What do you feel God has revealed to you about your own destiny or call?
In 2 Peter 1:10 we are told to make every effort to confirm your calling and election.
Have you stopped in your attempts to succeed and achieve to confirm your calling and election? Has what God revealed to you in line with your life now?
It is interesting to note that when we put our trust and love in Jesus, our paths almost lay themselves down. It is amazing.
Today worship him in your own words. Tell him how great and wonderful he is. Lavish praise upon our savior and let him know how amazing he is, how good God is. Tell the Lord your God how awesome he is.
**Remember God is a God of abundance and life and prosperity. His dreams for us are bigger than we could ever dream or imagined. Are you looking to God for his plans for you? Look up to God, his plans maybe bigger than you are thinking. Open up to the possibilities by letting go of the details.
**Jot down any ideas, concepts or thoughts that come to mind. On the day that you have chosen, take time to review your notes for last week. What breakthroughs did you have?
Nehemiah 8:10 says 'the joy of the LORD is your strength'.
What is meant by the joy of the LORD?
Hebrews 12:2 says that for the joy set before him, he was able to endure the cross.
The joy of the LORD is powerful. It is what helped enable Jesus to endure the cross and shame. If we can find what the joy of the LORD is then we can find strength.
Let us think on this today. What is the joy of the LORD? What makes Jesus joyful? And how do you think his joy differs from your idea of joy?
Don't know where to begin, do a keyword search on your favorite Bible search engine and read some of the verses that relate to the joy of the LORD. Joy is a big topic to search, but ask the LORD to lead your understanding.
**As always, take notes, jot down ideas, doodle thoughts or mind map concepts.**
**Set a day where you can review your notes weekly.**
Today, let's just relax a second. Take a deep breath and realize, God Almighty, loves YOU!
He is your heavenly Father and he loves YOU! You individually, personally, uniquely. He loves you as you are right now.
He wants you to know that you do not have to be ashamed. Proclaim his name and he will vindicate you. In fact, His victory has already been won. It is finished.
Beware.....Goodness and Mercy will overtake you!!!
In fact, sin has no dominion over you. You can walk in no condemnation as Jesus did. That is what Jesus died to give you. A pure heart and a clean conscious.
So today, go about your day in peace, knowing that this day has already been won. You do not have to overexert your own will. Live in peace with your circumstances and let God deal with the details. You 'job' if ever we had one, is only to praise the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in all you do.
Good Morning!
Today is a day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad about it. As God's children we do not have to worry. We put our trust in Jesus and he has blessed us abundantly.
Day 3 we thought about our relationship to Jesus as a romantic love affair. Like in the Song of Songs. We read how she described her beloved. Outstanding among ten thousand. Did you write a poem to your beloved? If not, I urge you to do the activities. God sees every effort you put into your relationship with him.
Do you see Jesus as your husband?
Today we learn a name of God. On of my favorites.
This is one of my favorite names of our Father. It signifies his highest preeminence. Most Exalted One. Extreme Sovereignty. Extreme Majesty. It is wonderful and amazing to think, El Elyon is your father. Mind blowing.
Today think about how amazing it is to have a El Elyon as your father. A father that you can call upon and hears you and answers you.
Say a prayer and use this name of God. Let him know how grateful you are to be his child. Jot down or doodle any impressions or interesting thoughts you are given in your notebook.
Thus far we have examined our relationship with God. We understand that our relationship to Jesus needs to be personal. We also began to think about the different relationships that are described in the Bible such as bride, son and daughter.
We can also see how some relationships may be more difficult than others for different people. That is why it is important to be understanding and loving.
I especially love the bride. Think of the story of Rebekah and Isaac, how awesome. It is the wonderful story of Christ and his bride. Also the Song of Songs paint a beautiful picture of a romantic love affair. Take time and flip through Song of Songs and listen to how the lovers describe each other.
Today lets describe our beloved Savior. Tell him, aloud if possible, how beautiful and radiant he is. Lavish compliments and praise upon Yeshua. Bless his name. Today let us adore and admire him.
*Activity*
Write a short poem, praising God. He has many names. Use one of his names and praise him in a poem in your notebook.
*Challenge*
Learn a name of God that you do not know. If you know all the names of God, do you know what each name means and is significance?
Coaching Question:
Is there a dream that you are afraid to voice share with God because you fear you may look arrogant or presumptuous? Jot down any interesting thoughts today.
*We cannot rely on doctrine or religion. When it all comes down to it, he wants to save you, personally. Will you let him save you? He wants to see you with abundant life, will you let him show you? Accept Jesus today and receive his abundant grace.
Jesus loves when we take a few minutes out of our day to think about him and his love for us. Yesterday we examined our relationship with God.
What were your results?... Do you see yourself as a child of the Most High God? As a bride of Jesus. Think about how many different relationships you have heard describe in the Bible. Which ones do you gravitate towards? Is there one that is difficult to understand? Take notes.
Doodle from yesterday. Relationship with God.
Today let us analyze where we hope to aspire to in our relationship to God. Because our relationship and closeness to Jesus is extremely important.
Remember God gives if we ask, but we need to understand our relationship to him.
Coaching Question:
Describe your ideal relationship with God. What would it look like? How would it make you feel?
*Activity*
Today try doodling. Draw a picture illustrating your ideal relationship with God. Is there a verse you remember that really expresses that concept?
Yesterday's devotional reading in the Baptist Bread, from Tim Green Ministries had an interesting parable about what the pencil maker told one of his pencils. Here is the short and skinny of it.
I challenge you, stop and think about how these principles that the pencil maker told the pencil, relate to you and how you live your life.
Are you allowing God to hold you? Do you grumble and complain more than showing gratitude? What kind of mark are you leaving on people? Is it a mark that inspires life and growth?
*Jot down a few notes or doodle your thoughts on these principles in your notebook, we will review these later*
Here is a great song of worship, that will help you to focus on his love for you. Allow yourself to be dependent upon Jesus. Ask him as you listen to this song to open up your heart to him. Ask him to lead you in the way that you should go.
Only cats allowed to take books out of the Library. Had to put on my cat suit.
Describe your relationship with God? What is it like?
This is a question that I found again in Tony Stoltzfus's Coaching Questions. The importance of this question has taken on more significance for me within the last few years.
It is when Christianity becomes more than just a religion and becomes life. You let Jesus put you into the relationship with him. It is also accepting the place and the part he has for you. But most of all trusting in the truth that he has brought you into kinship, to a father who is the All Mighty, EL Shaddai.
Here is a powerful message from Joseph Prince Ministries on how our relationships with God should look.
How would you describe your relationship with him? Your father? What is it like? Your relationship, how you view God, will determine how you receive
from God.
So what is your relationship with God? What is it like? Do you feel something lacking? Ask God to show you if there is any offensive way in you. And lead you in the way everlasting. Amen.
Psalm 139:24(NIV)
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
*Activity*
Jot down a few words or sentences to describe your relationship with God in your notebook. We will use or notebook to review our progress and help direct us.
