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My Joy May Be In You

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I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete  John 15:11 (NIV) 

Complete Joy

Do you want to live in an intimate relationship with me? Do you want me to hear and answer your prayers? Do you want to bear and abundance of fruit for my kingdom? Do you want your life to be filled with my joy?

Yes, I want to live in an intimate relationship with you. I have made drawing near to you the priority of my life. I want to know you. I want you to know me. I want to hear your voice. So, I am listening attentively to all that you want to say to me. I know that you want me to live in an intimate relationship with you. You love and gave yourself to me. I love and am giving myself to you. I want to live each moment of everyday in an intimate relationship with you. I will go where you lead me. I will do what you ask of me. We both want the same thing. Yes, we do.

Yes, I want you to hear and answer my prayers. I don’t want anything to hinder my life of prayer with you. I want my life to be like an open book before you. I will confess all my sins to you. I will draw near to receive your forgiveness and cleansing. Only you can make me clean in your sight. I want and need you to teach me to pray. I know that you will give me prayers to pray. I know that you will give me prayers that you will hear and answer. I want my life to be a constant dialogue of talking with and listening to you.  I want to hear your voice as clearly as you hear mine. We both want the same thing. Yes, we do.

Yes, I want to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom. I want my life to bring glory to your name. I know that apart from you I can do nothing that will last for all eternity. I have no higher desire in life than to serve you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. My life is at your disposal. Use me however you see fit. I know that you have a purpose and a plan for my life. I know that you have good works already prepared for me to do for you. I will rely on you to give me the strength to do whatever you have given me to do for you. We both want the same thing. Yes, we do.

Yes, I want my life to be filled with your joy. There is no mystery to me about how to be filled with your joy. Listening attentively to you will bring me joy. Living in an intimate relationship with you will bring me joy. Having my prayers heard and answered by you will bring me joy. Bearing fruit for your kingdom will bring me joy. Bringing glory to your name will bring me joy. I know that it is your desire and will for me to live in your joy. Nothing would please you more than for you to see me living in your joy. I know that you will help me to live in your joy. Living in your joy is part of your purpose and plan for my life. Everything you and I both want will be surrounded and enveloped by your joy. We both want the same thing. Yes, we do.

Lord, I am here to listen to all you want to say to me. I want to live in an intimate relationship with you. I will remain in your love. I will obey your commands. I will rely on you for all I need. Fill me with your joy as I love, follow and serve you. Amen

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We Can Comfort

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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.  2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) 

Give What You Have Received

What you have received from me is not only for yourself. What’s that? Think about all that you have received from me. You have given me so much for which I am so very thankful. Yes, I know that you are thankful to me. That’s not the point that I want to make with you right now. I want you to understand that when you receive something from me I also want you to share it with others. Like what? You tell me. Name something that you have received from me.  

I have received your forgiveness. How can you share my forgiveness with others? I could forgive others just like you have forgiven me. I can also share with others how they can come to you to receive your forgiveness for their sins. Yes, you can. What else?  

I have received hope from you. I know that you have a plan for my life. You created me. You are molding and shaping my life. My life isn’t broken beyond repair. You are the God of second chances. You can and do still want to use me according to your purposes. Yes, I do. I could share with others all the hope I have in you. Yes, you can. I want to use your words to encourage others that are without hope in life. What else?  

I have received your love. I know that you love and accept me. I am your child. You are my Father. I can live my life with and for you. You are on my side. You want to help me. You want me to rely on you. You want me to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. You want me to know you. You want me to hold on to you as I walk through life. I love you because you first loved me. I can share your love with others. I can let others know how much you love them. Yes, that’s right. Do you know that people are desperate to be loved and accepted? They have a void of emptiness in their hearts that only I can fill. You have the best secret in all of life. I love you and you love me. I am with you. I will never forsake you. Is this a secret that you want to keep to yourself? No, I want everyone to know of your goodness, kindness, mercy and love. I want everyone to know the hope they can have in you. Yes, I know that you do.

