by Marie | Oct 31, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
If you desire to bless others, you must ask yourself: 1) What am I doing to invest in myself? You can’t give what you don’t have. Unless you’re committed to personal growth, you’ll have nothing of worth to give others. So, ‘…add to your faith…knowledge’ (2 Peter 1:5 NIV) and keep adding! 2) What am I doing to invest in others? Success can cause you to be self-seeking. Although you make the most of your natural talent and work hard, you can still become a schemer who asks, ‘What can I get from others?’ Instead, you must ask, ‘What can I give to others?’ In the book Mother Teresa—Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta, the little nun shares her thoughts with her superiors about her life and her calling to serve people. ‘I don’t know what the success will be…but if the Missionaries of Charity have brought joy to one unhappy home…made one innocent child from the streets keep pure for Jesus…one dying person die in peace with God…don’t you think, Your Grace, it would be worthwhile offering everything…for just that one…because that would bring great joy to the heart of Jesus.’ Mother Teresa inspired many of us, sat with presidents and kings, and modelled what servanthood is to the world. Yet her dream
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by Marie | Oct 30, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
One bible teacher writes: “We don’t look, act, or dress alike. We have different tastes in food, books, cars and music. We work at different jobs…enjoy different hobbies …but one thing we have in common. We know what it means to hurt. “Suffering is universal. Tears are the same for Jews, Muslims, Christians, white, black, brown, children, adults, and the elderly. When life hurts and dreams fade, we express our anguish in different ways, but each of us knows the sting of pain, heartache, disease, disaster, trials and suffering. A great preacher of yester-year once said to a group of aspiring young ministers, “Preach to the suffering and you’ll never lack a congregation.” There’s a broken heart in every pew. Suffering is the common thread in all our garments. Meditation: “God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times“. – Romans 1:9 Also Read: The Influence of Jesus Christ Understanding God: God of Delegation After A Flash of Inspiration, What’s Next? (2) Reaching Rahab (1) I Found a Community of Believers What Is Draining You? Learning to Set Boundaries and Love the Saint Within You can now partner with the Daily Dew Ministry by clicking here
by Marie | Oct 29, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
In 1883, Poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox was travelling by train to an inaugural ball when she noticed a woman weeping across the aisle. Wilcox spent the rest of the journey comforting her, and when she reached her destination she was in no mood to celebrate. Later, remembering the woman on the train, she wrote the opening lines to her famous poem Solitude: ‘Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.’ Holly says: ‘We laugh…play…and celebrate together. Why is it so difficult to cry together?…When friends hurt, Christians say, I’ll pray for you… In some cases God heals and restores, but sometimes there’s no miracle…only profound sadness. Meditation: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep”. – Romans 12:15 Also Read: The Influence of Jesus Christ Understanding God: God of Delegation After A Flash of Inspiration, What’s Next? (2) Reaching Rahab (1) I Found a Community of Believers What Is Draining You? Learning to Set Boundaries and Love the Saint Within You can now partner with the Daily Dew Ministry by clicking here
by Marie | Oct 28, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
Embarking on a rafting trip with friends, John observed: ‘We had a hard time getting away from shore…there appeared to be enormous momentum keeping us grounded. “Slowly, it got easier, and we decided to relax. And it was during our moment of pause that reality set in concerning our ever-so-gentle drift out to sea. “We immediately…grasped for safety, one arm holding the raft, the other aggressively swimming. Twenty minutes later we’d made minimal progress. A lifeguard in a kayak appeared, and, comforted by his presence, we lightly commented about our distance from shore. But he wasn’t laughing! Orange [markers] had warned us not to go beyond them, but we ignored them and drifted five times further out than we should. “The lifeguard didn’t leave, but he didn’t assist us either. Forty-five minutes later I walked ashore…shaking from exhaustion.’” We don’t run away from our values, we drift away and wake up in places we never meant to. Sin is subtle; it lulls you into thinking you have it all together, then one day you discover you’re in over your head. God’s Word is our safety marker. David said, ‘I take joy in doing your will…for your instructions are written on my heart.’ The Hebrew word for ‘heart’ means gut. It was used like we describe the heart as the core
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by Marie | Oct 27, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
Are you at a place in your life where you’d rather not be there? Well, God has a word for you, but it may not be one you want to hear. It’s the same word Jeremiah brought to his people when they were slaves in Babylon, far from everything near and dear: ‘You’re not going home anytime soon, so change your attitude, dig in and make the best of it. Buy homes, plant gardens, let your children get married…and in addition, pray for the peace and prosperity of the city where you’re living because when it prospers, you will prosper’ (Jeremiah 29:5-7). The Israelites were in exile because God had allowed them to be taken captive. So, could it be that you are where you are today because God placed you there to bless those around you? Instead of putting your life on hold waiting for circumstances to change, start sowing into other people’s lives what you want to come back as a harvest in your own. Why? Because when they are blessed, you’ll be blessed too! How do we know? Because Jesus said, ‘Give, and it will be given to you…the measure you use…will be measured to you’ (Luke 6:38 NIV). Also Read: The Influence of Jesus Christ Understanding God: God of Delegation After A Flash of Inspiration, What’s
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by Marie | Oct 25, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
‘I don’t remember the date I met Marty. Like a lot of people…the line I was in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced towards the cashier…an affable-looking man in his seventies. I thought, “Well, he’s an old guy and it probably takes him longer.” For the next few minutes, I watched him. He greeted every customer with the usual “How’s it going?” Then he did something different—he actually listened. You don’t give much thought to the question. I could say, “I just found out I’ve six months to live,” and someone would reply, “Have a great day!” The old cashier walked around to the customers, extended his hand, looked them in the eye and said, “I want to thank you for shopping here today. Have a great day.” The looks on their faces were priceless. There were smiles and sheepish grins. All had been touched by this simple gesture…Some walked away, paused…and looked back…they couldn’t quite comprehend what had just happened…I wanted to take him home and feed him cookies!… I’d been in that store a hundred times and never walked away feeling like that.’ A marriage counsellor asked a couple to list each other’s good qualities. The husband listed twelve. His wife couldn’t think of any! The Bible says, ‘Look for the best in each
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