Good Wednesday to you all. It's nice and cold in San Marcos town! Brrr! I trust all were warm last night and will remain so today.
Today is our action day and while sometimes the action doesn't take us far from our desks, here is what is recommended for today.
Let's begin with prayer: Gracious God of neverending action in our lives, let us take action today for the good. Help us to center on You and all that You have provided that is for our good. We pray for those for whom we've been praying. Bring healing, comfort, strength and needed blessings to them and us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
Wednesday: Here’s our action for today. Sit down with a clean sheet of paper and a pen or pencil. Clear your mind of all thoughts that could make you feel negative. Think on God. Now, let’s make a list of the things that have brought you hope in this last week. Write them down and beside each write the word “joy.” Now make the connection between “hope” and “joy.” What do you need to do to make that happen. Or is it something God has to do for your joy to be complete?
Hope and Faith is a sitcom and it has a catchy name for those of us who have those two gifts from the Spirit. But today we are encouraged to list those things/persons that brought us joy this past week. And after we list each person or action that brought us hope, we should write the word, "JOY." And then prayerfully connect the two. What person or action brought us hope and how is that joy?
If a connection has not yet been made, then pray about it! Let it be today when there can be a connection between the two.
If it is something God has to do for us to bring us that hope, let's reflect on the season of Advent. Whose birth are we soon to celebrate? HINT: December 25th. Was not His coming meant as an action of eternal hope?
Pray and reflect on these things!
Have a great day!
Blessings!
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