Today, two precious listeners to our morning talk show gave me special gifts. Lewis, in the studio from Pennsylvania, brought a handmade quilt from Amish country. It is beautiful. He also brought a neat shell from his dive in North Carolina. And when I got home, there was a package from Duane with fresh ground coffee and homemade jellies and preserves.
While I love to get surprises, I was so humbled that they would take the time to pick out such nice things and take the trouble to get them to me. I felt so undeserving. It's not my birthday, anniversary or Christmas! And I didn't get them anything!
These unexpected gifts remind me of God's grace. We do nothing to deserve his mercy, but he surprises us with blessing after blessing even when there is no special occasion. We cannot earn his mercy, but like Duane and Lewis, God is generous.
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Written encouragement for Christians from Lorri Allen
Encouraging Each Other
Let's talk about ways we can encourage each other, ways the Lord has been good to us and how to find good news even when it seems bleak.
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Books I've Read Recently That You Might Like, Too!
- The Intentional Woman by Joan C. Webb and Carol Travilla
- A Woman's Guide to Hearing God's Voice by Leighann McCoy
- My So-Called Life as a Submissive Wife by Sara Horn
- Stop Complainers and Energy Drainers by Linda Swindling
- Save Me From Myself by Brian Welch
- Energy for God's Women! 5 Steps to Restore the Energy, Joy and Balance to Your Life by Ruth Gordon Howard
- The Secret of Us by Roxanne Henke
- Help is NOT a Four-Letter Word by Peggy Collins
About Me
- Lorri Allen
- God has been good to me from the beginning. That's why I feel called to encourage others. I've seen the worst of the world covering news, but there's always a silver lining to even the most horrid of tragedies. So that's how I started my speaking business in 1996, with the idea that there is always Good News!
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