Reflections for January

We are each day to be transformed more and more into His likeness. If you think you have arrived spiritually, ask yourself this question: "When the people I interact with each day see my life, what would they say God is like?"
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 The minute I begin to think that my blessings--my prosperity--are a result of my own doing--that I have earned them--God must remove them. If His blessings are pushing me away from Him, they must be taken away. His greatest desire is to have a deepening relationship with me--nothing that comes in the way of that can stay. Oh, the deep necessity for a heart of thankfulness.
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As I was reminded today at church: The prayer I must pray at the beginning and end of each day is: "Not my will, but Yours."
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Love that is merely words, is not love. Loving in word and deed is the obedience that God requires.
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 If you touch one person today with His presence, you will have had a spectacular day. Spectacular Christianity is found in the common interactions of your common days.
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 The depth of one's prayers is not related to oratory or length but to the depth of one's submission to His will.
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 As God lavishes your life with His grace today, be sure you pass it on. Is there any life more beautiful than a life that reveals His graciousness-in word and deed?
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 When you are at "the end of your rope," the most difficult but essential step is the next one: Letting go--so you can discover that underneath are the everlasting arms.