From the blog this week: Ordinary Faithfulness in the Smallest Tasks
Check out these links from around the web:
God Wants Your Weakness
“Gideon isn’t confident to do anything himself. He’s fine complaining about how bad things are, but when he is asked to do something to improve the situation, Gideon backs away. It’s easier to complain than to act.”
What A Bloomless Tree Taught Me About Trusting God
“After it had been transplanted from their backyard, all of the clusters of pink flowers were completely snipped off. It looked dead. I was curious as to why, just after this cute little tree was planted right where it was supposed to be, all its beauty was trimmed away. It didn’t make any sense.”
Aspire to Live Quietly
“A few verses later in the same chapter of 1 Thessalonians, Paul writes: ‘But we urge you . . . to aspire to live quietly,’ (4:11).”
A Call to Contend
“Our heart is in the midst of a war and many of us aren’t even aware of the battle that wages around us—and even within us.”
