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If you took every small chance (on the road or in conversation or in line) to love people today, you’d probably be more alive by nightfall.
“The man said, . . . ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ And Jesus replied, ‘Correct. Do this, and you will live.’” Luke 10:27-28
Father, please make me alive with Your love today.
You can’t really enjoy what somebody else owns until you learn to say two things well: enough and thank-You.
“Want what you own.” Unknown
“The Lord is my shepherd. I have all that I need. . . . My cup brims with blessing.” Psalm 23:1, 5
When you take an honest look inside and don’t like what you see, it’s a relief to remember that you’re not on your own.
“He who is the God of the great world around us is the God of the little world within.” George Body
“God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what is good and pleasing and delightful.” Philippians 2:13
What if giving up your place in the conversational sun is more than a should? What if it’s an invitation to joy?
“[T]o put aside . . . [your] own desires for a place in the conversational sun in order to see the world through the eyes of this other person. . . .” William Barry and William Connolly
“I have told you these things so that you will be filled with My joy.” John 15:11
The next time you’re acting snarky toward somebody, it might be a good idea to ask yourself whether it’s because she won’t let you in.
“[T]o embrace is the necessity of our deepest being. That foiled, we hate.” George Macdonald
“You know what I long for, Lord.” Psalm 38:9
If you’re not in the habit of asking what justice God might want you to do, it feels good (and risky) to start asking.
“Justice is always about what one owns.” John Perkins
“What does the Lord require of you? To do justice and to love mercy. . . .” Micah 6:8
