Love Builds Up
Knowledge can puff you up full of pride and suppositions, full of your own views about the world. But love builds up, imparts humility. Love cultivates in you a desire to understand more. . .
Marian Leslie
Marian Leslie is a writer and freelance editor. She has lived in southwestern Ohio most of her days but has ventured far and wide through the pages of many good books.
Your Life Is a Gift
Everyone has different gifts. Do you consider your life a gift? Or do you find yourself wondering if there’s a better life out there somewhere?
You Are Not on Your Own
You were bought at a price—at the immeasurably high price of Jesus’ life on the cross. Once you have accepted His sacrifice, you cannot behave as though you are on your own anymore. . .
Forgive Others
God asks you to forgive others. The consequences—broken relationships, hurt feelings, damaged people— won’t be erased. But God does not want you to hold things over people all their lives. . .
Find the Answers
If you go to Jesus, you will find the answers. If you study His life, you will see the order to your chaos. If you accept His grace, you will find who you were meant to be. . .
God Watches Over You
God watches over you like a parent watching over a sick child in the night. Except God’s eyes never shut, and He never tires. He is always there to comfort you, guide you, and hold you in His strong arms. . .
Letting Go
So many times, those who raise children have moments of letting go, from those first baby steps to sending them off into the world. It’s in those moments you have to trust that God knows how to love your children, too. . .
Build Others Up
Make every effort to speak, act, and be friends to others in such a way as to lead to peace instead of discord. And build others up instead of tearing them down. . .
Practice Empathy
Perhaps the best way to live in harmony with others is to practice empathy. Empathy is not pity—it’s not feeling bad for someone. It’s the act of understanding someone’s experience and feeling it with them. . .
Give Your Schedule to God
If you actively give over your schedule to God, pray through your day and commit to honor Him in your actions, how do you think that might change you?