Think About This: True humility is able to look at God and proceed on. – Watchman Nee
The Daily Bible Reading: Luke 2ย |ย You can download our 2021 Daily Bible Reading Planย byย clicking here.ย
Posted on September 8, 2021 by Catey Stover in Victory Call
The Lord has blessed me with 3 precious nephews and 3 cherished nieces. Only one of them is related by blood, but all of them are related in love.
As an aunt, I want to take the time to โsmell the rosesโ by relishing in the joyful moments I have with these little ones. I want to be present in the moments my nieces are cuddling with me. I want to be focused when my nephews tell me their stories. I want to give all my attention to these precious children when they want to play doctor, restaurant, or dolls with me.
Sometimes, being present and focused can be hard for me. I get distracted by my phone, or by another conversation I hear, or by my own thoughts – โ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ตย ๐ฅ๐ฐย ๐ย ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆย ๐ต๐ฐย ๐ฅ๐ฐย ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ?ย ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ตย ๐ช๐ดย ๐ฐ๐ฏย ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆย ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ขย ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณย ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌย ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ?ย ๐๐ช๐ฅย ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ตย ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏย ๐ย ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฆย ๐ต๐ฐย ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ข๐บย ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆย ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ตย ๐ย ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅย ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ…?โ You get the gist.
Just as I want to be intentional when I spend time with my nieces and nephews, I also want to be so intentional when I spend time with my Jesus โ and protect that time first and foremost. What rewards we can experience when we meditate on His teachings, talk to Him about our days, seek His answers to our questions, and โset [our] minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earthโ (Colossians 3:2).ย ย
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Letโs stop and smell the roses with the Lord today!ย
Written by Erin C.: Erin served for four years as a Marketing Assistant and Staff Writer. She loves encouraging women through her Victory Calls and finds such joy in praying for her sisters in Christ. Her favorite activities include reading her Bible, encouraging others with scripture, buying new makeup, buying dresses, and eating at the Cheesecake Factoryโฆ In that order!
Think About This: True humility is able to look at God and proceed on. – Watchman Nee
The Daily Bible Reading: Luke 2ย |ย You can download our 2021 Daily Bible Reading Planย byย clicking here.ย
This Weekโs Verse to Memorize: 7ย Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone whoย loves is born of God and knows God.ย 8ย He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.ย 1 John 4:7-8