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When your meager resources aren’t nearly enough for the storms you’re facing, it’s a good opportunity.
“How often do we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to Him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired haven.” George MacDonald
“God is our refuge. . . .” Psalm 46:1
Spending time with a generous person is unsettling in the very best of ways.
Father, thank you for the sheer beauty of _____’s generous heart. Please help me to follow her good example today, choice by choice.
“[W]ith humility of mind, let each of you regard the other as more important than himself.” Philippians 2:3
When you make even a very bad choice, you always have another choice: you can keep carrying around the guilt and shame, or you can dare to say grace.
Father, today I’m daring to trade my guilt and shame for the light and fresh air of Your grace. From 1 John 3:20
“[N]o one is so rich as the man who lives in His grace.” Thomas à Kempis
The main thing today isn’t getting a lot done. The main thing is how you treat people while you’re doing it.
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” Stephen Covey
“Love others as well as you love yourself.” Matthew 22:39
If it’s up to you to get your family and friends to straighten up and fly right, you have to try really hard in every conversation. If it’s not, you can take it easy.
“Take it easy. Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.” Lyrics by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey
Lord, You are the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, and I am wonderfully small. From Revelations 21:6
When you remember that the person you’re listening to needs your understanding far more than your advice, you can both breathe freely.
“When you really listen to another person from their point of view, . . . it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.” Stephen Covey
“Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.” Proverbs 3:7
