Hostess: Lysa TerKeurst
Contributing Writers: Lysa TerKeurst with Amanda Waldroop
Isn’t it hard to celebrate with a friend when she’s getting something YOU really want? Hi, I’m Lysa TerKeurst for Proverbs 31 Ministries. Whether you’d really like to get married and your roommate just got engaged, or you’re longing to be a mom and your best friend just told you she’s pregnant, it can be difficult to be happy for other who are experiencing the very things you’ve hoped and prayed for.
It’s no wonder that the Bible has to tell us to “rejoice with those who rejoice”.
In her book Small Acts of Grace, Alice Gray says, “Whenever I’ve made the effort to look beyond my own desires and cheer for another, I have almost always received the gift of encouragement for myself as well.” So, even if it takes everything in us, let’s try rejoicing with those who have a reason to celebrate – even when we don’t. Who knows, maybe it will make our happiest moments that much sweeter.
For more encouragement, log on to proverbs31.org.
Related Resources:
Small Acts of Grace by Alice Gray
Friendship: The Love Training Ground, Free Devotion by Glynnis Whitwer
Contributing Writers: Lysa TerKeurst with Amanda Waldroop
Isn’t it hard to celebrate with a friend when she’s getting something YOU really want? Hi, I’m Lysa TerKeurst for Proverbs 31 Ministries. Whether you’d really like to get married and your roommate just got engaged, or you’re longing to be a mom and your best friend just told you she’s pregnant, it can be difficult to be happy for other who are experiencing the very things you’ve hoped and prayed for.
It’s no wonder that the Bible has to tell us to “rejoice with those who rejoice”.
In her book Small Acts of Grace, Alice Gray says, “Whenever I’ve made the effort to look beyond my own desires and cheer for another, I have almost always received the gift of encouragement for myself as well.” So, even if it takes everything in us, let’s try rejoicing with those who have a reason to celebrate – even when we don’t. Who knows, maybe it will make our happiest moments that much sweeter.
For more encouragement, log on to proverbs31.org.
Related Resources:
Small Acts of Grace by Alice Gray
Friendship: The Love Training Ground, Free Devotion by Glynnis Whitwer
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