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Refuge In The Lord

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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. Psalm 118:8-9 (NIV)

Your Trust

You have a choice to make. What kind of choice do I have to make? You have a choice of trusting in me or you have a choice of trusting in someone or something else. That seems like a clear and easy choice to make. It does, really? Have you always chosen to trust in me? No, I have not always trusted in you. I thought you said you had a clear and easy choice to make. I did. Just because I said the choice was clear and easy to make does not mean that I have always made it. Perhaps the choice is not as easy as you think. Probably so, otherwise I would have always made it.

Who have you chosen to trust in when you haven’t chosen to trust in me? I have chosen to trust in myself. I have thought that I did not need your wisdom or instructions or guidance. I have thought that I knew where to go and what to do, without your help. I have been self-sufficient. I have been self-centered. I have been strong willed and independent. I have been stubborn and determined and certain. How has all that worked out for you? Being self-reliant has never served me well. Being self-sufficient has often led to disaster. Why is that? I don’t know it all. I can’t see the future. I haven’t known where I should go and what I should do in life. So, I have made a lot of mistakes. I have taken wrong turns. I have gone where I should not have gone and done what I should not have done. I have wasted time and energy and resources when I have trusted in myself. That’s not good. No, it is not.

What else have you trusted in when you haven’t chosen to trust in me? When I haven’t trusted in you, I have also chosen to trust in other things or people. Like what? Like who? Well, I have trusted in money. I have trusted in power and prestige and influence. I have trusted in my own education and training. I have trusted in my own gifts, talents and resources. I have trusted in family and friends. I have trusted in people who I thought were older and wiser and smarter than me. You name it, I have tried trusting in it. What have you found out? I have found out that you are the only one worthy of all my faith and hope and trust. Sooner or later everything and everyone other than you will fail me. There is not one thing or any other person worthy of all my faith and hope and trust. You will never fail me. You will never forsake me. You are my rock. You are my fortress. You are my deliverer. I can take refuge in you. Yes, you can. That is what I will do. That will be very good.

Lord, I have trusted in many people and in many things. No one and no thing is worthy of my faith and trust. You alone are my place of refuge. When the storms of life come, I know that I will not be disappointed for having placed all my faith and trust in you. Amen

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Speak For Your Servant Is Listening

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The LORD called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.'” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:8-10 (NIV)

Quiet 

You live in a noisy world. You run at a frantic pace. Will you be able to hear me over the noise of this world? Will you listen to me while you run at your frantic pace? Those are good questions. Yes, they are. Do you expect me to answer them? Yes, I do. From a lifetime of experience, I know that the answer is no to both your questions. Why is that? I’m hard of hearing. Listening is not my strength. I will never hear you over the noise of the world or while I am running at a frantic pace. That’s true.

Do you want to hear from me? Do you want to hear my instructions? Do you want to follow my guidance? Yes, of course I want to hear from you. I want to know you. I want to know your will. I want to walk in your ways. I want to do what is pleasing in your sight. Then you have a problem. I do? Yes, you do.

What will you need to do if you want to hear from me? What changes will you make in your life so you can hear from me? I will stop running around. I will leave behind my busy life. I will quiet myself before you. I will turn off the noise from the world.  I will set apart a sacred time and a special place to meet with you. That will be very good.

Do you think it will be difficult to make yourself ready to hear from me? I’m sure that slowing down so that I can listen to you will be very difficult. My heart and mind and life will not stop on a dime. Are you expecting immediate results? What do you mean by that? You haven’t been quiet. You haven’t been listening. You have been racing. You have been running. Your heart and mind and life have been filled with noise. Will you have perfect hearing on the first day that you start listening to me? No, certainly not. I’m sure that it will take time to recognize and hear your voice. Will that discourage you? Will you give up? Will you quit trying to know me and walk in my ways? No, I will not quit. No, I will not give up. I will keep on meeting with you in our sacred place at our special time. That will be very good. You will hear from me.

