Gain Apr. 13

 

           Often. . . .You try to get ahead... Instead. . . get- a- heart, that which you have dedicated to the Christ. Any gift to heavenly Father, whether large or minor enhances the kingdom. Even tiny gift -upon tiny gift -upon tiny gift, given in true Love, will support the foundation of what was begun from the beginning. Count the gains of this world as loss by giving them away to the heavenly Father’s glory.

           Prayer: Lord, help our vision stay directed toward your light and your love. Help us live the Resurrected life NOW.

 

What is mature? June 12

 

        Jehovah-Yahweh could have taken only one dimension, one world, one lifetime, to create what was needed, but He designed two. There are still  reasons for this world and the next. He gave us eternal life as part of knowing we will not stop a kind of growth when we pass from this realm to the next. He gives us the heart of truths to consider and mature in earthly dimension as a possibility we might be more ready somehow for the next dimension to come. Still His complete forgiveness covers all. We will see and understand connections much more.

        Prayer: Lord, help me understand the spiritual principles embedded in this world’s challenges.

 

Divine Will June 11

 

        Trust seems so simple with Jehovah and yet, so difficult for you. But when you faithfully accept his will, joy may be found even through your difficulties. Do you have pain and yet no joy? His unusual care and love stay a swinging door that bumps both ways.  Trust in your established redemption.  Accept His joy and practice the silence of getting through any irritability. There is a reason for suffering you may never know. Endure in Christ’s name. Remember: in His kingdom, the right joy and praise honors heavenly Father. A renewed human spirit can come from knowing his joy when suffering. Think about this over and over and move beyond.

    Prayer: Lord, I want and need to make time to meditate with you every day.

 

Silences June 10

 

        Today, make a decision. Design your life so you can pay attention to the silences. You live in an extremely noisy world. Work on your schedule so you can listen to the silences, like viewing Nature, the spaces between the noises. God can and will speak to you in the silences. It may appear as a ringing. It may be a gentle breeze. It may be a buzz. It may be just a feeling or sight. It may be words. BE ALERT and LISTEN, so you really hear. Holy Spirit vibrates with you always.

        Prayer: Dear Lord, help me remember when I am talking, I do not see or learn much!

A Sharing Attitude Jun 9

 

        Try to avoid the entangled consuming ideas that advertise you can live without problem and live longer. They become traps! Life is too rich to get caught in keeping up with stuff. Share all. Try not to accumulate too much. To stockpile or hoard things in your life confuses a major principle of God’s kingdom.  Live to be a channel of giving for every talent, every bit of money, each gift and every resource. Let them flow through you in ways that can enrich the kingdom. Even try to think of your forced bills as gifts to help keep someone’s job. The risen Lord will supply your needs through your faith. Let abundance become what you only need to use by passing all you can to others.

        Prayer: Help me live through a gift economy to honor you, everyday you give me.

 

Thoughtful Meditation Jun. 8

 

        On many occasions, Jesus explained in scripture that if you were thirsty to come to Him and drink. When the body craves water, it yearns for something it cannot do without. When your spirit dries out in drought, it craves a symbolic moisture.  When you drink the Holy Spirit, He will indeed cause the living waters to flow from you. But you have to say, “Make the connection.” Into your reason and emotions will rush the correct ways of the kingdom. Persistent meditation helps condition and absorb your spiritual drink and food.

        Prayer: Lord, every day, direct and go with me to that place flowing with living waters.

 

Remember Jun 5

 

        What Jesus the Son, reveals to you is a living WAY of life, not just some different ideas. But while growing for the latter kingdom, your physical thinking experience comes first, then follows stimulated, expressed reason from the Holy Spirit. As you think about the quality energies of things of the Kingdom, like hope, love, trust and peace, place them into your day-to-day routine. Holy Spirit gives you divine action within, as Jesus responds to his own action on your behalf. Your partnership motivates your calling which has divine behavior backing human action.

        Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me understand and mold my conduct more clearly today by your design.