GCR Women

Recently, the world found out that Internet Explorer had a little chink in its armor.  One of the most trusted means to access the Internet had a major security flaw that left all its users open to hackers who could then exploit this flaw to do all kinds of damage to the unwary user.  The answer?  Till this flaw was fixed, SHUT IT DOWN!  DON'T USE INTERNET EXPLORER!  This warning came from Homeland Security.  A very serious situation - a clear and present danger. Even after the flaw has been repaired and the patch installed and we've all gone back to our online life as usual, I can't help but wonder when the next vulnerability will show up, where the next attack will come from.  So, like everyone else, I step up my vigilance and double-check to see that my computer's defenses are up-to-date and running.  I even set up redundant systems of virus and malware protection just in case the first line of defense fails. It reminded me that in my spiritual walk, I need prote

I have a group of close friends that I spend a lot of time with each week.  We pray together and visit with each other and we study the Bible together.  Right now, we're working our way through Priscilla Shirer's SEED study.  It is so unlike any other study I've done and I'm enjoying it immensely. The study topic we're currently on is Enough.  Enough.  As I've been working through the scriptures Priscilla has chosen for us, I've been challenged to think about the concept that I have enough.  Enough time, enough provision, enough money, enough knowledge, enough of everything I need.  That's the real challenge to learn to distinguish between what I want and what I need. But back to enough.  Often what I have doesn't seem like enough to me and I think, for me at least, it comes down to trust.  Do I trust that the "enough" that God has given me is really enough?  Or do I use my perceived lacking as an excuse not to do what God has set in fr