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: humility
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…
Choose gratitude.
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…
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…
