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Recently, I admired a gifted glassblower at work. Watching the bubble of hot glass transform reminded me of God’s description of himself as the potter and us as his clay (Jeremiah 18:6).
Joy sees the world as God intended; it is a reaction to all God is doing in our lives now and in the future.
How often do we get so fixated on the past that we find ourselves stuck and unable to move into the present
In the Old Testament, God told Joshua, “I command you; be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).
The world’s stresses have emptied our compassion cups and left us feeling hollow. Most of us are suffering from burnout.
Think about a difficult part of your upcoming day. You may be surprised at how well the preemptive rehearsal of inviting God to accompany you through it can work.
So often, we claim people and possessions as our own—my car, my house, my daughter. But none of these really belong to me. Sometimes, it’s helpful to think of these gifts of God as being on loan from him.
