I’ve got a word of encouragement for you, but first I gotta’ tell you …
My new book is done and it’s available to YOU!
Imagine what your everyday life could look like if,
instead of waiting for life to show up,
you showed up and discovered life!
This collection of letters from me to you brings a big dose of encouragement from God’s Word, and stories infused with wit and humor. I really think you’re going to like it!
God has really good things planned for you. Anticipate His goodness!
You’ll find the book on Amazon. And may I suggest … get yourself a copy and buy one or two extras for your friends. It’s a great book to give as a gift!
Anticipate God’s Goodness: Letters of Encouragement to Ignite Your Spirit
THANK YOU for checking it out!
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Something to think about from my book …
In the chapter “Keep Skipping,” I share a story about an experience I had in a bookstore one Friday evening. That bookstore moment reminded me of how easy it is to bring the joy, and how very quickly we can steal someone’s joy.
I wrote: “Something about that incident nudged me to think about how I treat people. Are there times when I crush someone’s excitement, without considering what they might be anticipating? Maybe someone’s skipping just a bit too briskly and since I find it annoying, I criticize them?” [Something good to consider, don’t you think?]
I was thinking about that chapter this morning, and was reminded of this Bible passage (Matthew 5:14-16 The Voice):
“And you, beloved, are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl.
When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house. You are like that illuminating light.
Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may see your good actions, may see creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and praise your Father in heaven because of it.”
My chapter ended with a quote from Madeline L’Engle that has been on my mind today:
“We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” (p. 88)
In each moment of every day, we choose to show up with harsh words and criticism, or grace and kindness. We steal the joy, or we bring the joy.
Oh, Lord, may we be bringers of joy.
May we be the light.
Anticipate God’s Goodness: Letters of Encouragement to Ignite Your Spirit
