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2013 Day 97 – Tenth Avenue North – Worn

07 Sunday Apr 2013

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I had a friend this past week who called me up and said they were struggling and were simply worn out with the grind of this life. A few hours later when I was reading through my Twitter feed I came across someone who posted this video with the caption, “If you are feeling worn out, I hope this help.” I immediately sent my friend the link. A few minutes later they responded and said this song expressed exactly how they felt. If you are feeling worn out, I hope this helps you too.

 

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2013 Day 52 – Skit Guys – Little Billy: My God is so Big

21 Thursday Feb 2013

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For our reflection day this week, I came across another great Skit Guys video. This one had me laughing the whole time… right up until the last minute and a half of the video. It is 12:32 in length, but it is worth the effort to watch the whole thing. Unfortunately, the video is not on YouTube yet so I could not embed it below, but I have shared the link to their site so you can view the video there. Please come back here and share your thoughts. As always, I would love to read them.

http://skitguys.com/videos/item/little-billy-my-god-is-so-big 

2013 Day 46 – Acts 13-15, Proverbs 11:16-31

15 Friday Feb 2013

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Today’s reading in the book of Acts focused on the beginning of Paul’s ministry to the Gentiles. While there are many examples of this throughout this book, what stood out to me the most was the Apostle’s perseverance. Though they were rejected, misunderstood, and even beaten at times, they never lost sight of what they were doing, why they were doing it, and Who they were doing it for. May we all keep our eyes on our purpose in life. We are here to serve God by serving people and to draw them closer to Him; everything else is of less importance.

The other important thing to remember is that we are here to work and it is for God’s glory, not ours, that we do what we do. If we do His work and find it to be a thankless job, then we are right where we need to be. Our reward and thanks are in heaven. This is one of the hardest things I personally need to accept, but it is exactly the intent and purpose of my existence here on earth.

2013 Day 38 – Matthew 11:38 – Come to Me

07 Thursday Feb 2013

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I came across the picture below and I was reminded how much this world can beat on us. There are so many events that happen in our lives and people who can tear us down and cause us to question who we are and why we were created. But what speaks to me clearly through the picture below is two things: 1) Only God can provide us true rest. No amount of sleep or distraction from our everyday pain can give us the rest we need. And, 2) Only God can define who we truly are. Listen to God and be reminded that He loves you just as you are. No one can take away the beauty and perfection of who He sees in His eyes when He looks down at you through His perfect mercy and grace. May each of you have a blessed day.

Matthew 11:28Enjoy your day of reflecting on Him. We will get back to our reading list tomorrow.

2012 Day 357 – Psalm 10, 14, 53, 58

22 Saturday Dec 2012

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Psalm chapters 14 and 53 are very similar. Both have identical first verses, The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. It is so easy to see the effects of a world that does not recognize God. But only a fool is arrogant enough to thing there is no God. More importantly, only a fool thinks they can navigate this life without the help of a perfect and loving God.

2012 Day 354 – Revelation 20

19 Wednesday Dec 2012

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We could begin a discussion comparing Postmillennialism, Premillennialism, and Amillennialism, but I will spare us. The important thing about this chapter is that God will reign for all eternity. We tend to get caught up in the minutiae of our lives, however, our scope should always focus on what matters in the light of eternity. When Christ comes again it will ultimately be forever. We must do things that bring us closer to that end in mind.

2012 Day 330 – 2 John 1

25 Sunday Nov 2012

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We’ve heard it before; Love is an action, not a verb. Verse 6 clearly supports that notion, And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. Whether we look at the Old or New Testament, we are commanded to love. In the Old, in the second part of Leviticus 19:18 it says …but love your neighbor as yourself. And in the New, Christ commands us in John 15:12, My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Love is put into practice when we are obedient to His commands. We can do this in a variety of ways; accepting people, listening, helping, giving, serving, refusing to judge, and a variety of other positive ways. In the end, it comes down to just doing and not just talking!

2012 Day 328 – 1 John 4

23 Friday Nov 2012

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In today’s reading the simplest verse is the most powerful to me. Verse 19 simply says We love because he first loved us. Without knowing God’s love, we would never know what true love actually looks like. Thank you Lord for being the perfect example of how we should love others and what it looks like to be truly loved.

2012 Day 327 – 1 John 3

22 Thursday Nov 2012

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I love verse 1 of this chapter, How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Bottom line; it is not our job to make the world know God. We are to be a reflection of who God is, but ultimately, the world will know who God is according to His perfect plan.

2012 Day 325 – 1 John 1

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Why do we bother to try to look better than what we are? We are all sinners. We all need God’s grace. None of us are able to have fellowship with God without His mercy and grace through Christ’s sacrifice. 1 John 1:10 says, If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. It is not a shameful thing to know we need God. He created us to need Him and to have fellowship with Him. We must embrace His love and desire to have a relationship with us because He loves us.