The miracle of being thankful. I remember taking my usual walk through the neighborhood back home years ago, enjoying the beauty of nature and talking to God. It was at dusk and I can still see that lamp through the window of one of the homes because its light made my heart ache. I was…
Tag: humility
The higher life.
When the power of God invades your existence. I used to live a life of defeat. I know what fear and anxiety feel like and what it’s like to see your life through the lens of despair. Though God would often show me the beauty of His power in glorious ways, He has also brought […]
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…
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…
The Eyes of My Heart 