Discipleship

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Psalm 50:16-23 New Revised Standard Version 16 But to the wicked God says:    “What right have you to recite my statutes,    or take my covenant on your lips?17 For you hate discipline,    and you cast my words behind you.18 You make friends with a thief when you see […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Ephesians 4:17-24 New Revised Standard Version 17 Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Ephesians 4:1-16 New Revised Standard Version 4 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, […]

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 Matthew 16:5-12 New Revised Standard Version 5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch […]

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 Joshua 23 New Revised Standard Version 23 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel […]

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 1 Corinthians 11:17-22 New Revised Standard Version 17 Now […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Mark 6:35-44 New Revised Standard Version 35 When it grew […]

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read 2 Samuel 11:22-27 New Revised Standard Version 22 So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell. 23 The messenger said to David, “The […]

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 2 Samuel 10:1-5 New Revised Standard Version 10 Some time afterward, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him. 2 David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Colossians 3:12-17 New Revised Standard Version 12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against […]