The Eyes of My Heart

The price of sacrifice.

How far will you go in your obedience to God? I listened in disbelief as someone who should have shown wisdom and kindness was wounding my heart with carelessly spoken words that left the piercing stab of arrogance upon my soul. I reasoned to try to remain calm and not say a word but my…

Even when it hurts.

Choose to love no matter what the cost. Oh, let My perfect love inside your breast and nothing shall be impossible to you. Be patient and kind when others’ words stab you like a knife and look to Me and learn from My suffering. When I was mocked and ridiculed, I did not raise My…

In need of change.

Letting God shape your perspective. I love starting a new year and I know the expectation that builds inside when we dream of all the things that we will change with the start of a fresh year. It is good to make resolutions and to start a new year with determination and new hopes. But…

More than temporary joy.

When Christ becomes the focus of your Christmas. People just love Christmas. It makes them feel joyful as they give and receive gifts and carols just have a way of warming even the coldest of hearts. In the midst of the frenzied atmosphere of Christmas, it can be so hard to fix your eyes on…

Winter reflection.

Treasuring the lessons of Christmas. Christmas is a beautiful time. The world somehow still resounds with the story of the baby in a manger, even though its depravity is growing by the second. People everywhere are ready to give and receive gifts and are filled with joy again and again when December comes around. I…

The fragrance of Christ.

Letting God spread the perfume of heaven through your life. I’ve always felt so touched by reading stories of Christians whose lives were used by God in mighty ways in order for Him to display His beauty to the watching world. It’s as if their lives were flowers that, when crushed, the heaven’s aroma was…