Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.
From Ephesians 5:19-21: “As you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to one another, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.“
Face everything that you’re afraid. Go do it.
Push beyond your self-imposed limitations and do it often.
Thom Shea is a retired American Naval Special Operator. He served 23 years with distinguished valor as a Navy SEAL.
Many things I have tried to grasp and have lost. That which I have placed in God’s hands I still possess.
From 1 John 2:15: “Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world.”
Life is choices, and they are relentless. No sooner have you made one choice than another is upon you.
The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one’s life.
Atul Gawande (born 1965) is an American surgeon and writer.
All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.
From Psalm 37:8: “Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil.”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from a sudden idea.
I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.
Beverly Cleary (1916-2021) was an American writer who published countless books which appealed to the interests of young children as well as creating fiction offerings for young adults.
There was nothing dark and hidden about Jesus. He was and is the Light of the world, and He welcomed the Light.
From John 8:12: “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.'”
Samuel Logan Brengle (1860-1936) was a Commissioner in the Salvation Army. He served as a leading author, teacher, and preacher on the doctrine of Holiness.
Grateful perspectives do not protect us from the challenges of life, but they do offer us the means to navigate them.
From 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Kristi Nelson is an American Christian writer.
Faith is letting down our nets into the transparent deeps at the Divine command, not knowing what we shall draw.
From Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would approach God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.”
Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) was a French theologian, poet, and writer. He has been widely remembered as the author of THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS.
God not only orders our steps. He orders our stops.
From Psalm 119:133: “Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me.“
German-born George Muller (1805-1898) was a Christian evangelist. Later in his life, he and his wife spent 17 years involved with missionary travel throughout the world.
