Monday, March 23 – “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” (Romans 8:5) You’ll live out your perspectives. For your doing is influenced by what you believe. And what you believe informs your perspectives. You don’t do in order to believe. You believe, thus you do. So, today, are you living out of a worldly perspective or a Spirit perspective?
Tuesday, March 24 – “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 2:14) So, in order to not consider the Spirit of God foolishness, someone will need to believe in the Spirit of God. But how can someone believe in the Spirit of God, if they think it’s foolishness? That’s where you come in. Through who you are and the life you lead, others will come to see that the Spirit of God isn’t foolishness.
Wednesday, March 25 – “For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. (Romans 7:18) Desire isn’t enough. It’s important, but desire itself won’t usher in a God-saved life. It also requires grace and compassion, for yourself. Cut yourself some slack! Your goal isn’t to be perfect, meaning you get everything right, all the time. Your goal is to be perfect, meaning being the best you that you can be, right here, right now.
Thursday, March 26 – “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18) You’re not alone on your journey to be. God will come to you, in the form of the Holy Spirit, to guide you and direct you. The Holy Spirit will teach you the way. The Holy Spirit will usher in transformation in your life. Transformation from who you are into who God has created you and gifted you to be.
Friday, March 27 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20) Being saved means that separation from God is no longer your reality. This is the case, because you’ve yielded yourself to the care and control of Jesus. This care and control doesn’t come from outside of you, forced upon you against your will. This care and control comes from within. Jesus living in you, with you and through you.
Saturday, March 28 – “Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.” (John 14:19) Jesus isn’t with you, in a bodily human form, any longer. Yet, Jesus is with you, through the Holy Spirit. Jesus is alive and is living in you, living in me and living in the life of everyone who has yielded themselves to his care and control. Because of this, you now get to live. Not just be someone who has been given a life. And let me tell you, there’s a big difference!
Tuesday, March 24 – “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 2:14) So, in order to not consider the Spirit of God foolishness, someone will need to believe in the Spirit of God. But how can someone believe in the Spirit of God, if they think it’s foolishness? That’s where you come in. Through who you are and the life you lead, others will come to see that the Spirit of God isn’t foolishness.
Wednesday, March 25 – “For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. (Romans 7:18) Desire isn’t enough. It’s important, but desire itself won’t usher in a God-saved life. It also requires grace and compassion, for yourself. Cut yourself some slack! Your goal isn’t to be perfect, meaning you get everything right, all the time. Your goal is to be perfect, meaning being the best you that you can be, right here, right now.
Thursday, March 26 – “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18) You’re not alone on your journey to be. God will come to you, in the form of the Holy Spirit, to guide you and direct you. The Holy Spirit will teach you the way. The Holy Spirit will usher in transformation in your life. Transformation from who you are into who God has created you and gifted you to be.
Friday, March 27 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20) Being saved means that separation from God is no longer your reality. This is the case, because you’ve yielded yourself to the care and control of Jesus. This care and control doesn’t come from outside of you, forced upon you against your will. This care and control comes from within. Jesus living in you, with you and through you.
Saturday, March 28 – “Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.” (John 14:19) Jesus isn’t with you, in a bodily human form, any longer. Yet, Jesus is with you, through the Holy Spirit. Jesus is alive and is living in you, living in me and living in the life of everyone who has yielded themselves to his care and control. Because of this, you now get to live. Not just be someone who has been given a life. And let me tell you, there’s a big difference!
You try to eat right. You drink plenty of water. you exercise. don't forget your spirit - feed it!
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