Amy Hacker is a regular contributor to The Scroll. She also is advertising manager for The Alabama Baptist/TAB Media Group. She attends the Church of the Highlands and has three children.
As believers we know God allows things to happen for His purpose and we don’t always know why. Speaking for myself, there are things in my life that have never made sense. Actually, the world doesn’t always make sense either.
Lamentations 3:22–23 tells us God’s mercies are new every morning and it releases us from the need to strive to earn God’s love and acceptance. It does not however absolve us from intentionally seeking a closer relationship with Him.
What do we do when loved ones make disappointing choices? I think it helps to look at what Jesus did with the ones closest to Him.
When life gets busy or overwhelming, self-care is usually one of the first things we let go of even though we know there can be a price to pay. But before you do, just remember you can’t do what you do best if you’re not at your best.
It’s easy to get careless going from day to day because sometimes the days seem to be the same, but remember every day is a new day to do something meaningful and to leave a legacy that could change someone’s life.
Doing the right things may make us look like a good Christian, but it’s not the same thing as being in a relationship with Him.
If you’re one that doesn’t look forward to the holidays, you’re not alone.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1).
As believers we know God allows things to happen for His purpose and we don’t always know why. Speaking for myself, there are things in my life that have never made sense. Actually, the world doesn’t always make sense either.
Lamentations 3:22–23 tells us God’s mercies are new every morning and it releases us from the need to strive to earn God’s love and acceptance. It does not however absolve us from intentionally seeking a closer relationship with Him.
What do we do when loved ones make disappointing choices? I think it helps to look at what Jesus did with the ones closest to Him.
When life gets busy or overwhelming, self-care is usually one of the first things we let go of even though we know there can be a price to pay. But before you do, just remember you can’t do what you do best if you’re not at your best.
It’s easy to get careless going from day to day because sometimes the days seem to be the same, but remember every day is a new day to do something meaningful and to leave a legacy that could change someone’s life.
Doing the right things may make us look like a good Christian, but it’s not the same thing as being in a relationship with Him.
If you’re one that doesn’t look forward to the holidays, you’re not alone.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1).
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