Open My Eyes

Posted on October 31, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Psalm 119:18 – Open My Eyes – Growing As Disciples

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 (NIV)

Show You

Do you want to be able to see what I want to show you in my word? Yes, I want to see everything that you want to show me in your word. What must I do if I want to be able to see all that you want to show me in your word? That is a very good question that I am going to let you answer for yourself. You think I can answer that question? I know that you can answer that question. I will try. Go ahead. In order to see all that you want to show me in your word I must want that with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. What do you mean by that? First, I must ask you to show me all that you want me to see in your word. This wanting will not become a one and done prayer of mine. I will continually and passionately pray asking you to open my eyes to see all that you want me to see in your word. This will be the fervent prayer of my heart. My continual and passionate wanting to hear and see all that want to show me from your word will require a significant effort and a strong ongoing commitment on my part. Yes, it will. I must be willing to set aside a regular time and place to consistently meet with you in your word. I must be willing to think deeply about your word. That will often require me to meditate on and memorize your word. In this way I can hide your word in my heart and store it in my mind. Yes, you can. If I only lightly skim over your word it will have far less of impact on my heart and in my mind. Most of what I only skim over will go in one ear and out the other. I won’t be able to hear what you want me to hear. I won’t be able to see what you want me to see. I won’t be able to know your thoughts or walk in your ways without knowing, following and obeying your word. So, I must spend unrushed quality time with you in your word in order to see all the wonderful things you want to show me from your word. That’s right. Will you meet with me in my word? Will you earnestly desire to hear and see all that I want to show you? Will you ask me to open your eyes to see and ears to hear all the wonderful things in my word? Yes Lord, I will.

Lord, as I read your word I need you to open my eyes so that I will be able to see all that you want to show me. My own thoughts or ideas will never be enough. I will miss what you want me to see. So, I’m asking you to “open me eyes.” Amen

Key Question… Why is it so essential to ask God to open your eyes as you read and study His word?

Living It Out… Begin your time in God’s word with a prayer asking Him to open your eyes to see what He wants to show you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will answer your prayer and open your eyes to see wonderful things in His word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group what God has been opening your eyes to see in His word.

Prayer To Bless Others… May the Lord open your eyes to see all that He wants to show you in His word.

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Come To Know Him

Posted on October 30, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – 1 John 2:3-6- Come To Know Him – Growing As Disciples

We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 2:3-6 (NIV)

Know Me

There is a way that you can know for certain if you are coming to know me. How so? You tell me. If I obey you then I can know for certain that I am coming to know you. That’s right. What has happened to you as you have come to know me? As I have come to know you I have come to love you. What has happened to you as you have come to love me? As I have come to love you I have wanted to follow, obey and serve you. Do you remember when it was a battle for you to decide to obey me? You had your own thoughts. You had your own will. You had your own ways. There were many times when you were more interested in doing your own thing than you were in following, obeying and serving me. That’s true. That’s all changed. Yes, that’s all changed. What do you want to do now? In the past I almost dreaded hearing what you might ask me to do for you. Now, I am listening attentively to you. Now, I am looking for ways that I can go and do what pleases you. Knowing and loving you now motivates me to do whatever you ask of me. Now, it is my joy and pleasure to serve you. I can see that in you. It gives me great joy to see that you want to come to know and love me everyday as you follow, obey and serve me. I’m so glad to hear that.

There is something that I want to ask of you. What’s that? I want you to make me to be like your Son. I want to love like He loved. I want to give like He gave. I want to do what He did. I want to walk like He walked and live like He lived. Then we both want the very same thing. Do you know why you have these desires in your heart? Tell me. You are coming to know and love me. Love for me is at work in your heart. Let that work in me continue. My work will continue in you until the day that we meet each other face to face. That’s great. That’s all I want. That’s more than I could have ever hoped for and dreamed of. I’m glad to hear that from you.

Heavenly Father, it is my desire to know and love you with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. Knowing and loving you has made it my joy and pleasure to follow and serve you. I will obey whatever you ask of me. Help me to walk just like your Son walked. Amen

Key Question… How has coming to know God motivating your desire to follow and obey Him?

