Month: June 2021

John 3:16-17
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

If God didn’t send Jesus to condemn us why do we go around condemning ourselves? The old saying about how we are our biggest critiques is so true. The way I speak to myself sometimes is down right abusive. I would never let someone else speak to me the way. There are even times when I can say I hate myself and grace is the farthest thing from my mind.

It is in those moments, I can hear God saying, “Please don’t talk to my child that way.” No matter what I may have done, I do not deserve to be belittled or beat up. Yes, I am a sinner and by all accounts I deserve to be condemned, but God sent Jesus to die for that sin. It brought grace to cover and save me from that condemnation.

God loved me so much, that He sent His one and only Son. I beleive in Him, so I will not perish, but have eternal life. Jesus wasn’t sent to condemn me, but to save me. Today, I choose to love and not condemn myself.

Lord, thank You for dying for me. I will work to love myself as You love me. ~amen

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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

In youth group, we always called Philippians 4:8 the garbage in, garbage out verse. Basically, it means whatever you are filling your life with is what will come out of you. What are you reading, listening to or watching? What kind of people are you letting into your life.. If you surround yourself with negativity, no matter how brought your smile, it will start to dim.

There is no one who can live in a perfect little bubble. But if you find yourself drained ask yourself what has been going on around you. What are you allowing into your life. I have a friend who gave upthe news. I am very particular with whom I follow or allow to follow me on social media.

I only have one life to live. I don’t want to spend it stuck in a negative space. I need the strength to face the things I can’t control. So I am going to fill my cup with as much truth, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy thoughts as I can! What about you?

Lord, help me take the garbage out of my life and fill my cup with all the goodness you have to offer. ~amen

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Philippians 1:9-11
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Have you ever sat with someone who had a big decision to make and felt helpless. You might be able to offer a shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen, but you can’t make the choice for them. The best thing you can do is pray. Today’s verses are great for praying God’s word!

If you are unfamiliar with praying the word, it is simply using scriptures as your prayer. Today’s verses help you pray for insight and discernment. You can pray them over others or for yourself when faced with a decision. I know Lord, I want my love to abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so I am able to discern what is best and be pure and blameless for Your return, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through You and give You all the praise and glory. ~amen

Lord, thank You for Your word and it always being exactly what I need when I need it to help me make all the decisions that come my way. ~amen

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Hebrews 11:8-10
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

New adventures, no matter how exciting, can be scary. When we focus on that fear, we can be frozen in time and cannot move. We let fear out weigh the benefits. We lose out on our inheritance when we choose not to obey.

Abraham was told pick up your stuff and move. He wasn’t even told where. Abraham could have decided he was happy and comfortable where he was and moving was just too much trouble and too scary. He didn’t though. He chose to obey God. He overcame his fear by looking to the future, concentrated on God’s plan, and not looking back. He understood that the God before him was so much bigger than the fear behind him.

What about you? What is God calling you to do today? Are you going to look forward or be paralyzed by your fear?

Lord, today I choose to step out with you and not look back at the fear. ~amen

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1 Timothy 4:10
That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.

What keeps you going? What gets you up every day? For some that is never an easy answer. For everyone at some point it is not an easy answer. I have been that person. I have faced death and wondered why bother taking one more breath. Thankfully when I was ready to throw in the towel, God threw it back at me and said, “Wipe off your face. You are not done yet.”

I know, I was blessed. Why others are not, I have no idea. It angers me to hear that someone took his or her life. My anger is not aimed at them it is focussed right where it belongs, Satan! The fact that he not only drove someone to that cliff, but then pushed them right over is infuriating!

This is why I strive and labor. I hang on to hope in God. My mission is to hang on tight to that hope so, I can be a lifeline for someone else. I want to be a hand that flies out to grab a wrist when Satan tries so hard to shove them over that cliff. I want to be God’s hands and feet. I want to be a lighthouse God shines through. How about you? What is your labor? Where can you be God’s hands and feet today?

