THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Flowing Water If I have felt comfort from the love of Christ, I need to share it. In addition, trust that God can use my willing heart and fingers to bring hope to others. Christ can be magnified in my actions, my speech, and me. Where there is Living Water, it…
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Eagles Soar
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Eagles Soar Eagles soar. Soaring means to rise, fly, or glide high and with little apparent effort. Soaring requires very little wing-flapping, enabling eagles to conserve energy. In my own strength, I just expend a lot of energy with minimal results, tend to go in circles, and burn out quickly. In…
Less of Me
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Less of Me A self-conscious thought life is a downfall to me. Do I look all right? Do I feel okay? Do I fit in? Am I too fat? Am I pretty enough? This is a basic emphasis on: Am I good enough? Jesus didn’t care about being good enough. He…
Immediate Response
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Immediate Response In Matthew 14:22-33, the disciples were scared when they saw Jesus walking on the water but immediately Jesus told them that he was there and to not be afraid. Peter began to walk on the water toward Jesus but soon feared and began to sink, Jesus immediately reached out…
All in Due Time
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 All in Due Time I can’t get too far off-track with my life if I’m following Christ. He’ll guide me and when I make mistakes, He’ll turn me in another direction. He also delights to give me the patience I need along the way. When a seed is sown, it must…
Not Called to Perfection
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Not Called to Perfection I can delight in the fact that I don’t have to be perfect. I am not called to perfection. I am called to point to God even when that means repenting when I do wrong. God brings delight even in repentance. That delight is called grace. If…
Creation
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Creation The Father God delights me with his glorious creation. The whole earth is full of his glory (Isaiah 6:3). I love to see beautiful landscapes and nature’s beauty. It gives me a glimpse of something that is beyond myself—something that in my wildest dreams I couldn’t create. However, I find…
Faith in God to Show the Way
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Faith in God to Show the Way “Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time,” said Oswald Chambers. I don’t necessarily see but I know He’s good and so I continue on–that’s faith. God places things in my life to encourage…
Gratitude is a Key
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 Gratitude is a Key Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~ Psalm 107:1 Gratitude is a way out of all kinds of stressful situations. There’s always something to thank God for—even in the midst of a burden. It’s not a magic wand that I…
Strength for Today Only
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012 Strength for Today Only Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will…