Michael Yaconelli in his book, “Messy Spirituality,” cited one of the precious Peanuts cartoons with Lucy at her 5-cent psychology booth. Charlie Brown stops by for advice and Lucy proceeds: “On the cruise ship of life,” she says, “Some people place their deck chairs on the rear of the ship so they can see where […]
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Category: December 2010 Daily Devotion
December 16, 2010
Today is a good day to check out how we spend our time. I spoke to an old friend yesterday. He was frazzled. He’d have been pulling his hair out, if he still had some. He was listing off to me all the parties and social functions that he and his wife had already attended […]
December 15, 2010
Today is a good day to sit at Jesus’ feet and learn from him. Yesterday, it was I who got fed at the soup kitchen. Amidst the noise, clatter, chatter and mumbled voices, a homeless woman paused outside the serving window and wept. She was cold, tired, worn, bent and battered by life’s storm tossed […]
December 14, 2010
Today is a good day to give someone the gift of courage. God knows that just staying alive each day requires an enormous amount of courage. The phrase “fear not” is used sixty-three times in the Bible, more than any other phrase. There are countless times in life when all of us are incredibly afraid. […]
December 13, 2010
Have you ever considered that maybe today is a good day to give someone the gift of calm? There are times, once in a while, when others will need for us to be quiet and centered for them. There are times when out greatest gift to someone may be our lack of agitation. For some […]
December 10, 2010
Since we are knee deep in the gift-giving season, today is a good day to go out and give a miracle. A kind word, a simple heartfelt gesture, a smile or hug, these things are miraculous gifts. Also, words of support and encouragement empower others and they can produce miracles as well. Since the gift […]
December 9, 2010
Today is a good day to work on achieving a greater balance between giving and taking. John Wesley advises us to earn all we can so that we can save all we can so that we can then give all we can. There are three parts in this advisement, earning, saving and giving. The key […]
December 8, 2010
In Acts 20:35, we are told it is more blessed to give than to receive. While this may be true, we cannot discount the importance of being gracious receivers, especially this time of year. Once again, Jesus set the standard for being a gracious receiver. While relaxing at the home of Simon the Leper, an […]
December 7, 2010
Today is a good day to seek a positive gain regarding some change in direction that we know we must make. Have you ever felt that your life was like a giant train wreck waiting to happen? Sometimes life does become a wee bit overloaded. In every life, there are tons of luggage, baggage and […]
December 6, 2010
Jesus said to love your neighbors as yourself. [Matthew 19:19] Maybe today is a good day to focus on that “love yourself” part. There are many people who love the world and give considerably to it. There are also those people who find it difficult to allow the love they bring the world to touch […]