We need to make sure our convictions about God are strong so that we keep our relationship with him our top priority, no matter what we go through in life.
God calls each of us toward a greater purpose for our lives; we just have keep moving forward to reach it. What purpose is God calling you toward? Are you focused on achieving this vision, or is something distracting you? Here are 4 distractions that can take away your focus, and how to get your focus back to moving forward toward your purpose.
Are you content? This study is about embracing life’s challenges, letting go of worldly attachments and becoming content.
I Kings is going to be our reading commitment for this quiet time. You are going to pay particularly close attention to Solomon.
Naomi is one of the rare individuals in scripture who demonstrates the “Deep Humility” necessary to see and admit the depth of her brokenness.
God exerts and expresses an unwavering perseverance when he sees our good days having gone bad. He doesn’t stop loving us when we fail, sin, or give up.
This is a lesson for all of us about running and quitting. Before we “give up the ghost,” maybe we should check with God to find out if he has a plan.
The goal for today is to prepare your heart and mind to let go, whoever it is against, whatever was done, and wherever it happened.
There is one thing to remember about God: when he speaks, more often than not, it is in a whisper.
When we pray and hear our own emotions, we often identify the raging irrationality of what we are saying, and are surprised by the gentleness of God who listens, then draws even closer to us, because of our emotional honesty.
We can be sure of is this, no matter how far we run or how much we sleep, God will keep waking us up.
Resist the temptation to let fear induced stress make us quit for relief. Instead, rely on God to get through, realizing fear is an emotion we can conquer especially when it is based on tomorrows that may never come.
