Some people view life as a beauty pageant. We are all lined up next to each other on a great stage. In front of us is a sea of judges, evaluating everything about us. They judge our looks, what we say, and our talent. At every stage of life, this evaluation goes on, until weContinue reading “Successes of Others”
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Our Identity
Deeper Joy
Most of us experience joy from time to time. There is the joy of achievements like graduation, job promotion, and financial rewards. We also experience joy in relationships like marriage, childbirth, Christmas, and family celebrations. I know the joy of watching my children and now my grandchildren participate in sports, music, and drama. But theseContinue reading “Deeper Joy”
Gladness in the Soul
Limited Availability
A new product is released with great fanfare and we want it. We rush to the store to get it and find out that the product was released with limited availability and is not available to us. Psalm 16:11 says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullnessContinue reading “Limited Availability”
In God’s Right Hand
Special Attention
When we were married, several people gave us place settings of China dinnerware. We didn’t have much at the time, but we did have this expensive set of dinnerware. We rarely used it, but the set was always given special care and attention when we did use it. Psalm 4:3 says, “But know that theContinue reading “Special Attention”
Set Apart
Avoiding Disappointment
When we go to a repair shop and then find out that they don’t have the tools or knowledge to fix our item, we are frustrated and disappointed. How much more disappointing it is to find out that we have a terminal health condition that cannot be healed. In Jeremiah 32:17, Jeremiah prays, “Ah, LordContinue reading “Avoiding Disappointment”
