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<\/a><\/p>\nOur authors point out that we were made to worship.\u00a0 I\u2019m not talking about singing hymns or praise songs in church every Sunday or while you\u2019re driving in your car.\u00a0 I\u2019m speaking about worship as \u201cwhat we give our hearts away to in return for a promise of Life\u201d (page 123).\u00a0 That \u201cLife\u201d our authors reference—I believe that\u2019s the part of our hearts that was created to be filled by only One Being: Jesus.\u00a0 It\u2019s unable to be filled with anything else; not money, not success, not a man, not a family, not anything else that this world can offer.\u00a0 Only Jesus can give you the Life and the Love you need so desperately.<\/strong><\/em> So I ask you: Have you let Him in? Have you given Him your love that He so desires?\u00a0 Do you know your true Father—the One who loves you just the way you are?<\/i><\/p>\nI love the lesson about Mary versus Martha in Luke 10.\u00a0 \u201c[Mary] dropped everything and sat at His feet, fixing the gaze of her eyes and the gaze of her heart upon Him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<\/em>\u201d 2 Corinthians 4:8<\/strong><\/p>\nI pray you fix your eyes on Who is unseen right now, but Who we will soon see one glorious day in Heaven—our Father and ultimate Lover, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
Praise Him!<\/strong><\/p>\nCarissa<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s Pray:<\/strong><\/p>\nFather in Heaven, I thank You for Your unconditional and unsurpassed love.\u00a0 I pray that You become our focus, that each day we start by fixing our eyes on You.\u00a0 You alone can fill the missing relationship in our lives.\u00a0 You alone can give us the love and attention we crave.\u00a0 I pray that we can better show You how much we love and adore You, too.\u00a0 In Your Precious Name, Amen.<\/p>\n
Your Assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat have you given your heart to? What are you worshipping daily? What is distracting you? Make a list. Share it here with us, in the comment section, if you wish.<\/p>\n
Jesus is the only One worthy of our heart’s devotion. Mary recognized who Jesus was—the Source of all Life<\/strong><\/em>. Love Incarnate. She did what you and I hope we, too, would have done. She dropped everything and sat at His feet, fixing the gaze of her eyes and the gaze of her heart upon Him.<\/p>\n**************<\/p>\n
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