Day 9 - Trash Talk and Live Large
Scripture focus: GOD, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I'm an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I'm thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I'm never out of your sight. You know everything I'm going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you're there, then up ahead and you're there, too— your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful— I can't take it all in! Psalm 139:1-6 The Message
Living life trying to get our own way: One who feels chronically empty and alone in a cruel, punishing world.
Living life God’s way: "You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom.” Matthew 5:10 The Message
Application: Even when we live life God’s way, our daily experience will include hardships and aggravations. Without all the information about the life of others, sometimes we feel alone in our suffering. Examples of how I feel empty and persecuted are: (make a list). But today I choose to be committed to God and this is one way I’m going to commit to him: (name one thing). Today I choose to pay attention to: (pick someone) and focus on hearing their story rather than telling mine.
Do it. Practice it. Some day you will share your experience, strength and hope with others.
Recommended reading: Genesis 32-35
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