Figuring it out one blog at a time.

Effective Devotions Psalm 5:3/ 63/ 19:7-11/119:55-67, 148/42:1/ 55:17 Deuteronomy 4:29 1 Timothy 4:7 James 1:22 Daniel 6:10 Habakkuk 2:20 Mark 1:35/ 3:14/ 4:19 Luke 10:39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Depend on 3 Things 1. Determination- Deuteronomy 4:29 2. Discipline- 1 Timothy 4:7 3. Doing what God says- James 1:22 Is there a right time for devotion? NO (anytime is a right time) Morning Psalm 5:3 Evening: Psalm 119:55-67, 148 Short Spurts: Psalm 55:17/ Daniel 6:10 remember that it's about when YOU concentrate at your best! Silence...... When you hear that, or feel it, or someone just says Silence... What conjurs in your mind.. Do you start to panic? Or doe you begin to write lists of chores that need to be done? Can we really be in SILENCE and just BE in that moment? Does it make you uncomfortable, well there are times when I freak out if I don't have noise in the back ground? Peronally ...

Forgiveness Psalm 25:11/ 51/ 130:1-4/ 24:7/ 118:19-20 Acts 10:43/13:38 Isaiah 26:2/55:6-7/63:11 Luke 1:69/2:30 Colossians 3:13 1 Samuel 18:7-9 Jeremiah 20:7-18 Mathew 7:13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you know someone that you had a set opinion of? That is until you had a chance to get to know them, and then realized how wrong you were? It's the Lord Convicting your heart! Forgiveness is something he gives so freely, so why do we hold ours back? Is there someone right now that should be forgiven yet you hold it back from them? Do you know that hurts not just them but yourself? By withholding the one thing other then love that God our father gives to us, how can we just "mortals" with hold it from those he deems worthy. Christians can be very close-minded when it comes to this (I speak from MUCH experience) we should be more open to forgiving, our hearts should feel the conviction of the father...

Salvation Acts 4:12 John 14:16/10:9 Psalm 22:1-5 Hebrews 7:25/ 12:15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesus didn't say "He was a way/or I am a gate" He said "No one comes to the father EXCEPT through me" either he was lying or he was telling the truth? Why do people complain about Christ being the only way? Have you had a chance to tell them at LEAST there is a WAY.. yet you sat quiet? Are we open with our faith or closed off? Do we overlook the opportunity to speak about our faith for fear of "Preaching" to others. Do you ignore people or avoid them because they are in the world, while you are trying to LIVE in him? ************************************************************************************* PS I miss you every day, my heart and soul is with you... never doubt that the miles may separate us, but I am WITH you