Katie Ganshert, Author at Katie Ganshert

El Roi

Posted on January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

My good friend Melissa and I have been meditating upon a particular name of God each month.

Last month, we prayed a lot to Jehovah Jireh – the Lord who provides.

And boy, did that name ever turn into something meaningful.

This month, we’re praying to El Roi – the God who Sees Me.

Not just this far-away, all-powerful God who’s up there in heaven. But a personal, intimate God who sees every piece that is me. My past. My present. My future. My fears and dreams and failures and victories.

I love that this is one of God’s names.

Let’s Talk: Which one of God’s names has been particularly poignant for you these days?

5 Symptoms of Internet ADHD

Posted on January 21, 2013January 21, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

If you have experienced any of the following symptoms, there is a good chance you are suffering from Internet ADHD and should seek professional help….

You get online for a very specific purpose but all of a sudden you’re inserting your face onto a virtual body that’s dancing Gangnam style and you have no idea how you got here.

You check email, then Twitter, then email, then Facebook, then email, then Pinterest, then email, then Twitter….all in the span of five minutes.

You log onto a photo stock website to find a picture for tomorrow’s blog post, see a picture of a bow and arrow, which makes you think of Katniss from The Hunger Games, which makes you look up the release date for Catching Fire on imdb, which leads you to a trailer, which reminds you how excited you are for Divergent to be made into a movie, which leads you to Veronica Roth’s blog, and then your husband tells you it’s time for dinner, so you go downstairs and the next morning, your blog post goes live….without a picture.

Your husband has thrown away the brand new artificial Christmas tree because you were on the computer when he asked if he was tossing the right one.

Your family knows that when you say, “I’ll be off in two minutes” they have time to watch a movie or a football game. Or maybe both.

Seriously, am I the only one?

Let’s Talk: What are your symptoms?

Friday Favorite: A Song

Posted on January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

Fear has been rearing it’s head in my life as of late, so today’s Friday Favorite is a song that’s been ministering to me in such an amazing way.

I love the message Chris Tomlin has for his listeners.

“We live in a time of panic, and fear, and a time of anxiety. People feel so much coming at them. From every way, we feel surrounded with so many troubles. My heart is when people hear this song, that their eyes would be opened, to realize what’s really going on. That those who are for us are more than those who are against us.”

Feeling afraid? Want some powerful, triumphant truth?

Check out 2 Kings, chapter 6 and read who our God is–a God of angel armies. A God who holds the whole world in His hand. Whom shall we fear?

I hope this song encourages you as much as it’s been encouraging me! Check out the “making of” Whom Shall I Fear, and then enjoy the song!