O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul
thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is
no water.
Psalm 63:1
New
International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE...
Addiction
has been defined as "God-hunger directed to the wrong source of soul
satisfaction." Psalm 63 reminds us this is true. Deep in us is a desire to
seek after God because he is not far from us and longs to be known by us (see
Acts 17). But often when our soul-craving need for God is greatest, he is the
last place we turn for satisfaction.
MY PRAYER...
Holy
Father, fill my heart with longing for you and my head with understanding that
it is your presence I crave. I confess that I have often sought relief for my
hunger in things that do not satisfy. I pledge today to recognize all other
sources of satisfaction to be temporary and false. I promise to pursue you and
your will through your word and your Spirit until I rest in your presence and
grace. In the power of Jesus my Lord, Amen.
Speak Vision
Today's Scripture:
The
tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its
fruit.
Proverbs
18:21, NIV.
Today's Word:
Every
word you speak matters. Something you say may seem insignificant to you, but to
someone else those words can be life changing. When you use your words to lift
someone’s spirit and speak words of vision and life over them, you are
depositing seeds that will last throughout eternity.
It’s
especially important to speak vision into our children. As a parent,
grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher or friend, the children in your life need to
hear on a regular basis that they can do something great with their lives. As
parents, our words carry incredible weight. That’s why you should never put a
child down. Don’t ever say, “You’re slow, clumsy or dumb. Why can’t you make
good grades like your sister? Why can’t you hit the baseball like your cousin?”
Those words are seeds. They can take root and affect that child many years
later. Too many people have been crippled by low expectations. But today, all
of that can change. Today, you can start to speak vision over yourself and over
the people in your life. Today, you can call out the seeds of greatness in
others and stir up the gift of God inside. Today, speak life, speak hope and
speak vision!
Prayer for Today:
Father,
today I choose to speak life. I choose to speak hope. I choose to speak vision.
Let me see the people in my life the way You see them. Let me see the potential
You have placed in them so that I can call forth their seeds of greatness in
Jesus’ name. Amen.
By: Joel Osteen
source:
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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