July 29: UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'D TRADE OUR LIFE FOR, WE WON'T KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD TRADE OUR TIME FOR.

Affirmation: I practice Kindness.

Thank you so much, Lord, for your kindness and love. Today, I cry out for…
Complete this prayer for kindness for yourself and those around you.

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Begin to memorize Philippians 4:16. Jot it on a card and carry it with you to read and ponder throughout the day.

Being confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

                     July 29

UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'D TRADE OUR LIFE FOR, WE WON'T KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD TRADE OUR TIME FOR. 

Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 

JOHN 14:12 

A few times in my life I have been at a crossroads, unsure of which way to turn. We all come to those from time to time, when life is perfectly okay but we know we were made for a greater purpose. We weren't born to be typical. When I get to those places, I often reflect on a question an older, wiser friend of mine asked. He said, "Bob, if you knew without question you would not fail, what's the one thing you would do with your life?"

 
It's funny how some can answer that question in a snap, and others just can't. I think I know why it's sometimes hard to answer. Perhaps it's because we get wrapped up in fears and insecurities because we think of all the ways our plans might fail or all the reasons we don't have what it takes. But most of the time our fears lie to us. They keep us from seeing what we were made for and tell us it's impossible before we've even started to try. 

We won't know what we should trade our time for until we figure out what we'd trade our lives for. What's the one thing you would devote your life to if you knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you would not fail? Do that. Will it work? Who knows. Try it anyway. Take all the time and energy you pour into worrying about the outcomes and put that energy toward your passions. 

Jesus wouldn't have told us we'd do greater things than Him if He didn't think we could: Take Him up on His word. 

What's the one thing you would devote your life to if you knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you would not fail? 
From Jacque: I love this question, but I heard it put another way by Brene’ Brown: What one thing is worth devoting  yourself to—even if you fail?
I want to create a $500,000 trust for both Springs of Hope Kenya and Shiloh School in Haiti to ensure education for the kids.