The problem is that when we examine our own hearts—we find God's good seed and the bad seed growing together—both are present.
Every one of us knows what it is to love generously one day... and act selfishly the next.
The field isn't just out there. The field is in here. Inside our hearts.
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“We thought Christmas was just passing through—one night, maybe two.
We thought God would drop by, weigh in, and move on.
But now we’re beginning to realize… God isn’t planning to leave.
John doesn’t say, ‘The Word became flesh and stopped by.’
He says, ‘The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.’
God pitched a tent.
Took up residence.
Moved into the ordinary rooms of our lives.
Which is disconcerting.
Because a God who visits can be admired from a distance.
But a God who moves in—
is close enough to hear the sigh that isn’t uttered,
close enough to touch the wound we’ve learned to live with.
And yet—here’s the mystery—
the nearness that disturbs us
is the same nearness that saves us.”
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