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Christian Devotional – August 18, 2015
Read Luke chapter 12 VERSE: Luke 12:25–Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to you life? TRUTH What is the point of worrying? Does it improve the situation? Does it make you feel better? No! Worry doesn’t add any value to what we do, so we would be better off to just wait and spend our time in prayer, trusting God to do what is best in every situation. RESPONSE: Father, I will surrender my worry to You. I can’t change anything simply by worrying about it, so I will turn over my worry to You. You are in control and I will trust in You.
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Christian Devotional – August 16, 2015
Read Luke chapter 10 VERSE: Luke 10:41-42a–“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed–or indeed only one.” TRUTH: What are we worried or upset about today? What things are nagging at the edge of our mind and demanding our attention be taken away from the one thing that is the most important? Just as Jesus states here, only one thing is needed. We need Jesus Christ, period. There is nothing else that we need and no other options or possibilities that we need to consider. Instead, our day is to be focused entirely on Him and on how we are…
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Christian Devotional – November 10, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 6 VERSE: Matthew 6:27–Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? TRUTH: We tend to worry a lot. Since our culture prizes the ability to solve our own problems, we often find ourselves tempted to worry and plan everything about our life. However, only God knows everything about us and our circumstances. He is the one we should trust regarding all things on our life. We cannot change our circumstances by worrying about them, only by trusting and obeying God. Will we trust or will we worry? We can’t do both. RESPONSE: Father, You are the one that I am willing…
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Christian Devotional – April 11, 2013
VERSE: 1 Peter 5:7–Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. TRUTH: We are to make a conscious choice to give our worries and troubles to God. It does not come easily or naturally to choose to allow Him to carry these burdens. However, God loves us and cares for us. We can trust Him with our troubles and anxieties. Today, we can choose to turn over to Him all that is weighing us down. We can then choose to trust Him to do what is best in each of those worrisome situations. RESPONSE: Father, You are the one who can handle every burden I have. I…