Scripture
Deuteronomy 29:13 - By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Observation
By committing to God, holding true to his covenant with us, I can receive the life he has planned for me, the blessing he has for me, and the love he gave to me.
Application
April 2, 2010 I entered into a covenant with God. I committed that for a year I would devote time to him daily - quiet, alone time. It is time to start being an obedient daughter - spending alone time with him, in his word, and in prayer.
Prayer
Dear God, my goal is to know you more, to learn in your word and presence. I pray for the continued discipline that can grow into determination and diligence.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Am I against him?
Scripture:
Luke 11:23 - Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.
Observation:
Jesus had been casting out demons before he said this. He saw the rebelliousness in everyone around him and yet he drew the line so clearly. No gray zone, no straddling the fence - you are in or you are out.
Application:
I can straddle that fence by acting more like a child of the world than the daughter of Christ I know that I am.
Prayer:
Dearest Jesus, I want to always be your daughter. May your Holy Spirit always guide me to stay in your light and not to straddle that fence. You knew me before I was born and have a plan for my life. I desire that plan above all. May I remember that always.
Luke 11:23 - Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.
Observation:
Jesus had been casting out demons before he said this. He saw the rebelliousness in everyone around him and yet he drew the line so clearly. No gray zone, no straddling the fence - you are in or you are out.
Application:
I can straddle that fence by acting more like a child of the world than the daughter of Christ I know that I am.
Prayer:
Dearest Jesus, I want to always be your daughter. May your Holy Spirit always guide me to stay in your light and not to straddle that fence. You knew me before I was born and have a plan for my life. I desire that plan above all. May I remember that always.
Seeking God
Scripture:
Luke 11:10 (NLT) For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
Observation:
Only in seeking and asking God will we find our answers. In asking for His will and seeking His will, I find the path laid out before me.
Application:
I have specific requests but if they are not the Lord's will then I don't want them. The hardest thing is accepting that what I long for may not be what is best and blessed for me.
Prayer:
Oh God, you know the desires of my heart. Most of all, Lord, I desire your will, so if my desires are not part of your plan I ask you to remove them and replace them with your desires.
Luke 11:10 (NLT) For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
Observation:
Only in seeking and asking God will we find our answers. In asking for His will and seeking His will, I find the path laid out before me.
Application:
I have specific requests but if they are not the Lord's will then I don't want them. The hardest thing is accepting that what I long for may not be what is best and blessed for me.
Prayer:
Oh God, you know the desires of my heart. Most of all, Lord, I desire your will, so if my desires are not part of your plan I ask you to remove them and replace them with your desires.
Wisdom and work
Scripture:
Proverbs 12:14 - From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him. (NIV)
Observation:
New Living Translation: Wisdom brings many benefits, and hard work brings reward.
Application:
Wisdom is a gift from god, hard work is to His glory. I am wise to remember that through hard work for Him, I will receive rewards and blessings. If I am diligent in my study of His word, my wisdom will grow. The Holy Spirit within will grow and guide me.
Prayer:
Lord, guide my tongue, curb it. Grant me wisdom as I grow in you to help me discern in difficult decisions.
Proverbs 12:14 - From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him. (NIV)
Observation:
New Living Translation: Wisdom brings many benefits, and hard work brings reward.
Application:
Wisdom is a gift from god, hard work is to His glory. I am wise to remember that through hard work for Him, I will receive rewards and blessings. If I am diligent in my study of His word, my wisdom will grow. The Holy Spirit within will grow and guide me.
Prayer:
Lord, guide my tongue, curb it. Grant me wisdom as I grow in you to help me discern in difficult decisions.
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