Either way you would lose your joy, because your eyes would be fixed on yourself and people instead of on Jesus.
“I want to observe the ordinary things of earth—the moon, the stars, the rainbows, even the yellow leaves of the old cherry trees—and receive their messages. To hear them say what every weary traveler, every earnest seeker, longs to hear. Welcome home.”
― Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
― Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
“So your hope as a parent is not found in your power, your wisdom, your character, your experience, or your success, but in this one thing alone: the presence of your Lord. The Creator, Savior, Almighty, Sovereign King is with you. Let your heart rest. You are not in this parenting drama alone. Your potential is greater than the size of your weaknesses, because the One who is without weakness is with you, and he does his best work through those who admit that they are weak but in weakness still heed his call.”
― Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
― Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
“Over what do I have control? A few very important things. My thoughts, which I can take captive by the power of the Holy Spirit. And if I can control my thoughts, it follows that I can control my attitude—toward my body, my stuff, my relationships, and my circumstances. If my thoughts and attitude are in control, my words will be as well, and my actions. The redeemed obediently submit thought, word, and deed to their heavenly Ruler, trusting uncertainty to him who “works all things according to the counsel of his will” (Eph 1:11). They step away from the throne, acknowledging that they are utterly unqualified to fill ”
― None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us
― None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us
“When something breaks down or does not go as planned, we are given a glimpse of our great need.”
― Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
― Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
“I am uncertain whether I took my first steps on clay soil or sand, but I know I have long wondered if home is the place from which we come or the place we are headed.”
― Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
― Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
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