Oh my goodness I'm so thankful for this devotional. I love how God knows our future and knows the scripture I'm going to need. Every day this week the verses have been right on point for what I needed that day!
Day 2 Ryan went and met with the principal of a school we were considering for Sawyer and Isaiah 41:10 was exactly what I needed. I needed strength and I needed him to hold me up. I also needed to be reminded that I can't let God down because he's the one holding me!
Day 3 Again Acts 5:29 was exactly what I needed! Being reminded that I don't need to please anyone but God was reassuring for my decisions from this week. I'm a people pleaser and I've been working on changing my mindset. Also defining my day and week by obedience and nothing else were powerful words for me. "The only true satisfaction we can seek is the satisfaction of being obedient to the Lord"
Day 4
S - James 1:2 consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.
O - It always makes me nervous when this verse comes up! "stick with what we've decided before the moment of temptation" "our feelings...don't need to dictate our decisions", "James 1:4 that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything", "instead of feeling deprived I will rejoice", "I am capable of self-control"
A - I'm glad she brought out "Consider It" b/c there's so many times I don't FEEL it! My sister signs off on everything with CHOOSE JOY. She's done this for a while because for 10 years she has gone through some rough times and realized that she had to find and keep her joy in everything or she would literally go nuts. Today I want to be joyful in everything and in every decision without feeling deprived, especially in the frustrating trial moments of the day.
P- Lord help me to consider your Joy and peace in every aspect of my day. Thanks you for providing Joy that we can get from nothing else! PLEASE give me self-control today.
I am so glad you are liking Lysa's book! I just love it!
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