January 2010
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Day 4: Complete Restoration
You will know that God’s power is
very great for us who believe.
Ephesians 1:19
God loves to decorate. God has to decorate. Let him live long enough in a heart, and that heart will begin to change. Portraits of hurt will be replaced by landscapes of grace. Walls of anger will be demolished and shaky foundations restored. God can no more leave a life unchanged than a mother can leave her...
Day 3: Worthless Worry
I was young, and now I am old,
but I have never seen good people left helpless
or their children begging for fool.
Psalm 37:25
We worry. We worry about the IRS and the SAT and the FBI…. We worry that we won’t have enough money, and when we have money we worry that we won’t manage it well. We worry that the world will end before the parking meter expires. We worry what the dog...
Day 2: A Chosen People
You are a chosen people, royal priests,
a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.
- 1 Peter 2: 9
Do you ever feel unnoticed? New clothes and styles may help for a while. But if you want permanent change, learn to see yourself as God sees you: “He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a...
Day 1: God Listens
I cry out to the LORD;
I pray to the LORD for mercy.
-Psalm 142: 1
You can talk to God because God listens. Your voice matters in heaven. He takes you very seriously. When you enter his presence, he turns to you to hear your voice. No need to fear that you will be ignored. Even if you stammer or stumble, even if what you have to say impresses no one, it impresses God, and he listens. He listens...