Don't Chase the Ring...
December 28, 2025 Christmas • Day 4
INVITATION — Psalm 100:1-2
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs."
Worshipers summoned not merely to feel gratitude, but to enter God’s presence as a people who already belong to him.
Keywords
הָרִיעוּ – hari‘u – “shout / raise a loud cry”, a
If you don’t commit to living life on your terms, other people will commit you to theirs.
The Reward Comes First
Writer Harold V. Melchert reminds us that success is sweeter when you savor the path:
“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly; steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from... See more
“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly; steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On taking lots of shots, the power of concentration, and savoring the path to success
When you stop treating your current opportunity as a stepping stone to something else and start treating it as the only one that matters, opportunity finds you.
“Why
do you think Jesus tells us to pray
for daily bread? Why not monthly or
yearly bread?” It was an interesting
question I had not considered. As I
thought, a young woman flanked by
fussy toddlers on her chest and back
replied, “Because if God gave me food
for more than a day, I would not talk
to him.”
do you think Jesus tells us to pray
for daily bread? Why not monthly or
yearly bread?” It was an interesting
question I had not considered. As I
thought, a young woman flanked by
fussy toddlers on her chest and back
replied, “Because if God gave me food
for more than a day, I would not talk
to him.”
There are very few men of genius.
But we need all we can find. Almost without exception, they are disagreeable. Don’t destroy them. They lay golden eggs.
But we need all we can find. Almost without exception, they are disagreeable. Don’t destroy them. They lay golden eggs.
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Psalm 8, Ecclesiastes 3, Hebrews 2: Not Mastery, Reception
Your heavens.
The work of your fingers.
The moon and the stars, you set in place.
Not spreadsheets.
Not resolutions.
But sky.
Vastness.
Silence that dwarfs ambition.
What is mankind that you remember them?
Human beings that you visit them?
Small. Mortal. ʾEnōš.
And yet — crowned.
Entrusted
... See more“Chase your desired lifestyle, not your desired title. People are blinded by status and labels. Once you release the need for a specific title, there is almost always an easier path to living your preferred lifestyle.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On avoiding frustration, easier paths to a good life, and the power of not reading
constant forward momentum was often a distraction from what truly mattered.
constant forward momentum was often a distraction from what ...
Don’t chase the ring…