What a beautiful day. It is so nice to think that my kids will get outside for recess today and that I will be able to take the dog for a walk. He hasn't been able to handle much time outside lately.
I just want to encourage you to keep on in The Word. Even when you feel like you are "star of the week" (Alexander was star of the week last week!) or on top of the world - life can throw a curve ball.
Like getting up to run in cold weather, it is sweat and hard work but so rewarding! You know that you can't live without your time with God because it truly frees you up to be who you are and empowers your love for others.
Yesterday I came across an article on an on-line magazine for Teen girls on Vicky Courtney's Virtuous Reality sight. If any of you have teen girls check it out (just click on the underlined link) it is an amazing sight with much Godly wisdom. I told my girls to look forward to it when they get a little older. The author said that if you are caught in something that obsesses you and depresses you and makes you desperate for others that you are caught in a relationship based on infatuation. True love - love from God as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13 does not cripple and hurt. You know when you are feeding that infatuation by your unhealthy dependency on it and your willingness to hurt others or do things that you know are not right because you want it so bad. A loving relationship is something that grows with commitment, maturity and sacrifice. This article was referring specifically to relationships but I also think we grow infatuations to things, ways of doing things and people we look up to.
I am so struck by the love of God towards His people. In Zechariah God was gracious and turned to them and called them back into relationship with Him. He forgave them even though they disregarded and turned away from God. God initiated a new relationship with them, a new way of doing things and also gave them hope for the future - the coming Messiah. What a perfect model of commitment, maturity and sacrifice.
I pray that as you spend time with God today you will find renewed hope in His gift - the Messiah.
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