April 2: JESUS DIDN'T WANT US TO JUST BE BELIEVERS

Affirmation: I am at the right place doing the right thing at the right time.

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬~~~~~~~~~~

Ponder, Practice: The affirmation today reminds me that each day is beautiful because God made me and gives me life. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Whatever is happening in your life today look for God’s presence with you.


“The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.“ ‭‭Job‬ ‭33‬:‭4‬


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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 
The Persistent Decision 

7. I WILL PERSIST WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. COLOSSIANS 3:23 
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

April 2

JESUS DIDN'T WANT US TO JUST BE BELIEVERS. HE WANTED US TO BE PARTICIPANTS. 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. COLOSSIANS 3:23 

When my kids were young, they loved to read Choose Your Own Adventure books. They would speed read up to the points where they were faced with a choice that would alter the direction of the story based on what they decided. They would make a choice, turn to the page where their new storyline took off, and then they'd speed read again to get to their next big choice. 


I got into the books, too, because you get to feel like you're participating in the story. We all like that feeling where we're not just passive readers waiting to see what happens; we're characters, we're protagonists, we're heroes. We all like to shape the story while we're living it. 


These books mirror the story God is writing through us. We might not encounter obstacles on exotic islands like the kids in the stories, but we face choices every day that move the narrative in one direction or another. We're active participants in the story God's writing. We're not just observers. We've been invited to be active participants. 


None of us will know all the outcomes until the end. It's a good bet we'll find out God has made right some of the wrong choices we made along the way. Some of the choices we thought were right will no doubt turn out to be wrong. Here's the thing: Jesus didn't want us to just be believers; He wanted us to be participants. God set His story in motion with us in mind, inviting us to join with Him as He moves to bring restoration to everything around us. 

 

Don't settle for being a passive observer in the story God is writing around you. Jump in the action right where you are and take note of what happens. 

 

In what ways is God inviting you to be more of an active participant in what He's doing? 

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