Scripture of the Day: Philippians 1:6 and James 1:17
...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Here's a long introduction on the Scripture verses above! There are some things I am sure of in this life and one of those is that I am far from perfect! To embrace that if you will, I am venturing into the book No More Perfect Moms by Jill Savage. I am hoping to learn much about myself and the mother God created me to be! Before I even begin the book, I have signed up for some email devotions to help guide me along and the first two days listed the words you see at the top of the page.
The amazing thing is I really needed to see those words - completely unrelated to motherhood! Here's to hoping they can help you out too, regardless of the phase of life you are in.
Paul, the writer of Philippians, was obviously writing to the people of Philippi, but we can all plug ourselves in to the situation. God began doing good works in us. He will continue doing good works in us until Jesus Christ comes back. God won't stop working on you and through you. Even when you can't feel him like you are used to. As Isaiah said on Tuesdays post, "it has no worries in a year of drought." When you are in a spiritual drought, God is still working on you. He will ALWAYS being working on you and in you...if you let him!
My focus on James 1:17 this morning is different than when I have read it in the past - not spending time on the gifts he mentions, but on the fact that God does not change like shifting shadows. The God that I talk to, pray to, sing to, and love - does not change. Whether you are feeling doubly blessed, or lost walking on a path to an unknown destination, your heavenly father does not change. He still deserves the praise worship for everything he has done for you and the world and for everything he will continue to do!
Both of today's verses force me to fall back on faith. I am at a place where I am not sure exactly where I am headed, and I can't always feel God guiding me. But that is part of what faith is - you can't see it and sometimes with all that is happening around you, you can't feel it...but it is there and that is what pushes us through! Paul was confident that God's good works would continue in us and by golly, so am I! God's blessings are bountiful and just as I know I am not perfect, I know God doesn't change. I am confident of that with my whole heart.
I pray that you keep walking with the Lord even when you find yourself in situations of uncertainty or when you are feeling you are in a dry spell. Continue on with what you know is right and true and you will keep growing. Continue on your faith journey...in faith in the one who created you!
...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Here's a long introduction on the Scripture verses above! There are some things I am sure of in this life and one of those is that I am far from perfect! To embrace that if you will, I am venturing into the book No More Perfect Moms by Jill Savage. I am hoping to learn much about myself and the mother God created me to be! Before I even begin the book, I have signed up for some email devotions to help guide me along and the first two days listed the words you see at the top of the page.
The amazing thing is I really needed to see those words - completely unrelated to motherhood! Here's to hoping they can help you out too, regardless of the phase of life you are in.
Paul, the writer of Philippians, was obviously writing to the people of Philippi, but we can all plug ourselves in to the situation. God began doing good works in us. He will continue doing good works in us until Jesus Christ comes back. God won't stop working on you and through you. Even when you can't feel him like you are used to. As Isaiah said on Tuesdays post, "it has no worries in a year of drought." When you are in a spiritual drought, God is still working on you. He will ALWAYS being working on you and in you...if you let him!
My focus on James 1:17 this morning is different than when I have read it in the past - not spending time on the gifts he mentions, but on the fact that God does not change like shifting shadows. The God that I talk to, pray to, sing to, and love - does not change. Whether you are feeling doubly blessed, or lost walking on a path to an unknown destination, your heavenly father does not change. He still deserves the praise worship for everything he has done for you and the world and for everything he will continue to do!
Both of today's verses force me to fall back on faith. I am at a place where I am not sure exactly where I am headed, and I can't always feel God guiding me. But that is part of what faith is - you can't see it and sometimes with all that is happening around you, you can't feel it...but it is there and that is what pushes us through! Paul was confident that God's good works would continue in us and by golly, so am I! God's blessings are bountiful and just as I know I am not perfect, I know God doesn't change. I am confident of that with my whole heart.
I pray that you keep walking with the Lord even when you find yourself in situations of uncertainty or when you are feeling you are in a dry spell. Continue on with what you know is right and true and you will keep growing. Continue on your faith journey...in faith in the one who created you!
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