1. RECEIVE.
Prepare your heart to hear from God. Try a simple prayer like this…
Heavenly Father, please help me understand this Bible verse.
…and then read the Verse For Today :
2. REFLECT
Ask yourself what this verse might be trying to say, and think deeply on your answers. Here are just a few examples we might get from today’s verse........
Jesus expects me to share my faith with other people.
When I demonstrate God’s love, that draws others to Him.
I should work to remove things from my life that don’t show God’s love.
It is often through challenges that God grows my capacity to love others.
I do believe that God is working to remove things from my life that doesn't show Gods love. One of them is my anger. I was reading my devotional HealingThe Mind and BodyConnection and this stood out
"To remove bad emotions from our lives and turn on the love of God within us, we need to follow the wisdom found in the Bible on a daily basis. We cannot eliminate wrong emotions like anger, bitterness, envy, resentment—all the emotions that are against somebody who hurt us, betrayed us, or said something that was untrue—by willpower. Our will does not have control over our emotions. We cannot will out worry or fear from our lives.
Our will does not have control over our emotions, but it does have complete control over our actions, and actions change emotions. Jesus teaches us to love our enemies, to bless those who curse us, to do good, and to pray. He commands us to act against things that stir up bad emotions in us, saying, “Love, bless, do good, and pray.” All these require action, and action changes emotions."
Prepare your heart to hear from God. Try a simple prayer like this…
Heavenly Father, please help me understand this Bible verse.
…and then read the Verse For Today :
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
James 5:16 NIV
2. REFLECT
Ask yourself what this verse might be trying to say, and think deeply on your answers. Here are just a few examples we might get from today’s verse........
Jesus expects me to share my faith with other people.
When I demonstrate God’s love, that draws others to Him.
I should work to remove things from my life that don’t show God’s love.
It is often through challenges that God grows my capacity to love others.
I do believe that God is working to remove things from my life that doesn't show Gods love. One of them is my anger. I was reading my devotional HealingThe Mind and BodyConnection and this stood out
"To remove bad emotions from our lives and turn on the love of God within us, we need to follow the wisdom found in the Bible on a daily basis. We cannot eliminate wrong emotions like anger, bitterness, envy, resentment—all the emotions that are against somebody who hurt us, betrayed us, or said something that was untrue—by willpower. Our will does not have control over our emotions. We cannot will out worry or fear from our lives.
Our will does not have control over our emotions, but it does have complete control over our actions, and actions change emotions. Jesus teaches us to love our enemies, to bless those who curse us, to do good, and to pray. He commands us to act against things that stir up bad emotions in us, saying, “Love, bless, do good, and pray.” All these require action, and action changes emotions."
3. RESPOND.
Use this verse as the basis for a prayer.
Father I need Your help here. When anger arises in me I find it hard to think of anything else but the person who caused it.
And I confess it is not very good thoughts that I have. I also react in the wrong way. I become bitter and resentful and want revenge on them. so in fact I am no better than they are
So please Father help me to put these matters into your hands to deal with, instead of me making myself ill because of the hatred I have for these people.
As it also said in my devotion "The greatest way that the soul can prosper is through the love of God. We need to be permeated with His love-a love that is kind,forgiving, and one that never fails"
So please Father show me how to love the way that you do. I want to put all of this into "ACTION" so I can be the person You want me to be.
Father I need Your help here. When anger arises in me I find it hard to think of anything else but the person who caused it.
And I confess it is not very good thoughts that I have. I also react in the wrong way. I become bitter and resentful and want revenge on them. so in fact I am no better than they are
So please Father help me to put these matters into your hands to deal with, instead of me making myself ill because of the hatred I have for these people.
As it also said in my devotion "The greatest way that the soul can prosper is through the love of God. We need to be permeated with His love-a love that is kind,forgiving, and one that never fails"
So please Father show me how to love the way that you do. I want to put all of this into "ACTION" so I can be the person You want me to be.
My lion bite for the 17th February 2020 has help me to understand what I must do xx
Ezekiel 18:31
Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit.
Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit.
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