Lord, I know that at many points you have tried to get my attention so that you could speak to me. But, I was so busy, preoccupied and not ready to listen. Now, you have my full attention. Speak to me Lord. I am listening. Amen

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Set Foot

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See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you. Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the LORD–the Lord of all the earth–set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.” Joshua 3:11-13 (NIV)

Step Of Faith 

You will never know until you take a step of faith. I will never know what until I take a step of faith? You will never know that I am with you. You will never know that I will help you. You will never know that I will work in you. You will never know my power to accomplish my purposes and fulfill plans through your life. Then a step of faith is required. A step of faith is not optional. Steps of faith will always be required if I want to move forward with you, is that right? That’s right.

Steps of faith are uncomfortable. Steps of faith are demanding. Steps of faith are challenging. Steps of faith are scary. Steps of faith will lead me to where I have never been to do what I have never done before, is that right? That is right. 

Is that what you want? Is what, do I want? Do you want to be comfortable? Do you want to take it easy? Do you want to amount to little? Do you want to accomplish next to nothing? I want none of that. I want to accomplish your purposes. I want to fulfill your plans. I want you to use my life to the fullest extent possible. I want to do all the good works that you have planned for me to do. I want to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom. I want to bring glory to your name. One day I want to hear you say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” I don’t want to have left any of the gifts, talents and resources that you have given me to go unused. Those are all very good desires.

You will accomplish none of what you hope if you do not follow me. I will follow you. I will go where you guide me. I will do what you ask of me. That is very good. As you follow me, what can you expect? I can expect that I will be taking steps of faith with you. That’s right. Will the steps of faith get smaller or larger as you continue to follow me? I am sure that the steps will be larger as I continue to follow you. That’s right. What can you also be sure of as you follow me? I can be sure that you will be with me every step of my way. You will help me. You will work in and through me. You will make me able to know and do your will. You will help me to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I will. Follow me. Yes Lord, I will.

You are Lord of all the earth and creator of the universe. You have your plans and purposes. Help me to come to you to stop, sit, wait and listen for your guidance. Help me to take steps of faith with you so that I can be used by you. Amen

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To Say No

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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:11-14 (NIV)

Yes And No

You have said yes to me. You have asked me to come into your life. You have asked me to be your Savior and Lord. You have told me that you have had enough of your old life. You no longer want to live according to the patterns, values and practices of the world. You have told me that you want to leave your old life of sin behind you. You have said that you want to live a completely new life in me. Do I have this correct? Is what I am saying true? Yes, I want to live a completely new life in you. You are my Savior and Lord. I no longer want my life to conform to the world. I want to live the new life that you have called me to live with and for you. That is very good.

Your decision to follow me was a one-time decision that will be followed up with many affirmations. You will live a life of continually saying yes to me and no to the world. These affirmations will come moment-by-moment and day-by-day. You will be tested and challenged and tried in and through the circumstances of life. You will be asked again and again if you will continue to leave the world behind you. You will be asked over and over if you will continue to love, follow and serve me.  You will be asked to live an upright and godly life that will shine brightly for me in the darkness of this world. You will not be alone in answering these questions. I will be with you to help you. I will continue to teach you to say “no” to ungodliness as you continue to say “yes” to me.

I have redeemed your life.  I have forgiven you of your sins. I have cleansed you of your unrighteousness. You are mine.  I will teach you. I will train you. I will change your heart. I will transform your mind. I will mold and shape your life. Don’t grow weary. Don’t become faint. Keep your heart and mind and life on me. I will sustain you. I will strengthen you. Will you be eager to go where I guide you? Will you be eager to do what I ask of you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for your grace that made salvation available to me. You have taught me to say “no” to ungodliness and worldly passions while saying “yes” to living the life you called me to live. I eagerly await the day of your return and final redemption. Amen

Key Question…  Why is saying “no” to worldliness and “yes” to godliness something that you eagerly do?

Living It Out…  Say “no” to worldly passions so you can say “yes” to living the life Christ has called you to live.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God will teach you to say “no” to worldly passions as you keep on saying “yes” to Him.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how God has taught you to say “no” to the world and “yes’ to Him.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you say “no” to worldly passions so you can say “yes” to living your life for Jesus Christ.

