It’s so interesting how ebbing and flowing our interest can be. Not three days ago, I was cranking out devotionals like my life depended on it, yet today, I could hardly find the motivation to begin writing.
It makes you wonder, why do we stay the course?
How often do I choose my own good—or rather, my own comfort, my own gluttony, my own ignorance—over others?
n Hamlet. Bestowing advice to his son, Laertes, Polonius tells him the simple, yet poignant phrase: “To thine own self be true.” Modern translation: trust yourself.
How many times did we realize that what we thought was crucial to our way of living was really just a luxury?
No mention of perfection, no command of notoriety. Just trust and humility. By pointing ourselves toward Jesus, we retire the notion that our worth is defined by our prowess.
What’s more humble than a peanut butter sandwich? Life is rarely so straightforward, which makes cherishing the small stuff vital.
Dreams are wonderful, but they do not have come true in our timing to keep hope alive.
God is almighty but is not so distant that we should worry with uncertainty about God’s love for us.
Why do most changes of season feel…rough?
The ability to adapt and training to transform are marvelous, celebrated traits…but they do not manifest overnight.
…Wait a minute, am I supposed to love everyone?! But surely, I do not have the emotional capacity for that, right?!
Rachel Fisher