What Do You Want To Be? Day 7: Sunday Selah For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (2 Timothy 1:7, ESV) This is one of my absolute favorite verses in Scripture to read and reflect on because it’s a reminder of the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us. God commands us to be like His Son, which isn’t an easy task. Yet…
What Do You Want To Be? Day 6: Day of Prayer But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. (Luke 5:16, ESV) We covered a lot of ground in the last couple of days, and I hope you learned at least a few things (if you learned nothing, I sincerely apologize). These qualities of being an encourager, a helper, of being aware and connected ultimately lead up to being like Christ.…
What Do You Want To Be? Day 5: Be Like Christ For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39, ESV) A new commandment I give to you, that you love…
What Do You Want To Be? Day 4: Be Connected So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (Romans 12:5, ESV) Go and learn what this means: “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.” For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. (Matthew 9:13, ESV) There are so many avenues for connection with others in our world today. We can interact on different social…
What Do You Want To Be? Day 3: Be Aware And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you." (Mark 10:49, ESV) Remind them…to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. (Titus 3:1-2, ESV) Awareness—being sensitive to the needs and struggles of those around you—is…
What Do You Want To Be? Day 2: Be a Giver If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. (Leviticus 25:35, ESV) The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. (2 Corinthians 9:6 ESV) If you want to learn…
What Do You Want To Be? Day 1: Be an Encourager So that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. (2 Corinthians 1:4, ESV) This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12, ESV) For this next study I want to focus on different spiritual gifts that the Lord…