ALLURING ME TO LISTEN

GOD’S  LOVE FOR  US IS SO INURED TO OUR DEAF EARS, SO RELENTLESSLY DETERMINED TO WIN US, SO INTENT ON INTIMACY THAT HE INVITES US IN TO HEAR THE THROBBING OF HIS HEART. I CAN HARDLY GRASP THAT KIND OF LOVE. HAVE YOU FELT THAT ALLURING FROM THE LORD? THE KIND THAT DRAWS YOU OUT RIGHT IN YOUR PLACE OF PAIN, OF DIFFERENCE, OF SHAME, OR MAYBE EVEN SIN? HOW INCREDIBLE IS IT THAT THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE WOOS US TO HIMSELF OUT OF LOVE AND REFUSES TO LET US REMAIN THE SAME!

THANKFULNESS

INGRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS ARE FAR  TOO COMMON IN OUR WORLD.WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THE  WAYS THAT OTHERS HELP US. ABOVE ALL, WE FAIL TO THANK GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS. IN OURSELVES WE DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH THAT WE NEED TO LIVE THE WAY GOD WANTS US TO LIVE. IN MANY COUNTRIES A SPECIAL DAY IS ASSIGNED EACH YEAR FOR THANKSGIVING, BUT FOR US EVERY DAY CAN BE A DAY TO GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE. THANK GOD FOR HIS CONTINUED PRESENCE AND POWER IN YOUR LIFE. THINK OF IT: ALWAYS GIVING THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES!