30 Nov, 2011
Oh Captain
This year I began to coach a Junior High Soccer team. With it come many joys, defeats, and emotions. Toward the beginning of the season we saw a real leader emerge from our team. We appointed her captain because, she had true joy and enthusiasm for the sport and her piers, respected by all, a voice that the entire team listened, and She was a natural leader.
As the weeks moved on she saw that many of her team mates had scored goals. She began to think that goals was the glory of our team. She playing in the center of our field had shown true leadership and had a huge voice on the team.
Jealousy creped in.She lost sight of her key position on our team, because her emotions got the best of her. She chose to defy her coaches and and left the team stunded as to why she didn't trust us. Moments later we took her out of the game, she was in tears but still had not grasped the reality of what was most important, she was a leader on this team, and had become a poor example to her teammates.
1 Timothy 4:12
New International Version
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
What does Today's God's Story Scripture teach us about being an example?
God calls us to set an example, but what does that mean in our lives? Timothy was young in his ministry and life and these words spoken to he say a lot. Five large areas of life that are given to Timothy to focus on: Speech, conduct, Love, Faith, and in Purity. These are areas were even adults struggle in. The advantage is God is calling attention to this at his young age so that he might grasp and hold on to this deep knowledge at a young age as something to be striving for, as well as give him the courage to see that if he upheld these 5 things that he could hold his head up high as a respectful person.
How can I connect today's God's Story to my life?
What does it mean to you to set an example? Are you allowing your emotions to get in the way of the example you set for your friends, or teammates, or classmates? Take some time this week to ask God, and spend time dwelling on:
Lord do I set an example in:
- Do I set and EXAMPLE in my Speech?
- Do I set and EXAMPLE in my Conduct?
- Do I set and EXAMPLE in Love?
- Do I set and EXAMPLE in My Faith?
- Do I set and EXAMPLE in Purity?
How can I connect today's Story, God's Story, & My story to others?
As you have spent time with "you and God" as you have been working on things in your life begin a journey of living it out for your friends. See that you are a leader, that you set an example. appologise for times when your ego, or pride got in the way of you being real with your friends.
28 Nov, 2011
A Not-So-Black Friday
- Read the Parable of the Good Samaritan a few more times today. Look for different people in the story to connect with. How is your story similar to their story? Ask God to uncover some things in your own story today. In what areas of your story can grow closer to Him.
- What is your reputation? Would someone trust you the way the inn keeper trusted the Good Samaritan? Ask God to work in and through you to give you such a trusted reputation.
- Thank God for the people in your life who have helped to meet your needs throughout your life.
24 Nov, 2011
Tradition
Generations of Tradition
Decades ago when my dad was a young boy my family started a tradition that has stood the test of time. Only once in my memory has the tradition been suspended. Every yeary the men of my family gather early on Thanksgiving morning. We bundle up in the warmest clothes we can find, don our hunter orange caps and vest and with shotguns on our shoulders we begin the hunt. We walk the family farm tracking rabbits.
To some it may seem like a brutal ritual, but the truth is we haven't been very successful in a long time, because the point of the morning isn't the hunt. We gather for the time together, the hunt is just the excuse we use. The best part of hunting rabbit's is silence isn't required, it is one of the few game animals where louder is better. We walk and tell stories, stories from hunts past. My dad will tell tales from mission trips he's been on, while a family friend argues the details of those trips. We laugh and cherish the walk for the tradition. We remember the family members who have passed on and the family friends who have moved away and can no longer join the hunt.
We remember and give thanks to God for the love and lives we have known. Tradition is the point of the hunt and the stories we share are the foundation.
(Picture Provided by: http://steppenreiter.de/Korea/kema.htm)
Deuteronomy 11:18-21
New International Version (NIV)
18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.
What does God's Story scripture teach us about the value of tradition?
Chapter 11 starts with an admonition for the people of Israel to remember that their children did not get to see everything that God had done. They didn't get to see all of the miricales that occured as the Hebrews left Egypt. The children didn't know of the discipline God had brought against Israel because of the people's hard hearts. The adults were to tell future generations about all the things that happened during the move to the promised land. They were to pass on the heritage of Israel and the greatness of God.
Today's verse speaks specifically to the need to constantly remember the works of God and pass them to future generations. Passing on the tradition would help continue the pursuit of the One True God.
How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?
Everybody loves stories and we seem to share more around this time of year.
- Write down the story of how you met Jesus.
- Tell your story to someone else.
- Find a story in the scriptures that you didn't know and share it with someone else.
How can we connect today's story, God's Story scripture , and our story to others?
People love to talk about family traditions. Those stories give you an open door to work from.
- Ask a friend to share some of their favorite holiday traditions (Be ready sometimes pain comes with these memories.)
- Share how your family traditions have impacted your life with Jesus.
- Share with your friend the new scripture story you found.
23 Nov, 2011
Hungry? Snack on this!
3 Square Meals are so YESTERDAY!!!
Every company that makes or serves food in America has had to digest the same reality: We've become a nation of really weird eaters.
We eat what we want, when we want. No more of this breakfast, lunch and dinner stuff. We snack all day. We casually skip meals. And we want to customize everything we cram into our mouths.
It's as if our social-media habits are going right to our stomachs.
A culture hungry to put its personal stamp on everything it touches is driving some foodmakers and restaurant operators bonkers. At the same time, it's offering all kinds of opportunities to those willing to sprint ahead of the food curve. Nowhere is this trend more palpable than with Millennials.
"Eating weird is the new normal," says Shawn LaPean, executive director of Cal Dining at the University of California- Berkeley, which serves students 30,000 times daily. "If students eat any square meals per day, it might be one. The rest is filled with snacks and food on the go."
These may seem like quirky, student eating habits, but they're evolving into lifetime traits. The numbers are mind-boggling. At least 35% of the meals eaten by Millennials aren't meals at all, but snacks, reports consultancy The Kruse Company. Four in 10 Millennials snack more than once daily, reports research firm Technomic. And only 5% of all consumers eat three square meals a day, says Technomic.
"The idea of a normal day being breakfast, lunch and dinner is a myth," says Ron Paul, president of Technomic.
Article from usa today, and Image from google images.
"The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing." Psalm 34:10
"Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." Psalm 107:8-9
"Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35
What does God's Story Scripture Teach us about being HUNGRY for God?
Its beyond true that our eating habits are crazy. In fact today I had pumkin pie for breakfast, and random snacks the rest of the day. This time of year we are thinking a lot about food, stuffing ourselves, & eating our food on our own time.
It begs the Questions, Do we snack on our God time? If we seek after the Lord and what he has for us, we will lack NO GOOD THING, we will not be thirsty & be filled with Good things. God Is what we need, he is our bread, or life line.
How can I connect Today's God's Story to my life?
- Ask yourself if you are hungry for God in your life?
- Are sitting down for a Good Meal with Jesus?
- What makes me Hunger for God in my life?
Most of all as it is thanksgiving week, take a moment to REALLY "Thank the Lord for his UNFAILING LOVE, for he SATISFIES..." and gives us all that we want and more.
How can I connect Today's Story, God's Story, and My story to others?
- Pray that your friends this week though surrounded by turkey have a chance to see or reflect on Jesus and that they might come to know Jesus, so they will never Go Hungry or Thirsty.
21 Nov, 2011
Thanksgiving: There's An App for That!
- Make a list of all the ways God has been at work in your life throughout the last year. Consider writing a "Thank You" Letter to Him for you all He has done in your life.
- Do a search for the word "thanks" at www.biblegateway.com. Read through all of the scripture passages from God's Story that are focused on giving thanks.
- Don't just pause on Thanksgiving Day to be thankful - make it a week of thankfulness.
- Make a list of all of the people in your life for whom you are thankful. Choose an appropriate way to show your thankfulness to them throughout this week.
