Monday
Are We Aware Of His Presence?
Read Acts 17:28
Seed Thought: Jesus said the world would not see Him but that we would see Him. We would experience Him in the person of the Holy Spirit He was with them but would soon be in them and then they would know God would never leave them alone. God is active in our lives and every detail of our lives. The Old saying is not true “the devil is in the details” it is not the devil but God that is in every detail of our lives. He even cares when people run out of wine at a wedding. (John 3) As Peter reminds us we can cast all our cares on Him because He cares for us. (1 Peter 5:7)
Paul reminds people in Athens that what we seek we actually live and move in and have our being from. Like Jacob many people in the family of God do not realize how close God is and how much he loves and cares about each one of us. Have you ever had those nagging thoughts: Is God here? Will He hear me? Does He care? The Holy Spirit is around us, with us, and can be in us. Let’s not be like the world and not see Him but let’s believe God and look and see Him in every detail of our lives. We don’t have to be alone any more. Are you aware of His presence in you and around you?
Action Step: Look around you today and look for areas that God is working. It may be a small thing. God usually starts with the little and creates the full. Somebody needs to touch the Holy Spirit today. You be willing to be the contact.
Declaration: I know that God is working in the world around me because His Spirit is working in me.
Tuesday
He Saves Me Time
Read Acts 10:17-24
Seed Thought: Have you ever been doing something or visiting someone that you felt you needed to change directions or do something different or even speak to some when it is totally out of character for you. Have you ever taken the stance no I can’t do that or surely that is not meant for me. All of us experience hearing God speak through the inner voice, but sometimes we don’t recognize what it is or we are in such a rush with the everyday things of life that we brush it off. Don’t you think it would be much easier for all of us if God just spoke to us through our natural hearing all of the time? God is after intimacy with His people. Lovers share their most endearing moments together in whispers. When we first start our life with the Lord, He usually makes sure the inner voice is fairly firm and insistent. He wants to help us gradually become confident in recognizing His voice. But the closer we get in our relationship with Him, the more likely it will be that He will speak in a whisper.
So the next time you feel should change direction or have the urge to do something out of the norm remember God will never ask you to do anything that is against His nature, He will only ask those things that are pure, holy, honest and loving.
Action Plan: When you sense a need to change in direction or to do something that changes the everydayness of life. Get still focus on God, ask Him and listen. He wants to answer you.
Declaration: I will trust in God, I know he will make a way in every situation and circumstance. He cares about my everyday needs.
Wednesday
He Guides My Actions
Read Acts 13:2-4; Acts 8:26-40
Seed Thought: The Holy Spirit guides us. The emphasis is on the word guide. Jesus doesn't promise that the Holy Spirit will control us. He says He will guide us. Granted, there are times when I wish the Holy Spirit would control me, for instance, when I am tempted. Or when I become so task oriented that I become insensitive. But He is our guide, not our controller. We never lose our ability to choose to follow Him. Consequently, we are always responsible for our words and actions. The Holy Spirit is a trustworthy guide. The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of truth. He guides believers into truth and according to what is true. That makes Him a trustworthy guide. The Holy Spirit helps believers discern between what is true and what is not; what is wise and what is foolish; what is best and what is simply OK. Each day is full of decisions. Most of our decisions concern issues not clearly spelled out in the Bible, for example: where to attend school, whether to hire a particular applicant, how much to budget for vacation – on and on it goes. As you are bombarded with the details of everyday life, the Holy Spirit guides you. He gives you that extra on-the-spot sense of discernment you need to make both big and small decisions. As you develop a greater sensitivity to His guidance, you will worry much less about the decisions you make. Why? The Holy Spirit is a trustworthy guide.
Action Plan: Got big decisions you need to make? Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in the decisions of your life.
Declaration: The Holy Spirit is a trustworthy guide and I choose to trust him.
Thursday
He Protects Me
Read Proverbs 1:33; Psalms 23; Psalms 68: 20
Seed Thought: Can you imagine a life free from harm and or fear? Many people live most of their life out of fear. Where is the life in that? Living in fear is not a life that God has in mind for us. He wants us to enjoy life. We have a safeguard the Holy Spirit, He is here to help us. All we have to do is listen to His voice. If we would listen to His voice many of the difficulties and circumstances we end up in would be thwarted. In the light of the recent devastating tornado many have asked this question “How could a loving God allow such death and destruction to happen? If you look at this question from another angle yes there was loss of life and destruction, but when you look at the number of homes in the areas that were affected you know that God protected many more people from death. When people in the affected area begins to think about where they were during this time they will realize that it was that they had experienced the voice of the Holy Spirit keeping them where they were or directing them in a different direction for no apparent reason at the time. Many will testify that were in the path of destruction and that the very hand of God kept them safe and saw them through the storm. At the moment of being born again each of us is given the ears in our spirit to enable us to hear His voice. We need to practice listening and obeying God’s Spirit when He speaks to us.
Action Plan: Reflect on the circumstances that have occurred in your life and see where God was in them. Did you listen to His voice or did you do your own thing? How did the outcome compare.
Declaration: I will trust in the Lord, He helps and delivers me in my time of need.
Friday
The Helper Is With Me In Everyday Situations
Read Romans 8:26; Matthew 10:29-31
Seed Thought: Jesus’ succinct statement of our human plight tells us clearly why we need the Helper in everyday life: Apart from Me; you can do nothing. We often feel that we can handle life on our own, but when we get to this point it is most likely that this is when we need Jesus the most. We need the help of the Holy Spirit not just in the spiritual realm, but we need Him in the physical realm as well. Have you ever been trying to complete a task and no matter how hard you try you can’t seem to get it all to come together. For me I usually end up frustrated so I have to leave it alone and when I am not thinking about it all of a sudden I have an idea to pop in my head that I had not thought of or would not have thought of. In the book “How To Hear God’s Voice” the writer tells us that these illumined thoughts and ideas come from the Holy Spirit. The Helper is with us in ALL situations, but we do not always acknowledge Him. He wants to be a part of our everyday life, a life we often call mundane, but if we allow Him to participate in every aspect of our life, we might find that life it’s self could be our most thrilling experience.
Action Plan: Invite the helper into your everyday life. When you are struggling with everyday situations turn to Him and allow Him to guide the way.
Declaration: I accept Your word that the fabric of daily life is woven in such detail that how I handle them is important to you. I will call on you for help in every situation in my life.
The Weekender
Looking Back
Today is the day that we take time to look back on what we have learned this past week. To reflect on what the Holy Spirit has highlighted in our lives and how we can implement the changes needed in our lives to be fully all we can be.
Father, we ask that you bring back remembrance of changes and what we need to do to change in our life to be fully who and what you have purposed us to be in your kingdom, Father thank you for being at work in our lives, in Jesus’ name, Amen
Take a few moments and Journal what the Father is speaking to you:
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