Think about the characters in the Christmas story. Everyone wants to be the Shepherds, right? You get the sky full of angels, the light show, and the "suddenly" moment. Or maybe the Wise Men—you get the cool outfits, the camels, and the headline grabbing gifts. But very few people say, "When I grow up, I want to be Anna" from Luke 2 . Why? Because Anna’s gift wasn't gold, frankincense, or a sudden visit from a choir of angels. Her gift was her entire life spent in a single room, waiting for a promise she hadn’t seen yet. Luke 2:36…
Read More →I was reminded this week that sometimes we need to take our eyes off ourselves and listen to God. Sometimes we get so zoomed in on our own stuff, our own worries, our own little world, that we forget there’s a much bigger picture. And honestly? There’s no better way to get our eyes off ourselves and really tune into what God is doing, and what He wants us to do, than to focus on the needs of others . When we start looking at what’s going on with everyone else, our own mountains suddenly don’t seem quite so massive.…
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