The Pursuit.

"About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, 'Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?' Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, 'I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.'" -Matthew 18:1-4 Years ago, someone told me they didn't like me because I was too childlike. At the time, that really hurt. I was embarrassed and tried hard to not be seen as childlike for a long time after that. Now, I see that God loves that quality about me. I also see that being childlike does not mean being immature. Being childlike is actually a very good quality. Think about it.. children are very trusting. Children see the simple wonder of the world around them. Children are not jaded by life as so many adults are. Children receive love more ...

I didn't write this. I receive devotionals via email every week, and this just happened to be the one I received this week. I thought it was very timely and it touched me so I thought I'd share it. =) -Jessie Grace Under Pressure “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that.’” Luke 6:27-28, 31-33 NIV Jesus makes it clear in these verses that He expects a lot from us, especially in the area of how we relate to others. Though it may be “natural” for us to respond to mistreatment with anger or hostility, we are called to live “supernatural” lives through the grace and power of the Holy Spirit living in us. Jesus is not impressed when we are good to those ...