devotionals

"I realize that when the pastor says, “God loves you,” many of you might think to yourself, “Well yeah, God loves me. I mean God loves everybody, and I’m part of everybody, and so here I am in this big room and . . . ” Listen, God doesn’t love you like a football stadium full of people, all right? He knows where you’re sitting and He never forgets your name. God knows you better than you know yourself and He loves you! That’s the love you need to know."

Pastor James MacDonald

 the above is an excerpt from a devotional at this website. my husband and i started doing devotionals together. partly because we needed a jump-start to our spiritual lives, partly because these devotionals end up sparking fabulous conversation and thoughts. i'll be the first to admit that i haven't been the christian i should be the past few years, it's just so easy for faith to get put on the back-burner, when there are so many other -far more demanding- things that seem to suck up the 24 hours in the day. but i will also recognize that i see the change in myself when i start to make time. 

there are those who would refer to this as religion. but it isn't. not to me. it's a way of life, a way of thinking, a way of being mindful.