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George Bailey
It’s that time of year…one of our favorite Christmas movies..”It’s A Wonderful Life”is being watched by many.
Remember when George was a little boy? He saved his brother and gave up hearing in one ear and future dreams when Harry came back from college. But he also saved someone else’s life….the pharmacist, Mr. Gower.
Mr. Gower lost his son and ended up filling an incorrect prescription. George did not deliver the medicine, knowing that they were incorrect. And Mr. Gower hit his bad ear. And George took it and said he understood. He kept the secret…and saved Mr. Gower’s career.
You know the story….
Sacrifice.
Nothing but sacrifice. He laid down his life for those he loved and cared for…and he did it over and over throughout his entire life.
George was human and it all kind of piled up on him, like it has many of us. And the Father reached out to prove how wrong George was about his wasted life…
I believe He still does that friends. If we just listen. He loves us, we are valuable. Christ laid down His life for us….so we might live.
Maybe that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” resonates with so many of us. We understand how George felt, and we rejoice when we see just how much he is truly loved.
That kind of love, that kind of sacrifice….is JESUS.
~Be Encouraged Today
Tammy
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THUD!
THUD!
“What was that?”
My husband and I looked at one another. We had heard something hit the window, and we knew immediately.
We glanced out the window and saw a sweet little bird laying on our concrete walkway. He looked dead.
“I will go pick him up,” said my husband.
“Just leave him there for a few minutes, maybe he is just stunned,” I said with hope.
It did not look good for the bird. But my husband granted my wish, and waited.
Forty-five minutes passed by and the bird no longer looked dead, but had gotten into an upright position. He looked like he was bracing himself against a horrible wind, or terrible head ache.
“Did you see the bird?” I yelled into the other room.
Another hour passed before I could bring myself to look. He had vanished. He took to the sky, although I am sure with a serious headache or concussion.
Isn’t that just like life these days, especially 2020?
THUD!
You have been knocked to the ground.
You gather your senses and get in the upright position.
God lifts you up to fly again.
You may have to fly without a loved one.
You may have to fly with a permanent disability.
You may have to fly with pain and sorrow.
But you fly.
With Christ’s hope.
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:23
~Be Encouraged Today~Tammy
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