Brennan Manning wrote much about
the transforming power of God’s love.
But he also wrote the following:
"This marvelous revelation [of love]
will
fall on ears that do not hear
and eyes that do not
see,
unless some other human beings
refresh the weariness of my defeated
days.
We can only sense ourselves and
our world valued and cherished by God,
when we feel valued and cherished by
others."
Glimpse of Jesus
Oh, the thousands of times that
friends have refreshed the weariness
of my defeated days!
We all have days where we feel
just a little bit beat up,
a little discouraged, a little down,
a little hopeless, a little like giving up.
Some days not so little.
I am so grateful that God promises never
to leave me and that He is there always.
to leave me and that He is there always.
On those days I can cry out to Him,
and He brings that sense of peace
in the midst of the storm.
But while I know this is always true,
I sometimes haven't been able
to sense that presence.
There are times that I have been
overwhelmed and fearful.
overwhelmed and fearful.
Defeated days.
On those days, God graciously gave me
the gift of being refreshed by others,
the gift of being refreshed by others,
extensions of His love, grace and mercy.
who have been Christ to me.
We have the power to make someone’s life better.
Without any cost, we can offer the gift of
kindness,
the gift of encouragement, the gift of
compassion.
We can say to someone, though our words and
deeds,
“You are so important and I treasure you.”
Relationships are an eternal reward that
we get to build in our temporal world.
Let us think of ways to motivate
one another to acts of
love and good words.
Hebrews 10:24
As we consider how to motivate one another,
let us remember the power of our words,
the power of kindness, compassion, forgiveness,
mercy, grace and love.
Let us intentionally let others know that
they are valued and cherished by God.
they are valued and cherished by God.
I want to see treasure all around me
in an even greater way.
Because what we treasure,
we value and cherish.
By valuing and cherishing others,
we can refresh the weariness
of defeated days
and point others towards
the love of God.
Our great privilege of living loved--
by God and others.
Amen sister-your posts here are often that word of encouraging perspective that I need! So thankful for you!
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