Calm Guidance July 18

 

As your Savior, Jesus’s goal waits to guide you without overriding you. He will lead you and allow you to develop your own personality, all at the same time. Although He leads, you can have your own plans. His directions are always designed to help you with your personal decision-making. For instance, he will help you be more alert and aware of any hidden principles you  can discover and use. The consumer, greedy world doesn’t understand God’s hidden truths based on service. The Spirit shows you and guides when you ask, especially about helping others.

Prayer: Lord, filter my decisions through your will and help me fully see and accept your will.

Keeping Pace July 17

 

As a believer, remember you have rest in Jesus Savior. You live in him, and he shares the Spirit to live. You may communicate with the Holy Spirit on everything through your self-talk, embracing your thinking, struggling with your ambitions, any of your hopes and dreams, especially for others. The Spirit is not some tool you just shelve until you need him. He remains your partner through everything, even your failures, as well as your successes. It’s ok to start each day with: “Thank you friend Jesus for being with me!”

 Prayer: Lord, keep reminding me today, with any of my surroundings, to turn to you with every detail. Nothing is too small!

Today’s Hope July 16

 

Try to avoid the passion of someone’s clueless opposition to influence you away from the true hope of the Christlike Path. Remember, even trouble produces endurance, endurance produces character, and your tested character produces hope. Hope feeds beauty. Watch for any opportunity to spread more beautiful hope. Even unexpected change gives God more opportunity to work!

Prayer: Thank you, Jesus, for the extra hope that comes from you. I know that in our secret place no real harm can come and your hope resides.

Raw Honesty July 15

 

An honest word is like a rising sun. A dishonest twisted word is like a waning, declining moon. As a result, any lie promotes darkness. A lie tries to damage the light, yet truth travels with light. Commit to ruthless self-honesty. Avoid feeding honesty with darkness. Light can wound darkness. Commit to the integrity of heavenly Father’s word and make truth your word. Spread light.

Prayer:. Lord, help me stay fully alert and you block even the small untruths. It is so easy to let the little lies go.

No Turning Back July 14

 

Sad words are recorded in John 6:66 that from a certain time many of Jesus’s disciples turned back and no longer followed him. They returned to their old associations. They missed learning and many blessings. Special are those who continue in Christ for they belong to the eternal family of heavenly Father and will possess the Kingdom riches.

Prayer: Lord, increase my perseverance, so I may endure whatever comes my way.

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.