I decided that I would just hang out in Psalms and Proverbs for the month of January. For whatever reason, it’s been so refreshing. Like, if I were Ms. Pac-man, it would be a whole level of just the fruits and power pellets. And, no ghosts!
Anyway… it’s inspired this week’s Friday’s Five
As I recently read this parable, I was struck by the one difference in the list of commonalities between these ten ladies. Oil. Of all the things, oil. It wasn’t enough to be a virgin. It wasn’t enough to be waiting. It wasn’t enough to have lamps. It wasn’t enough to hear the cry of the Bridegroom. It came down to having oil for their lamps. Not only did these five wise maidens have oil for their lamps, they did not give it away. Even further, they instructed the other five maidens to go buy their own oil.
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I hung this sign (pictured) next to the mirror in my bathroom as a reminder not to torture myself with criticisms or comparisons. At the very least, I start and finish my day at that mirror so it’s fairly important to take some authority over my thoughts in that place. I choose love. Not vain, self-centered love. The kind of love that doesn’t argue with what God made. The kind of love that grows from being rooted in God’s perfect love. The kind of love that sees past the fading and temporary — not only for myself but for others.
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I’ve recently read and meditated on John 11, the death and resurrection of Lazarus. As I did, there were some stirrings in my heart about intercession. I know there is so much more to this passage than the following thoughts. But if you will allow me, I’d like to share 7 threads of intercession I believe the Lord highlighted as I read–each one an invitation to more his heart.
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