(Now that I think about it, maybe I like this devotional because it talks about “JOY” all the time. It was my subconscious narcissism that drew me to this book!)
God Calling is a little book that is worn and tattered from years of reading. It comes with me when I travel and it’s poetic words of inspiration are moving. Each day seems to have just the words I need to hear.
“Two listeners” from England have written the book anonymously. My mother’s guess is that they were two nuns…but whatever the story is, they were experiencing extreme lows and poverty. One even longed to leave this world for good….but then they started listening and the two of them wrote what they heard.
I hope their listening ear will comfort you…
I liked March 8th because Spring seems to be here in Portland….oh, and this one says “JOY” eight times…
Love and Respect (Now) is a division of Love and Respect. Please be considerate.
From My Heart
All of the Love and Respect Now Posts…In One Place!
Emerson & Sarah Eggerichs on Marriage, Parenting, Family of Origin, Work & Death
Fighting for Love (and Other Potentially Hazardous Cliches)
I love this one! Glad you thought of me…I am sure it made your dreams magical. Please don’t tell me if you had a nightmare.
Liesl thinks...
I read this last night before bed. And I noticed the JOY and thought of you. 🙂 I love this book!! Here’s one that resonated with me recently: “Think of Me. Look at Me often, and unconsciously you will grow like Me. You may never see it. The nearer you get to Me, the more will you see your unlikeness to Me. So be comforted, My children. Your very deep sense of failure is a sure sign that you are growing nearer to Me. And if you desire to help others to Me, then that prayer-desire is answered. Remember too, it is only struggle that hurts. In sloth, spiritual, or mental, or physical, there is no sense of failure or discomfort, but with action, with effort, you are conscious not of strength but of weakness–at least, at first. That again is a sign of Life, of spiritual growth. And remember, My Strength is made perfect in weakness.”
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