Concentrated Love July 13

 

As your Lord and constant companion, commit to love Jesus of Nazareth with every aspect of your person:

1. He joins your affections… All your heart…your emotions.
2. He joins your willingness.. All your soul…your decisions
3. He joins your intellect... All your mind…your thoughts.
4. He joins your body.... All your strength…. physical condition.
5. He joins your ‘Youness’....All your spirit… Your essence.  

**Through the above: Love your neighbor as yourself, as Christ has loved you. Trust the mystery!            

Prayer: Lord, so many times, I seem to love just so far. Teach me more unconditional love as I follow you.

 

Harshness July 12

 

KNOW THIS: Harshness does not help others to correct themselves in any permanent way because they won’t remember any positive lesson, only the harshness. On the other hand, they remember kindness. Offer kindness, even to those who do not deserve it. Kindness can absorb hurt!

Prayer: Lord, help me today to control the tone of my voice to sound kind instead of harsh.

Significant Faith July 11

 

Faith is too priceless and compelling to replace it with any intellectual exercise like future guessing. Trying to out-guess and interpret the future tends to chip away your faith. You do not need to guess the future in order to know how to live. Hold on and pursue faith in the One who never avoids your struggle. Accept the Savior Jesus as friend. You then can have the foundation of an accurate kind of faith. Solid faith doesn’t have to rest only in an immediate deliverance. But rest your faith in the eternal, unbending love promises of the Heavenly Father. He will deliver what you need on time. He is never late!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, increase my faith…to have more Faith.

 

 

Give Strong Attention July 10

 

     If you were told there was a $100.00 bill hidden in a Bible, in my library,  and you had to listen to a certain piece of music to discover which Bible translation, you would listen to the music very carefully. Stay alert and remember the value and time for the art of listening. Especially in prayer, always listen for the still small voice from God….not the subconscious voice that always argues, but the voice from the Holy Spirit that never argues. He just says: ‘here it is!’ learn and follow.

Prayer: Help remove any distractions today and help me listen for the Holy Spirit voice.          

Too Self-focused July 8

 

When you are sad, your Self has become too much in focus. You start thinking, ‘why am I hurting so?’ Stop and go do something for someone. When you can help dig them out of trouble, the hole that remains can become a grave they can bury their sorrows and so can you.  Love for others kind of energy can outlive hurt. Heavenly Father’s motivation of love moves you to give and then give some more.

    Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that your Love is greater than the Self. Help me pay attention and let love reign.

Basic Motivation July 7

 

Remember the parable of the Prodigal Son. The one thing that truly got his immediate attention was not just a physical hunger… but a compelling hunger to go back home. One true element that brings you to heavenly Father is appetite for the new covenant Kingdom in Christ. Try not be filled with only earthly delights. Live at being filled with the Holy Spirit that gives direction and mixes properly with earthly involvement.

Prayer: Lord, I pray for the hunger and yearning for the Holy Spirit’s direction in everything I encounter.

 

True Pardon July 6

 

When you think you were doing all that was right and correct; when you feel life has been unfair;  when you feel you should receive reward and yet someone else, who appears unworthy with less merit, gets the credit. . . when others obtain the good things, do not bother. Hidden behind any obvious recognition may be heavenly Father’s Grace working. He controls and makes the right connections. Your situation may depend more on God’s Grace working, even if you do not feel glad. Take a deep breath, stay calm. Be encouraged because never-ending Grace extends to you as well.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for reminding me that your forever Grace covers us all.