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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 1 Timothy 1:1-11 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Salutation 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus […]

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 Luke 18:18-30 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Rich Ruler 18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit […]

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 Timothy 4:6-16 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition A Good Minister of Jesus Christ 6 If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you will be a good […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Psalm 2 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 2 God’s Promise to His Anointed 1 Why do the nations conspire     and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves,     and the rulers take counsel together,     against the Lord and his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 51:1-10   New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   Psalm 51 Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Zechariah 3:1-10 (NRSV) Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the LORD said […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Job 1:1-22 (NRSV) There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. He had seven thousand […]

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 John 14:1-4 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there […]

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 Joel 2:12-14 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 12 Yet even now, says the Lord,    return to me with all your heart,with […]

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 Acts 20:17-24 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. 18 When they came to him, […]