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.

 

Confused Values Sept. 21

 

           

            As a struggling follower of Jesus, we seem to be a country trying to entertain our way into prosperity, war our way into peace, spend our way to wealth, and ride a road prepared by pleasure into heaven.

            But God’s word reminds us prosperity does not come through lies{artificial endeavor}. War remains only war. Spending more only works if it’s a gift of a Christ-generated Self. Only enjoying our way to heaven may mean we are missing the struggles that are opportunities to spiritually grow. We grow more through the challenges, and then we may rest in Christ. Still, we may choose! God’s Grace provides any path!

 

            Prayer: Lord, sometimes, challenges seem too much, but help us see the growth in all of them to go beyond circumstances as you still hold our hand!

       

Trade Feelings Sept. 19

 

                You may need stronger reason to combat some emotions. You must learn to trade the bad emotion for a better one. For instance, practice conscious effort and say to yourself, ’I’ll trade my anger for love.’ Let the emotional and chemical quality of righteous love help neutralize and renegotiate anger. For the follower of Jesus, the Lord, will help turn negative anger into the energy of redeeming love. Pray now and daily make the trade.

                Prayer: Lord, help me know your love in practical ways and to be willing to trade any negative feeling for your unselfish love.

The Right Kingdom Sept.18

    Scripture has revealed specifically there are qualities of human nature that can belong to the kingdom of heavenly Father. You must become poor in spirit. Poor in spirit means to renounce your self-will and turn to Jesus, God’s only Son. You must enter a realm as a child. You are to remain childlike with trust and faith in One bigger than you are. You will learn to place your discomfort with Christ. You can be willing to endure certain suffering because those times offer unseen opportunities for the Holy Spirit to work. You become a part of heavenly kingdom. As you possess the kingdom, the kingdom possesses you!

 

    Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me remember the Kingdom is operating now and not just in the future.

 

 

               

Jehovah’s Partnership Sept.17

    Do you realize how important you are? Jesus left all the benefits of heaven as the second person of the Trinity to come to earth, live as a human, endure the whole Cross experience, and then combining human and heaven qualities, went back to heaven with a new joy because NOW, He takes you with him. From His mystery love, He sent the Holy Spirit to partner with you in all things. You may now use your faith to claim all he has given what already exists. Turn over all unanswerable, non-faith matters to the ability of the Holy Spirit to keep your awe of living. How do you do this?? Take time! Enter the AWE of Jehovah…Psalm 34:9.

        Prayer: Lord, help me know the difference between your faith issues and the non-faith issues in all life struggles.

Joy Sept.16

   

            Jesus of Nazareth and Lord of All the universe, wants you to experience joy each day. No matter what circumstances prevail. How? You may ask. Let your expectations be defined by His and your possibilities. He presents situations and opportunities every day. With change comes opportunity for His growth-presentations! Look for and accept His little surprises each day you live. . .and in a sense, know that you live eternity even now.

 

            Prayer: Lord, Help me today stay open to your kingdom possibilities and not allow negative circumstances to block your rule.     

 

Finances Sept.15

 

   

        When finances get you down, start saying a prayer over every bill you send that it becomes used to help others as a living event in God’s omnipresent doings, the kingdom for God’s glory. Even if you’ve spent the funds unwisely, pray the pay back helps to further the work of the life of redemption both for you and others.

 

        Prayer: Lord, help me remember, all finances are yours and they are a part of extensions for our character growth.

 

 

Spiritual eyes Sept.13

 

 

        You are truly blessed because you see what you learn from heaven. You see the kingdom of heavenly Father. In older days, kings and prophets wanted to see what you see but could not. They wanted to hear what you hear but could not. They wanted to feel what you feel but could not. Since Jesus made history, you have the recorded presence of heaven. You have the Holy Spirit’s presence within to guide you always. Just depend on Him by giving Him notice.

 

        Prayer: Lord, help us remember, the Holy Spirit remains a teacher within our hearts forever.           

 

 

 

A Positive Action Sept.12

 

         In the Bible, Luke 8, Jesus heals a Gadarene man who was ravished by demons. Then, the healed man wanted to journey with the disciples, along with Christ. He was told to go back home and tell people what Jesus had done. After healing, this man probably wore borrowed clothes to shield his earlier nakedness. Also, he had been the cause of several pigs receiving demons and dying. Do you wonder what he did, after he was healed?

         He was now rational enough to go home and find work to pay for the clothes and the pigs. This thought might become your testimony to the world. Many symbolic demons may attack you. The kingdom principles, Jesus gives us of renewal, of kindness, of putting back and giving when we don’t have to go the extra mile, still are your goals.

        Prayer: Lord I pray for your balance in all things. Help me place my footing on your solid ground.

 

Compassion Issues Sept.11

 

        Compassion must move to operate as other centeredness. Resentment, envy, anger, coveting, or fear can throw up roadblocks to compassionate growth. Practice taking one day every week and do something nice for someone else. Give some money; say a kind word; smile; compliment; do some positive action and do not expect any thanks in return. Extend the action to two days. Stretch the days so your goal happens every day of the week. Blessed is the merciful.

               Prayer: Lord, help any passion feelings I have get sprinkled with        

         your compassion.

       

False service Sept.10

 

   

        Think carefully about maybe becoming inefficient from over activity of what others may think goodwill. They can rob you of your time from the true Jesus-Way. In Christ’s name, pray and then say yes or NO based on scripture information and truth. Although you do not see one of God’s specific challenges, remember, your important quest remains your own growth. Causes spent for others need to be legitimate in the process of seen and unseen Christian following. Keep seeking  God’s spiritual insights as they seek you.

 

        Prayer: Keep me, Lord, seeking the right things for the spread of kingdom’s sake.

 

Good verses bad Sept.9

 

        Your capacity to love the One true God, Jehovah, will point to your evaluation of hating evil. If you try to hate the evil without the right love, you enter a self-righteousness that tends to break your  clear fellowship. When you enter some action, major on love. If you happen to err, do so, on the side of God’s loving power.

 

 

        Prayer: Oh, Heavenly Father, teach me today to maintain love more than I cherish any hate.

Clear Perspective Sept.8

 

                                              

        Ask specifically today for clear insight and courage of discovery to see yourself openly. You may be trying to cover resentments with curtains of piety. Any resentment or subtle anger will gain a foothold in your life and ruin any purpose. Do not harbor pretense but be completely honest with yourself and others. As a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, the great I AM vibrates within you.

        Prayer: Lord, help me today be truly honest about being honest.

Endurance Sept.7

 

        The Holy Spirit helps you foresee. You have a great capacity to solve problems that happen, and you are more than your present circumstances suggest. You can move into what you can become. For instance, an animal may run to a dead-end cliff, either stop or fall off. You may run to the same dead end and try to figure how to build a bridge across. Heavenly Father gave you the ability to rework your conditions. Keep enduring and use scripture as your guide.

 

Prayer: Lord, help me stay completely guided by your Spirit in my mind, emotions, spirit, and body.