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Daily Devotion

Keep a Smile on Your Face

“If you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy; if you’re put in charge, don’t manipulate; if you’re called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don’t let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.” Romans 12:8(The Message)

I have really been slacking and I apologize. I have let my own personal struggles consume my thoughts and I have also been sowing into another person’s life. I have gotten two other books that have helped me lately: a mini book from Bob Gass “Guidance for Today: How to be Led by God” and ..I’ll have to get the other title later. (I’ve already packed my car) I just wanted you to go into the work-week with an encouraging word tonight and that you are covered. I know that times get hard and sometimes we all need a little encouragement. Just do like that scripture says and keep a smile on your face. Smiling back at the devil’s attempts to discourage you angers him and propels you forward. Hey your smile may give someone else what they need to go on…. So regardless of how I’m feeling, I always try to smile at everyone. I’ll be back on it tomorrow so….Until then be blessed!

“When we suffer for Jesus, it works out for your healing and salvation. If we are treated well, given a helping hand and encouraging word, that also works to your benefit, spurring you on, face forward, unflinching. Your hard times are also our hard times.” 2 Corinthians 1:6 (The Message)

Love you!

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Daily Devotion

Aligning Your Thoughts with God and the Word

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.  2 Corinthians 10:5

He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.  Proverbs 11:27

Its easy to become discouraged when you are in a world surrounded by negativity.  But as in Eph 6:10-20, we fight against principalities, wickedness, and spiritual hosts and one of our tools in the battle is the Word of God.  We must surround ourselves with positive, faith-filled scriptures and confess them daily to renew our minds in the fight.  If you lack strength or the energy to complete something, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” gives you that strength or that energy to complete your task.(Phi 4:13)  This is not an overnight process or something that can be done in the blink of an eye.  Oftentimes your own faith will be tested several times in the midst but you must continue to align your thoughts and keep them in line.  Satan uses suggestion to turn you off track with one thought.

Love you!