Tools: Bible, pen, notebook or pad.
Goal - Determine what you would like to be at the center of your being ( for example: "To be a fully devoted disciple" "Holiness" "To live out the Great Commission every day"). Keep it concise.
Question: What do you consider to be the goal of your life?
Scripture: Read Psalm 139 thoughtfully, looking for ways this passage might help you determine your basic desire. Then read John 15:1-17.
Response: Ask the Lord to help you determine your basic desire and to confirm it. Ask God to help you increase your self-understanding.
Prayer Take a few moments to thank the Lord for guiding you through these passages and for helping you determine your basic desire. Ask the Lord to help you understand yourself better.
Sharing: If you feel bold enough, share with us what God has laid on your heart as your basic desire.
FYI - This devotional is inspired by the book Developing Intimacy with God by Alex Aronis, a former pastor of mine. While we will not be going as in depth as the book, we will be using it's basic structure. Thank you Alex for your influence in my life and for this book.
good morning, george! ok...this is june 3rd and i'm just starting this today! never been too good at succinct statements...always too wordy!but i feel that what God is laying on my heart is 'to reflect HIM more'. yeah, i know...simple statement...but practically impossible for me! you see, there's too much 'me' in me. it's going to be a loooooooooong road...but i know He's with me! 'apart from Me you can do nothing'..that's a pretty comforting thought to me, actually..and it also comforts me to know that i really can't fake anything..He knows it all, so there's no point in trying. pretty free-ing!
ReplyDeleteI love it! "Reflect" can be applied in so many ways. I will be excited to see how God uses it.
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