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Devotional Making Disciples

Uninvited fears

Uninvited fears press against the window. 

And slip in through the cracks.

Seeping into the throng of thoughts populating our minds. 

Hitching themselves to “what if’s” and “why’s” and “how’s.”

Uninvited fears. Image by Some Tale on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Daily abiding

Only one thing teaches me God’s will.

And gets me out of my own preconceived ideas. About what I can and cannot do. Or who I am. Where I need to be. 

Only one practice. One way of living and breathing. Teaching me His greater purpose and meaningful plan.

Daily abiding in the Vine, Christ Jesus. 

Learning this necessary truth takes time and effort. Surrender. 

But sooner or later, I clearly see. 

Only He is the root and sustainer. The source of true life and fruitfulness. 

Abiding in the vine. Image by Amos Bar Zeev, on Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples Memoir

Discontent

Grumbling
against
leadership.

And
wilderness
living conditions.

Discontent
“if only”s
en route to
the promised land.

Discontent.