671Nov 16, 2020
Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Psalm 119:9-16 New Revised Standard Version 9 How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word.10 With my whole heart […]
672Nov 15, 2020
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 1 Corinthians 15:10 New Revised Standard Version 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and […]
673Nov 14, 2020
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 70 New Revised Standard Version To the leader. Of David, for the memorial offering. 1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me. O Lord, make haste to help me!2 Let those be put to shame […]
674Nov 13, 2020
Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Matthew 15:1-9 New Revised Standard Version The Tradition of the Elders 15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do […]
675Nov 12, 2020
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 Acts 13:1-12 New Revised Standard Version 13 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, […]
676Nov 11, 2020
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 Thessalonians 2:13-20 New Revised Standard Version 13 We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from […]
677Nov 10, 2020
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 John 3:1-3 New Revised Standard Version 3 1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason […]
678Nov 9, 2020
Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love. He has told us also […]
679Nov 8, 2020
Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read 1 Corinthians 14:20-25 20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults. 21 In the law it is written, “By people of strange tongues and […]
680Nov 7, 2020
Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Psalm 19:14 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Reflect Earlier this week, I dropped off my car to the dealership for an oil change and new headlight. As I handed my key […]