Ever come home and feel unloved, and unappreciated?
"Love isn't easy. Especially when you are tired, or feel unloved, or have gone the distance for someone who (we think) hasn't returned the favor. Yet that is what God wants us to be willing to do. That kind of love changes people. It leads by example, and it asks nothing in return." -Susie Larson
Lord I am definetly not there yet!
I get tired, angry, depressed, hurt, confused, detached, withdrawn.
I think I have sacrificed and may be oblivious to their sacrifice.
I think I have sacrificed and may be oblivious to their sacrifice.
God has patience with us
in spite of our often ignorant sense of entitlement!
"For our fight is not against flesh and blood but against principalities."
Ephesians 6:12
If we compare ourselves to others this is what happens:
"If the comparision puts us on top, we start to think we're something apart from God, if we find ourselves on the bottom, we're tempted to think we are nothing in spite of God. How do we anchor ourselves in Christ amidst the strong currents of selfishness, envy, and pride?
We trust God with our story.
We embrace a heart of thanks and faith by looking for Him in every nook and cranny of life. And we refuse to be petty in spite of all the opportunities to do so. We are never more fully alive then when we consistently give thanks to One who gives and gives and gives again."
-Susie Larson
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