Living It Out… Let knowing and loving God motivate your desire to follow and obey Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that coming to know and love God will give you the desire to do whatever He asks of you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are coming to know God more intimately as you obey Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May coming to know and love God motivate your desire to follow, obey and serve Him.

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Written Down As Warnings

Posted on October 29, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word- 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 – Written Down As Warnings – Growing As Disciples

These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 (NIV)

Warnings

What is your heart set on? What captivates your mind and has your full attention? Those sound like two vitally important questions. Your entire life will be guided by how you answer those two questions. How so? You tell me. I’m guessing that I can set my heart and mind on the right or the wrong thing. That is a very good guess. That wasn’t a guess was it? No, it wasn’t. Why were you able to answer my question without guessing? You have shown me many examples of those who have chosen the wrong thing and how that ended up for them. Tell me what you mean by choosing the wrong thing. There are many obvious wrong choices one can make in life. All the wrong choices in life start out as wrong choices in the heart and mind. What do you mean by that? I could choose to live a self-centered, self-sufficient and self-indulgent life. All of those would place me firmly at the helm of my own life. I would live entirely for my own comfort and pleasure. I would pursue what I wanted, whenever I wanted it. All that I desired would become the idols that I would chase after over the course of my life. When I did not receive exactly what I wanted I would become a grumbler and complainer. Nothing from this kind of life would please you. No, it would not. Living this kind of life does not end well. No, it does not.

I am thankful that you have allowed me to know what living a life without you looks and feels like. You have given me many object lessons from the lives of others. You have allowed me to feel the pain of living my own self-centered, self-sufficient, and self-indulgent life. I have been bruised and battered and broken by a sin filled life without you. I am thankful that you rescued me from a life without you. You allowed me to see the truth. You showed me where I could come and cry out for help. When I reached rock bottom you were there to meet me. You lifted me up out of darkness and gave me a new life to live in you. You forgave and cleansed me of my sin and set me on the path of life to follow you as my Savior and Lord. Yes, I did. Now, my heart is set on you. Now, knowing you captivates my mind. You have my full attention. I am listening carefully to every word that you speak to me. I am so grateful for all that you have written down for me. Your word is guarding and guiding my life. Your word is making me able to stand firm as I live my life with you. Yes, it is and that is very good.

Lord, thank you that your word has been written down for me. Your word is my delight. My heart and mind are set on your word. Your word has warned me of danger. Your word has guarded my life. Your word has made me able to stand firm. Amen

Key Question… How has God’s word protected and guarded you from being captivated by evil?

Living It Out… Meditate on God’s word and allow it to strengthen you so that you will be able to stand firm against evil.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God’s word will warn and protect you from being captivated by evil thoughts, words, and actions.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God’s word has guarded and guided and changed your life.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you heed the warnings in God’s word that have been written down for your protection.

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Dwell In You Richly

Posted on October 28, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Colossians 3:16 – Dwell In You Richly – Growing As Disciples

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 (NIV)

Dwell Richly

Now those are two very important words. What’s that? Dwell and richly, those are the words that I want you to consider. What would your life look like if my word dwelt in you richly? I know one thing that would need to happen for sure. What’s that? I would need to set a time and a place to meet with you in your word on a daily basis. Your word dwelling in me richly will never happen on a “when I get around to it, hit and miss basis.” If I don’t set a time and a place to meet with you in your word it will never happen on anything close to a regular basis. So, you want to make meeting with me a priority in your life. Yes, I do. That has been a big struggle for you. Yes, it has been. You have tried to meet with me in my word on a regular basis many times before, isn’t that true. Yes, I have. Were your efforts successful? No, they were not. Why is that? I didn’t really take the time to develop a strategic plan to meet with you. I was doomed to failure right from the start. What do you mean by that? I started with unrealistic goals. Like what? I said to myself that I would meet with you every morning for an hour. What was wrong with that? I haven’t been a morning person and the length of time I selected with was far too long, at least to start. So what would happen? I would have very short-term success, end up getting up late and need to rush off to work without meeting with you. Then I would give up and feel very guilty about my failed effort.

