A friend sent me this Holiday card and I have decided to keep it on me desk for the year as a reminder to attempt to do as it says.
I say "attempt" because here it is - just a few hours into the new year - and I have NOT done all things with love.
It is very hard to be loving on just a few hours of sleep! But, I am not discouraged by this card in spite of my woeful attempt to keep up with it. I heard a pastor once say that it isn't our job to frantically adhere to the Ten Commandments and feel horrible because we can't do it. Rather, we are to look upon them and say -- "This text exist because no human being can do the Ten Commandments in their own power. This text exist to show us that we are all in need of God's grace."
In 2014, I rallied around the word "Choose" as a theme for myself. I haven't found my word for 2015 (usually, it finds me). However, this card serves as a nice bridge from a year of choosing my actions to actually carrying them our with love.
I say "attempt" because here it is - just a few hours into the new year - and I have NOT done all things with love.
It is very hard to be loving on just a few hours of sleep! But, I am not discouraged by this card in spite of my woeful attempt to keep up with it. I heard a pastor once say that it isn't our job to frantically adhere to the Ten Commandments and feel horrible because we can't do it. Rather, we are to look upon them and say -- "This text exist because no human being can do the Ten Commandments in their own power. This text exist to show us that we are all in need of God's grace."
In 2014, I rallied around the word "Choose" as a theme for myself. I haven't found my word for 2015 (usually, it finds me). However, this card serves as a nice bridge from a year of choosing my actions to actually carrying them our with love.
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