Biblical Resources for Everyday Life
Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.”
Paul’s directive to the Philippians sounds so right, so appealing, so uplifting, and so unlike the way we live.
There’s more to forgiveness than just naming our sins and asking God to forgive us. Such confessing and asking are followed by being forgiven and made clean (1 John 1:9). What extravagant gifts! We recognize their bounty by saying thank you.
Read moreBeing thankful goes much deeper than expressing appreciation. Truly being thankful requires a heart that trusts God for whatever He brings into our lives.
We’re entering the last portion of our earthly togetherness, my husband and I. Perhaps we’ll have a decade or two more here with each other… but perhaps not. As awareness of our mortality draws nearer, we’re surprised by the sweetness of its presence. It’s taken us years and years to learn, but now? Now we’re tasting the ripe fruit of learning to love.
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