That was then. What about now? I have developed a regular pattern of meeting with you in your word. What does your regular pattern look like? How did you get started? First of all I didn’t pick an exact time to meet with you. I picked a particular space in my day. When was that? I said that I would meet with you in your word every night just before I went to bed. This worked well for me because nothing would compete with this space in my day. I could have picked right after work or any other space in my day that didn’t face a lot of competition for my time. So, you set apart a sacred time in your day that would be our time to meet together in my word. Yes, I did. Did you also select a particular place? Yes, I did. I should tell you that I wasn’t alone in selecting a time and place to meet with you. Tell me about that. My spouse and I made this decision together. So, you could each encourage other then? Yes, that’s exactly what has happened. We selected our bedroom as the place where we would meet together with you in your word. So, every night for many years now we have been meeting with you in your word without fail. We started really small. How small? I’m almost embarrassed to say that we started reading your word and praying together for five minutes just before bed every night. Why would you almost be embarrassed at only meeting with me for five minutes? Five minutes doesn’t sound anything like letting your word dwell in me richly. But, you’re not embarrassed are you? No, I am not. Why not? That small amount of time with you in your word gave us a taste of meeting with you. Now, we hunger and thirst for meeting with you in your word. Our time meeting with you in your word and praying together at night has grown dramatically. We now also have our own separate time and place to meet with you in your word. Meeting with you in your word has now become an absolute priority in our lives. We now are truly letting your word dwell in us richly. Yes, you are and that is very good and pleasing to me. Tell me the prayer that was on your heart when you first began to meet with me in my word. Here it is…

Lord, I will meet with you daily to pray and read your word. I have picked out a time and a place. This will be our time. I know it’s just a beginning. I want you and your word to dwell richly in me. I’m excited. Let’s begin right now. Amen

Key Question… What have you learned and been able to teach others as a result of God’s word dwelling in you richly?

Living It Out… Set a time and a place to meet with God in His word on a daily basis.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God’s word dwelling in you richly will change your heart, transform your mind and guide your life.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are letting God’s word dwell in you richly on a daily basis.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you let the word of God dwell in you richly, so you can live the life He has given you to live.

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A Workman

Posted on October 27, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – 2 Timothy 2:15 – A Workman – Growing As Disciples

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV)

A Workman

That is exactly what I want to be. What’s that? I want to be a workman that correctly handles your word. That is a very good desire. Why do you want to be a workman that knows how to correctly handle my word? I know that the only way to live a life that is pleasing to you is to hear and obey your word. If I love you, I will obey your commandments. If I want to want to have a secure foundation for my life, I need to put your word into practice. These are all part of being a workman that correctly handles your word. That’s right.

What effort are you willing to make to become a workman that correctly handles my word? I will set aside a daily time to meet with you in your word. I will listen attentively to all that you have to say to me. I will immerse myself in your word. I will meditate on your word day and night. I will study your word. I will memorize your word. I will hide your word in my heart, so I will not sin against you. I will allow you to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life with your word. That is very good.

How will you allow me to use you as a workman that correctly handles my word? It is my prayer that your word working in and through my life will make me a bright and bold witness for you in the world. So, I will not keep your word as a secret. I will teach your word. I will pray your word. I will share your word with others so that they can come to know you. I know that your word will give me hope and meaning and purpose. How so? I will allow your word to guide me to where you want me to go. I will allow your word to give me what you want me to do. I will allow your word working in me to bear fruit for your kingdom so that glory can be brought to your name. That will be very good.

What can you be sure of as a workman who correctly handles my word? I will never regret following and obeying your word. I will never be embarrassed because I put your word into practice. I will live a life that will be filled with joy because I have correctly handled your word. There is no better way that I can possibly spend my time than becoming a workman who correctly handled your word. I will life a life with no regrets because I will have known you and done your will. That’s right. That will be very good.

Lord, I will immerse myself in your word. I will let your word dwell in me richly. I will mediate on your word day and night. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. Help me to be a workman who rightly handles your word. Amen

Key Question… What strategies are you employing to grow as a workman who correctly handles God’s word?

