I’m sure you can tell that the girls are excited to have our Christmas tree up! My face probably shows a less-excited response since it’s only mid-November, but whatever makes my girls and Jen happy!
Whether your tree is up already or not, our responses to life always say a lot about us.
Acts 16:22 says, “And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.”
Paul and Silas were persecuted for sharing their faith. But notice their response in verse 25: “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”
Instead of reacting to their mistreatment, they responded with joy and faith that only God can give.
Whether it’s the election or the latest rumor circling around about us, there are a lot of things we respond to.
Do we take things too personally? Do we let things bother us more than they should? Do we react with fear or anger instead of responding with faith and love?
What do your responses say about you?