- Who are the people in your life who have been responsible for you getting to know Jesus in the way that you have? Find a way to express your thankfulness to them this week for all they have done for you.
18 Nov, 2011
Storing Up Treasures
- Take some time this weekend to take an inventory of your life. Make a list of the things that you are storing up on earth.
- Take some time this weekend to make another list as well. Make a list of the ways that you are storing up treasures in heaven.
- Do you know someone who is more concerned with story up treasures on this earth than in heaven? Spend some time with them soon. Look and listen for ways to share God's Story with them.
- As we enter Thanksgiving week and then the Christmas season, it is the perfect time to talk with others about storing up treasures in heaven. Talk with your family or some friends about how you, as a group, might be able to meet the needs of others this year.
17 Nov, 2011
A God Who is Big Enough
Scientists boost battery strength with small holes
Batteries for phones and laptops could soon recharge ten times faster and hold a charge ten times larger than current technology allows.
Scientists at Northwestern University in the US have changed the materials in lithium-ion batteries to boost their abilities.
One change involves poking millions of minuscule holes in the battery.
Batteries built using the novel technique could be in the shops within five years, estimate the scientists.
(Story provided by: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15735478)
(Picture provided by: http://www.instructables.com/id/Increase-battery-life-for-electronics-1/)
Joshua 10:12-13
English Standard Version (ESV)
12At that time Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
(A) "Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon."
13And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.
What does God's Story scripture teach us about the largeness of God?
God is huge! Israel is a fledgling nation trying to move into the land God had promised them. As they make that move they find themselves in a lot of battles. This, however, was a significant battle. Five kings gathered their armies together into one force. This amassed army was intent on the destruction of Israel to keep them from continuing to take the land as their own.
There is debate as to what the meaning of verses 12 and 13 is, was it literal or another meaning. It doesn't really matter, what matters is that our tremendous God did something huge that was noticed by everyone on the battle field. It was large enough to remind Israel and surrounding nations that God was bigger than the sun and more powerful.
How can we connect today's God's Story Scripture to our lives?
How do we connect such an overwhelming story to our lives? I don't really need God to hold the sun in place (except maybe the day before a test). Most of the time our lives are filled with "little things."
- If God is big enough to hold the Sun in place He is big enough to hear about and care about our "little things."
- God is ready to walk with us into intimidating places if we will just ask Him to.
- We don't have to be anxious because the God that can stop the sun in the sky cares about us.
How can we connect today's story, God's Story Scripture, and our story to others?
It is fun to watch the progression of technology. When I thought about the extension of battery life the story of Joshua was the first thing that came to mind in scripture. We want our batteries to last longer and Joshua needed a longer day. It also made me think of some of my friends and students. They say things like, "I have been to bad to be forgiven," "God couldn't do anything with me." Here's my one suggestion for today...
- When you have a friend that uses that argument, share Joshua's story with them. The sun is something we know to be huge and powerful. It always rises and always sets the same way. Yet we have a God big enough to stop that same sun in its tracks. I am certain he is a God big enough to love you.
16 Nov, 2011
Walking Forward
Illustrator Live-Sketched New York City Marathon While Running
It takes skilled man to paint while running. Especially during the insanity that is the New York City marathon. But famed New York Times cartoonist Christoph Niemann managed to pull double duty as both marathoner and artist Sunday.
Fully engrossed in his mission to “live-draw” the marathon, Niemann didn’t break any race records (that honor was reserved for the, but he did manage to complete the race at 4:08 p.m. He may have been out of breath, but he was certainly not out of inspiration as he crossed the Central Park finish line.
Starting off with his trusty markers in hand – though he did lose a cap to his pink marker somewhere around mile 9 – Niemann chronicled his voyage to the starting line, his running troubles, and the inspirational runners he met during the race. His drawings were a mix of humor and humility: he portrayed himself as a quickly discharged battery around mile 3.2. Expectedly (and not unlike the rest of our daily tweeting) he created a number of sketches about his hunger pangs during the race. But he somehow found the juice to keep going and keep drawing, and in the last mile and a half, he broke out the paintbrushes to chronicle his final steps of the race.
