Have you ever made a promise you couldn’t or didn’t keep? Yeah, I have too. We try our best to keep our promises, but we’re human. We’re naturally flawed, and were never meant to be perfect.

But God is.

One of the most perfect things about God is his promises. We can trust in God that when he promises something, it is as good as done. Now coming to discern what is God’s promise and what is our own wish or imagination is not as easy. We can trust the promises God gives us in the Bible because they’ve been passed down for thousands of years. He promised Abraham that he would be the father of nations even though he and Sarah were too old to have children. He promised the Israelites that they would get out of Egypt. He promised to send us a saviour, and he has done that in Jesus.

All we have to do on our part to live God’s best for our lives after we’ve accepted Jesus, is to love God and love everyone else. Not too hard, right?

encouragement, devotional, faith, hopeJackie ScottFebruary 16, 2026encouragement, faith, hope

How Do We Know If We're Creative?

If you’re someone who doesn’t think you’re creative and have believed that all your life, how do you know once you’ve “become” creative? Is there some sort of graduation ceremony, where someone bestows a gap and gown on you saying “Now you have earned the title of Creative.”

Nope.

No bells, whistles, gaps, gowns, or flowers.

Being creative is not a distinction that is granted upon you from other people, such as someone who you consider creative saying “yes, now you are creative.”

Being creative is a decision.

It is a mindset.

It is owning the creativity you were born with.

creativity, encouragement, hopeJackie ScottJanuary 6, 2025creativity, hope, encouragement, I Am Creative, positive mindsetComment