Grace for the Moment - Women's Edition: Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year

by Max Lucado

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January 1

GOD LISTENS

I cry out to the Lord; I pray to the Lord for mercy. Psalm 142 :1

You can talk to God because God listens. Your voice matters in heaven. He takes you very seriously.When you enter his presence, he turns to you to hear your voice. No need to fear that you will be ignored. Even if you stammer or stumble, even if what you have to say impresses no one, it impresses God, and he listens. He listens to the painful plea of the elderly in the rest home. He listens to the gruff confession of the death-row inmate. When the alcoholic begs for mercy, when the spouse seeks guidance, when the businessman steps off the street into the chapel, God listens.

Intently. Carefully.

THE GREAT HOUSE OF GOD

January 2

A CHOSEN PEOPLE

You are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. 1 Peter 2:9

Do you ever feel unnoticed? New clothes and styles may help for a while. But if you want permanent change, learn to see yourself as God sees you: “He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels” (Isaiah 61:10).

Does your self-esteem ever sag? When it does, remember what you are worth. “You were bought, not with something that ruins like gold or silver, but with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a pure and perfect lamb” (1 Peter 1:18–19).

The challenge is to remember that. To meditate on it. To focus on it. To allow his love to change the way you look at you.

WHEN CHRIST COMES

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