Kristi Burchfiel

VERSE: Song of Solomon 1:4–“Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers.” “We will rejoice in you and be glad; we will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.” TRUTH: The love that the bride has for the bridegroom draws them together and is celebrated by those who are around them. The love we share with Christ should also draw us closer to Him and be celebrated by others. Is the relationship we have with our husband/wife drawing us together? Is the love we share exciting and praiseworthy by others? Does the relationship with our spouse mirror…

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 13:11–Finally brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. TRUTH: All that we need and all that we are should be found in Christ. His love and peace through us can help us to rejoice, be made complete, and all those other characteristics listed above. It’s a circle; if we follow His commands to rejoice, be made complete, and the others, then we’ll experience more and more of the love and peace of Christ. That will then help us to rejoice more. RESPONSE: Lord, thank You for providing us with everything we…

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 12:10–Therefore I am content with weakness, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then I am strong. TRUTH: Can we say that we are content with our weaknesses and surrender them to God so that Christ is shown strong through us? Paul knew that was the secret to living because our strength comes from the Lord. RESPONSE: Father, You are so amazing and You give such strength. Thank You for demonstrating Your strength through my weaknesses. Please help me to be content with my weaknesses so that Your strength may be even more evident to those I am…

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 11:30–If I have to boast, I will of what pertains to my weakness. TRUTH: Often, God chooses to exalt Himself through the weaknesses we have. He shows His might, power, and glory in all these area if we will turn them over to Him. The only thing we can truly boast about is that the Lord has moved in our life! RESPONSE: Lord, may I only boast in Your movement through me. Nothing I do on my own is worthy of anything, only that which You do through me.

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 10:5–We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every though captive to the obedience of Christ, TRUTH: Our thoughts have a lot of influence over us, however, we are to be in control of our thoughts, not the other way around. Do our thoughts always reflect obedience to Christ? If not, are we actively asking Christ to help us take every thought captive and destroy those thoughts which are not reflective of Him? RESPONSE: Lord, even though no one else knows my thoughts, You do. Help me to take captive my thoughts so that every area…

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 9:6–Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. TRUTH: Paul is specifically talking about money here. What are we using our money to sow and plant? Are we planting a little or a lot? The Lord seeks for us to trust Him with our money and all that we use it for. Do our actions show that trust? RESPONSE: Father, help me to focus on my money and how I am sowing it. Do I plant it in You and Your kingdom? Am I sowing it sparingly or bountifully?

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 8:9–For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. TRUTH: Jesus Christ left everything in heaven to come and provide us with His grace and mercy. We are rich based on our relationship to Him, not based on our monetary wealth. RESPONSE: Lord, help me to view my wealth based on Your sacrifice, not my monetary status.

VERSE: 2 Corinthians 7:9–I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. TRUTH: Discipline is never fun and often causes people to feel sad, yet Paul was pleased that the people of Corinth had been sorrowful to the point of repentance. When we are confronted with areas where we have fallen short, do we just get upset? Or, do we get upset to the point where we repent to God and long to be made right with…