By: Gabriela Yareliz It was a spring day today. I was trapped inside for the entirety of it. In the forecast is: snow. Yes! (Sarcasm dripping all over this people). It seems like we will be experiencing the four seasons this week. New Yorkers are simply living through it and trying to just “let itContinue reading “Tuesday Badinage”
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Our wisdom is folly
By: Ellen G. White, taken from Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2 “He [God] will do more and better for us than to accomplish all our wishes, for our wisdom is folly.” – {2T 148.2}
Counsel
By: Ellen G. White, Testimonies to the Church, vol. 2 “There is One to whom you can go for counsel, whose wisdom is infinite. He has invited you to come to Him, for He will supply your need. If by faith you cast all your care upon Him who marks the falling of a sparrow,Continue reading “Counsel”
Doing for Christ
By: Ellen G. White “Wake up, brethren and sisters. Do not be afraid of good works. ‘Let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.’ Do not wait to be told your duty. Open your eyes and see who are around you; make yourselves acquainted withContinue reading “Doing for Christ”
Healing your heart
“When you serve others, your own heart heals. I encourage you to sow good seeds by serving others. You may find that the life you transform is your own.” Pg. 136, Limitless, by Nick Vujicic
As the fog lifts
By: Gabriela Yareliz Each person hits walls of frustration and sadness. We all have our rough patches. Today, I found my devotional, Limitless, by Nick Vujicic, so inspiring. “Just know better days are ahead, and this too shall pass. Your comeback, like mine, may come in small steps day by day, over a period of weeksContinue reading “As the fog lifts”
The power of what you say
By: Gabriela Yareliz Words have power. What we say can cause serious damage. “With it [tongue] we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.” (verse 9) We got to watch it. James 3:4-16 English Standard Version (ESV) 4 Look at the ships also:Continue reading “The power of what you say”
Scars
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” Khalil Gibran By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you ever had a dream where everything you fear may never come true becomes reality? When we sit back and look at the things we are afraid of, or the things we hardenContinue reading “Scars”
You Belong to Me
“So I went on writing. The story was writing itself and I was having a hard time keeping up with it. […]I’ve seen you, beauty, and you belong to me now, whoever you are waiting for and if I never see you again, I thought. You belong to me and all of Paris belongs toContinue reading “You Belong to Me”
Source
By: Gabriela Yareliz One of my favorite writers, Marcel Pagnol, wrote Manon des Sources. It’s part II to Jean de Florette. It’s a story about a “source” (spring) that is blocked off, which starts all kind of trouble in a small French village for a family, and it costs the family’s father his life. TheContinue reading “Source”