SOTD extras 🎊
“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.’” — E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
2023-06-11 18:04:31 +0000 UTC View Post
“We need not think alike to love alike.” – Francis David
2023-06-10 18:20:58 +0000 UTC View Post
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
Dolly Parton
Encounter God’s Heart...
Identity and Confidence
Humility and confidence go together. Humility because if not for the mercy and kindness of our heavenly Father, we could not stand before him. Confidence because by accepting our position as sons and daughters of God, we honor Jesus’ sacrifice.
His radical love defines us and gives us identity. It keeps us safe by reminding us how dependent upon him we really are. Anything praiseworthy about our lives, character, or...
Helen Keller, who became the first deaf and blind person in the United States to earn a college degree, on perseverance:
"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships."
"The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy." — Eudora Welty
2023-06-07 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Encounter God’s Heart...
Consumed
The devotion that burns within you draws the attention of Jesus. He hears every word of worship, reflects upon each movement of longing, and joins you in joyous celebration. As you pour out your heart in loving abandon, he answers with waves of tangible glory much too profound for words.
You’ll never be able to love him more than he loves you. Even the love you love him with is a gift. He’s the Lord of all mystery, the One who s...
"You're going to go through tough times—that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events." — Joel Osteen
2023-06-06 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I Hear His Whisper...
Let me lead you away from stress.
The cares of life can clutter your mind and fog your vision, but only if you allow them to—only if you give disillusionment your hand and allow it to drag you into its murky waters. Instead, close your eyes to the lies and look to me. I long to lead you higher, away from the torment of anxiety and stress. I want to give you eyes that see from my perspective—eyes that see through the lies and disillusionment, straigh...
2023-06-06 11:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground." — Rosa Parks
2023-06-05 14:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning!
As I thought about some things I’ve learned in my life, I wondered how much they have settled down into me. Sometimes they feel very strong in me and other times I find they slip away temporarily. Life, busy times, frustrating moments, the distractions that are endless seem to erode these life lessons.
But then, sure as the sun comes up each morning, the Spirit of Truth revitalizes me and reminds me that they haven’t left me! I have another opportunity to let the...
2023-06-05 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys! This is a snippet of what gets my mind/body/soul/spirit on the best track to start the day. I encourage you to actually DO as you watch and come along with me. I mention it later in the video, but there are YouTubers who just sit and study and other people study as they play the video. I believe this is an interesting style of motivation but I believe it has to do with the oxytocin released from connecting with other people and feeling like we are together in this (and we are!) Thank...
2023-06-05 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow." — Ralph Ellison
2023-06-04 16:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?" — Unknown
2023-06-03 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day." — Julia Roberts
2023-06-02 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Encounter God’s Heart...
A Song Is Rising in the Wilderness
You are going to come out of this with praise rising from your lips. God is not going to abandon you when you need him most. He has promised to make this wilderness a place of flowing waters—a place of refreshment and satisfaction. This unlikely place can become a birthing place for glorious encounters of his love.
You may only be able to see the grim surroundings of hopelessness and disappointment, but G...