“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
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JUDGES 6-7
11The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
13“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”
14The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
15“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”
16The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”(6:11-16)
LUKE 8:1-21
11“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
JOURNAL
I absolutely love the story of Gideon...he is a nobody and yet God uses him, chooses him to lead a band of just 300 men to overcome tens of thousands. I love that our God is a God of underdogs, I love that he continually uses the least to accomplish the greatest feats. Jesus confirms that it is the heart that really matters. Not the strongest or the one who has the most but those whose hearts are noble and good and that hear the word, retain it and produce a crop.
Day 17: I really feel that one of the great challenges during this time is to find a sense of purpose and routine within the isolation. Now into the 3rd week and knowing we could easily be another month I am realizing that finding daily purpose is really important. I know it will be even more so as the days accumulate. Thinking through this deeper...I am beginning to marvel at the stories of prisoners like Viktor Frankl and those of Paul, Joseph...etc. How were they able to keep their heads and actually grow in their faith, rather than lose their sanity? It is has to be a clinging and a dedication to seeking God's spirit rather than becoming consumed with their circumstance. As Paul states in Galatians in citing the fruits of the spirit..."against such things there is no law".
I absolutely love the story of Gideon...he is a nobody and yet God uses him, chooses him to lead a band of just 300 men to overcome tens of thousands. I love that our God is a God of underdogs, I love that he continually uses the least to accomplish the greatest feats. Jesus confirms that it is the heart that really matters. Not the strongest or the one who has the most but those whose hearts are noble and good and that hear the word, retain it and produce a crop.
Day 17: I really feel that one of the great challenges during this time is to find a sense of purpose and routine within the isolation. Now into the 3rd week and knowing we could easily be another month I am realizing that finding daily purpose is really important. I know it will be even more so as the days accumulate. Thinking through this deeper...I am beginning to marvel at the stories of prisoners like Viktor Frankl and those of Paul, Joseph...etc. How were they able to keep their heads and actually grow in their faith, rather than lose their sanity? It is has to be a clinging and a dedication to seeking God's spirit rather than becoming consumed with their circumstance. As Paul states in Galatians in citing the fruits of the spirit..."against such things there is no law".
Day 17: I really feel that one of the great challenges during this time is to find a sense of purpose and routine within the isolation. Now into the 3rd week and knowing we could easily be another month I am realizing that finding daily purpose is really important. I know it will be even more so as the days accumulate. Thinking through this deeper...I am beginning to marvel at the stories of prisoners like Viktor Frankl and those of Paul, Joseph...etc. How were they able to keep their heads and actually grow in their faith, rather than lose their sanity? It is has to be a clinging and a dedication to seeking God's spirit rather than becoming consumed with their circumstance. As Paul states in Galatians in citing the fruits of the spirit..."against such things there is no law".
22But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forebearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
GALATIANS 5:22-26
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