Do parts of your life ever feel like a moving target? Maybe you were focusing your aim in certain directions when the coronavirus hit, and circumstances caused upheaval, refocus, and re-aim. It can feel like the world has turned upside down, at least temporarily. Our Father God knows these times come for us all. Jesus even told his disciples to expect tough times, saying “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows” (John 16:33). In the same breath…..
“Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.” (Isaiah 60:20) Father, you have the power to control the sun and the moon. You are the everlasting Light. Help me to see a light at the end of my tunnel. Sometimes I can barely remember what light looks like or what it feels like to have simple joy. Help…..
Growing up, how hard did you work to please your parents or the people who raised you? What was on your mental list of things to do? Make good grades, excel at sports, do your chores, mind your manners? When we think of pleasing the ones we love, our minds often go to actions. And why not? Actions speak louder than words, we’re told. As children of God, we want to please our heavenly Father too. What is on our…..