Living It Out… Immerse yourself in God’s word so you can become a workman who correctly knows how to handle it.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will help you to be a workman who rightly handles His word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are like a workman who handles God’s word.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you immerse yourself in God’s word so you will become a workman who correctly handles it.

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Obey It

Posted on October 26, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Luke 11:28 – Obey It – Growing As Disciples

He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:28 (NIV)

Hear And Obey

Do you want my blessing to be on your life? Yes of course I want your blessing to be on my life. Who would not want your blessing to be on their lives? That would make no sense at all. You would be very surprised to learn of the many who do not want my blessing on their lives. They have rejected my word. Their hearts are hard. Their ears are closed. They have no interest in anything that I have to say to them. They neither hear my word nor put it into practice. That’s not good. No, it is not. Then there are those that like to hear my word but fail to put it into practice. All their hearing does them no good. Their hearts and minds and lives remain unchanged. It’s as if they never heard my word at all. That’s not good either. No, it is not good.

What about you? What’s your plan? What will you do with my word? I will go to great lengths to hear your word. Everyday I will set apart a time and a place to meet with you in your word. I will listen attentively to all that you have to say to me. I will let your word soak into my life. I will let your word dwell in me richly. I will hunger and thirst for your word. I will savor your word. I will meditate on your word. I will memorize your word. I will pray your word. I will speak your word. I will sing your word. In every way I will value and honor your word. I will let your word change my heart. I will let your word transform my mind. I will let your word form my thoughts. I will let your word guide my life. That will be very good. What else?

I will put your word into practice. I will hear and obey your word. I will allow your word to strengthen me to do your will. I will allow your word to empower me to walk in your ways. I will allow your word to guide me to go to wherever you lead me. I will allow your word to direct me to do whatever you ask of me. I will live my life with and for you. I will live under the promise of your blessing as I hear your word and put it into practice. Yes, you will. That will be very good. I will bless your life as you hear and obey my word.

Lord, I will meet with you everyday in your word so I can hear from you. I will listen attentively to everything you have to say to me. I will rely on your help so I can put into practice all that you teach me. I will follow and obey you. Amen

Key Question… How has your life been blessed by hearing and putting God’s word into practice?

Living It Out… Meet with God in His word so that you will be able to hear and obey Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that your life will be blessed as you hear and obey God’s word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group something from God’s word that you have recently put into practice.

Prayer To Bless Others… May your life be blessed as you hear and obey God’s word.

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Meditates Day And Night

Posted on October 25, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Psalm 1:1-3- Meditates Day And Night – Growing As Disciples

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)

A Blessed Life

Do you want to live a blessed life? Do you want to live a life that is new and fresh and alive? Do you want your life to bear an abundance of fruit? Do you want to be able to prosper in the work that I have given you to do for me? Those are not hard questions. I do want to live a blessed life that is new and fresh and alive. I do want to bear and abundance of fruit. I do want to prosper in the work you have given me to do for you. What must I do if I want all of these things? That is a very good question.

You must do two things if you want my blessing on your life. First, you must leave your old life. How will I leave my old life? You must separate yourself from all that is evil. You must remove yourself from people, places and things that will hinder your walk with me. You must eliminate from your life all that would try to feed and sustain evil in you. I’m not sure what you mean. Don’t go where wickedness would try to guide you. Don’t listen to what evil would try to counsel you. Don’t walk along with what evil is thinking, saying and doing. Don’t take your stand or sit down with those who find pleasure in doing what is not pleasing to me. Now I understand, I get it. You said I must do two things. Yes, I did.

As you leave your old life behind you must embrace and take hold of your new life that you have in me. How will I do that? You will follow me. You will listen carefully to all that I have to say to you. You will meditate on my word day and night. You will no longer think, speak and act like you once did. You will no longer live as you once did. At one time you were weary and worn out. You were dry and exhausted. You were without hope in the world. Yes, I was. Now, my word will feed and strengthen you. You will be like a tree that has been planted by a stream of water. My word will revive and refresh your life. At one time you were barren and unproductive. No kidding. Now you will bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom. Now you will bring glory to my name. That’s what I want. I want to live out my new life that I have in you. That will be very good.

