June 8: THE TEACHERS l'VE LEARNED THE MOST FROM…

Affirmation: I am loved and cherished.

“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭54:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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You Say by Lauren Daigle
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Ponder, Practice, Personalize: Remind yourself of the 8 characteristics of wisdom from God. Mediate on this verse throughout the day and ask God for wisdom and to recognize wisdom.

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. https://bible.com/bible/111/jas.3.17.NIV
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

                  June 8

THE TEACHERS l'VE LEARNED THE MOST FROM DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE TEACHING ME; THEY JUST THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS. 

Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah? 
JOHN 4:29 

In certain circles, "witnessing" means approaching total strangers and asking them very personal questions about what they thought would happen when they died. Maybe you've been approached by someone doing this, and it threw you on your heels for a second. Even if you follow Jesus, it can feel a little strange to be accosted by a stranger with an agenda no matter what they're selling, even if it's eternal life. 


Once I became a lawyer, I found out what witnesses actually do. Witnesses are called to the stand to tell people what they saw and heard and experienced. They give details about how they experienced what was being testified to. They don't take the stand to say what it all means. This is left to the experts. I started to wonder if that's what Jesus meant when He told us to bear witness of Him by simply telling people what we've seen and heard. 


Bearing witness to the story of Jesus can happen in any form and in any place, but it seems to happen best when we have relationships of trust with people. We don't have to gain a bunch of knowledge and figure out all the answers before we share our thoughts about our faith. God invites us to let people know what we've seen and heard and experienced. We're all amateurs, not experts, when it comes to faith. 


The teachers I've learned the most from didn't think they were teaching me, and they didn't claim to be experts; they just thought we were friends. They didn't come at me with a step-by-step plan to move me in a certain direction or talk me into faith. They just told me what they had seen and heard and experienced firsthand.


If you have to choose between being a teacher or being a friend, be a friend. We bear witness to an immense God by being the most authentic version of ourselves. 


Who in your life needs you to bear witness to God's love by being a true friend?
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭28‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.28.7.NIV

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