So how will you comfort others with the comfort that you have received from me? I will share with others all that I have received from you. I will tell others how they can live in a relationship with you. I will tell others how much you love them. Yes, you will. That is what I am calling you to do. Go and tell others about me.

Lord, you have met with me when I have been suffering. You have comforted me in my affliction. You have taught me to rely on you when I have been in need. You have used others to bring comfort into my life. Use me now to comfort others with your comfort. Amen

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My Heart’s Delight

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When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty. Jeremiah 15:16 (NIV)

Junk Food

I know that I have been feeding on junk food. How so? I have been feeding my heart and mind and life on what will not satisfy. I have fed my heart on junk food that will pull me in the wrong directions. I have fed my mind on junk food that will cause me to think thoughts that are not helpful to think. I have fed my life on junk food that will lead me down the wrong paths. This is not good. Yes, I know. 

How will you change your diet? How will you feast on what will satisfy? How will you eliminate a junk food diet from your heart and mind and life? Those are good questions. I know where I will start. Where is that? I will start by feasting on your word. How will you do that? I will read your word. I will study your word. I will meditate on and memorize your word. I will pray your word. I will teach your word. I will take a firm grip on your word so it will take a firm grip on me. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. If I fill myself up on your word will I lose my appetite for junk food that the world would like me to feed on? What do you think? I have more than just thoughts on the subject. What do you have? I have experience on the subject. Tell me about that. The more I feed on your word, the less of an appetite I have for the junk food thoughts and opinions and values of the world. That has been your experience? Yes, that has been my experience. I can say more. Go ahead, I’m listening. As I have feasted on your word, my appetite for your word has grown.  It has become my joy and delight to come to meet with you in your word. My heart and mind and life hungers for your word. You have fed and sustained and satisfied my life with your word. But, I can never get enough of your word. Your word keeps me wanting to come back for more. Feeding on your word has pushed the desire for junk food thoughts out of my heart, and mind and life. That is very good. Keep on meeting with me in my word. Keep on feasting on my word. Yes Lord, I will. 

Lord, help me to eliminate mental, emotional, or spiritual junk food from my diet. Instead I want to feast on your word. Change my heart and transform my mind and guide my life by your word. Your word will be my joy and delight as I follow and serve you. Amen

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Enemies In Your Minds

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Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation– Colossians 1:21-22 (NIV)

Your Enemy

That is for sure. What is for sure? At one time I was living as your enemy. I thought, said and did what was evil in your sight. I lived for my own comfort and pleasure. I went my own way and did my own thing. I had no time for you. I had no desire for you. I had no thought of you. I did not want or need you in my life. What happened? Well, I can tell you that I was sadly mistaken. Life without you is meaningless. Life without you has no purpose. Life without you has no direction. Without you, I wandered to where I shouldn’t have gone.  Without you, I did what I should not have done. Without you, there is only one place my life could end up. Without you, my life ended up being bruised and battered and broken. That is the certain result of living a dark and sin-filled life apart from you. A life of sin pays its own wages. Those wages are a bruised and battered and broken life that will one day end in death and final and permanent separation from you. That’s true. 

But you would not leave me in that condition. You would not let me live a life without you. You pursued me. You sought me out. You would not let me go. No, I would not. So, when I had reached the end of the road, you gave me somewhere to turn. You gave me a hope to have. You gave me words to pray. You put a cry in my heart and mind and life that you would hear and answer. Yes, I did. What hope did you have? What cry was in your heart? What prayer did you pray? I cried out to you. I asked you to show yourself to me. I asked you to rescue me from a life without you. I asked you to forgive my sin. I asked you to cleanse my unrighteousness. I asked you to come into my heart and mind and life. I said that I wanted you to be the Savior and Lord of my life. I told you that I would follow you to wherever you led me. I told you that I would do whatever you asked of me. Did I hear and answer every one of your prayers? Yes, you did. That’s right. You have been forgiven of all your sins. You have been cleansed of all your unrighteousness. You are holy in my sight. I have healed your bruised and battered and broken life. I am your Savior and Lord. I am leading and guiding you. You are now following me and living the new life that I have given you to live. Yes, I am. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, there is no doubt I was a rebellious sinner completely alienated from you. I thought, said and did what was evil. But, you sought me out and rescued me from a life without you. You died for my sins, reconciled me to God and gave me a new life to live. Amen

