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From life’s seemingly ordinary landscape, we just might discover something positive and refreshing.
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(Updated January 1)
You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
Stephen Corey (born 1948) is an American writer, editor, and poet.
From Psalm 103:2-4: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits—who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.”
Praising Father’s goodness
Knowing His love never ends
Forgiving sin’s transgressions
Humbling pride, truth never bends
Redeeming life from darkness
Trusting Father’s light of grace
Renewing hope from His peace
Allowing love to embrace
Teaching from Father’s Word
Abounding in steadfast love
Erasing darkest shadows
Descending Son from above
Dispersing mercy’s breath
Feeling Father’s tender hand
Breaking apart chains of sin
Sowing love across this land
Following Father’s light
Witnessing Calvary’s blood
Paying man’s debts with Son’s love
Living covenant’s fresh bud
From Psalm 103:13-14: “As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear Him. For He knows how we were made; He remembers that we are dust.”
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Our heavenly Father strengthens faith when it encounters a turbulent storm of darkness.
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(Updated December 31)
If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”
Tim Keller (1950-2023) was an American pastor and Christian theologian.
Daughter plays all day
Riding Dad’s motorcycle—
Up for excitement
Mall’s escalator
Roller-coaster up, then down—
Child’s favorite ride
One more dollar, please?
Loving Dad empties wallet—
Grinch on vacation
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Life’s revolving door eventually offers an open opportunity for a new beginning.
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 December 30)
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.
Samuel Butler (1835-1902) was an English novelist.
From James 4:6: “But He gives all the more grace; therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'”
Our Creator’s divine plan
Offers fullest, living grace
Giving patience, just in case
When running life’s anxious race
Our Lord shares forgiveness
Relationships need healing
Forgiving sin, just in case
When each day seems freewheeling
Heaven’s Father, sharing peace
Imperfect lives needing change
Trimming each branch, just in case
When roaming lost on God’s range
God shares His timely wisdom
From Heaven, He sees us fall
Touching our hand, just in case
When we need His hope-filled call
From John 15:1-2: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit He prunes to make it bear more fruit.”
Originally published January, 2021.
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Faith’s resilience breathes from Father’s grace above.
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 December 29)
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