Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul “Sipping and savoring life is and act of worship. Contentment comes as we relish the mercies God pours out in daily life.” The food we eat, the sleep that renews us, work, play, and celebrating etc-all these gifts call us to praise and worship God. You may…
Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul We don’t have to change careers and downsize our life to begin to attend to rhythms in our lives. The author writes about sleeping, eating, seasonal rituals and the Sabbath as examples of established rhythms of rest from daily life. 1.Sleep is necessary and good for us! …
Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Each moment in our life is sacred and can be savored for what God is doing in it. “There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven,” says King Solomon in Ecc. 3. We are given bitter and sweet moments in our lives…
Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul “Contented souls have learned the art of sipping and savoring – experiencing life slowly with a leisurely mindfulness.” That is quite a difference from our nonstop culture that seems to drown out quietness and restfulness. You may have noticed how cell phones take people out of the…
Devotions based on Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul We live in a society that wants a good measure of control over pain, hunger, disease, aging etc. We get frustrated when we encounter something we can’t control. But it is in our pain and things that limit us that we discover how finite we are…
Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Today’s devotion is on limits, and as a culture we are not particularly good at accepting limits, especially if our comfort is involved. People today tend to feel pressured to make the most of every opportunity and end up living frantic lives. But contented people accept more…
Devotions based on Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul We live in a society that wants a good measure of control over pain, hunger, disease, aging etc. We get frustrated when we encounter something we can’t control. But it is in our pain and things that limit us that we discover how finite we are…
Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul We belong not to ourselves but to God, and are part of a whole that connects us to each other and to creation. As we grow less preoccupied with ourselves, we are filled with the wonder at the God who created us and all that surrounds us.…
Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul You are familiar I am sure of Reinhold Niebuhr’s Serenity prayer but is good to really “Listen” to the whole thing and not just the first line or two. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I…
Devotions based on Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul When we go through hard times and respond rightly, it teaches us resilience and hope. Struggle is good because it builds fortitude, the endurance that develops through hardship and difficulty. We can learn to trust that God is doing His transforming work in us as we…