The mystery of God, His kingdom, His coming, and His vast, grace-filled, and merciful love aren’t fully understood by us now. But one day…
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Forget the Bible T-shirt or the cross necklace—people usually see Jesus in you when you reflect this one critical trait. My blog, “Can People Tell I’m A Christian?”
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When things are continually cropping up in our minds, in our dreams, even in the pattern of relationships we form with others, it’s a sign the past isn’t really gone—despite our intentions to make it so. Is there a benefit to stepping back so we can move on? What if we need to go backwards in order to go forward?
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We get so busy and wear so many “hats” in life, and distractions can easily take our focus off the most important things. But remembering who we are—and Whose we are, as God’s precious and beloved child—crystallizes our priorities when the clamor of the world gets too loud.
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Love can be wonderful—until we sabotage it with unrealistically high expectations and comparisons that our partner can never live up to. When it comes to our relationship with God, it’s much the same. My devotional-blog on becoming: How our love relationship with God is a work in progress.
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Sometimes, our culture’s portrayal of romance can poison our expectations of what real, lasting love is and how to achieve it. Trouble often arises when we compare our life or wants with what’s depicted in movies, books, or social media. The “comparison game” sets so many of us up for failure. Here, some myths on love and how we can appreciate the beauty of real, authentic love.
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Dependence can be viewed as a sign of weakness. But when it comes to our relationship with God, depending on God leads to about strength. God makes us strong with His power. As the apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.”
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Thinking about the Bible’s Joshua, told by God to recite his instructions day and night, reminds me of the theater scripts I’d labor over as a teen. Back then, I’d recite my lines until they were second-nature. If I got stage fright, I didn’t have to worry—all those long weeks of reciting just took over, no problem. What if I did that with the Bible, too?
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“Shh, Mom, don’t pray so loud!” The old me might have been concerned about how it looked to others. Not the new me.
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