Lack List vs. Lavish List
What are you grateful for right now?
In such a divisive, shouty culture, I am thankful for the example of those who are choosing to counter-culturally lead with compassion, upon the firm foundation of the Bible. I am inspired by those who listen instead of lecture, those who ask clarifying questions instead of jumping to judgment, those who give the benefit of the doubt yet kindly pull me aside when I fall short.
Gratefulness Is Our Guardrail
You’ve might have said, or heard a friend say, “my heart on this matter is_________”. It doesn’t take a microscopic lens to discern a person’s heart. We shout it from our social media pages and plaster it on t-shirts. What excites us and what concerns us is on full display. It spills out in a million little ways: our speech, our actions, where we spend our time, our money and cast our ballots; who we hang with, and who we don’t; what we are thankful for, and what we don’t appreciate.
Sabbath and Safe Place
In Psalm 3:7-8 and Psalm 4:1-5 we see the heart of God be called upon over and over as the One who can deliver. The One who will make all things right, and the One who sustains us as we journey out our walking with Him.