Lord, instead of walking, standing, or sitting in the wrong places with the wrong people – hearing, doing or saying the wrong things, I will meditate on your word day and night. Guide all I hear, do, or say by your word so that I will bear fruit for your kingdom. Amen

Key Question… How are you making it your daily decision to separate yourself from evil of every kind?

Living It Out… Allow God to change your heart, transform your mind and bless your life as you meditate on His word.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will change your heart, transform your mind and bless your life as you meditate on His word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are making it your daily habit to meditate on God’s word.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you meditate on God’s word so He can change your heart, transform your mind and bless your life.

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From The Mouth Of God

Posted on October 24, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Matthew 4:4 – From The Mouth Of God – Growing As Disciples

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Matthew 4:4 (NIV)

Under Attack

What will you do when you are under attack? How will you stand up against powerful temptations? How will you be able to resist the devil and all his evil? What will sustain you when you are worn out, weary, and completely exhausted? What will prepare and strengthen you when you are at your weakest moment? I will do what you have done. I will make your priority my priority. Your answer needs some explanation. I would be happy to explain my answer. You made the word of God your priority. You listened attentively to all that your Heavenly Father had to say to you. You made the word of God your food. You feasted on the word of God. You let God’s word dwell in you richly. You meditated on God’s word day and night. You hid God’s word in your heart. God’s word was continually in your heart and on your mind. You let God’s word guard and guide your life. Yes, you are right. You will do well if you also let the word of God rule and reign in your heart and mind and life.

I have more to say. Go ahead I’m listening. You allowed God’s word to fight for you. You knew God’s word. You prayed God’s word. You spoke God’s word. You answered every one of the devil’s temptations with God’s word. It did not matter that you were weary and worn out. It did not matter that you were at a weak moment. No, it did not. God’s word sustained and strengthened you. God’s word was like a sword fighting against the devil and all his evil. Yes, you are right. You will do well if you let the word of God fight in you, with you and for you.

I have even more to say. I’m still listening. You have set before me an example. You have shown me how important it is for me to know the word of God. Yes, I have. God’s word will strengthen me against every temptation. God’s word will make me able to stand against every evil. Yes, it will. A challenge is before me. Questions are being asked of me. Will I make God’s word my food? Will I feast on the word of God? Will I meditate on God’s word day and night? Will I let God’s word dwell in me richly? You are asking me these questions. Yes. I am. Lord, I will do what you have done. I will follow your example. I will hide God’s word in my heart and mind so that I can live the life you have called me to live. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you that your word feeds, sustains and strengthens me against temptation and evil of every kind. I will feast on your word so I will be able to know and do your will. Guard and guide my life by your word as I follow and serve you. Amen

Key Question… What from God’s word has helped you to stand against temptation and evil of every kind?

Living It Out… Memorize and meditate on God’s word so you will be fed, sustained, and strengthened against temptation and evil.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God’s word will feed, sustain and strengthen you against temptation and attacks of evil of every kind.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God’s word is feeding, sustaining, and strengthening you.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God’s word to feed, sustain and strengthen you against temptation and evil of every kind.

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Do What It Says

Posted on October 23, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – James 1:22-25 – Do What It Says – Growing As Disciples

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it–he will be blessed in what he does. James 1:22-25 (NIV)

A Quick Glance

What will a quick glance into my word do for you? I’m not sure. What has a quick glance in a mirror done for you? It has never been good idea for me to rely on a quick glance at myself in the mirror. Why is that? I can’t tell you the number of times I have been embarrassed because I missed something I didn’t see with a quick glance in the mirror. Do you now look intently in the mirror every day before leave your home? Yes, I do. I’m pretty sure that I look in the mirror much longer and more frequently than needed. I look in the mirror every chance I get. Why is that? I don’t want anything to be out of place or to not look right. I see.

