Today’s Scripture: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. Proverbs 23:26 ESV God’s ways are the ways to lasting delight. Proverbs 23 shares many of the dead end ways the world directs us. If we give our hearts and eyes to the ways of the world, we find temporary pleasures that rob us of lasting joy. I have followed almost ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give thanks to the LORD and praise His name.
What do we have to be thankful for? Let us count the ways. In the Celebrate Recovery Lesson 22 on Gratitude John Baker recommends we create a Gratitude List. First of all, what are we thankful to God for? Can we offer prayers of gratitude to the God who created us? This CR lesson on gratitude took me to Psalm 100. There are only five verses to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: By the grace of God I am what I am.
I will not be ashamed. This affirmation comes from 1 Corinthians 15:10 where Paul says: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” (NIV) My travels to this affirmation and verse this morning started first in Ephesians ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God fills me with joy in His presence.
I am forever amazed at God’s word. How can His Word be so fresh and revealing each day? How can these 66 books that make up the bible and almost 800,000 words that were written over 2000 years ago be so real and applicable to my life today? Don’t understand it, Can’t explain it. Just know that it is. This morning I was directed to Psalm 16:11 by ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: In You, O LORD, I put my trust.
Today’s Affirmation: In You, O LORD, I put my trust. How I have come to love David’s heart. This affirmation comes directly from Psalm 71:1 where David says: IN You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame. (NIV) There is such realness in his Psalms that seem to touch my soul. Here in the 71st Psalm I see that we can relate to ... Continue Reading »
Today’s Affirmation: I find comfort in God's embrace.
Today’s Affirmation: I find comfort in God's embrace. This week I am seeking reflection on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 as they relate to the recovery process. Most of us had heard Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (KJV) I used to think this verse was only for those who lost a loved one. Surely God would comfort them but ... Continue Reading »