Lord, thank You for putting thise people in my life to hold me when Satan tries to push and pull. Let me be that lifeline to someone else. ~amen

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Genesis 19:26
But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

I have mentioned before my favorite song is Burn the Ships by for King and Country. Part of the lyrics state, “So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships and don’t you look back.” See official video here: https://youtu.be/pOVrOuKVBuY

The idea of burn the ships means to leave yourself no other option but to move on to what you want to achieve. It is based on the 1519 Captain Hernán Cortés , who landed in Veracruz to begin his great conquest. Upon arriving, he reportedly gave an order to his men to burn the ships in which they arrived. In essence, he gave them no other option but to succeed at the goal of conquering.

Sometimes, God has us burn our ships. He knows if we continue to hold on to the crutch of the past, we will never reach out to conquer our future. So, build a fire, light a match and don’t you dare look back!

Lord I want to burn my ships. Help me to not look back. ~amen

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Jeremiah 29:11
11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

God has a plan, but do you trust Him? Those plans are to prosper you, buy do you trust Him? Those plans are not to harm you, but do you trust Him? They are plans to give. You hope, but do you trust Him? His plans are to give you a future, but do you trust Him?

Don’t fly by those questions so quickly. Don’t just give them lip service. Take a long look and meditate on them. Be honest with yourself. Because if you answered yes to all of them, your life should be going by without a care in the world and nothing ever shakes you.

I for one can answer all of those questions in one and only one way. I want to trust You all of the time Lord, but I am human. Sometimes, I let my human get in the way. Thankfully, God’s answer is still always the same. It’s Ok, because even on those days you struggle to trust me, I still know the plans I have for you. They are still plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Lord, thank You for still loving me, even on those days I doubt You. ~amen

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John 5:5-9
5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” 7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

Are you done yet? Are you done listening to the lies? Are you done giving the excuses? Are you done blaming others? Are you done with the “what-ifs” or “buts”. Can you move on now? Well, then get up and walk!

I can’t tell you how many times God has this conversation with me. I get stuck in my problems and begin to throw a temper tantrum. I am ready to plead my case before the Lord about how unfair life is and it isn’t my fault. I have a million excuses. I have believed all the lies. I can “but” better than any old goat!

God is there to see me through all of my crying and ranting and raving. He listens to every word. Then His simple reply is always, “Can we move on now?” It is time to MOVE and not just wallow here in my misery. Sometimes I have other work to do and sometimes it is just letting go and letting God take over. Either way, it never means stay. It always means MOVE!

Lord, I don’t want to be an old goat. I am done with my buts and excuses. I am ready to MOVE! ~amen

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Isaiah 43:18-19
18 “Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.

Besides this blog, I also do a personal bible sketch of a verse of the day. Today’s verse happened to go great with this one. “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is our faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). Every morning we can choose to let yesterday go and move on to today. Every night when our head hits the pillow we can choose to dwell on what went wrong today or we can count our blessings and move on to a bright new morning waiting for us.

God is always on the move. He does not stall out. His blessings are always in the works and heading your way. He has ways in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland being built for you right now. “The Lord is good to those whose hope in in him, to the one who seeks him” (Lamentations 3:25).

My hope remains in You, Lord. I know you will make a path that leads to exactly where I need to go. I will not look back. ~Amen

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Luke 9:61-62
61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

I may not be a farmer, but I even know when you are working a plow you have to look forward to where you are going and not where you have been if you want nice straight rows. Our lives are much like that scenario. We can’t move on, if we are stuck in the past. I am not saying you can’t hang on to memories and keepsakes. I am saying you have to learn to let them go and not saddle you down. You can use them to catapult you into a new adventure. You can even let them support you along the journey. But you absolutely cannot let them keep you where you are.

I told a friend today she needs to let go of her old comfy shoes. I meant she needed to move on to her next adventure. I mean you can’t try on a new pair of shoes while your feet are still in your comfy old ones.

Lord, help me let go of the past so I can move on to the future You have for me. ~amen

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