Find Distinction Sept. 30

 

 

            Concentrate today and do a specific action that shows what an authentic genuine Christ-follower would do.

 

            Prayer: Lord, help me pay attention to do what you ask with any of my behaviors.

       

Trustful Happiness Sept. 29

 

            The truth remains that you can find thankfulness from any of your opposing experiences. Heavenly Father also wants you to trust happiness along with his Son. Nature, life, light, and any creative-experience can give you joy. As you remind yourself to pray and work through Him. Celebrate all your relationships. Slow down and feel a connection.  

 

            Prayer: Thank you Lord, for family, friends, work and thanks for all the little unmentioned things that you send my way.

 

Purposeful Action Sept.28

 

 

            As a follower of Jesus, your savior guide,  shows you a need, if he let you see it clearly, the ability to see it becomes a part of the Spirit’s urging to take some action and meet the need. You may not meet every need but work the one most clearly. Along the way, remember, forgiveness trumps justice. Distinguish God’s Spirit.

                Prayer: I pray you will help me recognize and meet someone’s need          today.

Unready Sept.26

 

 

            Heavenly Father’s kingdom bears its own fruit because it joins the proper soil. In a sense, as we are made originally from dirt, we become the soil. We get established; we become plowed anew, enriched, and readied for the seed of the kingdom. For followers of Christ, our Savior, gives the life energy to grow the fruit, but we must be ready to become the proper seed. If we rebel, we grow weeds that take place in the good soil. Weeds wither and die. Only the kingdom-type plants endure to move on to the next harvest growth.

 

            Prayer: Lord, sometimes it is scary being the soil and knowing we get plowed up but give us courage to accept the right seed.

 

What Control? Sept.25

 

            When Jesus walked with his twelve disciples and ate grain from the stalks in the field, he got challenged by man’s law “to not gather grain” on the Sabbath. Soon he posed the question: “Was man made for the Sabbath or the Sabbath made for man?” One way to think about this, in other words, was a person made for the environment or the environment made for a person? 

            Be aware that your circumstances do not control you, but you control your circumstances. You have lasting decisions to make. Your job, friends, family or even your cultural changes should not overrun you.

 

           Prayer: Lord, help me make your clear, decision-making concerns every aspect of daily living.

 

The Small Effort Sept.23

       

 

       Every little gem of wisdom scripture passes on to you comes from heavenly Father and exists like a drop of fresh water to parched lips of the soul. Share all you can as often as you can. Today, especially, be faithful in the small things of the kingdom: encourage the downhearted, give a compliment, help someone smile. Your effort takes no more energy to be kind than to be rude or harsh.

 

         Prayer: Lord, thank you for reminding me to treat others with your compassion, as I would want to be treated.             

 

The Gift of Time Sept. 22

 

To you who follow, remember, rather than almighty, heavenly Father giving up on you, He gave part of himself{Jesus} for you.

 

    Prayer: Lord, I don’t always understand how your great love works. I am trying to learn the rhythm of your universe, and I thank you for your Son, your name, for your giving-sacrifice.