by Macy Johnson
“God is just: He will pay back trouble
to those who trouble you.”
(2 Thessalonians 1:6 NIV)
Hurt
people hurt people. But we can break the cycle of pain with love. We can back
off and give them time and space, as my husband suggests.
“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they are doing.’” (Luke 23:34 NIV)
by Macy Johnson
“Do not come any closer,” God said.
“Take off your sandals, for the place
where you are standing is holy ground.”
(Exodus 3:5 NIV)
Mark Batterson
confessed a personal idiosyncrasy in his book, Draw the Circle. He
revealed, “I remove my shoes whenever I am writing to remind me that I’m
fulfilling a sacred calling.”
by Macy Johnson
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it
springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams
in the wasteland.”
(Isaiah 43:19 NIV)
One of my favorite
mottos is: “Leave every place better than you found it.” The most challenging
projects were hand-me-downs left by people who never even brushed up against my
motto. Some prior occupants were even bent on destruction.
by Macy Johnson
“A discerning man keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of
the earth.”
(Proverbs 17:24 NIV)
On the
morning of March 25, 2020, God told me to stop playing around with struggles I
have faced all my life. He said it was time to let go and give Him complete control.
Bit by bit He unfolded a Love Challenge specifically tailored for me.