Matthew 5: 3-10
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
What does God's Story Scripture teach us about walking forward?
Fun fact: "Be Happy" is the greek word for "blessed" in matthew. Jesus is telling us that we need not be sad about the road this world has us on. Jesus is telling us to be HAPPY, because God rejoices in you, no matter the situation you are in right now, he wants to give you the blessed, the kinddom of heaven, comfort, your inheritance of the earth, you will be filled not hungry, shown mercy, you children of God, because the kingdom of heaven is yours!
So as Blessed people what are we to do? Fun fact part B: "Blessed'', in Hebrew means "To go, walking, straight, make progress" in essence Walk forward, with your God!
How can we connect today's God story scripture to our lives?
Showing that you can overcome things in life, means you have to make a choice to walk forward. Take a look at where God has you or your family:
- Are you walking forward in life?
- Are you happy where God has you?
- Have you taken the time to be
Get real about God in your life, Get real about letting his blessing be a part of your life.
How can we connect today's God Story Scripture to our lives?
- Pray that your friends might be "joined to the name of God"
- Pray that they will be happy
- Pray that they will be Makarios
- Give your friends the grace to walk forward
- Pray for their journey to find God's Road in thier life
- Pray for your wishlists
14 Nov, 2011
Family
- Read Deuteronomy 6 a few times today.
- Ask God to show you ways you might apply His Story to your life today as you abide in Jesus.
- Today's God's Story scripture tells us we should love the Lord our God with all our heart, sould, and might. How are you doing in this area?
- Read today's God's Story scripture with someone in your family.
- Do you have a younger brother or sister? How might you be involved in teaching them the truths of God's Story each day?
- Today's God's Story scripture teaches us that we should talk about God's Story with our families when we sit at home, when we go out, when we go to bed and night and when we wake up. Talk to your family today and come up with a list of how you might put this into action in your home.
11 Nov, 2011
Honor Those Who Have Fought the Good Fight
- Take some time today to write a letter to God to say "Thank You" for the new life He has given you.
- Ask God today to be your strength as you journey through this life and "fight the good fight."
- Browse through the Book of Acts and some of Paul's Letters this weekend to see the many was he "fought the good fight."
- Do you have a veteran in your family? Take some time today to sit with them and ask them to share part of their story.
- Is there someone in your life who truly represents a life of following Jesus? Spend some time with them this weekend. Ask them how God has seen them through the spiritual battles they've faced in their life.
- If you can, get some friends together this evening to watch the Carrier Classic. After the game spend a few minutes talking about the veterans you know. Listen for ways that you may be able to segway into God's Story and how Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice for our eternal freedom.
10 Nov, 2011
Sight
Blind man uses his ears to see
Mark 10:46-52
The Message (MSG)
46-48They spent some time in Jericho. As Jesus was leaving town, trailed by his disciples and a parade of people, a blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting alongside the road. When he heard that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by, he began to cry out, "Son of David, Jesus! Mercy, have mercy on me!" Many tried to hush him up, but he yelled all the louder, "Son of David! Mercy, have mercy on me!"
49-50Jesus stopped in his tracks. "Call him over."
They called him. "It's your lucky day! Get up! He's calling you to come!" Throwing off his coat, he was on his feet at once and came to Jesus.
51Jesus said, "What can I do for you?"
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
52"On your way," said Jesus. "Your faith has saved and healed you."
In that very instant he recovered his sight and followed Jesus down the road.
What does God's Story scripture teach us about chasing after Jesus?
Over the years I have learned a few things that are kind of significant and cool about this story. First is that Bartimaeus was known. He wasn't just your run of the mill flat character from a story. We are told who his father is, this is a big deal. For your family to be mentioned they had to have some standing in the community.