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By Faith Noah

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. Hebrews 11:7 (NIV)

Faith

That is what it will take? What is what it will take? It will take faith. It will take faith to do what? It will take faith to do whatever I ask you to do for me. It will? Yes, it will. Why is that? You tell me. I’m not sure. Take a guess. You don’t give me many little assignments? You don’t give me easy things to do. You don’t give me what I can do all by myself, without your help. That’s right.

You have a large assignment from me right now. Yes, I do. It is not only a large assignment. It is also a very long assignment. Yes, it is. Could you do the assignment that you are on right now, without my help? Certainly not. I could not have even dreamed up this large and long assignment that you have given to me. That’s right.

Why have you taken on this large and long assignment that I have given to you? My answer is in your question. How so? I believe with all my heart and mind and soul and strength that you have given me this large and long assignment. You have been weary and worn out by my assignment. My assignment has cost you a tremendous amount of time and energy and resources. I agree with both your statements. What has kept you going? Why have you not given up? You have helped me. You have been with me. You have encouraged me. You have revived and strengthened me. That’s right.

Have you received a lot of encouragement from others as you have worked on this large and long assignment? No, I have not. I have received some encouragement. But, I have received more discouragement than encouragement. How do you feel about that? The discouragement has been surprising. I would have never expected it. How have you been able to keep on going in the face of discouragement? I have kept my eyes on you. I have not listened to criticism. I have not accepted discouragement. I have not considered the overwhelming nature of this assignment. I have not dwelt on how long it might take me to complete your assignment. What have you done? I have taken one step at a time, one day at a time, as I have kept on doing the work that you have given me to do. That is what I will keep on doing. That will be very good.

Lord, regardless of the difficulty of the assignment I will say yes to all that you are asking me to do for you. In the face of doubt, fear and weakness I will rely on you for all that I need to accomplish the task you have set before me. Amen

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Not By Sight

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We live by faith, not by sight.  2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)

Stop And Start

How will you live your life? How will you walk through life? Will you be filled with fear and doubt? Will you be timid and afraid? Will you be strong and bold? Those are all good questions. I know one thing for sure. What’s that? I would like to change how I have been walking through life. How so? I have been timidly walking through life. I have been filled with fear and doubt. I have been far from being strong and bold. Why is that? I have been trusting in myself and my abilities. I have been depending on what I can see and feel and touch. I have been relying on my experience. That’s not good. There is no wonder why you have been walking timidly through life. You will always come up short when you trust in yourself. You will always miss the mark when you rely on your experience. Your own gifts and talents and abilities will not carry you through life. What you can see and touch and feel is not a secure foundation for your faith. I know that is true. There is no doubt in me about that.

You have said that you want to change the way that you have been walking through life. That is true. What must you do differently if you want to walk boldly through life? I must not rely on myself. I must not trust in my experience. I must not depend on my own gifts, talents and abilities. That is what you must not do. I asked you what you must do? There is a big difference between those two questions. Why is that? You won’t be able to stop doing what must not do unless you start doing what you must do. I’m not sure that I understand. You won’t be able to stop trusting in yourself, unless you start trusting in me. You won’t be able to stop relying on your own gifts, talents and abilities unless you start allowing me to work in and through your life. You won’t be able to stop depending on what you can see and feel and touch unless you start listening to my voice and watch for my activity. You need to know in your heart and mind and soul that I am with you to help you. You are not on your own. You are not walking through life by yourself. I am with you to lead you. I am with you to guide you. I am with you to help you. I will be working in and through your life every step of your way. Will you keep your eyes on me? Will you listen to my voice? Will you watch for my activity? Will you join me in the work that I am doing? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I will live each day of my life by faith in you rather than by what I can see in the world. Help me to keep my heart and mind and life focused on you. Guide all my thoughts, words and actions by all I have in you now and forever. Amen

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Now Go

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Moses said to the LORD, “O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” But Moses said, “O Lord, please send someone else to do it.” Exodus 4:10-13 (NIV)

