December 31 We Can’t Change Much If We Won’t Risk Much.
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Affirmation: I step into my power with confidence and grace.~~~~
Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Begin to memorize Psalm 51:10. As you memorize, make it your daily prayer this year. Ponder this prayer of David and talk to God about renewing a steadfast spirit in you.
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalms 51:10 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.51.10.NIV
Click the link to listen to this verse put to music by Keith Green:https://youtu.be/I0gN3M5RpsI?si=jdY9zxQY8FgkTwOb
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff
We Can’t Change Much If We Won’t Risk Much.
Commit to the Lord, whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3
The passage of time is an unstoppable force. It happens to all of us the same. A year ending might stir some stress and frustration for the things left undone, or you might be high-fiving strangers. It all depends on how much you were willing to risk. A year beginning might bring a sense of anticipation, or you might see another “lather – rinse – repeat” coming. It all depends on how much you are willing to risk.
When God gives us dreams, He wants us to change as we chase them. We achieve our dreams by bravely facing the lopsided odds. We might think achieving a dream is the point, but I think for God, it is more about seeing us become more like Jesus with each step we take forward. Of course, He celebrates with us too.
If you have been living with a stirring in your soul, it is time to test your limits. There is no fast forward to change. Time grinds slowly forward the same way for all of us. The question is, as a famous poet once said, “What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Because that is what it is. And that is how God sees you: precious and wildly capable of amazing things.
The sidelines are not a place for you anymore. Take a risk. Be bold and courageous. Dream of something only God could accomplish. Decide you are going to risk much… So God can lead you towards your dream and toward Him.
What dreams are stirring in your soul?
The passage of time is an unstoppable force. It happens to all of us the same. A year ending might stir some stress and frustration for the things left undone, or you might be high-fiving strangers. It all depends on how much you were willing to risk. A year beginning might bring a sense of anticipation, or you might see another “lather – rinse – repeat” coming. It all depends on how much you are willing to risk.
When God gives us dreams, He wants us to change as we chase them. We achieve our dreams by bravely facing the lopsided odds. We might think achieving a dream is the point, but I think for God, it is more about seeing us become more like Jesus with each step we take forward. Of course, He celebrates with us too.
If you have been living with a stirring in your soul, it is time to test your limits. There is no fast forward to change. Time grinds slowly forward the same way for all of us. The question is, as a famous poet once said, “What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Because that is what it is. And that is how God sees you: precious and wildly capable of amazing things.
The sidelines are not a place for you anymore. Take a risk. Be bold and courageous. Dream of something only God could accomplish. Decide you are going to risk much… So God can lead you towards your dream and toward Him.
What dreams are stirring in your soul?
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