Seeing

"May the Holy Spirit, who is the Divine Revealer and Interpreter of Christ and His truth, impart to your heart a sober, spiritual and sanctifying receptivity of His Word — abasing self, and exalting Christ! May you see Christ unveiled in glory, beauty, and perfect fullness. And may you be overwhelmed by the personal realization of what Christ is to you...and of what you are to Christ." ~ Octavius Winslow

Our Greatest Fear

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure,
but of succeeding at things in this life
that really don’t matter.”

~ Francis Chan

Persevering in Relationships

I've been pondering this from James MacDonald all morning...

Genuine fellowship requires commitment.

Philippians 1:5 tells us, "I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer... because of your partnership (or fellowship; it’s the same word) in the Gospel from the first day until now.”

Notice,“from the first day until now.” Starting in a relationship is easy; continuing in relationship is difficult. There are no enduring relationships without forgiveness. And that requires commitment.

The greater glory goes to Jesus Christ—not when we take our marbles and go home because something didn’t work out the way we wanted it. The greater glory goes to Jesus Christ when we pursue and persevere in relationships in spite of the shortcomings that we see in one another.

It’s not about you or about me. It’s about growing in love together for the glory of Jesus Christ.

If it is truly about His glory then in relationships as well as all other facets of our our walk with Christ we must pursue and persevere. By God's grace may that be true in my life.

Motherhood Is A Calling

I find this very thoughful and thought provoking. It was written by Rachel Jankovic, and I've included a link to the entire article at the end of this post.

Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.

Christian mothers carry their children in hostile territory. When you are in public with them, you are standing with, and defending, the objects of cultural dislike.

You are publicly testifying that you value what God values, and that you refuse to value what the world values. You stand with the defenseless and in front of the needy.

You represent everything that our culture hates, because you represent laying down your life for another—and laying down your life for another represents the gospel.

You can read the entire article here.