Sunday Celebration - Remain In My Love

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. 

Now ... Remain in my love. John 15:9

One would think after making it through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year ... Valentine's Day would be a breeze. Right? Not necessarily. Enduring the expectations of the 'holiday of love' can be torture. Especially, if you are grieving the loss of a loved one.

• Perhaps, your loved one is now in heaven. 
• Perhaps, your loved one is now living across town following a divorce.
• Perhaps, your loved one is lost to an addiction. 

In times like these, we don't feel loved. Our loss or rejection may even spill over into how we see God. We might begin to question if He can be trusted. In times like these, we need to be reminded ... 

Circumstances change, but Jesus never does.

People will let us down, but Jesus never will.

Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He is love. He can be trusted. Hear that again ... God is love. God can be trusted. 

God is good and His grace is sufficient. Yet, there will be storms of life. 

The pain is real. The grief is real. The heartache is real. 

So, how do you make it through the storms of life? You remain in His love.

Resist the desire to withdraw or run from Jesus. Run to Him. 

Remain in His love. Remain in His love. Remain in His love. 

Sunday, (Son)day Reflection

Nearly every day I'm reminded there is no promise of tomorrow. In case you hadn't noticed .... People are dying every day.

Young people, old people, sick people, well people. People who travel, people who don't. People who work outside the home, people who work inside their home. People living on the edge, people who have never even seen the edge.

People just like you and me, are dying .... every single day.
No one is exempt.

Sure the older we get, most of us realize there's a bit less sand in our hour glass but ... no one knows for sure when he or she will give up their last breath on this earth.

This became very real for a friend of mine today when he grieved the sudden and unexpected death of someone he loved. The message that poured from his heart and his lips was this .... "love everyone close to you EVERY day!"
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How much sand is left in your hour glass? Truth is .... no one knows but God.

Each day of life is a gift from Him, and if you are still here .... He has a purpose for your life. Do you know your purpose?

How will you spend the time you have left?