Month: April 2019

Scripture: Mark 8:21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

Observation: That is the way I feel, do I still not understand? God is showing me how he desires for me to live this life, but each day I do something wrong. It’s as if I can’t know his love and will for me. He speaks clearly enough, but it’s has if I can’t comprehend at times. Each day I worry, choose to relax instead of doing, I’m anxious instead of at peace. I know in my heart what should be done yet don’t do it.

Application: I need to understand each day God’s direction for my life. To rid myself of any hateful or hurtful thoughts and have a heart like Jesus.

Prayer: Dear Lord open my mind and show me again and again what you desire in my life. May I glorify you with the man I become.

Scripture: Mark 7:15 Nothing outside a man can make him unclean by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him unclean.

Observation: I think of what comes out of me. Yesterday someone came up to give me some papers and I made like I was avoiding her. I do this often because something about her aggravates me. She is nice, but I don’t treat her well and my words are mean at times. That makes me unclean. When I talk about others, especially my superiors it is in a mean spirit, that makes me unclean also.

Application: I need to watch what I say and guard my heart on how I feel about others. Everyone is God’s child and I have no right to say anything unless it is encouraging and out of love.

Prayer: Dear Lord help me honor you with my thoughts and words. May I be looked on as an encourager and a lover of people and not a gossip. May I be clean in your sight.

Scripture: Mark 6:6 And he was amazed at their lack of faith.

Observation: I pray that Jesus from now on can’t say that about me. I realize I lack faith at times, but I don’t want to ever be in a place that it amazes God the lack of it.

Application: To live knowing Jesus is always with me. That my faith is built on the power of my God who will never leave me or forsake me. Knowing whatever I do or wherever I am that I should be confident in my Lord. To continue to ask for my faith to be strengthened and to do everything I can do to trust God completely.

Prayer: Dear Lord increase my faith and fill my heart with your love and give me the confidence to walk with you always.

Scripture: Mark 5:36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid, just believe.”

Observation: Just yesterday the scripture was almost the same, don’t be afraid. Yet even this morning I’m worried about my job, being able to pay off my house before I can retire, about the repetition of my days and not accomplishing much for my Lord. I can’t seem to live a day at a time as my God instructs me to do. Why can’t I just believe God has everything under control?

Application: I need to live each day without worrying about the next. To believe my Lord that has saved and healed me is on the throne of my life and if I let him he’ll take care of everything. I have this moment to live and if God allows it I’ll live the next until it is time to go home. May I live it for my God.

Prayer: Dear Lord take this fear from me and strengthen my faith. Show me how to live for you. Take this worry, laziness and unbelief from me and increase my faith in you.

Scripture: Mark 4:40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?

Observation: Why am I so afraid? Afraid of losing my job, , my home, my health. All given to me from God. Each day it seems I’m afraid of something. I live my life in worry more than faith and yet I don’t know what I’m afraid of.

Application: I need to live my life each day in faith, trusting God with all of my heart. God did not give me a spirit of fear, so this fear must come from the enemy. I need to disregard what the devil puts in my mind, knowing God has a plan and purpose for my life and that He reigns on the throne of my heart and mind.

Prayer: Dear father take any fear or doubt from me and fill me with the Holy Spirit and guide me this day.