Ask God

Not to us, O LORD, not to us! But to Your name bring honor, for the sake of Your loyal love and faithfulness.  Psalms 115:1 NET

It’s not that we won’t make mistakes. We will. And occasionally, there will still be relational debris behind us. But, the hope is that our words and actions will begin to line up under the authority of Christ’s work in our lives. That we’ll begin to consider everything we do and say all in the name of Jesus. 

So let’s throw out the junk that has held us hostage for so long by planting our roots in compassion, kindness, patience, gentleness, humility, forgiveness, and love. 

 Let’s put off the moments of feeling indignant, offended anger, and malice that corrode our hearts and put on the very things that God desires of us. 

And as we make these choices, let’s ask God to develop within us hearts that are full of gratitude for all He’s done for us because when we become people whose lives are marked with gratitude we will have an unquenchable joy that is contagious to those who cross our paths.