Week 5 Day 4: The Things You Have Learned
"The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you."...
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Ruhamah
"To love deeply or to have mercy: The one who has been spared."
"I call on heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have presented you with life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore, choose life, so that you will live, you and your descendants, loving Adonai your God, paying attention to what he says and clinging to him — for that is the purpose of your life!" Deuteronomy 30:19-20 CJB
I use to think the Bible was a book of do’s and don'ts. I thought it was a book that in many ways didn't apply to me, especially the Old Testament. It never occurred to me that I was reading it all wrong. The Scriptures are not written in my language, to my culture or to my moment in time. It was written at a different time, in a different place and in a different way from the way I have learned to think. Even so, the wisdom in the Scriptures is timeless.
The Bible isn't about me, it's about the One who created me. My identity and purpose are intertwined with who God is. It's not meant to be read it's meant to be consumed, to take it deep within and internalize it. To understand its design, unlock the patterns within it and follow what it says is how we discover the heart of God. God's Son is the Key to discovery. Because from Genesis 1:1 to Revelations 22:21, the Scriptures speak to us and tell us about Jesus. The paradox of life is that,
“All creation can plainly see that he exists, but those who have been illuminated by the Holy Spirit can begin to see who he really is.” Tony Evans
Humans have the capability of ignoring things they don’t want to see. We don’t see God because we don’t want to see Him. We want to be the masters of our own destiny because we think we know what we want better than anyone else. We are afraid if we allow the Holy Spirit to show us who God really is, we won’t be able to have the freedom to be who we want to be.
I have found those thoughts to be untrue. We don’t have the ability to control our destiny or anything in life except our thoughts, and we don’t do a good job of that on our own. Our thoughts either lead us to peace or pain, nothing else on this earth lasts except those two paths. The truth is, we don’t lose who we are when we follow Jesus. We actually become more of who we were created to be. We don’t lose our individuality; we find our purpose and that is what brings real passion to our lives. Following Jesus does not make our lives perfect or trouble free. It brings us freedom from a life of perpetual emptiness and leads us to a life of abundant satisfaction.
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Week 5 Day 3: Dwell On These Things
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 5 Day 2: If Anything Is Worthy Of Praise
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 5 Day 1: If There Is Any Excellence
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
W4D6: Think About What Is Of Good Repute
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 4 Day 5: Think About What Is Lovely
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 4 Day 4: Think About What Is Pure
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 4 Day 3: Think About What Is Right
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 4 Day 2: Think About What Is Honorable
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
Week 4 Day 1: Think About What Is True
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good...
The Conspiracy Of Our Thoughts
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Week 3 Day 6: Don't Feed The Bad Wolf
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Week 3 Day 5: Who To Listen To
"Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.” John 8:47 NLT God...
Week 3 Day 4: Our Belief System
“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.” Psalms 34:4 NLT When we pray, God meets us where we are and He...
Week 3 Day 3: Love Or Fear
"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,...
Week 3 Day 2: The Power Of Words
"The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word…." Hebrews 1:3...
Week 3 Day 1: Life Or Death
"The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." Proverbs 18:21 NLT God spoke the world into...
Week 2 Day 6: Sticks, Stones and Words
"We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.” 2...
Week 2 Day 5: We Are What We Think
“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” Proverbs 4:23 NLT "There is a part of the sea known as 'the...
Week 2 Day 4: Choose Your Thoughts
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the...
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The Word
"Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven. Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created. Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans. If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery. I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life." Psalms 119:89-93 NLT
"Simon Peter replied, 'Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.'" John 6:68 NLT
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