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When you’re head-over-heels in love with somebody, the only thing more shocking than how much you care about his every need is how very much more God cares.
Father, You feed the birds of the air and clothe the flowers of the field, and _____ is infinitely more valuable to You than they are. Remembering this, my small heart can rest and enjoy and not be afraid. From Luke 12:22-32
“I will trust [You with _____] and not be afraid.” Isaiah 12:2
Some joy is light years beyond words.
“[T]he joy that a child has been born into the world.” John 16:21
“The voices of a thousand angels could not express my gratitude.” Lyrics by Andre Crouch
If there were small delights hidden all along your path today, it would be a shame to miss them and go to bed parched and empty.
“Go through life parched and empty/Standing knee deep in a river and dying of thirst.” Lyrics by Bob McDill, Dickey Lee and Bucky Jones
“And You give them drink from the river of Your delights.” Psalm 36:8
When you feel forgotten, it’s good and healthy to ask why questions (and to remember that even the most honest feelings can never be your north star).
“Why do You sleep, Lord? . . . Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction. . . ?” Psalm 44:23-24
“Can a nursing mother forget the child at her breast and fail to have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will never forget you. I have engraved you on the palms of My hands.” Isaiah 49:15-16
When you’re willing to imagine all your dark and unlovely places someday loved whiter than snow, you can sail right past all the blame and shame today.
"There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable." G. K. Chesterton
“Cleanse me, and I will be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:7
What if the very things that make your heart sing are the things your brother needs?
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Frederick Buechner
“Give, and it will be given to you.” Luke 6:38
