Reflections in the Stillnes

“Be still and know that I am God.”  Psalm 46:10

Each day during my devotion time, I write down thoughts and what I heard God speak through the scripture or devotion.  I have shared some of them with you in the past, and I have decided each quarter to share what I have gleaned by being still before God.  Sometimes random thoughts speak deeply to our souls.  My hope is that something will speak to you.  Let me know.

Each day we awake to being completely free of our burden of sin when we accept Jesus’ gift of forgiveness.

Do everything to please God.  Learn to live your life so every detail pleases God.

To acknowledge God and even receive Jesus’ forgiveness and grace but not make Jesus Lord of your life becomes a miserable existence.

Salvation is God-given, God driven, and God empowered.

Shame – Self Hate At My Expense.

Think before you speak.  It is not how many words you say to God, it is what is in your heart when you say them.

Instead of dwelling on failures or regrets, trust God has scrubbed your past clean with the blood of Jesus.

Defer to God’s “to do” list not your own.

When God interrupts your plans for His plans – change your attitude too.  Don’t complain and grumble.  Be grateful for God’s plan and guidance.  God chose you to do it for Him.

Failure does not define me, God does.

We are just walking each other home.

God gives us the faith to keep trusting Him when we do not understand.

The key to the Christian life is to consistently live and abide in Jesus.

Focus on this season of life and not compare it to the previous seasons in your life.

The core of the Gospel – I am wrong.  Jesus is right.

God delights in using ordinary people like us to do great things for Him even when our task may seem insignificant to us.

A humble heart leads toward a life of meaning and joy.

Yield your heart to God and you will find what you are truly seeking and desire – peace and contentment.

Change means purging your heart of anything that cannot co-exist with Christ.

Live for Jesus not for false Christian leaders who do not follow Scripture or lead one to Jesus.

Embrace humility and do not seek recognition for yourself but direct attention to Jesus.

God’s covenant is dependent upon God’s protection and provision not on our performance.

God’s economy works differently – the more you give, the more you receive.

Your tongue needs to be under the control of God’s Spirit to make it an instrument of blessing and praise.

Salvation is God’s gift, God’s work, God’s grace.  God gives and we receive.

Look and see God in the simple things of life.

Obeying God should not be something we do, but something that flows from who we are.

Jesus entered the tunnel of death to prove there was an exit.

The anchor points of the cross – My life is not futile.  My failures are not fatal.  My death is not final.

May your life glorify God.  May your good deeds glorify God.

Hope you found a thought to ponder this week.  May God speak to you in the stillness.  May you allow yourself time to be still and to listen.