God can’t bear to look (Not the Bible)
Jesus, who has experienced what I’m feeling is walking with me in my distress.
Matt 2:19-23 The return to Nazareth
Wouldn’t it have been easier to just live elsewhere and start afresh where they could keep their past hidden?
Matt 2:13-18 Escape to Egypt
We have a God who has been there – and will be there with us. No matter what life throws at us, we won’t give up but will seek to find Him in the midst of the pain.
Matt 2:12 The wise men return to Herod
The truth is that we’re not doing life wrong and we have a God who was and is in the mess.
Marriage: a journey into oneness (godly marriage)
Ultimately our marriage is a shadow of our relationship with Christ and each day we can choose to become closer or to build a wall. There is no standing still.
Matt 2:9-11 The visit of the Magi
It’s only a short step from respecting those who we deem are worthy to closing our hearts and minds to those who we think are not. And by doing so we will miss out on what God is saying.
CEO or Father (godly children)
God is not a CEO of a company with a limited number of positions that we all have to compete for. He is a Father that delights in the uniqueness of each of His children.