I Will Help You

So, you feel inadequate to go and do what I am asking you to do for me? You feel unprepared to accomplish my purposes? You feel unable to fulfill my plans? Am I hearing you correctly? Yes, you are hearing me loud and clear. Would you believe that you are the first person that I have called into my service who has felt inadequate, unprepared and unable to accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans? No, I wouldn’t believe that, not for a second. That’s good. Would you believe that if you feel completely adequate, fully prepared and totally able to accomplish my assignment, then something is wrong. Like what? Like, I’m not calling you to do what you feel completely adequate, fully prepared and totally able to accomplish. That’s not me. You can be sure that the very easy assignments that are before you are not what I have in mind for you. What do you have in mind for me?

Let me ask you a few questions. I’m listening. You have my full attention. When have I given you a super easy assignment? When have I given you an assignment that didn’t cause you to come to rely on me? When have I given you an assignment that you could do without my help? I can’t remember you ever giving me an assignment like that. That’s good, because those are not the kind of assignments that you will receive from me. What kind of assignments will I receive from you? I have assignments in mind for you that will stretch your faith. I have assignments in mind for you that will cause you to come to rely on me. I have assignments in mind for you that will be far beyond what you could possibly imagine. I expect that you will have some fear about the assignments that I will give to you. I expect that you will have some doubts about the assignments that I will give to you. Will you face your fears? Will you confront your doubts? Will you have faith in me? Will you come to rely on me? Do you believe that I will work in and through your life? Do you believe that I will help you do whatever I ask you to do for me? Yes Lord, I believe that you will be with me to help me. I will say yes to you. I will say yes to the assignments that you give to me. That is very good. I will help you.

Lord, I will go and do whatever you ask me to do. I will not hesitate. I will not debate with you, even though, I don’t feel adequate or prepared for this assignment. I will need your help every step of my way. I will trust you, to give me all I will need to serve you. Amen

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His Purpose

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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. Romans 8:28-30 (NIV)

Called

You have been called to live your life according to my purposes. I will guide you to fulfill my plans. My hand is on you. I will guide you. I will direct. I will use you. What will I look like? Where will you guide me? What will you have me do? Those are good questions. Let’s start with your first question. You will look like my Son. It is your destiny to look and think and act like Him. Day by day, I will conform you to His image. I will mold and shape your life. I will give you new thoughts to think. I will give you new words to speak. I will give you new deeds to do. You will leave behind your old dark and sinful life that you once lived. You will live the new life that I have called you to live.

You are wondering where I will guide you? Yes, I am. You would like a road map to follow. You would like your course laid out neatly and completely before you. Yes, I would. That would not be good. Why is that? If I laid out a detailed and complete road map for your life you would react in two undesirable ways. How would I react? You would see the course of your life and turn away. You would run away. You would retreat. You would rebel. You would think that I have asked too much of you. You would say that I was asking the impossible. You would be partly right. I will ask too much of you. I will ask you to do the impossible. Why is that? I will do in and through what can only be done with my help. I will call you to come to rely on me. If I asked you to do only what you could easily do, would you come to rely on me? I suppose not. That brings us to the second reason why you will never receive a detailed road map from me. I’m listening. If I gave you a detailed road map for your life there would also be times when you would think that you could handle what is ahead without my help. Again, you would you begin to rely on yourself. That is not what I want. That is not my plan. You will only live your life according to my call and purpose if you come to rely on me. Will you rely on me? Yes, Heavenly Father, I will rely on you every step of my life. I will go where you guide me. I will do what you ask of me. I will allow you to mold and shape my life down to the finest detail. Make me to look and think and act like your Son. Yes, I will.

Heavenly Father, I am so thankful that you have called me to come to you. You have destined me to look and think and act like your Son. Mold and shape my life. Guide and direct my path. Lead to where you want me to be. Give me what you want me to do. Amen

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Full Of Grace

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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.  Colossians 4:2-6 (NIV)

Every Opportunity

Are your eyes wide open to what I want you to see?  Are your ears attentive to all that I want to say to you?  I’m sure that I don’t see all you want to show me.  I’m positive I don’t hear all that you are saying to me.  Help me to see and listen.  It is my desire to be in step and in tune with you.  I don’t want to miss a beat.  Are you sure that you really want my help?  Yes Lord, I do want your help.

