“For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.” I Peter 3:17 Showing hospitality to others can be exhausting, especially when our efforts are rejected or aren’t appreciated or reciprocated. It hurts to be discouraged, disrespected, or discounted while extending the hand of…
“I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.” Psalm 22:10 God made mothers and we learn a lot from them—some good and some bad. It’s hard to acknowledge, admit and accept that moms aren’t perfect when some seem to come so close to perfection. However, they’re only…
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue;and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience…” II Peter 1:5-6a It’s a lot easier to try someone’s patience than to apply patience to a trying situation. At times, it feels unnatural, but we know having patience is possible because God…
“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Luke 12:27 Growth is a daily activity. People, plants, plans, and projects don’t grow over night. They develop little by little each moment, sometimes…
“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him,how dwelleth the love of God in him?” I John 3:17 It does our hearts good to be treated like guests every now and then. There’s something special about being welcomed into someone’s space with…