Tuesday... We can get so distracted.

I am sitting here in my coffee shop and there is a big window looking out on a mountain and I am here striving to get a thought to write. Now the view can distract me until a thought or a word comes to me and the word for today is the word distracted and I now no longer see the mountain.

Now life has so many distractions that can get us off the path that God has for us.

Proverbs 16:17 (NLT) says, "The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives." Without a doubt, evil can be a major distraction. Even as Christians we can get so distracted by all the evil that is around us to the point that we lose sight of God and his plan and his glory and his greatness. The Amplified Bible says, "The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil; He who guards his way protects his life (soul)." So let's not get distracted by evil.

Verse 20 (NLT) says , "Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord." We can get so distressed and distracted that we don't spend time in God's Word which builds our trust not our fear. Again the Amplified Bible says, "He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good, And blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord."

And we also need to not let anything distract us from this fact, from this truth. Acts 4:12 (NIRV) says, "You can't be saved by believing in anyone else. God has given no other name under heaven that will save them." The New Living Translation says, "There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." That is right to the point. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Friday... We have this hope of expectancy.

Psalm 5:3 (NLT), "Listen to my voice in the morning Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." Friday... We have this hope of expectancy. Now David found a great way to start his day. He says in Psalm 5:1-3 (NLT), "O LORD, hear me as I pray." And that is a great place to start. It really is. Morning sunrise He goes on, "Listen to my cry for help, my King, my God, for I pray to no one but you." And that is so important. We don't try to pump ourselves up by ourself. No, we pray to no one but you, God, my LORD, my King. Now this relationship with God is so, so very important. And then David says, "Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you" And that is so great. And then he says, "and wait expectantly." Yes, we have this hope of expectancy. We are experienced. That is what a relationship with God and a moment by moment connection does. It makes a difference in our daily wa...

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Friday... So what is it that you really fear?

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