Give up pride and learn humility The major message of advertising is that you are important and deserve the very best of everything: cosmetics, automobiles, clothing, and housing. It’s hard …
Lent – Thursday, April 2
Give up resisting change and learn to take risks. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome estimated that until 1900, information doubled every century. By 1945 it doubled every 25 years. …
Lent – Wednesday, April 1
Give up idolatry and learn to worship. During the Old Testament period of time, people actually carved idols out of wood and stone to which they would pray and devote …
Lent – Tuesday, March 31
Give up worry and learn to trust God. Worrying is feeling uneasy or being overly concerned about a situation or problem. With excessive worrying, your mind and body go into …
Lent – Monday, March 30
Give up the Quick Fix and take the long view of change. We are raised to believe in the quick fix. Television dramas resolve difficult problems in one hour. A …
Lent – Week 6
Sunday, March 29 – No Devotional Monday, March 30 Tuesday, March 31 Wednesday, April 1 Thursday, April 2 Friday, April 3 Saturday, April 4
Lent – Saturday, March 28
Give up alienation and learn unity. There have been other times when our nation as been at war with itself even though it feels like the times we live in …
Lent – Friday, March 27
Giving up loneliness and learn to love others. There is a big difference between loneliness and being alone. Loneliness creates a huge ache and feeling of rejection. Being alone presents …
Lent – Thursday, March 26
Give up busyness and learn to be calm. Lissa Rankin, M.D. writes that “It seems to me that too many of us wear busyness as a badge of honor.” Too …
Lent – Wednesday, March 25
Give up destructive speech and embrace gracious word. The ancient Jews were conscious how they spoke, especially when it came to God’s name. God’s name in the Hebrew is spelled …