Crushed
Photo Credit “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18, ESV). Is your heart crushed? Something to think about…
Thought-Provoking Thursday
My Redeemer Lives
Photo Credit I know my Redeemer lives. He peeled away my sinful graveclothes and unshackled me from condemnation. I know my Redeemer lives. Out of love, He wiped away the enemy’s curse and lifted me up to life and light. I know my Redeemer lives. He uprooted despair to plant hope and healing in my…
Offer Thanksgiving Sacrifices
Photo Credit / Psa. 107:21-22, MSG I am so thankful for all of you who share this space with me on Thursdays. This week, let’s take a thought-provoking break and offer Thanksgiving sacrifices with our families. Here are a few inspiring reads that helped prepare my heart for Thanksgiving this week: Because For Some…
In Everything
Photo Credit To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes…
Stay Alert
Photo Credit Thanksgiving helps us to be grace-centered, seeing all of life as a gift. It looks on how God’s past blessings impact our lives. Watchfulness alerts us to the unfolding drama in the present. It looks for God’s present working as it unfolds into future grace. Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting…
Gratitude as a Discipline
Photo Credit / Quote by G.K. Chesterton Gratitude goes beyond the ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as…