July 11: MAKE SURE YOU PICK THE RIGHT TARGET BEFORE YOU TAKE AIM.

Affirmation: Just because the waters are calm doesn’t mean there aren’t alligators.

This is a reminder to be wise, aware and discerning.
~~~~~~~This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch Psalm 100:5 by Stephen Foster:
https://www.bible.com/en/videos/42293?orientation=PORTRAIT&utm_source=YVAPP&utm_medium=SHARE&utm_content=STORY_CLIP

If you are looking for a tool to help you connect with God through prayer & understanding the Bible try the Bible App. This is from The Verse of the Day.~~~~~~~~Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Personalize the assurance and promise God gives each of us in Isaiah 54:10. As I read and recite this verse, I am grateful that God and His love are unshakeable and His peace will not be removed. Jot your thoughts in your journal.
“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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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

                      July 11

MAKE SURE YOU PICK THE RIGHT TARGET BEFORE YOU TAKE AIM. 

We make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 

2 CORINTHIANS 5 9 

There are all kinds of random jobs in the world. Sometimes I'll hear what someone does, and I think to myself, I didn't even know that existed. Here's an example: I met these guys who are professional dart players. They travel across the world to compete with other people who throw darts. There are tourna­ments and sponsorships and jerseys with logos. Who knew? I went to watch one of their matches and was completely amazed. These guys could whiz a dart right into the bull's-eye. They could do it over their shoulder. They could do it with their eyes closed. If they were using bows and arrows, they would have been splitting them down the middle with every shot. 

After the match was over, I started thinking about their darts and the importance of knowing your target. I started thinking about all the darts I throw and whether I was aiming at the right stuff Forget splitting an arrow. I'd be lucky if I hit the tree. 

I can find myself waltzing through a day, tossing my darts all over. Finish this project, make that call, do the chores. Remember my quiet time, get to church, don't forget to pray. Even the things that seem like right targets can be wrong if we're only trying to get them off a checklist. 

When I look at Jesus, I see someone who lived a life on a mission. He lived a purposeful and intentional life. He knew what He was aiming for. Here it is: He wanted to do His Father's will. This didn't seem as elusive to Him as it seems to many of us. He even explained it to someone when they asked. He loved God with His heart and soul and mind, and He loved His neighbor. Go and do the same. 

What's your mission today, the problem that deserves your attention and love?