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Being Confident

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being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NIV)

Confident 

I’m confident. You are confident about what? I am confident that you began a good work in me. When did I begin my good work in you? Now, if I were to quickly answer that question, I would give the wrong answer, I’m sure. What would be your wrong answer? I would say that your good work began in me on the day that I began to follow you as my Savior and Lord. You’re right, that is the wrong answer. It isn’t a bad answer, it’s just the wrong answer. What is the correct answer? You began your good work in me before I was born. You designed and created me in my mother’s womb. Yes, I did.

But, let’s talk about the work I have been doing in and through you since the day you started to follow me as your Savior and Lord. I’d like that. How do you know that I have been doing a good work in you? Well, looking back over the years, I can see the dramatic changes you have made in me. How so? I am nothing like the person I once was. My whole perspective has changed. My values are completely different. My hopes and dreams are nothing like what they once were. Go into some detail. At one time my thoughts were entirely on the things of this earth. I gave no thought to the things of heaven. My goal was to pursue the comfort and pleasures of this life. I lived solely to please myself. I lived a dark and sinful life. I was walking on a path that led away from you. I was self-indulgent. I was self-centered. I was self-sufficient. In total, I was insufferably proud. To tell you the truth, I would have been quite embarrassed to have my thoughts and words and deeds held up to your close scrutiny. What has changed? You have and are continuing to change my heart and transform my mind. You have given and are giving me new thoughts to think, words to speak and deeds to do. You are helping me to become like you. It is my utmost and highest desire to do what is pleasing in your sight. I know that I am far from perfect. But, I have been and am willing for you to take a close look at my life. You will find flaws. You will find mistakes. You will find sins. I have no doubt about that. I have no doubt about something else. What’s that? You are not finished with me yet. You will continue to mold and shape my life. You will continue to make me into the person you have called me to be. You will keep on doing your work in and through my life. Yes, I will. For that, I am thankful beyond measure. That is very good. 

Heavenly Father, I know you started a good work in me. I welcome your good work in me. Sometimes, I have been impatient and slow to notice your good work in me. Thank you for molding and shaping my life and never stopping doing your good work in me. Amen

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Finish Its Work

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 (NIV)

OK

OK, what? I’m here again. I’m in another trial. Normally, I would not be too pleased that I’m in another trial. I’m not a huge fan of trials. I have often railed and rebelled against trials. I have not wanted to stay in them. I have tried to get out of them as soon as possible. I have tried to duck them. I have sought to avoid them. I have backed up from them. I have tried to go around them. I have certainly not welcomed them into my life. That’s certainly true. What about now? I am saying OK. I am acknowledging that I am in a trial. I will let this trial have its full effect in my life. I will allow you to use this trial to mold and shape my life. Use this trial to do your work in me. That’s your prayer? Yes, that is my prayer. I am welcoming this trial into my life because I know that, even though you are not the author of this trial, you will use it to grow and strengthen my faith. You will develop perseverance in me. Yes, I will.

What has changed your attitude? Looking back over my life is changing my attitude about trials. How so? You have always been able to bring some great good out of the trials I have gone through. It may have taken a long time, in some cases many years, for me to see your hand at work in the trials I have gone through. I may never fully understand all the trials I have gone through. What I will do is trust you. What I have done and will continue to do is draw near to you as I go through trials in life. In every trial, I will come to rely on you. In every trial, I will ask for your help. I will cry out to you for wisdom. In every trial, you have heard and answered my prayer. You have drawn near to me as I have drawn near to you. You have helped me. You have sustained me. You have strengthened me. Yes, that is what I have done and will continue to do for you as you go through trials. For that, I would not trade anything. For that, I will endure every trial as you grow and strengthen my faith in you. That is very good. 

