Life Lessons for Christ

Search This Blog

Just a Minute Devotional #42

May 06, 2025

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Thinking outside the box

Click here:

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Comments

GROUNDED

So live in Christ Jesus the Lord in the same way as you received him. Be rooted and built up in him, be established in faith, and overflow with thanksgiving just as you were taught. Colossians 2:6-7 I personally believe the most important thing in a Christian life is to be grounded. Let me explain. When I was in elementary school, I loved to play tetherball. This consisted of a tall metal pole planted in cement in the ground. Attached to the top of the pole was a long chain that went all the way down to about three feet from the ground. Connected to the chain was a ball. The idea of the game was to get the ball to go around the pole all the way with your opponent trying to do the same thing. I remember flinging that ball as hard as I could to get it to go around fast and high so that my opponent could not reach it. If the pole had not been rooted in the ground with cement, the game would have been pointless. Also, had the chain and ball not been securely fastened to the p...

Just a Minute Devotional #40

Happiness vs Joy Click here:

COURTEOUS

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 1 Peter 3:8 One time I was shopping in a grocery store and was thinking about a myriad of things when I got in line to buy my items. As I walked up to the cashier, my husband came up to me and said, “Jenny, you did not wait at the back of the line.” I turned around to look with shame at angry eyes meeting mine. I apologized to the ones waiting patiently and was ready to go to the back of the line when someone said, “No, that’s okay, go ahead.” I felt terrible. I had been absentmindedly rude. But then there have been times that I was discourteous and was fully aware of my actions. I may have said something cutting to someone in front of others or displayed a haughty air when I was embarrassed. I have had times when I didn’t care about having unity of mind as mentioned in 1 Peter 3:8. I wanted others to hear what I had to say, because after all, I was right! Yeah, that’s no...

Powered by Blogger

Just a Minute Devotional #42

Comments

Post a Comment