Having a Heart in a Sometimes Heartless World
Day 196 – Week 28 at a glance
Scripture focus: The Lord your God is with you he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
This week’s devotions began with the words of Jesus, who says, “I came that they might have, keep, and constantly retain – vitality, gusto, vigor and zest for living”. What is the source of this vitality, gusto, vigor and zest for living? Whatever the source, it”that springs up from deep down inside.”
Next, we turned our attention to the enemy – who definitely doesn’t want us to experience the abundant life. Then we began to dissect some of the pitfalls and roadblocks to this vital, vigorous life. But before we got to our part in the process, we reminded ourselves of God’s part –
Point one: The life God dreamed for us is far better than we could have chosen for ourselves. It’s better than the best toy we could afford to buy with all our material wealth, better than the perfect husband and kids, better than the most fabulous job in the worldbetter better better than any big dream you and I could dream up for ourselves.
Point two: This unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, incomparably rich and overflowing life is up to God. When we acknowledge our powerlessness AND notice our unmanageable lives AND when we come to believe that there is a power greater than ourselves and he can restore us to sanity AND when we make the decision to turn our life over to him – he picks the dream. It’s a good dream – no, it’s a great dream. But God picks. We don’t pick. God picks.
Finally, we looked at three common false beliefs that get us off track, and open us up to attack from the enemy who came to kill, steal, and destroy. These false beliefs are: 1. I must do well. 2. The world must treat me well, and 3. Life should be easy.
Next week, we’re going to explore some of the physiological implications of living the uninformed life.
This completes the one hundred ninety sixth day of our three hundred sixty five day journey. May your journey draw you nearer to God and closer to your true God-created identity.
Recommended reading: 1 Chronicles 18 and 19 in the morning; Romans 2 and Psalm 8 in the evening
This week’s devotions began with the words of Jesus, who says, “I came that they might have, keep, and constantly retain – vitality, gusto, vigor and zest for living”. What is the source of this vitality, gusto, vigor and zest for living? Whatever the source, it”that springs up from deep down inside.”
Next, we turned our attention to the enemy – who definitely doesn’t want us to experience the abundant life. Then we began to dissect some of the pitfalls and roadblocks to this vital, vigorous life. But before we got to our part in the process, we reminded ourselves of God’s part –
Point one: The life God dreamed for us is far better than we could have chosen for ourselves. It’s better than the best toy we could afford to buy with all our material wealth, better than the perfect husband and kids, better than the most fabulous job in the worldbetter better better than any big dream you and I could dream up for ourselves.
Point two: This unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, incomparably rich and overflowing life is up to God. When we acknowledge our powerlessness AND notice our unmanageable lives AND when we come to believe that there is a power greater than ourselves and he can restore us to sanity AND when we make the decision to turn our life over to him – he picks the dream. It’s a good dream – no, it’s a great dream. But God picks. We don’t pick. God picks.
Finally, we looked at three common false beliefs that get us off track, and open us up to attack from the enemy who came to kill, steal, and destroy. These false beliefs are: 1. I must do well. 2. The world must treat me well, and 3. Life should be easy.
Next week, we’re going to explore some of the physiological implications of living the uninformed life.
This completes the one hundred ninety sixth day of our three hundred sixty five day journey. May your journey draw you nearer to God and closer to your true God-created identity.
Recommended reading: 1 Chronicles 18 and 19 in the morning; Romans 2 and Psalm 8 in the evening
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