My word is like a mirror. How so? My word will help you to examine your life to see if anything is out of place or doesn’t look right. My word will help you to evaluate all that you think, say and do. A quick glance at my word will help you about as much as a quick glance into the mirror has helped you. Why is that? You tell me. When I rely on quick glances into your word I’m not look intently or listening carefully. My heart and mind are not ready and receptive to take your word into my life. Just minutes after quickly glancing into your word I have forgotten what I just read. There is very little chance that I will ever put your word into practice when I cannot even remember what I just read. That’s right.

What will you do if you want my word to bless your life? What will you do if you want my word to set you free? I will look intently into your word. I will listen carefully to your word. I will consider deeply all that your word has to say to me. Can you listen carefully and consider my word deeply with quick glances into it, here and there, and now and then? No, I cannot. What else will you do with my word? I will put your word into practice. I will let your word change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. My word will bless your life as you listen to it carefully, consider it deeply and put it into practice. My word will set you free to live the life that I have given to you. That is what I want. That is what I will do. That will be very good.

Lord, I know that I look at a mirror a lot. With a very quick glance I have been embarrassed because I missed what I needed to see. Help me to look intently in the mirror of your word so that I will be able to hear and do your will. Amen

Key Question… Why is a quick glance into the mirror of God’s word an inadequate way to let it evaluate your life?

Living It Out… Make it your daily pattern to look intently into God’s word so that you will be able to put it into practice?

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will bless your life as you look intently into His word and put it into practice.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how hearing and doing God’s word has blessed your life.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you look intently into God word and do what it says so that He can bless your life.

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God’s Word – James 1-22-25 – Do What It Says – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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Living According To Your Word

Posted on October 22, 2025 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Living According To Your Word – Psalm 119:9-11 – Growing As Disciples

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:9-11

Guard and Guide

Would you like me to guard and protect your life? Yes, I certainly would. What if my protection cost you something, would you be willing to pay the price? What if my protection required your effort to participate in it, would you join in? I’m not sure that I understand. Very well, I would be happy to explain it to you. If you want me to guard and protect your life you will need to make use of the protection that I will freely give to you. I thought you said this would cost me something. I did and it will. Up to this point you have left my word sitting on your coffee table, in the back seat of the car, and even in your hand. It has been everywhere but where it needs to be. Where is that?

I want you to think of my word as being more valuable than silver or gold. I do. Oh really, I don’t think so. Why do you say that? Think of your heart and mind as if it were a bank account. In times of great need, how much of my word is in your heart and mind account to draw on? I’m not sure what you mean. Let’s say that you are under a lot of pressure and you’re about to explode with anger and say something you will really regret. I’ve done that. How much? A lot, I guess. Do you want to be able to be free of that behavior? Yes, I do. What from my word is in your heart that speaks out against angry outbursts? Nothing, I suppose. There is your problem.

Think of my word as a sword that will fight in you, with you and for you. It will win the battles in your heart and mind and help you to stand against evil in the world. Let’s say that you are having a battle with lust. I have and I do. I know. I’ve seen how defeated and discouraged you have been over this. I want you to be set free. Two things need to happen. What’s that? You need to remove all sources of temptation and take hold of my word. In the battle against lust, my word is the sword that the Holy Spirit will use to fight in, with, and for you. So, how much of a sword have you placed in His hand? Not much, I guess. There is your problem.

Think of my word as food that you can store up to feed on and be nourished by. If you feast on my word, you will be strong and able to follow me as you withstand the temptations of this life. Are you hungry for my word? Yes, I am. Then feed on it. Store it up in your heart. Let my word be a sword in your hand. It is my word that will guard, guide, and protect your life.

Lord, thank you for transforming my mind and guarding my heart with your word. You have given me new thoughts to think and feelings to feel. I delight to seek you with all my heart. Guard my life with your word as I follow you. Amen

Key Question… What from God’s word speaks to your known areas of temptation?

Living It Out… Allow the Lord to change your heart, transform your mind and guard your life by His word as you hide it in your heart.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that hiding God’s word in your heart will change your heart, transform your mind and guard your life.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are hiding God’s word in your heart on a daily basis.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God’s word to transform your mind and guard your heart as you live your life for Him.

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God’s Word – Psalm 119-9-11 – Living According To Your Word – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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