FINDING HOME
My latest
release is No Home For The Holidays, a Christmas-themed suspense novella.
Christmas and suspense? I love the challenge of finding a way to mix the two
together. The gist of the story is about a “prodigal daughter” who wants to go
home but knows she will put her family in danger as well as herself if she
does.
That got
me thinking…Christmas…home…prodigal
In a way,
we’re all prodigals, searching for our home here on earth.
Jesus left
his home in heaven to come live among us so that we could go home to live there
someday with our Heavenly Father and the rest of the family! Think what a
joy-filled experience that will be! As Christians, we don’t have to wait until
then to experience God’s joy.
One of my favorite Bible verses is 1
Peter 1:8: Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do
not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.
WOW! Doesn’t that sound amazing, an
inexpressible and glorious joy? Unfortunately, that inexpressible and glorious
joy often gets lost in the details of our daily lives, especially during the
busyness of Christmas.
We get so focused on the details of
Christmas that we can lose the joy of Christmas. But it doesn’t have to be that
way—you may have noticed the word WOW that I used in the previous paragraph. Do
you want the WOW back in your life?
Then how about…
W is
for Worship. Spending
more time worshiping God for who He is will put joy back in your life.
O is
for Obey. Jesus said, “if you
love me, then you will obey me.” God’s instructions are meant for our good. The
more we obey Him, the more peace and joy we’ll experience.
W is
for the Word Of God. There is no better way to find inexpressible
and glorious joy than to study God’s Word. Life can be tough, but God’s Word
will light our path. But first we have to know the Word to use the Word.
Now, a quick word about my latest release. No Home
For The Holiday is a Christmas-themed novella. In it, Chloe Sullivan needs a
miracle but has given up on getting one. As sad as it is, she’s resigned to the
fact that she has to stay in hiding if she wants to remain alive as well as
keep her family safe.
Ex-FBI agent
turned preacher, Colton Douglas believes in helping others. When Chloe enters
his life, he’s sure God has put her in his path for a reason—to help her. And
that’s just what he plans to do, whether she likes it or not.
Both
Colton and Chloe learn a great deal about themselves and about life as they
face death.
At the
beginning of this devotion I talked about how we’re all prodigals, searching
for our home. Our home is God. He will never turn us away when we are searching
for Him. And we should all be searching for him all the time.
So this Christmas season (and the rest
of the year) put more WOW in your life. As you do, you’ll feel as if you’ve
come home to God. Wishing you a very merry Christmas!
Lillian Duncan: stories of faith mingled with murder & mayhem!
Lillian is a multi-published
writer with several Amazon bestsellers, including The Christmas Stalking and
Betrayed. Lillian writes
the types of books she loves to read—fast-paced suspense with a touch or two of
romance that demonstrates God’s love for all of us
Whether as an educator, a writer, or a
speech pathologist, she believes in the power of words to transform lives, especially
God’s Word.
To learn more about Lillian and her books,
visit: www.lillianduncan.net. Tiaras & Tennis Shoes is her personal blog at www.lillian-duncan.com.
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