Today I will stop being distracted by lesser considerations that rob me of greater joys. What truly matters is my relationship to Christ. He says, “Follow me.” Mark 2:14 Follow me. KJV Today I will go to God’s altar to consider the treasures already deposited in my...
Today I will turn to God that I may enter His kingdom of heaven. I will do so continually, for my natural inclination is to turn from God. It is my own power, aggressiveness, and self-seeking that I must turn from and then assume childlike humility and simplicity to...
Today I will walk in the light which is found in an honest, humble dependency on God, aided by the Holy Spirit’s scouring of my soul for all that is contrary to God’s true self. I will avoid the darkness, the realm of the lost, with its deceit,...
Today I will evaluate my faith: do I believe because I am drawn—perhaps irresistibly—to believe or do I believe merely as an intellectual act? Do I truly trust God or is my trust only on my mental understanding of God? Am I changed by God’s irresistible grace or...
Today I will see, interpreted through the eyes of the Spirit, the wisdom, truth, beauty, and bounty of God. The Spirit leads us to the treasure that is God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-13But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of...
Today I will be loyal to God, trusting that every detail in my life of love for God is worked into something good, with no complaining on my part and no explaining on His part. (Chambers, Utmost, December 18) Romans 8:28He (Holy Spirit) knows us far better than we...