Second, Bartimaeus leaves his coat behind when he heads to Jesus. A coat was the "red and white stick" of the first century. When you needed to get somewhere you would ask a friend to grab your coat and lead you to your destination. "Bart" left his coat behind, he didn't want to cling to the old life, he abandoned his crutch because he had to get to Jesus.
He didn't care about public ridicule. He didn't care about tripping. He just called for Jesus and then went after Jesus with reckless abandon.
How can we connect today's God's Story Scripture to our lives?
The story of blind Bartimaeus is an intense story. When I picture this moment in my mind I see a large man yelling, from his core, for Jesus. He has got to meet Jesus. I hear in his voice the guttural cry the teeters on the verge of weeping, because he understands the only person who can help him is close by. Have you ever felt that deep of a desire to get to Jesus?
- Sit in a quiet place and read the story again. Then close your eyes and imagine the scene unfolding before you. What catches your attention?
- Say a prayer asking Jesus to kindle in you a desire for him.
How can we connnect today's story, God's Story scripture, and our story to others?
- I love stories like Daniel's. They encourage me and remind me the excuses I sometimes use are weak. That's a good place to start a conversation, talk with a friend about the excuses you use to not do what you should.
- Maybe you have friend who is feeling like they are out of options. You can point to the story of Bartimaeus. Here is a guy who needed something big to happen in his life and only one person could do it.
- Still the best connection you can make is to live out a deep desire for Jesus in front of your friends.
7 Nov, 2011
The Last, Last Word
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. 47Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!" 48And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. 49And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.
- Read through each of the sections of God's Story from today's DailyBide. Take a close look at the scenes leading up to each set of Jesus'Last Words.
- Thank God today for Him making it possible that there really are no Last Last words.
4 Nov, 2011
Kind to the Needy
31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
3 Nov, 2011
Live Deeper
A Tale of Two Glasses of Water
As I drove home from church last night I began thinking about the teenagers I work with. I started considering the choices that they make on a regular basis and my heart broke. So many of them live such shallow lives. Their life consist of moving from one pleasure to the next because they can find nothing to satisfy them. As their faces and names flashed in my minds eye I devised a simple (I'm sure flawed) parable.
A man stood on the edge of a desert holding a single glass of water. As he stood watching the horizon another man, nearly dead, crawled over the top of a near by dune. The man with the glass ran to the dying man knowing the cup in his hand contained the life saver. When the man with water reached the desert man he was astounded to find the dying man refused to accept more than a thimble full of water. The man with the glass urged him to take it all so his life might be saved. The dying man said, "I only want he enough to wet my lips and then continue further in my journey." The man with the glass replied, "If you will drink all the water I have your life will be saved." The man from the desert again said he wanted only to keep moving in the life he already had. "You are barely alive," came the response. The dying man said, "At least I am not completely dead." Saddened the man with the water glass sat down his glass in front of the dying man and walked away to get a new glass and maybe be able to offer the life saving water to another.
2 Timothy 4:3-5
New International Version (NIV)
3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
What does God's Story scripture teach us about how people will treat the offering of a deeper life?
Paul wrote this letter to Timothy for a few reasons. Foremost in my mind was because of his concern for the church during this time. The church was under much duress and they needed encouraged and reminded of the Gospel. Paul was also offering instruction to Timothy to, persevere, keep preaching and be ready to suffer if need called for it.
At this point in Paul's letter he is encouraging Timothy to stand his ground against a world that is shallow. People didn't want to hear about a deeper life they wanted to live from pleasure to pleasure. Anyone who stood for a deeper life was in the way and needed pushed aside. Timothy was to plant his feet and not get swept away by the tide of those not putting up with sound doctrine.
How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?
