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2019 Daily Devo 11.21.19

By November 21, 2019Daily Devotional

Week 46 Day 4

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I. Prayer to enter the Lord’s presence:

Be still for a moment. “Lord, I give the day that is now past to you.  It is yours.  I give the day that is to come to you; help me to see where you are working and to join you there.  Speak to me during these moments.  I commit them and myself to you.”

 II. Prayer of Confession:

“Lord, you are faithful to forgive me and cleanse me of my sin when I confess it to you.  I confess my sin(s) of ______________.  Thank you for forgiveness.” (1 John 1:9)

III. Prayer of Thanksgiving:

Choose to be thankful, speak out loud of what God has done.
“Thank you, Father, for _________________.  Fill my heart and my mouth with gratitude throughout this day.”

IV. Scripture Reflection

Read 

Phil. 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  

Reflect 

Picture anxiety like you are a rubber band being stretched.  You feel like you will soon “snap” and be broken. You feel like your life is under great tension.  Perhaps you are not overly anxious but you can see that if circumstances were different you could be.  Be honest, if you are not anxious it could be you are just not be tested yet. If so, it doesn’t mean you are actively trusting God.  Are you thinking and acting in ways that are making you more resilient? Are you preparing for being tested? 

Respond 

The “antidote” to being anxious here is to talk to God about everything all the time.  If you do not have a habit/plan to pray through the day think through one right now. How can you actively pray your way through the day in front of you?  Begin now…pray whatever comes to your mind…just start talking to God.

V. Prayer for others:

Pray specifically for the concerns of your life and the lives of others. 

VI. Prayer of commitment:

Lord God, I commit to love you with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength and with all my mind and to love my neighbor as myself.  Empower me today to love you and others with everything that I am.”  (Luke 10:27)

This Month’s Scripture Memory:

Habakkuk 3:17-18
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

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