The only people intimidated by darkness are those who don’t know how to shine or are covering their light.
(Source: whizzpopping)
Giving makes you smell…
Just reading Luke 7:37,
It’s the story of the woman who poured expensive perfume upon Jesus’ feet….
“When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.”
Here we see an act of worship. One of the great aspects about this scene is that as she covered the perfume on his feet, she also brushed her tears off with her hair… So her hair would have been covered with the precious perfume given to Jesus!
Therefore, worship is shared. And when we give worship to God, (which can be a costly act sometimes) not only is He blessed, but we end up carrying the beautiful ‘fragrance’ of worship on us too. People will notice something about you, emanating from you. It is the precious attractive aroma of Christ.
Smell ya later! ;)
My mom sent this to me (not sure where she found it):
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs…
A hopping good little story
Today matters.
So often we postpone our joy. Don’t we? I think you know what I mean.
We put it off to some future event or situation that we look forward to, saying to ourselves, “When this event happens in a few days, or when I have this or that - then I will be more joyful and more happy.” And so we wait, we hold off the moment.
But why?
Everyday is a gift. Everyday is special. Can anybody claim the value and worth of a single day? What about if it was someone’s last day? How valuable would it be to them? Can you imagine a monetary value you could give to buy that final day off that person?
What if we were to enjoy our days, all of them to our highest ability? To be thankful to God that he has allowed us to be alive in this day, and given us the privilege to use it. This reminds me of a song lyric…
‘Today is the day you have made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.’
This perspective, this lifestyle, not only pleases God, but helps us to appreciate the beautiful value of… today. Because today is where we have the power to choose that we are grateful and thankful for the gift of life.
~ Thoughts Inspired by A. Makillop
I’m sorry.
Sometimes saying “sorry” or “oops, that was my fault” or “ya got me there”, can be so liberating for us. And so freeing on the inside. Yep.
The act of admittance of a shortcoming or wrongdoing on our behalf can short circuit blame, disable bitterness, and paralyze division between friends as we acknowledge our imperfections.
And often — saying sorry, is the most empowering thing we can do.
