April 5: GOD GIVES US THREE POWERFUL WORDS: BE. NOT. AFRAID.

Affirmation: I am not less for making mistakes, I am more because I am learning.

Ponder, Personalize: Today focus on the last phrase of the verse as you personalize it. “His love endures forever.” These 4 words are powerful… consider the scope of God’s love for you and those around you, throughout the world. 
“Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34
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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown
Let go of scarcity, fear of the dark and the need for certainty.

Be grateful, joyful, use your intuition and trusting Faith.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 
The Active Decision 

3. I AM A PERSON OF ACTION. I am Resilient 
I will create a new future by creating a new me. I inspire others with my activity. I am a leader. I will create a habit of lively behavior.
I will walk with a spring in my step and a smile on my face.

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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

April 5

GOD GIVES US THREE POWERFUL 
WORDS: BE. NOT. AFRAID. 

Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." MATTHEW 28:9-10 

The disciples were dejected in the days after Jesus died. I can understand why. They had gone all in banking on Him to be the Savior who would rescue them. But after beautiful miracles came a betrayal and a violent crucifixion. They were all out of hope. Sure, they knew He said it was all part of the plan: He would be torn down and built up again three days later. But the gap between the grief and the miracle was long enough for them to lose sight of hope, and they rewrote the story in the dark. This happens to all of us at one time or another. 

 

They were huddled in the second story of a house with the doors locked when Jesus appeared. Wait, what? He understood their sadness and sense of loss, but He told them two powerful words: "fear not." Even after the lights had gone out, He told them not to be afraid. 

 

Few times are as loaded with negative energy as the space between bad news and good. It doesn't matter what the doctor says after he's told you something's wrong; you just want hopeful test results. No kind words bring reassurance after you're let go at work unless it's someone else saying you've been hired. Even if you know there's light on the other side of the storm, it's lonely to travel in the dark. 


When the lights have gone out and you can't find your way, remember the end of the story has already been written. What difficulty are you facing? Have you been hoping for something and were let down? Be not afraid. Even if you don't feel like hope is here right now, it's waiting for you just up the road. 


What are you afraid of today? 

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