things above

i am striving to do this daily, with Jesus' help.

eternal joy

this is part of a fantastic article found here.

"Our Eternal Joy Is Yet to Come
My aching heart is learning to believe that being a mother is not my ultimate happiness. I understand, in a way I never did before, that this world is not a place where we will feel eternal joy. When the people of God finally stand before Christ, who took the punishment for their sin, they will feel the fulfilling, eternal joy that they long to feel here on earth. God has not promised those who belong to him a quick and easy road to heaven, but he does get us there, he promises. Until then, he’s assured us he is “near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18)."

how sweet & wonderful it will be when we finally stand before Jesus & have eternal joy. i can't wait for heaven!

adoption

If 7% of the world's Christians adopted ONE child,
there would be no orphans in the world.

this statistic is haunting me.

proverbs 31

meditating on this today:
she watches over the affairs of her household & does not eat the bread of idleness. // proverbs 31.27

i like this definition of the bread of idleness. the bread of idleness can be called 'the carbohydrate of idleness – the most common source of energy, but no essential nutrients.'

how are you looking to energize yourself today? are you eating carbohydrates of idleness or coming to the table of the Father?