Guest post by Author Julia Kay “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Galatians 6:9-10 Paul …
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MOMENTS OF BLESSINGS
Don’t let the little things go unnoticed. Fill your mind with gratitude. As Robert Brault advised, “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
My Treasure Garden
The first desires that come to some people’s minds are fame and wealth, but we know they are temporal and hold no value in the heavenly economy. I treasure Jesus’ peace and infinite joy that only He can bestow.
A Season of Transformation
Yet God had a plan and a purpose. He had led Moses to a place where he could work on taking Egypt out of Moses: his learning, his mindset, his ways. God was stripping him down to his primal identity. In the commonplace of his daily existence, in the ordinariness of life, in the silence of the desert, Moses shed his pride, his reactive anger, and his white-knight syndrome. He became the servant God needed to lead His people out of bondage.
Alone, With Jesus
Truth is, the enemy wants us so knee-deep in the ‘urgent’ and the ‘important’ that rest seems more like a luxury than a necessity. He wants our schedules to control us instead of us controlling our schedules. He will throw anything at us, just to prevent us from prioritizing rest and time alone with God. Because he spurns those moments of silence, moments when our minds are left ajar for God to speak into our lives.
Living in the Present
Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise. Ecclesiastes 7:10 (NLT) Recently, I was looking through my mother’s photo album and came across these words my grandfather wrote beside the wedding photo of my mum and dad: “The worldling looks nostalgically on past experiences which can never be recaptured, seeking their repetition, …
A Worthy Calling
If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all. Mark 9:35 (NIV) The disciples were silent – they had been arguing over who was the greatest. Maybe Matthew felt he was due a promotion because he’d laid aside his shady business to follow Christ. Certainly, Peter had …
God Hears Our Requests
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:1 (NIV) Some of you may recall the days when phone lines …
When Jesus Doesn’t Show Up
“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 (NIV) When six-year-old Glenn invited his classmates to his birthday party, he expected at least a few to come. But not one of them showed up. This little boy with autism was devastated. “I know this might …
God Keeps Vigil
He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. Psalm 121:3-4 (NLT) When our twins were newborns, their feeding schedules were not in sync. While the bigger twin ate every three hours, the smaller one was on a two-hour …