At the
beginning of each day embrace and repeat the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Sing the word. . . Jesus…Jesus…Jesus, greatest name I know! Feel
the difference between how you feel when you sing a word and how you just say
the word. Words [especially Jesus] that turn to praise, honor heavenly
Father.
Prayer: Lord, I do praise your name: Jesus!!
If Jehovah
seems to you to allow some kind of grief, then he will also respond with
compassion according to His abundant loving-kindness. For this reason,
catastrophe does not come without some larger purpose. You cannot see the whole
picture. He is working all connections at once. Any sorrow of His sons and
daughters stays only for a season to balance some kind of justice or mercy
in the universe. To you who seek the Christ-way, know that the Lord, does pay
attention to those who wait on His will. Be as silent as you can, listen, and
wait with your decisions. He will not reject forever.
Prayer: Lord, I know I do not fully understand all
you plan but I want to fully lean on your Spirit guidance for all things.
Conversation
with God is not some leisure-time activity, like some occasional remembrance. Prayer
is much more than habit or ritual. It is energy like vitamins are to the body. Prayer
can absorb so many parts of you that it wells up from within when you might
least expect it. Practice by making conscious effort to pray, something like “Heavenly
Father, thank you and help me see everything that can remind me to pray. Help me know Christ in all His purposes and to
love those more than I love my own desires.” Repeat the prayer three times
a day and soon, prayer will become deeply buried and imprinted on your soul. It
will rise again when needed.
Prayer: Father, help me know your voice and your impressions in my prayer life.
Why is
patience [for Jesus followers] so important?
Image this example. . . When you die, you will given a new name, a new
song, and a new crown-position of perspective. What if you get to tell all in heaven your
experiences [without sin mishaps] in clear story form? You may get to tell every
angel, every individual being your story throughout eternity, every detail
about serving and honoring Christ. You will do this from the right perspective
then. It would take an eternity of patience to share with every being,
especially as you listened to others who shared to you as well. Think of
learning patience, here on earth, as some kind of preparation for that
time. Also, your patience can motivate
the meek on this earth, and the meek are blessed. Remember, you can trust the
truly meek because they do inherit the earth.
Prayer: Lord, teach me the heavenly patience to
really hear you as we interact with others.
In all
practical ways, you cannot live beyond
the material nor can you, in good conscience, just live within the material. Your task is to learn to live through the
material for something beyond, like how to use material prosperity to combine
with God’s spiritual prosperity. Behind every material action vibrates a
spiritual idea. A loaning of a tool or baking a cake to give to an unworthy
neighbor can become an act of spiritual giving and material act when given with
the motivation of Christlike attitude. Whatever Yahweh has created is set up on
earth and can be assured in heaven. Think long upon this.
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for reminding us that the
right spiritual life should motivate our true direction in every action on
earth.
As followers of the Jesus Way, we are linked
together and He bears the entire journey with us. Think what Jesus said: “Take
My yoke upon you” does not mean you should
just withstand some burden. HE SEES AND UNDERSTANDS EVERY BETTER PATH. If you float on the water, He is there.
If you climb a mountain, He is there. If you fly in the air, He is there. If
you order groceries online, He is there. He joins everywhere and everywhen with
you. He IS your constant partner.
Prayer:
“Abba Lord, thank you for providing your trustworthy
eternal connection. I submit. . . hold my hand and make any
connections I need.”
Spiritually prosperous. . .
are you. . . when you enjoy salvation and favor with Jehovah God the Father
through Jesus of Nazareth. But sometimes when you misunderstand or are
misunderstood, if you miss an important point in life, you are simply on the
verge of some new insight or wisdom. Opportunity will come around again. You may
experience some advancement in your growth, that may be prosperous or painful.
Keep exercising your faith with any of what might be spiritual Kingdom-growth functioning
today.
Prayer:
Lord, help me today keep aware and accept
any growth in You.
