The Lively Mary

Lively letters to encourage you in your journey with the Lord.

Everything means Everything

Lively Letters Dear Reader, Today, I want to share a life hack that has kept me sane over the years: praying about EVERYTHING. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God(Philippians 4:6) I am learning to trust the Word of the Lord, and if the Word of the Lord in Philippians 4:6 is encouraging us to turn our hearts to the Lord "in everything", I believe it is worth paying attention to. This posture has helped...

12 days ago • 1 min read

Living by Design

Lively Letters Living by Design Reader Mondays used to feel tough for me. I used to dread Mondays because it felt like the floodgates of tasks and priorities had been flung open and these annoying reminders would start screaming for a place in my head. I used to feel like I would lose my mind on Mondays. It was such a battle. Until one day, I realized it was a design problem, not a Monday problem. I was not functioning from design. Man was designed to function from intimacy. The problem is...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read