Amber Woller

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04/12/12

Life overwhelms us with anxiety, worry, doubt and insecurity. We can't manage on our own.

I can’t do it.

Some days I feel so overwhelmed that I wish the floor would swallow me up or at least wish I could crawl back under the covers for a century or so.

Worry. Anxiety. Doubt. Insecurity.

03/8/12

The smell of rotting potatoes is like the smell of sin rotting our lives.

Rotting potato stench.

It hit me when I looked in the pantry for some crackers to nibble. I hadn’t smelled it a few hours earlier when I grabbed the cereal box. How could such a horrid smell develop so fast?

02/9/12

Have you ever rebelled against looking like someone else? Do you rebel against looking like Christ?

For Christmas my ten-year-old daughter received a hat similar to one I own. Immediately, her thought was, “We should match, mom.” She picked a day and planned both of our outfits, so we could look like twins. She wanted us to look alike. I remember dressing like my friends as a kid, but somewhere along the way I lost that desire. My emotions conflicted as I put on the matching outfit.

01/12/12

"Organic" is quite trendy now, but do we really understand what it means?

What is organic?  Organic is often described as being natural.  The fourth definition in Webster's Dictionary is "a: forming an integral element of a whole b: having systematic coordination of parts."

12/15/11

Despite the Israelites fear, they fulfilled God's purpose. Can I do that?

Ezra 3:3

Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices. 

09/22/11

We all have gifts and abilities, but are we using them?

1 Chronicles 15:22

Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.

06/30/11

Bills, credit card offers, advertisements...why is my mailbox so boring?

I walk to the mailbox. I open it up, hoping it isn’t empty. A stack awaits me - one sales magazine, three postcard advertisements, two credit card offers and one bill. Sigh. Wouldn’t it be nice to receive something besides junk mail and bills?

06/23/11

Even as I write this article, my inadequacies tell me that I'm not good enough. It's not about what I think, but what does God think?

I’m not good enough.  I’m not smart enough.  I’m not pretty enough.  I’m not talented enough.  Enough.  Enough.  Enough.

04/7/11

A cat's claws protect it, but what if the claws keep the good away?

I love my cat, but she’s a little psycho. She will rub up against someone, but when he or she tries to pet her, my cat freaks out. Many cat lovers have come to my house, reached out to pet her, only to be attacked.

02/17/11

Should you wait until your house is burning down before fixing the faulty wires?

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.” Revelation 3:19