Monday, October 14

Jesus Calling: November 3rd, 2024

Jesus Calling: November 3rd

Every time something thwarts your plans or desires, use that as a reminder to communicate with Me. This practice has several benefits. The first is obvious: Talking with Me blesses you and strengthens our relationship. Another benefit is that disappointments, instead of dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities for good. This transformation removes the sting from difficult circumstances, making it possible to be joyful in the midst of adversity.
     Begin by practicing this discipline in all the little disappointments of daily life. It is often these minor setbacks that draw you away from My Presence. When you reframe setbacks as opportunities, you find that you gain much more than you have lost. It is only after much training that you can accept major losses in this positive way. But it is possible to attain the perspective of the apostle Paul, who wrote: Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish.

RELATED SCRIPTURE:

Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
An Encouragement for Prayer
2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

Additional insight regarding Colossians 4:2: Have you ever grown tired of praying for something or someone? Paul says we should "devote" ourselves to prayer and be "alert" in prayer. Our persistence is an expression of our faith that God answers our prayers. Faith shouldn't die if the answers come slowly, for the delay may be God's way of working his will in our life. When you feel tired of praying, know that God is present, always listening, always answering - maybe not in ways you hoped, but in ways that he knows are best.

Philippians 3:7-8 (NIV)
7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ

5 comments:

  1. Lord let us see the light, and understand it . 🙏

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  2. Let us not just be a reader but apply it to our daily lives.

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  3. Thank You Dear Heavenly Father for your undying Love for me. Please help me to pray often. Because through prayer is how I connect with you. In Jesus' Holy Name I pray. Amen.🙏🏾

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  4. Walk with us Lord Jesus every day that we all may grow and gain strength and knowledge and wisdom and LOVE. AMEN 🙏🏾❤️

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  5. Nothing is as important or significant as the sacrifice made by God. I pray for strength to discern the difference between what is truly important in this life, and what is thy will. Please help me to remember you, Lord, and pray unto you always. AMEN.

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