Exhausted
Weariness overtakes
God’s renewing grace
Faith nourished with love
Strengthened
Confronted
Life’s battles
Always our wingman
Jesus marches with us
Strengthened
Overwhelmed
Darkest times
Trusting in faith
Light from Holy Spirit
Strengthened
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Sanctuary and peace flow as parallel thoughts, which strengthen when they come together as one.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 24)
Living wholeheartedly for the Lord is impossible in our own strength. But if we’ll humble ourselves and ask, He will give us the grace to diligently and persistently live for Him.
From 2 Chronicles 31:20-21: “Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah; he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.”
Sleeping beneath midnight stars
Dreaming of faraway lands
Tracing desktop’s spinning globe
Traveling with comfort’s hands
Searching for bold adventures
Filling imagination
Revolving world comes to rest
Discovering location
Boarding fastest clipper ship
Setting sail, freedom ahead
Lighting up destiny’s route
Leaving comfortable bed
Traversing treacherous seas
Sailing toward setting sun
Scanning distant horizon
Anticipating more fun
Pulsating alarm intrudes
Crashing through innocent dreams
Waking for Monday’s school day
Leaving journey in midstream
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A poet’s own travels with words and their imagery makes for an amazing trip, filled with countless destinations.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 23)
Good friendships take intentionality; you can’t ignore them and expect them to be healthy.
If you’re always too busy for your friends, you will have shallow friendships.
Amy Weatherly is an American author who remains active with writing and her down-to-earth blog (amyweatherly.com).
From 1 John 4:15-16: “God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.”
Earth filled with darkness
Hate crosses another street
Enemy’s hand at work
Peace surrenders its fleet
World aching for change
Grace knocking on every door
Chains of evil loosen
Love coming ashore
God holds righteous reins
Providence surges ahead
Muscles ready to flex
Born in Bethlehem shed
Hope now awakens
Messiah’s light enters in
Choice now offered to all
Love strengthens faith’s linchpin
Darkness and hate flee
Forgiven, choosing God’s love
Mercy stirs with kindness
Witnessed from high above
From 1 John 4:21: “The commandment we have from Him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.”
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While human love tries to capture the perfection found in God’s love, we will always fumble our imperfect love. With His grace, we will be able to recover what seemed to have been lost.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated November 22)
To be humble in heart . . . is to be submissive to the core. It involves being more interested in serving the needs of others than in having one’s own needs met.
From Philippians 2:3-4: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.”
Transitioning days
Rustic colors filled with hope—
Consumed with their joy
Bountiful harvest
Labors of love wrapping up—
Another clean field
Final leaves dropping
Filling climatic, last breath—
Winter’s patience waits
