Thought For an abundant day

A Strategy To Defeat Stress

The tendency is to fight stress with activity, to beat it into submission. But this only feeds the beast. Try rest, especially resting in God. Set aside quiet time. Tell God what is not going well in your life, and listen with your heart to what He has to say.

“Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The LORD is the everlasting God; he created all the world. He never grows tired or weary.”

Isaiah 40:28 (GNT)

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Naming, Claiming, and Proclaiming

the Abundant Life

Who am I? Good question. Who am I, really?
A very good question, a soul-searching question.

I am in search of The Abundant Life.
Why choose the abundant life? What is it? And where may it be found?

Join me in my journey to The Abundant Life.

Why desire it? W hat is it? Where is it?

my journey begins daily

today i will...

I begin each day with short reflections based on Study, Prayer, and a commitment to Action (my Bible SPA).

What amazes me is the ease, breadth and depth of these thoughts that can only come from the Holy Spirit. I conclude each reflection with a mention of God’s altar because it is at God’s altar where blessings are bestowed, gratitude is offered, and wholeness is made. And God’s altar may be found anywhere and everywhere, and especially in my heart.

Find Prayer Power In Christ Alone

Today I will not be seduced into thinking that my prayers are powerful because I pray them. They are powerful because of my relationship with Christ who hears them, and this relationship is founded upon prayer. Mark 9:29“Nothing can drive out this kind of thing except...

Trust At All Times

Today I will ponder the question, “Will I trust Christ in the valley as strongly as I do on the mountaintop?” Will I maintain my faith when things are “neither beautiful nor poetic nor thrilling”? (Chambers Utmost October 2) The answer is “with God’s help.” Mark...

Replace My “If” With “You Can”

Today I will replace my feeble “If You can” with a confident “according to Thy will,” emboldened by the belief that it is not how one prays but the One who hears the prayer that is the power behind prayer. Mark 9:22-23But if you can do anything, take pity on us...

Discernment

by Don Metznik | Nov 23, 2023 | Short Provocative Thoughts

Lord, give me more discernment and let me share mine. "God never gives us discernment so that we may criticize, but that we may intercede." (Chambers, Utmost, November 23) Three things cause contempt with God:Confidence in human ingenuityDistraction by the cares of...