s right, I actually LOLed).  But when I stopped laughing, the thought…