New Identity Magazine

The Be-er Vs Do-er

Kelli Ward — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:26:59 +0000

I’ve been feeling run down lately. Sick. Headaches, blurred vision, and extremely lethargic – unlike myself. I knew something was going on when I came home after work one night and went to sleep for 12 hours. Something wasn’t right. This got me thinking, and thinking, and thinking. It wasn’t my high blood pressure. It wasn’t stress. I was too busy. I am always ripping and running. Scheduling.

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The What-If Syndrome

Kelli Ward — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:27:11 +0000

As Christians it seems as if more weight is put on our decisions because we don’t know if we have God’s seal of approval on our choice or not. So after going back and forth, we are left with the what if. What if this job isn’t for me? What if the man that I’m about to marry is not the husband God wants for me? What if I fail because of this decision? Let’s be honest, we all go through this…

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What is the Sabbath?

Kelli Ward — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:04:47 +0000

I once participated in a heated discussion with my friend of another denomination about the Christian Sabbath. She insisted that the seventh day, meaning Saturday, is the Sabbath. She even had me count out the days, and I could not disagree with her. Thinking her point proved correct, I felt ashamed that I couldn’t put forth any rebuttal as to why I go to church and spend extra time with God on…

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STORE TREASURES IN HEAVEN?

Kelli Ward — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:11:00 +0000

Photo Credit: Luis Hernandez – D2k6.es @ Flickr (CC) If you’re in credit card debt, please raise your hand… I am right along there with you. When I look at my credit card spending report and see the things that I bought, I always regret making such purchases that have only added to my debt and not to the benefit of my life. Things that I had to have right then: a cashmere sweater…

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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

Kelli Ward — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:13:15 +0000

Photo Credit: WarzauWynn @ Flickr (CC) Lately I’ve been praying to see people the way God sees them and to treat them as such. God sees us without blemish. Lovingly. Just as we are. He’s kind, merciful, and giving towards us. But I’ve been struggling with this for some time as I just want to love all people no matter how they treat me in return. It’s in this that I realized just how much I am…

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UN-HOOKING UP?

Kelli Ward — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:34:18 +0000

Hearing stories from friends struggling in their marriages, one day I thought to myself, what’s the point of marriage? I enjoy coming and going as I please, not having to clean up after someone else, going to see any movie I want and not having to compromise. My life is rather uncomplicated. Then I started to think, what if I just keep a lover–someone who I can have sex with to satisfy my…

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HOW DO YOU LOVE YOUR ENEMY?

Kelli Ward — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:56:32 +0000

As I write on the topic of loving my enemies, I can’t help but think about the times when someone’s words or actions have purposefully hurt me. More often than not I’ve been called words like ugly, or disgusting, told I’m not talented enough, or that I didn’t deserve the grand prize in life. This hurt me. This hurt me so deeply, to my core even that when I think of these past events…

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IS THERE A CHRISTIAN DRESS CODE?

Kelli Ward — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:41:37 +0000

My mother grew up in the old school Southern tradition where women were not allowed to wear pants to church or even outside of church. Also, they had to carry around a handkerchief to cover their legs when they sat down. To me, that tradition seems a little dated, although Deuteronomy 22:5 reads, “A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing…” Once again we see the tricky…

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CHURCH-LESS CHRISTIANITY

Kelli Ward — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:51:17 +0000

For many Christian “church” is an optional event that comes around every Sunday. Some say, “Well church isn’t for me, I haven’t found a church where I’m comfortable, I’ve been turned off from church because of cattiness in the ministries, they’re always asking for money, our beliefs don’t line up, after a long week I just want to sleep in and relax, and I pray at home all the time, isn’t that good…

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ARE YOU “WASTING” TIME WITH GOD?

Kelli Ward — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:10:35 +0000

I made a promise to God yesterday. I said, “God, I will read the Bible for one hour today, I promise in the name of Jesus.” As soon as that came out of my mouth I knew that I had just told an untruth, an untruth that would haunt me for the rest of the week. That day I made my promise to God, I had a lot to do. 1) Go to the grocery store 2) wash my comforter at the laundromat 3) make some…

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