Good Morning Devotion :-)❤️

shirleynpenalosa (63)in #christian-trail • 8 years ago (edited)

Will To Be Faithful
. . . choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve . . . -Joshua 24:15

A person's will is embodied in the actions of the whole person. I cannot give up my will- I must exercise it, putting it into action. I must will to obey, and I must will to receive God's Spirit. When God gives me a vision of truth, there is never a question of what He will do, but only of what I will do. The Lord has been placing in front of each of us some big proposals and plans. The best thing to do is to remember what you did before when you were touched by God. Recall the moment when you were saved, or first recognized Jesus, or realized some truth. It was easy then to yield your allegiance to God. Immediately recall those moments each time the Spirit of God brings some new proposal before you.

". . . choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. . . ." Your choice must be a deliberate determination- it is not something into which you will automatically drift. And everything else in your life will be held in temporary suspension until you make a decision. The proposal is between you and God- do not "confer with flesh and blood" about it (Galatians 1:16). With every new proposal, the people around us seem to become more and more isolated, and that is where the tension develops. God allows the opinion of His other saints to matter to you, and yet you become less and less certain that others really understand the step you are taking. You have no business trying to find out where God is leading- the only thing God will explain to you is Himself.

Openly declare to Him, "I will be faithful." But remember that as soon as you choose to be faithful to Jesus Christ, "You are witnesses against yourselves . . ." (Joshua 24:22). Don't consult with other Christians, but simply and freely declare before Him, "I will serve You." Will to be faithful- and give other people credit for being faithful too.

(Source: from my friend's {@catietan} devotional materials)

Good morning everyone, its another day today and I praise and thank God for waking me up each day is a miracle from God. Each waking hour is a new hope and strength from Him. This morning's devo is all about our will and at the end of it, we must be faithful to God, no matter what. "A person's will is embodied in the actions of the whole person. I cannot give up my will- I must exercise it, putting it into action. I must will to obey, and I must will to receive God's Spirit. When God gives me a vision of truth, there is never a question of what He will do, but only of what I will do." This is very true and for some reasons, I am reminded to keep the faith. I have been given an assignment from my office mate. Considering my background, I'm not an accountancy graduate, although I have 6 units of basic and managerial accounting, I still consider this project a tough one. Very new for me and I've been working on it for weeks now. I prayed that I will be able to finish it before exams but I didn't. The ending, I need to let go my exams and finish this assignment. By God's grace, I will be able to finish it today. :-) Then I can start thinking of something to finish again but it's too late that's why I need to back out.

I praise and thank God for this day, and I pray that later this afternoon I will be going back to the bank with those papers sealed for approval and with the message of successful enrollment. It must be done and I must finish it today once and for all.

Thank you so much and God bless us all.

I am @sashley a.k.a. shirleynpenalosa, a recipient of God's love, mercy and grace. ❤️

Have a blessed and rainy month of July 2018 everyone :-)❤️

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