You and I live in a world that, in a lot of ways, is similar to Timothy's... We are surrounded on all sides by people who want to be told what they want to hear. They don't want to hear that there is a deeper life then the one they are choosing to live. They don't want to be told that there is right and wrong in life. So we must cling to Paul's wisdom and stand firm. Here are a few ideas to help you along the way:
- Memorize 2 Timothy 4:3-5
- Look for people to encourage you and people you can encourage. (Like Paul and Timothy did for each other.)
- Decide to live the deepest life you can and then start searching the scriptures for how to do that.
How can we connect today's story, God's Story scripture, and our story to others?
When I think about the parable I wrote my heartbreaks at the number of young people I know that live like the dying man. The water of life is right in front of them, but they refuse to drink it because they think their life is fine. They feel like they don't need more life than they have. We can't really force them to drink we can only set the glass in front of them and hope they will wise up enough to find new life. In the mean time there are somethings we can do...
- Stand firm... Your life might be the best chance your friends have of seeing Jesus. Live in such a way that He is obvious in you.
- Keep offering water... You can't force your friends to accept Jesus and you shouldn't try (it's God's responsiblity), but it is okay to offer them living water. "Hey, wanna go with me to Campus Life?" "Will you go with me to my youth group's event?"
- Sometimes you have no other choice than to set the glass down in front of a friend and walk away. "This is Jesus, I've showed you all I can, now you have to decide how you will respond my friend."
2 Nov, 2011
Love Beyond 72 Days
Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries are getting a divorce after 72 days
(2 months).
The couple were wed in a star-studded, TV ceremony in August, but the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star said the couple were now splitting due to "irreconcilable differences".
"I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision," Kardashian said in a statement.
"I had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don't work out as planned."
Article courtesy of Yahoo news, Image from Google images
"Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things."
Psalm 107: 8-9
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about changed lives?
Lets give thanks to the lord for loving us, & putting up with our crazy inconsistent lives. Lets give thanks to the Lord for Loving us with His UNFAILING LOVE that lasts more than 72 DAYS!! Wow if from the day we accepted Christ into our lives and we counted until day 72. If God said on day 72, "I had hoped this was forever but..." like Kim did, I am not sure where my life would be today. Praise God that he indeed loves us, greater love than we can ever imagine.
Failed love has become normal...Yet God's love is talked about over and over in scripture. I will leave you with these verses because they say more about his REAL LOVE than I ever can.
"His Love endures forever" Psalm 118:2
"We love because he first loved us" 1 John 4:19
"The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love" Psalm 33:5
"May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." Psalm 33:22
"Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies." Psalm 36:5
"How priceless is your unfailing love! Both High and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings." Psalm 36:7
"Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you" Psalms 63:3
How can I connect today's God's Story to my life?
Your world is full of numerous examples of failed love. It’s extremely difficult to actually come across an example in our society of true love. It becomes so hard to find Love that has not failed, even I begin to question, "How can God's love be Unfailing?" Love that we see today, seems to be all intangible, that is if we look to Hollywood and others first. Even though I have been a Christian for over 25 years, I have to remind myself of the times I have seen Jesus' Love and Faithfulness in my life. When I take time to remind myself I become overwhelmed by His great love, I even can feel unworthy.
Know this, YOU are WORTHY of God's UNFAILING LOVE!
God will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5b)!
Take time this week to separate yourself from the human display of love (I know its not easy). As you move away from the human side of love, take time to listen to what God has to say in the verses I have given you.
- Write out on a paper, on your mirror, on your binder a verse talking about Gods unfailing love.
- Ask God to remind you of His love for you in your life.
- Take time and write THANKS to the Lord about his Unfailing Love in your life.
How can I connect Today's Story, God's Story, & My Story with others?
Lets be honest this story broke on Halloween and I am sure this was a topic over milky ways, kit kat's, and peanut butter cups. You may be tired of the drama from the Kardashian's, yet I hope you and your friends understand that REAL love does exist. Ask your friends what they think about Love?
- Ask if they believe in true love?
- Ask them is they would want a love that would never fail?
If the conversation leads, share about how you may not fully understand but you know that God has unfailing love for you, and your friends.