Lord, I know I am a work in progress. You are not done molding and shaping my life. You are still making me into the person you want me to become. I will joyfully allow trials to test my faith and do their work in me. Grow and develop my faith as I follow you. Amen

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United In Mind And Thought

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I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV)  

United

How can I stay united with my fellow believers?  There are bound to be differences of opinion. Everyone has a slightly different take on how they see the world. Each person sees life from the lense of their own experience. Everyone has a different make-up. Each one of us is unique. How can I possibly have the same mind and thought with others? I have different experiences. I have different perspectives. My background and make-up and experiences are unique. I don’t even like the idea of agreeing with others. I don’t really want to think like others think. The idea of having my mind in sync with others is not a pleasant thought to me. I want to be different. I want to be creative. I don’t want to color within the lines. I want to do things that are outside the box. I like change. I don’t want to live with what is comfortable and familiar. I can’t accept the way that things are. I want to dream about how things could be. I want new and different experiences. I don’t want to conform. I don’t want to live up to other’s expectations. I don’t want to come under someone else’s judgement. I want to use all the gifts and talents and abilities you have given to me. I don’t want to live under any restrictions. I don’t want to live under someone else’s constraints. I want to boldly go and do what ask me to do. You sound just like the person that I created you to be. Really? Yes, really.

Let me ask you some questions. I’m listening. You have my complete attention. Do you want others to live the life that I have called them to live? Can you wish for others what you want for yourself? Do you want others to live out their uniqueness? Will you encourage others to live the life that I have called them to live? Yes, I can wholeheartedly support all of these things. So, will you be comfortable when other’s thoughts and words and deeds look and sound different than yours? You will not place any restrictions and constraints on others? No, I will not. Can you see how there can be unity amongst all the beautiful diversity that I have created? Yes, I can. Will you pray for unity of thought and mind among your fellow believers, as they live out the unique lives that I have given them to live? Yes, I will. That’s good. That is the unity that I desire. That is the unity that will be a bold and bright witness for me in the world. That is what I want. That will be very good. 

Lord, I know that disunity among believers is a prideful and ugly thing that is a poor witness to the world. Help me to not be a part of any disunity among believers. Help me to pray for unity in the church that will be a bold and bright witness for you in the world. Amen

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Sword Of The Spirit

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Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17 (NIV) 

Stand And Fight

Do you want to be able to resist temptation? Do you want to be able to fight against evil? Yes, I want to be able to resist temptation and fight against evil. How can I resist temptation and fight against evil? You will never be able to resist temptation with your own strength. You will never be able to fight against evil under your own power. That does not come as a surprise to me. Why is that? I have been overcome by temptation and defeated by evil many times despite my very best efforts. I know without a doubt that I need all your help to resist temptation and fight against evil. My word will make you able to resist temptation. My word will make you able to fight against evil. My word is like a sword that will fight in you, with you and for you.

How will your word fight in me? You must take my word into your heart and mind. You must meditate on my word day and night. You must let my word dwell in you richly. You must feast on my word. Then my word will fight in you by changing your heart and transforming your mind. My word will help you will help to think my thoughts. My word will help you to turn away from the principles, patterns and practices of this world. You will come to want what I want. You will desire to go where I lead you to do all that I ask of you. Your word will help me to turn away from evil that is in the world. Yes, it will.

How will your word fight with me? My word will fight with you by changing all that you think, say and do. It will become your desire to do whatever pleases me. Temptation will lose its appeal to you. Evil will lose its grip on you. You will come to know my will and walk in my ways. I do want to know your will and walk in your ways. That is very good.

How will your word fight for me? My words will be in your heart. My words will be on your mind. My words will come out of your mouth. My word will speak against every temptation and evil that you will face. My word will strengthen you. My word will make you able to stand and fight. My word will do battle for you as you rely on me. My word will lead you in victory.  I will rely on you and your word to fight in me, with me and for me. I will allow your word to lead me in victory. I will rely on you and your word to make me able to stand against temptation and fight evil of every kind. That will be very good.

