11Oct 30, 2022
Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Matthew 21:28-32 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 28 “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, […]
12Oct 26, 2022
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Joel 2:12-22 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 12 Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13 rend your hearts and not […]
13Jul 11, 2022
Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Luke 12:16-21 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I […]
14Jul 10, 2022
Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Micah 6:6-8 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 6 “With what shall I come before the Lord and bow myself before God on high?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves […]
15Jul 9, 2022
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read James 1:19-25 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for human anger does […]
16Jul 8, 2022
Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 23 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He […]
17Jul 7, 2022
Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 3 And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people but rather as fleshly, as infants […]
18May 17, 2022
Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read John 14:12-13 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works […]
19May 16, 2022
Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read Ecclesiastes 5:18 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 18 This is what I have seen to be […]
20May 15, 2022
Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read Matthew 6:14-15 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition […]