June 23: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENERY IN THE WORLD…

Affirmation: I find balance between giving and receiving.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

“Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Bring them here to me,” he said. (Matthew 14:16-18)

Keep your focus on God. Be willing to give & let go of your love, help, time, possessions and money. But also be willing to receive love and help from others. 

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Each Sunday ends our focus on the scripture of the last week. But don’t walk away and forget it. Use your journal, notecards, something to keep these scriptures as part of your daily thinking. What will you do to practice this pondering and meditating daily.
(I use my journal, my notecards, my daily calendar and I have a growing list in my Google docs.) Practice knowing the Lord your God is God and He is faithful, loving you and keeping His covenant.

Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. 
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Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff 

                        June 23


THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENERY IN THE WORLD IS WHEN OUR FRIENDS COME INTO VIEW. 

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. 
ECCLESIASTES 4:9-10 

One of the greatest miracles of living in the twenty-first century is how exten­sively we can travel. No previous generation has had the gift of being able to step on an airplane so easily, lean back for a nap, and wake up on the other side of the world. No matter where we are in the morning, by the evening we can lie on the floor of the Sistine Chapel or float in the Dead Sea. Traveling opens our eyes to see beauty in ways our great-grandparents couldn't have imagined. 


But after a trip, as the plane touches down and we drive the last stretch home, we're reminded that the most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view. Even the best moments from our trips don't quite compare to the hugs and smiles we get when we walk through the doors of our homes and into the arms of our loved ones. 


Boredom and discontentment spread like germs. They whisper lies to us in our daily routines, telling us we'd be happier if we could be free to go wherever we want, whenever we want. They try to entice us with the freedom we could enjoy if only we weren't tied down by all the responsibilities that come with being invested in a community. 


But the strings that tie us to the people we love are the ropes that pull us up when life gets hard. Don't believe the lie that you would experience more beauty if you could only get a break from the people you're sharing your life with. The most beautiful view in the world is the sight of the faces who show up for you no matter what. 


Do you need to re-see the beauty in someone in your life? 

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