Week two of Daily Reads focuses on the need to Show Up so we can experience lasting change.
Read: Philippians 3:1-4 Today as you start turning your heart toward community worship tomorrow, I want you to be reminded that the work is already done. Isn’t that great news? I suppose you might have people in your life who want to give you a list of righteous requirements – you know things we must …
Read: Philippians 3:13-14; Exodus 33:12-15 Life is compared to a race or athletic competition in many places in scripture. In this passage, Paul says that forgetting what is behind is a prerequisite to pressing in to finish the race so he might receive the heavenly prize Jesus Christ has prepared for him. What is the …
Read: Philippians 3:12-13; Psalm 103:7-13; Jeremiah 31:33-34 Paul admits he isn’t where he wants to be in his experience with Jesus. But he says he FORGETS what is behind… Do you have trouble forgetting? What in your life feels impossible to let go of and forget? In your journal (or mark in your Bible) list …
Thanks for joining me on this journey. In these daily devotionals I won’t include the text of the scripture passages but they are linked to the You Version Bible to make them easy to access if you are on the go. Get cozy, grab a cup of coffee -or tea – your Bible (print copy …
When I get to this time of year I become a bit introspective. I don’t make resolutions or promise myself that “this is the year…” I haven’t seen many resolutions make it to January 31 let alone an entire year. (Although one year my daughter and I made a commitment to forego drinking soda for …
Change is inevitable but we are never asked to do it alone. God will always go before us into every situation.
Will I focus on what makes me different from another or what we hold in common? It makes all the difference in the world.
“You are ruining my life!” (Please read in a whiny, crying voice – maybe even with some exaggerated eye rolling while throwing head back.) Have you ever said that to anyone? Maybe your parents? Maybe God? My daughter said that to me during the first week of kindergarten because I said she had to go …
Today is the sixth day of Advent. As we approach Christmas and the celebration of Jesus’ birth, what is your focus? Are you baking and preparing special treats for your family and friends? Maybe you are wrapping gifts, listening to holiday music and drinking hot chocolate? Or perhaps you are just getting started with holiday …