My mind made an instant assessment of her that would’ve promptly been discarded as the concert began. But then she came into full view.
Author: wastingperfume
I’m Tiffany Deluccia, and I live in Greenville, SC. I’m a writer. A singer. A Clemson grad. An abolitionist. A cook. An aspiring gardener. A normal girl, as much as any of us are normal. More importantly, I’m a follower of Jesus. I’ve worked and volunteered in ministry for years, and I’ve been writing all my life. I sincerely hope the posts on WastingPerfume.com encourage and inspire you to fall more in love with Jesus.
Like Kids Making Up the Rules
We so easily justify ourselves by the standard set by others just like us.
How I Make a Mess of “God Is In Control”
Don’t we think of control as the ability to make things go the way that makes us happy? But God’s not me, and when I think that way, I’m taking the “sovereignty of God” and projecting my attributes onto His character.
Slowly Starving and Oblivious
Our body makes it clear it’s time to refuel. We have those pangs spiritually, too, but we numb them or offer them synthetic solutions. All of it — like feeding mud to the starving.
9 Thoughts from 4 Weeks on Crutches
You never realize how active you are until someone tells you to stay put. Here’s a largely unedited list of things I’ve been thinking about from my lovely vantage point of the couch in my living room.
When God Doesn’t Answer Prayer Like You Want Him To
I was struck this week as I read the book of Mark just how rarely He did what was expected of Him. Maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised when He answers our prayer differently than we expect Him to.
Poem: That Captivating Shame
Shame deceives us; it says, You have no power to defeat. But God, the Truth-Teller is our rescue in reach.
Men Who Make You Laugh
So many women say they want a man who makes them laugh. A lot of us get them – men are pretty funny after all. But I’ve observed that something happens too often. Year after year of dating or marriage, they stop laughing. They start rolling their eyes. They start retorting in anger. They start…
Do You Ever Feel Like a Failure at Christianity?
God is in the business of making you perfect until the day you die. No hopelessness allowed in this life raft.
Burn to Memory 2 Corinthians 10:3
We live in the world. It wars. We do not war the way it wars.
Fully Awake and Fully Alive: Real Rest Restores Your Soul
True rest is not so much about bodily stillness, restorative sleep or mental checkout. The best rest is an alertness to what is most real, what is most true, and the calming voice of God saying, “All is well.”
Sojourn Fearlessly, Beloved
God wants to bring Heaven to Earth through you, through us.
Burn to Memory 1 Corinthians 4:20
To help us continue to meditate on the need for God’s power in our lives in the coming weeks, Trista has designed us a new mobile wallpaper. Download it and memorize it this week!
Do I Need the Power of God?
Here’s a question I’ve been wrestling with lately: Does the power of God reveal itself in my life on a daily basis? We Christians certainly speak a lot of words. We talk about the God, about our churches, about our love for Him, about His kingdom… But all that speaking doesn’t mean we’re living Kingdom life.
Trying to Be Perfect at Not Being Perfect
I turned removing pride and perfectionism from my life into a challenge, and here’s the problem: Anything that is a challenge makes me want to do it perfectly.
Grace and Our Warped Sense of Justice.
Sometimes our sense of justice blinds our touch of grace. We want others to experience the justice of getting what’s coming to them. Have you ever said this? “She’s going to get what’s coming to her.” Maybe with a little bit of smugness in your voice? I have.
Mirror Mirror on the…
We have short term memory when it comes to our identity, and the only solution is found in pursuing God’s truth and seeking to implement it in our lives.
But the Rules Don’t Apply to Me…
Speeding that day doesn’t seem like a big deal. But I was doing it intentionally. I had decided being on time was more important than the law. It was the ironic evidence of iniquity I had just asked God to reveal and didn’t really think He’d find.
Two questions for every Christian in 2015
By Tiffany Deluccia >>> A couple of questions for you: 1) Have you been discipled? What was that experience like? 2) Have you discipled anyone else? I was recently presented with these questions in a mixed group setting of Christians of various ages and backgrounds. After making it abundantly clear that any answer was acceptable,…
Do You Have a Vision for the New Year?
By Tiffany Deluccia >>> Happy New Year! I always find a new set of 365 exciting. I’m not sure why — Nothing has really changed. The weather will still be cold for months. Life doesn’t give you a do-over from the things you’ve been building for the last 12 months. But still, a new year…
