Day 93: Recap

It has been a week, it's been a very busy week. Kind of rough, but it has also been a great week. This week has been filled with all types of emotions. I want to apologize for the posts being late on somedays, I have been running around non-stop between school and work. Thank you for reading and sticking with me. We are almost to day 100, and I couldn't be more excited that we've gotten this far, and we are going to push through the year. Thank and I love you.

Day 86: Dare To Love
We started the week off with the 'Dare Series', it was more like a challenge to step outside of or normal lives, and comfort zones and take a chance on something else. It was an extension of the comforts zones devo on day 82. We focused  on John 15:12-13, and Luke 10:30-37. We talked about taking chance on loving people and putting ourselves on the line for the sake of someone else.

"We have to choose as followers of Christ to be the one person to stop and help someone in need. We have to be the person that’s going to take a lost so that someone else can win and in the end it’s not about winning or losing it’s about selfless love."

Day 87: Dare to Live
We continued the series by speaking about truly living and what it means to truly live. Knowing that we live our best lives with Christ. We focused on Proverbs 21:21 and John 10:10. We had to ask ourselves the question what does true living mean or look like to us?

"The scripture tells us that Christ came to give life and give it more abundantly. I think we are afraid to live for Christ because we don’t want to let go of our attachments to this world. We think that we can’t have fun living with Christ. But that is not true, if anything we have more fun, we are more free to live. We have no worries, we are stress free, guilt free, drama free, we are just free.  

Day 88: Dare to Dream

We ended this three day series talking about dreaming, and faring to follow and pursue those thing that we are most passionate about. Also understanding that when we commit our ways to the Lord our plans will be established in Him. We don't have to be pastor's or worship leaders to be in the will of God, that's not everyone's destiny or true calling. We focused on Proverbs 18:16, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, and Proverbs 16:3. 

"Some of us need to be in hospitals, police stations, law firms, on sets and stages, in space, in the classroom, in business meetings etc. Christians actually need to be on the frontline of every outlet. Why do we suppress our passions, and those dreams burning inside of us."

Day 89:Never Forsaken

Today we focused on Psalms 37:25, and really broke the scripture down and got an understanding and even realization of what this scripture means for us in our lives.

"This scripture does more than encourage us by telling us everything is going to be alright, no David is stating facts. He is saying what he has known to be true. God is faithful. I believe that this is something we can all attest to, as for me I can say that God has come through for me every time, even in the times where I had only a drop of faith. He never left me and He never will. "

Day 90: Oh My Soul

Today we continued in Psalms 42:5, 42:11, and 43:5. They scriptures say the same thing with David asking himself, "Oh my soul, why are you downcast?" and then following that question with "Hope in God;..." It begs the question of why we worry about the things God has already figured out?

"We must not forget that the God we serve is; all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful. He is God over the hills and valleys. He’s got us."

Day 91: Who...?

Today we talked about Christ as our intercessor, standing on the right hand of God interceding for us Day in and Day out. We focused on Romans 8:31, and 34. We also talked about God being untouchable and walking in faith knowing that when we have Him on our side, there is no one who is able to come against us.

"We must walk in this confidence knowing that we are not condemned, there is no one on this earth able to do so. No one. Even when we fall, even when we mess up, when we repent God’s love covers our sins. Our sins cannot condemn us, our hearts cannot condemn us, our family, our pastor’s, our friends, no one."

That's it for this week. I love you, I hope you had an amazing week and I hope you have an amazing Day. Share this with someone, catch up if you've missed anything this week, and make sure you come back tomorrow for Day 94!

Day 90: Never Forsaken

Psalms 37:25

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

I grew up hearing this scripture, I could quote for as long as I could remember because it is one of the key scriptures in the bible that we all call on. It was until recently that I really understood the depth of these words, and how encouraging they were. This scripture does more than encourage us by telling us everything is going to be alright, no David is stating facts. He is saying what he has known to be true. God is faithful. I believe that this is something we can all attest to, as for me I can say that God has come through for me every time, even in the times where I had only a drop of faith. He never left me and He never will.

To encapsulate this scripture, or break it down a bit more, David starts by talking about His age. He says I have been young and now I’m old, and never have I seen the righteous forsaken, never. All his life, from when he was a little boy to the old man he is now, never has God forsaken His righteous people. As long as we are committed to the Lord and doing right by Him we will be okay. We don’t have to worry about a thing because He has us. He won’t abandon us, He won’t forget about us, because we are His people. We live our lives committed to Him and He provides everything we need and gives us the desires of our hearts.

It may seem like God has forgotten about us or He’s taking His time to get to us. But trust me He’s coming! He will come through, every single time.

The keyword in this sentence is righteous,the righteous will not be forsaken. See sometimes we think we can live any kind of way, and use God only when we need Him We must commit our lives to Him, if we want to be near God and near the cross we can’t be dipping and dabbing into the world. We have to choose our Master. I know the right choice but it's not mine to make, we each must choose for ourselves to live a righteous life committed to God.

David continues this scripture by saying, “...Or his children begging for bread.” this reminds of the prayers of my grandmother. Many of us credit the prayers of our mothers and grandmothers as the reason we are here today. When we live a righteous life, others in our lives will benefit from it. Not only will we for nothing but our children, and our family and the people connected with us will be taken care of.  God will take care of us, He will never forsake us, no matter what. He is faith, and we must be faithful to Him.

Reflection

1. Do you trust God?
2. Are you willing to let go of everything of this world in order to serve and live for Christ?
3. Have you ever had a moment when you thought the Lord forgot about you?

Prayer Time

Allow your answers to the above questions guide you prayer today. Thank God that He is faithful and has never forsaken us. Just take the time to thank God for all the wonderful things He has done in your life.