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Joy to the World – A Christmas Reflection

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Joy to the World is not just another favourite Christmas song but a call to fill our lives with the things that really last. Will you fill up or will you be fulfilled? You get to choose. Find out how.

Joy to the World Joy to the World, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare Him room And Heaven and nature sing And Heaven and nature sing And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing* Now that we’re counting down the days to Christmas how are you making room for […]

Filed Under: #JoyToTheWorld, Devotions, Faith Tagged With: Christmas, christmas songs, devotions, joy, life to the full, seeking God

An Intimate Portrait of the God Who Pursues You

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

God pursues you relentlessly, tenderly and joyfully. God is so crazy about you that even if you were the only one on the planet He would still run after you. He loves you with an everlasting love, so much so that He gave up His son to pursue you.

When we hear the word pursue, we sometimes think of it only in romantic terms, such as a man pursuing the woman he wants to marry (or vice versa) :-). But what about God? Does God pursue us? And if so, how does he do that? What does God’s pursuit of us look like?

Filed Under: Christian Living, Devotions, Faith Tagged With: devotions, God's love, God's purpose, love, ninety and nine, pursuit, repentance, sin

Thanks in all circumstances — are you sure God?

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Give thanks in all circumstances? Does God really mean we thank Him even for the bad? Even when we’re hurting and life is unfair? Even then God? Surely God has something else in mind. Or does he? Let's see what the Bible says. This is part of the #GratefulHeart series on SunSparkleShine.com and LoriSchumaker.com.

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Believe it or not, God’s goodness is not dependent on life’s circumstances. His goodness is constant, unchanging and predicable even (and especially) when life is not. I started learning this lesson a few weeks ago when I […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: #gratefulheart, all circumstances, gratitude, grief, hope, pain, thanks, thanksgiving

Bible Verses for the Grateful Heart

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Bible verses to help you cultivate a grateful heart. Don't miss the rest of the #GratefulHeart series on lorischumaker.com and sunsparkleshine.com

Today continues our Grateful Heart Mini-Series over on Lori’s site. In Lori’s words: Cultivating a grateful heart isn’t always an easy task. Life is hard. It crashes into us in waves of both good and bad. When all is good, it’s a little easier, but we all know that when life hurts, being thankful doesn’t […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: #gratefulheart, bible, grateful, gratitude

10 Practical Ways to Spark Gratitude in Your Home

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Love begins at home and gratitude is a very practical expression of love. Here 10 practical tips on how to practise gratitude at home. #GratefulHeart Series

Gratitude. Easy to talk about. Harder to practise. And it’s even more difficult to display gratitude around those closest to us, isn’t it true? But love begins at home and gratitude is a very practical expression of love. So today, our #GratefulHeart series continues with our discussion about gratitude at home. To cover this topic, I am […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: #gratefulheart, gratitude, guest post

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