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It is good and healthy to have deep longings, as long as you don’t forget that even the best people and things can never satisfy them.
“My soul, don’t forget [that the Lord] . . . heals . . . [and] crowns . . . [and] satisfies. . . .” Psalm 103:2-5
“We are created with infinite longings.” Dr. James Houston
When you see somebody as an interruption or competition or a chore, you miss the treasure of her company.
“We get too caught up with things: having things, doing things. . . . We risk forgetting that the joy and treasure of human beings is to be with other human beings and . . . to reveal to them that they are unique, precious and have beautiful gifts.” Jean Vanier
Lord, heal my blind eyes. From Mark 8:22-25
What if, when I don’t like somebody, it’s really her masks that I don’t like? I wonder what would happen if I got in the habit of imagining her on her knees, unmasked.
“A man is what he is on his knees before God, and nothing more.” Robert Murray McCheyne
Father, please teach me to see ______ as You see her – looking at her heart and not at her outward appearance. From 1 Samuel 16:7
What are you anxious about? What would it feel like to let God carry that anxious thing, just for today?
Lord, every time that anxious thing comes to mind today, remind me to hand it gladly to You and rest awhile. From 1 Peter 5:7
“Come now, little one. . . . Put aside your weighty cares . . . and rest awhile in Him.” Anselm of Canterbury
Unceasing restlessness is a pretty good caption for modern life. Maybe calling our own shots and following our own paths isn’t such a great idea after all.
“The Lord said, ‘Ask where the good path is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.’ But they said, ‘We will not. . . .’” Jeremiah 6:16
“[O]ur unceasing restlessness.” A. W. Tozer
The worst thing about downward-spiral days is feeling like you’ll be in a tailspin forever. You won’t, and that’s the kind truth.
“Has His lovingkindness vanished forever?” Psalm 77:8
“His lovingkindnesses never end. . . . They are new and fresh every morning.” Lamentations 3:22-23