Holy Spirit, thank you that the word of God is a sword in my hand that I can use to fight battles in life. You have used God’s word to fight in me, with me, and for me. The word of God has strengthened me so I can resist temptation and stand against every evil. Amen

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Holding Fast

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Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Philippians 2:14-16 (ESV)

Shine Like A Light

That is exactly what I want to do. What’s that? I want to shine like a light in the world. I want my life to be a testimony for you. I don’t want anything to blemish my witness for you. That is a very good desire. What might hinder your testimony and witness for me in the world? If I were no different than anyone else in this crooked and twisted generation, then my life would offer no testimony or witness for you. No, it would not. Are there any behaviors that you want to be particularly on guard against right now? Yes, I don’t want to be a grumbler or a complainer or a disputer. Those are dangerous attitudes for me to hold. Those attitudes provide a direct threat to my ability to be a witness and testimony for you in the world. Yes, they do. Beyond that, you are not pleased with grumbling and complaining and disputing. No, I am not. You have called me to be grateful and thankful. You desire that I bring peace and harmony wherever I go, in whatever I do. Yes, I do.

How will you be able to stop being a grumbler or complainer or a disputer? Not, with my own strength and abilities, that is for sure. I will need you to change the attitudes of my heart and the thoughts of my mind. How do you think I will change the attitudes of your heart and the thoughts of your mind? What tool will I use to change the attitudes of your heart and the thoughts of you mind? You will use your word to change the attitudes of my heart and the thoughts of my mind. As I hold fast to your word I will be changed. You will use your word to change my heart and transform my mind. Yes, I will.

How will you hold fast to my word? I will keep your word ever before me. I will meditate on your word day and night. I will hide your word in my heart, so I will not sin against you. I will let your word dwell in me richly. That will be very good.

What will be assured when you hold fast to my word? As I continue to hold fast to your word, I can be sure that my labor for you will never be in vain. As I continue to hold fast to your word, I can be positive that I will run well the race that you have set before me. Yes, you can. Will you keep on holding fast to my word? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. Then you will shine for me like a light in the world.

Lord, every day I will hold fast to your word. I will allow your word to change the attitude of my heart and thoughts of my mind. I will not grumble or complain so I can be an unblemished light for you in the world. Help me to run well and labor fruitfully for you. Amen 

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The Message Of The Lord

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 – The Message Of The Lord – Growing As Disciples

Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 (NIV)  

Spread My Word

Will you honor my word? Will you take my word into your heart and mind and life? Will you hunger and thirst for my word? Will you value my word just as if it were more valuable silver or gold or any earthly treasure? Will you allow my word to change your heart, transform your mind and guide your life? Will you look intently into my word? Will you allow my word to dwell in you richly? Will you allow my word to form the thoughts of your mind, words of your mouth and deeds of your life? Will you let my word guard and guide your life? Will you allow my word to make you able to resist temptation and stand against evil? Will you read my word? Will you study my word? Will you memorize and meditate on my word? Will you teach and proclaim my word? Will you pray my word? Will you grab a hold of my word so it can grab a hold of you? Finally, will you put my word into practice? You have asked me a lot of questions. That’s right, I have asked you a lot of questions for which there is only one answer, if you will truly honor my word. That’s what I thought. To say no to any one of your questions would be dishonoring to your word. That’s true.

I can only say yes to you not because I have no choice, but because I have no other desire. It will be no sacrifice for me to honor your word. If I say that I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength, which I do, how could I not also love the words that have come out of your heart and mind and life? How could I not want to honor everything you have to say to me? How could I not passionately desire that your word will grow and flourish in my life? How could I not want your word to spread rapidly to others just as it has to me. I will pray diligently and work heartily to see that your word will be honored and spread all around the world. Use me for this purpose. Use me for this plan. Yes, I will use you to honor and spread my word far and wide to others all over the world. Thank you, Lord!

Lord, it is my desire to honor and accept your word into my life. You have used your word to change my heart, transform my mind, guide and guard my life. It is my prayer that you will use me to honor and spread your word to others as it has been to me. Amen

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