He Called My Name

Another day has come! We are blessed and thankful God allowed us to see this day! Today think about how we are called. Were you called to rescue people? Were you called to be a physician or surgeon for people? Maybe you were called to teach, instruct, lead. Could be that you were called to be a cashier on route to management? The calling is endless with so many choices! There comes a time when you will hear Him call you. That small voice inside your mind that beckons to you to listen. It will cause you to feel emotions against anything that is negative.

You will be trying to make a choice and if it’s the wrong choice God will call you by name! He will be that voice that says check that twice! Ponder on whether that choice will benefit you in this moment or in the future? You can choose to be called to the right choice. When He calls, He also provides the instructions in His word to guide you on your journey. Is He calling to you? Open yourself up to what He can offer, He has your plans already laid out, it’s up to you to hear Him calling your name!

Scripture Readings:

I Peter 2:9, Hebrews 12:11-13, Proverbs 4:26-27, I Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 20:16, Acts 9:15-16, I Corinthians 1:27

Prayer:

Lord, I come to you in humble praise thanking you for calling my name so I may have eternal life with you. Please give me strength to allow you to reach me, using your knowledge to guide me in all things of this world. Also, Lord, forgive me when I ignore your calling, but prick my heart so I can come back to you and hear your voice. Help me to discern the voices and know when it is you that is calling. Thank you again Lord for my calling, whether great or small. Amen.

Begin Anew

Here’s to new beginnings! Let’s get our praise on for being blessed to see today. Last year is on the back burner and today begins anew. The past can be a learning tool and taken forward only to allow no repeats! Always be thankful for the everyday things.

Those little things produce bigger things. Are you breathing? Are you physically able to get dressed and prepare for the day? And even if not, someone provided that assistance to allow you to have another day to complete the task of having the ability to begin anew.

Do you have a job and a way to get there? Even if you are a stay at home mom or grandmother you have a job. If you are a student your job is to get educated, assist your parents at home. It is a job. An athlete? Your job is to perform and do your best. Being an athlete is a job whether professional or as a student.

You can be the Bible that someone reads by living up to God’s word. Your actions are being watched by someone close, someone in passing, someone is always watching!

Today is new, a beginning to get your praise on and better yet, your life! Begin with God’s word. Reading John

1:1, “In the beginning was the word…” let’s get in the word to find what God has in store for the year.

God began with something small and created something large. First step is to just take a deep breath and

begin anew. (Read: Lam. 3: 21-26, II Cor. 5:17, Eph. 4:22-24)

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Dear Lord, I come to you now asking for guidance to begin anew. Asking you to empower my mind with your teachings from your word. I am asking that you dwell inside my heart so that my new life will show others that you Lord are the only way. Thank you Lord for this new day and the opportunity to begin anew.

Amen

Push Forward

Philippians 4:14, “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Today is blessed already. You woke up, you are still breathing. Whether you are in great health, disabled, confined to the care of someone else, you are here. Push forward! Read Proverbs 8: 22-30. God knew you even before you were formed. He knows what you are capable of being, and achieving. Begin a new day knowing someone is beside you.

God created you to be a blessing and a warrior. You may be tired, possibly worn. Push forward! When you feel hopeless, call on Him. Did Noah quit when the task felt overpowering? He believed and he Pushed Forward! Did Moses give up when the people stopped trusting? No he followed God and he Pushed Forward! Did Ruth go back the way she came? Of course not, she trusted in the God of her mother-in-law. She Pushed Forward. Did Mary run away because of her pregnancy? No, she knew God and she listened, she Pushed Forward!

We could keep naming Biblical people who made history over and over who chose their faith in the true God! We could name great ministers, soldiers, scientist, writers, athletes, that list goes on and on.

Today is yours and only you can decide to just Push Forward! (Read: Philippians 3:13-14, Isaiah 43:18, Proverbs 4:25, Joshua 1: 9)

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Father, I come to you this day asking for the strength to push forward. I ask you earnestly to reside in my heart, that through your guidance I can take this day and move forward toward the goals you have laid before me. I want to thank you for another day to be able to trust in your guidance. Please Lord grant me the ability to show others your love can help push forward through all obstacles. Amen

It’s Time

Titus 3:5 ESV, “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.”

Blessings friends! Here you are again. We have been given this day to pronounce, “It’s Time.”

Today is the next day but always a time to be what God has called you to be. You have let time be your downfall. You have let moments pass without grasping for the short straw! It is time for us to bring forth the inner being that God created inside each one of us. No more dwelling on things gone by. No more using excuses to block time you need to regroup and recharge. The past can bring you down if you dwell on the “what ifs”, or anything that seems to have been a wrong choice.

God knows the past, He knows your present and He knows your future. Make the time to follow through on removing all the negative things in your life that block your joy. It’s time to open up the positive thoughts and bring forth new beginnings, new ideas, new life! “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 (NIV) As in every new day, there is a chance to make things positive! It’s Time! (Read: Ps 111:10, Rev 21:6-7)

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Precious Father, I come to you now thanking you for allowing another day. I am asking for you to fill me with your presence and go with me into this day. Grant me Lord the ability to follow through on letting the positive overtake the negative. Please Lord help me to be what you have called me to be and let your strength be my guide to achieve all that you have in store for me.

Amen.

Are you Empty?

Jeremiah 17:7, “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.”

Are you empty? Do you feel there is a void inside? Have you allowed something or someone to hinder your fullness? Before we can fill up we have to be emptied of self, of pride, of negativity. When we use the gifts and the advantages God gives us to further His work while doing our own, our accomplishments grow. Noah built a boat, but he was no longer empty. David trusted that God would use those stones.

Faith filled him with courage! The woman at the well was filled with living water! The stories are endless! Think of your potential, think in terms of your spiritual depth. Sometimes our sense of spiritual realities can be strong and vibrant; but then at other moments, our hearts feel like lead weights and we find ourselves longing for God to dwell inside our souls again; but in reality, He never leaves. It is quite another thing to recognize that we; apart from God’s grace and His mercy, are hopelessly lost in our sins and spiritual debt.

Though man has nothing to offer God that will equal, earn, or merit God’s righteousness; He still offers to fill us with His presence. No greater hope, peace, grace, or love can fill you like God can. Your inner self will need to open up to what God has in store for filling your emptiness.

Let’s find the inner peace and allow God to fill you up. (Read: Psalm 107: 1-9, Ephesians 3:19)

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Father, I come to you asking for your “filling up”! Lord grant me the strength to push out the negative by placing you in control. Thank you for allowing this day and the opportunity to be filled with your grace, mercy, peace and hope; but mostly your unfailing love! Go with me now into the day letting others see Jesus in me!

Amen.