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same rules?
Daily Journaling Devotional
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spoiled?
Daily Devotional Journal
Do you like getting your own way? Doesn’t everyone? But do you realize that getting everything you wanted would ruin you? You refer to those who get everything they want without effort as spoiled, and this is a good description. You can point to verses in the Bible that say you can have anything you want. Are you going to hold me to this or would you rather defer to my wisdom in directing your life? It is not within a man to direct his own steps. My word teaches you not to think that your trials are strange intruders, but to welcome them as friends. Do you have enough wisdom and discernment to see them as such?
Christmas Presence
Do you like getting Christmas presents? The wrapping and waiting add the anticipation of a reward. Do you like getting Christmas presence? This is something you can give and receive without wrapping and waiting. It is the ultimate gift of yourself to be fully present with someone else. It is rare even for those who are frequently in close proximity to one another. For those who hunger after and follow me, my presence is highly rated. Can you imagine any material thing that is better than this connection? I speak of the ultimate reality as beholding me face to face and knowing as you are known. You don’t have to wait till you die to experience this, and you don’t even have to wait until Christmas.
looking
Daily Journaling devotional
Have you ever looked for something? This term covers a wide range of activities. Looking for your car keys is not the same as looking for a job. I promised that he who seeks would find, and more to the point, that he who seeks me would find me. Yet the search for me that I invite you to is not like searching for your car keys that may be found in a moment, or a job search that has a clear and definite end. I am eager to be found by you and will respond whenever you turn to me. Yet your search for me should still be considered the goal of a lifetime. You will find that in the process of the search that your life is transformed.
awesome grace
Daily Journaling Devotional
Have you heard of anything and everything described as ‘awesome’? Overuse and familiarity diminish the real meaning of this word. If you use it for every passing fancy then what term would you use for things that really are awesome? So what should you use it for? Are you aware of how much I love you and how extravagantly I manifest that love through grace? These are not rare and isolated occasions, but surround you continually. Yet you are only aware of them if you have eyes to see. Do you see me ‘spilling the whole bucket’ of grace on you every day? The songwriter wrote of amazing grace. You could as easily say awesome grace.
gardening
Daily Journaling Devotional
Have you ever raised a garden? Being a farmer is the default occupation in primitive societies. This is not true in modern industrial societies, but some people become farmers on a small scale by raising a garden. They may find a sense of satisfaction in working the land even if they could afford to buy their produce in the market. Do you recall that the original manifestation of my intention for humanity was to live in a garden? That door is closed now, but it is normal for your heart to long for such a place of simple communion. Whether you work the land on a large or small scale or not at all you can still walk with me in the evening, and all day.
Brainwave Activity Levels and Their Spiritual Significance
Biblical meditation involves down-shifting from my normal daytime state where I live in Beta waves, and entering the Alpha brain wave state, which is more relaxed. Alpha is also the state we are in during light sleep where we have our dreams and receive revalation from God.
I find the best times to meditate are morning and evening or when I awaken during the night (Gen. 24:63; Ps. 4:4) as these are times that the door to the heart/subconscious is wide open. The Lord has told me that when I awaken in the morning, I am not to go to my emails or the news or any other busy work. Since I am still in the Alpha state I am to tune to flow and do two-way journaling, releasing the creative solutions God has birthed through my spirit during the night. This is a golden time for me to be with Him and to receive His wisdom. This is my most creative time of the day. (If you are not a morning person, you may find evening is your most creative time of the day.)
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opinions
When someone attacks your opinions or thoughts, do you take it personally? Attacks can be directed at your person, but if they are not and you still receive them as if they were, then you are too attached to your opinions. Recognize your opinions for what they really are. They are not the essence of your being. My word declares woes upon those who cause offenses, but the other side of the coin is that there is no virtue in being easily offended. Give other people the benefit and grace of realizing that their opinions that clash with yours are not the essence of their being either. Understanding this makes it easier to love them.