FEELING OVERWHELMED:
2nd – Devotions
“Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.” ~ Psalm 69:1
“Summon Your power, O God; show us You strength, O God, as You have done before.” ~ Psalm 68:28
“Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, to Him Who rides the ancient skies above, Who thunders with mighty voice. Proclaim the power of God, Whose majesty is over Israel, Whose power is in the skies. You are awesome, O God, in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to His people. Praise be to God!” ~ Psalm 68:32-35
Feel like I’m slowly sinking. Got to keep my eyes on You, God, not on my surroundings. Gotta “sing praise” and “proclaim [God’s] power” and trust God to give me His power and strength.
3rd – Devotions
“But I pray to You, O YHWH, in the time of Your favor; in Your great love, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters. Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me. Answer me, O YHWH, out of the goodness of Your love; in Your great mercy turn to me.” ~ Psalm 69:13-16
My enemies are a fear of failure, apathy, anxiety & stress.
10th – Office Devotions
The battle has to be won in the heavenlies for us to claim ground here on earth.
SEEKING ESCAPE:
7th – Devotions
“I gave your master’s house to you, & your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel & Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. Why did you despise the Word of YHWH by doing what is evil in His eyes?…” ~ II Samuel 12:8-9
What keeps me from asking God for what I want rather than turning to YouTube and other forms of distraction? Does God not understand wanting to hide? Why else would He call Himself a refuge?! Jesus hid Himself (John 12:36).
18th – Worship and Prayer Service
What am I hiding from when I turn to these online games and absorb myself in them?
Excitement, nervousness about what the future holds, uncertainty over interactions with others.
Song: Just As I Am
GIVING GOD THE CREDIT:
3rd – Devotions
“They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron & said to the king, ‘Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who tried to take your life. This day YHWH has avenged my lord the king against Saul & his offspring. David answered Recab & his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, ‘As surely as YHWH lives, Who has delivered me out of all trouble, when a man told me, “Saul is dead,” & thought he was bringing good news, I seized him & put him to death in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news! How much more—when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house & on his own bed—should I not now demand his blood from your hand and ride the earth of you!’” ~ II Samuel 4:8-11
David makes it very clear his deliverance comes from God and not through any wicked means. Do I?
4th – Worship and Prayer Service
Lay everything down before Him & see if He will not return a hundredfold.
13th – Devotions
II Samuel 17 etc. – David gives credit to God all the time. However, far from being a sign of weakness (due to his apparent inability to handle things by himself), he appears even more dangerous and is respected because God is obviously pleased with Him / he bears God’s favour. And such a man is surely undefeatable.
18th – Worship & Prayer Service
Song: You Deserve the Glory
But God won’t get the glory if I keep turning to games to help me cope, instead of allowing and inviting Him to intervene in my life.
22nd – Sermon
I Thessalonians 5:4 ~ “Faithful is He Who calls you & He also will bring it to pass.”
I Thessalonians 5:23 ~ “…sanctify…preserved completely without blame…”
Philippians 1:6 ~ “…He who began…”
II Timothy 1:12 ~ “…He is able to guard…until that day.”
God is faithful to sustain, keep, forgive, cleanse; He will sanctify.
RESTORING A FRIENDSHIP:
4th – Worship and Prayer Service
Will you rend your heart for others and their concerns more than for Me?
8th – Sermon
Song: Draw Me Close to You
Realized that I don’t ‘feel’ God needs me, or ever could, like a friend.
25th – Worship and Prayer Service
We used to be partners doing everything (from teaching and mentoring to picking out jewellery!) together.
FOR THE FUTURE:
3rd – Office Devotions
Leaders make things happen; managers take care of those things.
Is it possible to be/do both for the same organization? For different ones, I think so. Is it just a matter of changing one’s mindset, then?
I may have potential, but if not willing to take the opportunities that come, it lies dormant and is wasted.
4th – Worship ad Prayer Service
Choose / find out what you want to do. Outside of the sphere you’re currently in.
8th – Sermon
“But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” ~ II Timothy 4:5
14th – Office Devotions
You trust someone who has their own moral standard, even if it’s not the same as yours.
15th – Sermon
Do I want to serve God, but feel like I don’t have the time? Bring it to God and He’ll give you the time.
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