Weston Presbyterian Church

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06/26/2025

The way you treat people matters. Not just the ones you like and agree with, but everyone. There’s something powerful about choosing to treat others with patience, kindness, and humility. It's not just about keeping the peace--it’s about showing the world who you belong to.

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."
Hebrews 12:14

06/26/2025

This is what my heart hungers for when it comes to the Lord: connection, communion, closeness. Not only in a distant, heavenly future — right here. Right now.

That’s why I’m so thankful Jesus invites us to be close. Which means we are also called to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him.

I realize “taking up our cross” may sound strange or vague at first, but for me, it means breaking old habits to create space in my heart for new growth. It means moving beyond a superficial Christian checklist (go to church, read the Bible, don’t cuss, be nice, pray, give to the poor) and letting God rule in every area of my life.

Sometimes it means offering Him my willingness to step away from things like TV for a season. Fixing my eyes on Him first in the morning instead of my phone. Allowing Him to call me to a new level of discipline in my eating habits. I’ve offered up these things because I long for an ever closer walk with Him.

I don’t know exactly what following God wholeheartedly will look like for you. But I do know if we want to grow closer to God, we’ll have to distance ourselves from whatever is distracting us. We’ll have to lay aside whatever we are prone to delight in more than Him.

Let’s ask God how we need to deny ourselves to grow closer to Him, and then let’s do the hard and holy work. Because a deeper level of intimacy with Him will always be worth the cost.

-Lysa TerKeurst

What distractions do you struggle with the most when it comes to drawing closer to God? How can you purposefully make Him a priority this week?