My mother, now deceased, is precious to me and very dear to my heart. Her maiden name was Greenhalgh.
While reading the personal history of one of my relatives, I remembered what was written in Latin on the Greenhalgh Family Coat of arms.
“I owe all things to God.”
Thankfully, that is something my mother taught me to see and recognize and appreciate throughout my life.
I have learned through my own experience that I do–owe all things to God, that is. His grace, mercy and guidance have sustained me. It’s because of Him that I can even draw my breath each day. It’s because of Him I have eyes to see, ears to hear, and so much more. The inscription on that coat of arms fills me with joy because I sense the truth of the statment. It helps me know I am anchored to ancestors that appreciated the goodness of God, and it inspires me to want to know more about their personal stories of trials an triumph.
Do you have an inscription on a Family Coat of Arms or a statement of purpose for your family now?
Today’s Spiritual Vitality Tip: Take time to ponder how YOU owe all things to God. Write your thoughts in your journal, or share your thoughts with a loved one.
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Serving people who have hidden heartaches and unresolved personal struggles, Carolyn Calton is the founder of FamilyTreeQuest.com and HealingYourFamily.com. As a ReNEW YOU Self Worth and Relationship Revitalization educator and coach, Carolyn teaches individuals and families how to turn from heartache to happiness in themselves, their families and family lines by understanding how to live true to who they really are as TODAY’s ChangeMakers. Those who join her ReNEW YOU Classes and Joyful Breakthrough Membership Circles learn how to turn stress, anxious-thinking, anger and dysfunction to hope, direction, happiness and peace. She is a teacher and facilitator of principles that can set the hearts of men and women free from the pain and chains of guilt, toxic shame and the effects of oppression. Her students are then empowered to walk forward with courage and confidence as they fill their highest priorities with stability and full purpose of heart.
