Ocote Pando, Honduras
I'm not sure this young man had seen a camera before I pointed mine at him. He didn't seem scared just curious, yet to make sure everything was okay he held on to his grandma.
I find this boy expressing something that many of us experience. We're curious about the world all the while we're holding on to what is familiar. We have a desire to explore God's creation, but only as long as we can hold on to what we know.
"And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." 1 John 2:17 New Living Translation
There will come a time for this boy when he'll let go of his grandma and live the life to which God is calling him. You are I are called to let go of our desire to hold on to worldly ways of living and to follow Christ.
We often take one step of faith, doing what pleases God, yet with our hand grasping the old ways of doing things; ways that haven't work for us in the past and will not work for us in the future.
God's Spirit invites us and empowers us to let go of the old and embrace his life. It's not easy letting go, and at times we'll reach for the garments of the world, but in the end it is worth saying goodbye to the old and embracing the wonder of God's love.
Today's Challenge: As Jesus let go of everything on his cross, pray that God would empower you to let go of your old ways and embrace his future for you.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
I find this boy expressing something that many of us experience. We're curious about the world all the while we're holding on to what is familiar. We have a desire to explore God's creation, but only as long as we can hold on to what we know.
"And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." 1 John 2:17 New Living Translation
There will come a time for this boy when he'll let go of his grandma and live the life to which God is calling him. You are I are called to let go of our desire to hold on to worldly ways of living and to follow Christ.
We often take one step of faith, doing what pleases God, yet with our hand grasping the old ways of doing things; ways that haven't work for us in the past and will not work for us in the future.
God's Spirit invites us and empowers us to let go of the old and embrace his life. It's not easy letting go, and at times we'll reach for the garments of the world, but in the end it is worth saying goodbye to the old and embracing the wonder of God's love.
Today's Challenge: As Jesus let go of everything on his cross, pray that God would empower you to let go of your old ways and embrace his future for you.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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