Devotionals by Loren
Each year for the past 7 years, Loren has complied her devotionals into yearly books that her family has helped her print and sell. She is giving away one of her books so enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post. Here are what her 2012 and 2013 books look like.
Loren is a fun-loving gal who brings joy and encouragement to many.
Here is another fan favorite devotional written by Loren.
The Great Illusion
“Our lives are not to be compared, but to be held in gratitude for the wonder that each holds.”
Loren Thornburg
If the light hits at the right angle it appears as if there is a pool of water on the road. Yet, what happens as you get closer is this illusion fades. I find this to be true in our roads of life. We often look around and think someone else has it better than we do, wanting what they have until we get closer and realize they have hard things too, they just look different than ours. You can only see this when you get up close to someone’s life. From far away things can look great. From Facebook it’s hard not to think less of your own life and more of what you see. The illusion is to believe that it’s better somewhere else, but the truth is it’s better where you allow it to be better. You must choose to accept where you are and let it be enough for right now. Your life is a gift unlike any other. Take another look at it and see the wonder that it holds.
“He replied to the one speaking for the rest, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair. We agreed on the wage of a dollar, didn’t we? So take it and go. I decided to give to the one who came last the same as you. Can’t I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?’ Matthew 20: 13-15 Message
Although we may not all have had a situation of wage differences we can all relate to this story. The feeling that it’s unfair that someone else has more or has it easier than we have is universal. Yet what the Lord says to us is He hasn’t been unfair or as it reads in another translation, “I am doing you no wrong.” I tend to argue with Him on this until I read the question that follows, “Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?” The Lord is so generous. He has been so generous to us in ways we don’t deserve. Yet, we take His generosity and rather than respond in gratitude we tell Him it’s not enough. Oh we may not say that but we might as well be saying it by the way we respond. Let Him do what He wants with those around you, thankful that He is generous with them and with you. It’s not a competition, it’s a family. Celebrate the Lord’s generosity wherever it may fall. For the truth remains He is most generous with you. Don’t fall for any other illusion.
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