Day 261: Recap!

Day 253: The Life you are Called to Love

So, this devo was originally titled "The Life you are Called to Live" but the typo ended up working out in our favor. However, today we talked about living the life God has called us to live. We talked about how God gave us the life we have for a reason. We also touched on how being a Christian does not strip us from who we are. We talked about living the story God is writing for us, He knows how it ends. We focused on 1 Corinthians 7:17-19.

"We cannot live someone else's life and if we try it's not called living it called imitating. More like plagiarizing life. No story is exactly the same. Live the story God is writing for you. I promise it's amazing"

Day 254: People's Opinions

Today we talked about not caring for people's opinions or their ideas of who you are. We talked about being comfortable with who we are and realizing that the only person we are here to please is God. We really talked about ignoring people's opinions and living for ourselves and being comfortable and confident with who we are. We focused on Proverbs 29:25.

" Don’t allow the opinions of others dictate who you are and how you view yourself. God made you who you are for a reason. People’s opinions either elevate you or tear you down, you have to choose which ones are meant for your life."

Day 255: Occupy Your Street

Today we talked about doing God's work from right where we are. We talked about how we often feel like we have to leave where we are and stop what we are doing to serve God. We basically talked about using the gifts God has given us in order to advance His kingdom from right where we are. Doing everything we do to the glory of God. We focused on 1 Corinthians 7:20-24 and Colossians 3:23.

" Wherever you are, whatever you do, glorify God, from right where you are. That’s what it means to occupy your street. You don’t always have to travel halfway across the world to do the Lord’s work, you can do it right here."

Day 256: The Language of the Heart

Today we talked about how we are sometimes deceived by our hearts how we speak what is in our heart. We talked about how we speak, how we speak to others, about ourselves, and about God. We talked about how the way we speak reveals who we are, or at least who we are pretending to be.

" Whatever is on our lips reveals what is in our hearts. What I’m saying is, is the word of God on our lips, and furthermore is it in our hearts? See when we have the word of God in our lives, and it written on our hearts, the condition of our hearts are in great shape."

Day 257: Know It All

Today we talked about how knowledge is good but love is great. We talked about how we can know everything we need to know about the bible but if we do not have a relationship with God it means nothing. There is a difference between knowing of God and knowing God. We focused on 1 Corinthians 8:1-3.

"We don’t know it all and that’s actually more than okay. It’s good. In our lack of knowledge we find that we draw closer to god because we want to know Him. Not because we want to boast about how much we know about Him."

Day 258: Our Brother's Keeper

Today we talked about the responsibility of being our brother's keeper. We talked about how we often think that we are not responsible for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Chenin fact we are, we talked about picking up those who are falling and making sure they have a way of we can provide that way for them. We focused on 1 Corinthians 8:13 and Galatians 6:1-2. 

"We are to carry one another’s burdens not make the weight heavier or say they can handle it. I think sometimes we are so consumed with not wanting to get in someone’s business or letting  them figure it out on their own that we are letting people drown that need our help. People are reaching for us and we are waiting for them to save themselves."

I love you and I hope you have an amazing day or evening. Be sure to share this with someone and come back tomorrow for Day 262!

Day 173: One Heart, One Soul, One Love- Day 3

Romans 12:9

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

In a world that’s plagued by hate a fear let’s choose to love. So many people have been harmed and lost their lives because of hate, and it’s taking a toll on every nation. It’s plaguing communities because people are now afraid of what will happen to them. The acts of hate have caused people to live in fear. People are also choosing to stand up and not be consumed by the fear or the hate. I truly believe that in these hard times we have to cling to love. We have to combat all the hate, all the evil, all the fear with love. Hate cannot win and we cannot allow it to win, we have to stand up for one another. We must stand in love together to defeat this monster that is hate. We cannot allow it to defeat us, we cannot fight back with hate either. We fight with love, we push back with love. We serve a God who is love, and if God is not, cannot, and will never be defeated, we have to stand on His word and know that neither will we.

I know it’s better said than done, with so much going on but trust me, love combats hate, love is greater that hate, and the power of love overpowers hate.

In America today, racism has become a huge issue once again. As black men, women, and children are being killed and harassed by the police daily. Black and hispanic people are harassed by other citizens because of the color of our skin and nothing else. The justice system is failing a community of people. Black and Hispanic students are being harassed and tormented everyday. As a black women I have witnessed and experienced racism first hand and how this country treats black people because I have been treated this way. It puts fear in you and torments you day and night, as we keep tabs on our black and hispanic family and friends, out of fear that they will be harmed or killed while doing something normal like walking down the street at night. All over the world people are being persecuted because of the color of their skin. One thing is true, is that God made us all in His image, and no one is better or more superior than the next. No matter the color of your skin, we are all equal and we all bleed red when wounded.

Reflection/Prayer Time

Today let’s pray for those all over the world affected by racism. Pray for those who have to deal with the hate and bigotry every day. Pray for peace in America, and all over the world. If you are affected by this, open up about it and talk about with someone, share your experiences. If you are on the other end of the spectrum, take the time to learn about these issues, listen to the stories and be open to change your heart and views when it comes to these issues.

I love you, I hope you have an amazing day or evening. Try your best to learn something new about someone else today. Be sure to share this with someone and come back tomorrow for Day 174!