Looking beyond the festivities this season. What is Christmas? Is it the lights, the gifts, the carols? Or maybe the joy on the people’s faces as they look at exquisite decorations? Could it be the snow that covers everything in white beauty? It’s really neither of these. I have found Christmas to be so much…
Tag: Christ
Taking God at His Word.
Refusing to give in to our feelings. It’s so easy to give in to our feelings. It’s the natural disposition of the flesh. From the time we wake up in the morning to the time we go to sleep we are faced with a serious choice. The choice of living our lives according to our…
Letting go.
When life becomes no longer about me. I’ve seen the extravagant beauty of dying to self. Many times in my life, God would show me what is possible when He is at the center of my existence. I’ve become certain of the fact that living a life of self-denial was not just my calling 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…
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…
For the weary of heart.
The secret to choosing hope over despair. It’s so easy to melt into defeat. As much as the world we live in tries to escape from the limitations of being human by shifting the focus to ourselves- making ourselves look better by wearing a certain makeup or sculpting our bodies by going to the gym-…
The Eyes of My Heart 