I make choices but I also face choices. I face some of my choices as an enemy tempting me off the path of life, health and peace. Faithfulness to good choices is sown, nurtured and harvested in such moments. Give thanks for the training and remain faithful.
“Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!” Ps.119 Conversations Within ts 4/16/
One way we use the word pure is to say that something is 100%. Pure honey is 100% honey, nothing added. Purity of heart is a heart 100% devoted to something or someone. How do we accomplish such devotion? We can open our heart and let God flood it with nothing but grace. Grace alone can wash out all impurities.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Jesus Conversations Within ts 4/14/
Grateful? Give thanks! Sad? Pour your sorrows out to Him. Happy? Rejoice! Worried? Stop it and turn your concern over to the Father who loves you. Tempted? Draw close to Him and He will draw close to you. Lacking wisdom? Ask for what He gives most freely.
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1Thess.5 Conversations Within ts 4/13/
Because it is the nature of love to “never cease,” I believe that when God sets His love on someone, it is forever. How could a person loved by God not be joined to Him in eternity? God’s love is our only hope of a future worth having.
“For the LORD is good; his
There are things that bother me that shouldn’t, and things that don’t bother me but probably should. Being a member of the tribe of humanity has its responsibilities.
“As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it. Jo.11.33 Conversations Within ts 4/12/2024