To see and hear me clearly you must devote yourself to prayer.  I don’t mean that you must lock yourself up in a room and do nothing but pray.  Your prayer life will start and be nourished in that secret room and place of prayer.  You must never give up setting aside time to meet with me in solitude, apart from the noise of your busy life.  Will you continue to allow me to teach and train and prepare you in our times together?  Yes Lord, I will.

I want you to carry our times of prayer into your life, throughout the day.  Have an attitude of prayer.  Be listening and watching with prayerful ears and eyes.  Keep one ear and eye on earth and the other ear and eye on me.  I will guide and direct your prayers.  Everything you see and hear will become a subject matter of prayer. 

In prayer filled moments throughout your day I will give you opportunities to minister to others.  I will use you as my vessel.  My spirit will empower you to do all that I ask you to do.  Don’t shrink back from opportunities that I will give to you.  Be bold and full of grace as you speak to others about the new life they can have in me.  Your speech will be like salt that seasons life and will taste good to others.  They will see my life in you and ask you how they can come to know me and become one of my children.  They will desire the new life of forgiveness and salvation that I will freely give to them.

Will you devote yourself to prayer and be watchful; listening to all that I want you to see and hear?  Will you carry your prayer into your day?  Will you act when I give you opportunities to minister to others?  Yes Lord, I will act. I will speak with the words you give. I will make the most of every opportunity you give to me. That will be very good.    

Lord, I will devote myself to prayer. I will be watchful and thankful. I will be looking for every opportunity to minister to others. Help my conversation to be always filled with grace so I will know how to answer everyone. Help me to clearly proclaim the gospel. Amen

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Wisdom – Proverbs 15:22 – Many Advisors – Growing As Disciples

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 15:22 (NIV)

Your Plans

When will I ever learn? When will you ever learn what? When will I ever learn to seek advice, and listen to wise counsel. That is a good question. Why haven’t you sought advice and listened to wise counsel? Pride is the obvious answer. I have thought that I didn’t need to seek advice or receive wise counsel. I thought that I had enough wisdom in myself that I didn’t need to ask for or listen to wise counsel. That is a problem, isn’t it? It’s much more than a problem. It has led to one disaster after another in my life. I have made so many mistakes. I have taken so many missteps. I have made some very costly mistakes. I have wasted time, talents and resources.  I’ve noticed. I’m not sure what is worse, to not seek advice or refuse wise counsel that has been given to me. The end result is the same. I guess so.

Has all been lost? What do you mean by that? Have you learned anything by not seeking advice or accepting wise counsel? I’m learning some things very slowly. Like what? I don’t want to have my plans end in disaster. I don’t want to devise plans that are not yours. I don’t want to go where I should not go. I don’t want to do what I should not do. I don’t want to waste time, talents and resources. I want to know and do your will. I want to walk in your ways. I want to join you in the work you are doing. I want to do the good works you have prepared in advance for me to do. Those are all very good desires. Those are valuable lessons to have learned. So, all is not lost? It doesn’t look like it to me, does it to you? No, I guess I am learning. Yes, you are.

What do you want to do differently? How will you go about seeking advice and receiving wise counsel? I will wait. I will watch. I will listen. I will draw near to you. I will seek your advice. I will listen to your wise counsel. I will receive your instructions, I will follow your guidance. I will stop thinking that I know it all. I will give up on the idea that I have great plans that I must pursue. I will stop relying on myself. Instead I will rely on you. I want your plan. In faith, I will ask for your wisdom to guide my life. That will be very good. 

Lord, I have rushed forward to implement a plan. I have raced ahead of you. I have not sought out advice or listened to wise counsel. I have been proud and independent. I have also meet with disaster. No More. I will seek your counsel and listen to your advice. Amen

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