Purpose

Amongst the flock Jesus lead from A Charge to His Overseers

A Charge Given To His Overseers

by Lori Anne Hale August 18, 2020

Amongst the flock Jesus lead from A Charge to His Overseers | My Daily Letters - MDL

Like an animal that has entered its den for the winter, many church leaders are content to spend these days in hibernation, secluded from the world around, and unaffected by any commotion going on outside their church walls. For here in their burrows, they can hide away from the stormy weather that is sure to arrive in this season. And although a biting wind is about to blow across this land, these overseers have decided it best to stay nestled away and sleep through the tempest that’s brewing, for their main concern is their own comfort, creating an ambivalence towards those who live outside their snug hideaways.

August 18, 2020 0 comment

Hope

A Hidden Gem

by Lori Anne Hale October 30, 2019

written by Lori Anne Hale

In order to fit others into the pecking order of life, people often use unkind labels from The Hidden Gem | My Daily Letters - MDL

The identity of a person should not be determined through outside factors; these should not be what tells someone of his worth and value, nor distinguish his place in society. Yet by using a cursory evaluation and making superficial judgments, this is how most people decide who should be viewed as more worthy of attention and acclaim. So mankind has set the shallow standard of achievement or outward appearance as its marks of acceptance. Those who do not stand out in either of these areas are labeled as just ordinary, or maybe even sub-par; not given a second look or thought to be much more than normal and middle of the road; as those who can’t quite measure up to society’s ideals of exceptional.

October 30, 2019 0 comment

Encouragement

The True Measure of Success

by Lori Anne Hale April 1, 2019

written by Lori Anne Hale

Real purpose and identity are found in Jesus Christ alone at The True Measure of Success | My Daily Letters - MDL

To most, the path forward would seem to be rather logical, held in a straight line of sight (as if moving from A to B like positions on a map), measuring progress by calculating the steps required to obtain the goal that’s set like a finish line.

So, onward is the push, thinking effort will bring happiness, with performance held as the strategy for producing a long-lasting sense of usefulness. But what most don’t consider, is how rapidly these lively feelings disappear. For the emotion generated after they reach each mark will quickly vanish, turning into just a memory; an experience of the past with no sentiment attached, leaving behind an empty void.

April 1, 2019 0 comment