daily devotionals

When we are not living with our minds controlled by the Spirit, we fall into sin.  All of us have sinned, and all of us will continue to sin on this side of eternity.  The Bible clearly states that God forgives our sins,  but we often struggle to live in the  reality of that forgiveness.  The practice of confession is necessary to our spiritual growth - not because God needs it; our forgiveness isn’t given because of our confession.  But rather, confession will help us to become the changed and transformed people we long to be.

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Discipleship is not necessarily easy, and following Jesus can be costly. Jesus  is very up-front with  the cost of following Him.  We are called to follow Jesus on the road less traveled.

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What do you struggle with most in your attempts to come before God regularly in prayer?  You may struggle with doubt, fear, busyness, or difficulty keeping your train of thought while praying.  Whatever it is, God wants to hear about it.  He wants to meet you where you are and take you one step further in your relationship with Him.

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Whether it’s because we take it for granted or we get too caught up in the business of our lives, we often neglect and fail to enjoy the gift of prayer.  God is always waiting, and He is inviting us to engage with Him through prayer.

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Jesus calls His followers to pursue one thing in life.  He calls us to seek His kingdom and His righteousness above all else.  When we do that, we are enabled to allow the pursuit of Him - of knowing Him, loving Him, and seeking His kingdom - to dominate our thoughts, actions, and words.  

But most of us have divided loyalties.  We seek the Lord one moment, but seek our own desires the next.  While we want to do one thing, we say or do the opposite.  This double-mindedness prevents us from living the life we want to live.

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To experience the peace of God, far more wonderful than the human mind can understand, we are told to refuse to worry about anything.  Why is this what we must do in order to experience the peace of God?  Because worry is the #1 thing that can steal your peace.

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Paul tells the Philippians to “join together in following my example”.  He is not asking them to imitate every detail of his life, for he is not perfect.  But he is asking them to imitate his commitment to Christ.   To what extent do you feel confident in making this same request to those in your life?  What areas of your life would others do well to imitate?  What areas of your life are you not yet ready for others to imitate?

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Paul sets an example of living in joy in the book of Philippians.  We can find 4 “Happiness Habits” that Paul lives out in Philippians 3. Can you incorporate these habits into your life?

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How can you know if you are trusting your own abilities and accomplishments rather than God?  What can you do to keep the proper perspective and shift your mindset to one that trusts in God alone?

Can you wake up every morning this week and thank God that He is with you, He is in you, and He is for you?  Your anxiety will decrease, and your joy will increase if you do.

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The process of becoming children of God that shine in this world must involve our will, our heart, and our actions.  It’s a matter of allowing our hearts to be changed.  There is a cause-and-effect relationship between our attitudes and behavior.  Wrong attitudes bring forth polluted behavior, making it impossible to be pure.  But God wants his children to be “blameless,” effectively living as lights to others in this world.

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Pastor Rick Warren says that “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.”  Can you see the distinction?  Humility isn’t about putting yourself down, but rather all about building others up.

What does it mean to give more honor to others than yourself?  If you went through your entire day with this as the guide for your actions and words, what would your day look like?

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In all you do, in thoughts, actions, words and deeds, continue to strive to do everything in a  manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.  You are a citizen of Heaven.

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In all you do, in thoughts, actions, words and deeds, continue to strive to do everything in a  manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.  You are a citizen of Heaven.

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Have you ever experienced a time in your life in which a trying or difficult situation furthered either your own walk with God or someone’s else’s walk with God?  What happened?  How did God use that experience to spread the gospel, increase faith, or bless someone?

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Philippians 1:1-11

 In Rick Warren’s study “The Habits of Happiness,” he says that happiness isn’t something you look for, but rather create.  Happiness is a byproduct of our lives in Christ, and our habits create our happiness.  Happy habits, he says, are just as addicting as bad habits, but a lot more rewarding.  Really think about that for a moment.  

Can you think of any bad habits you have that don’t aid in your development of happiness, joy, peace, or character?

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How are you doing lately with producing the fruit of faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control?

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Considering this past week or so, how patient would you say you have been? 

 How did you respond when you didn’t get your way or were frustrated? 

 How tolerant were you with others when they didn’t do what you wanted them to do , or do it as quickly as you wanted them to do it?  How willing were you to wait calmly when needed?

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You have God-given talents and abilities that God is holding you accountable to use.  Can you close your time today by sitting quietly with God, considering what these talents may be?  Are you using the gifts God has given you to the best of your ability?  How do you feel about your stewardship of those gifts?

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We have the opportunity to walk with Jesus in places we’d never think of going on our own.  There are numerous ways He may call each one of us over the course of our lives to get out of our own “boat” and walk to Him.  And then we  must choose.  Will we stay in the security of our boat, our comfort zone, like the other 11 disciples, or will we take a risk and get out of the boat like Peter so that God can use us in extraordinary ways? 

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