Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 081819 • Surrender. Step Aside and Let Him Guide. My notes: – My hands hold a pilgrim’s staff (Valley of Vision) – My battle is surrendering my will to God. (Come to Him as a mere human being- not as s ‘self’ god.) – Do I love Jesus or just the […]
Do I Want ‘Ease’ or Eternity?
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 081619 • Eternity will be easy…today may not be… My Notes: – May I value things in relation to eternity (Valley of Vision) – Rest – tired work never excels (God Calling) – It’s possible to know all about Jesus, and not know Him (O. Chambers) – Remember, you have what […]
Sin Lifts When Lifted to God
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 081419 • Sins lift when lifted to God – not when dropped on others My Notes: – My trials have been fewer than my sins (Valley of Vision pg. 193) – We are not being punished for past (forgiven) sins (God Calling) – Do I recognize His absolute sovereign control? – […]
Our Audacity to Ignore Eternity
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 081419 • Our Audacity to Ignore Eternity My notes: – I’ve habits that grieve God – Let me remember that life is short and unforeseen, and is the only opportunity for usefulness (Valley of Vision pg. 191) ‘Return to me and I will return to you, says the LORD almighty.’ Malachi […]
Conquer Self
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 081319 • Conquer Self My notes: – Prayer is the place burdens change shoulders. (L. Bishop) – Live as His child, exercise sonship by conquering self (Valley of Vision) – Peace not leisure is promised – Face your responsibility, live to serve – Review your character, a fault can be […]
Self-trust Insults God
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 080719 • Self-trust Insults God My notes: – Unless the Spirit is in me, no spirit will be kindled… (Valley of Vision) – It’s not whether God can provide a shelter from my storm, but my failure to trust his shelter – Every doubt we have insults God (God Calling) – […]
Dry Sponges Can’t Wipe Tears
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 080619 • Jesus Fills Dried out Souls My notes: – Grant that I may welcome thy humbling in private so that I might enjoy thee in public (Valley of Vision pg. 185) – Times alone with God are essential for refilling (God Calling) – The purpose of Prayer is oneness with […]
A new you…via Prayer
Today’s 1 Minute Takeaway: 080319 • A new you…via Prayer My Notes: – It’s ok to admit you are tired of trying, it’s not OK to stop trying. (Janet Denison) – NEW BEGINNING today – The strain of life is what builds strength (Chambers) – Prayer fertilizes soil (God Calling) – Nothing fuels heartfelt prayer […]
Self-Centered Scattered Efforts Won’t Lead to God
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 071719 (Sorry I missed yesterday) • Self Effort Mangles Christ’s Love For Us My notes: – Convince me I cannot be my own God (Valley of Vision) – Belief stems from sheer unaided power of God (Chambers) – Laughter shows faith in God and goodness (God Calling) – Refuse to be […]
God’s Excellence Takes Effort
Today’s 1 Minute Takeaway: 070819 • God’s Excellence Takes Effort My notes: – I spend hours unproductive, and fall short of God’s best for me – Make God’s Will My will, then he will guide me – I won’t drift into God’s Will – I try hard to escape from the Sculptor’s hand in an […]
Live Beyond the Darkness
Today’s 1 Minute Takeaway: 071119 • Live Beyond the Darkness My notes: – Too many people are searching rather than loving – Picture the bodyguard of God’s servitors all around you – I am not here for self-realization but to know Jesus ‘Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am […]
Ask + Belief = Joy
The 1 Minute Takeaway: 071219 • Beyond our Understanding: Ask + Belief = Joy My notes: – Jesus works the ‘good’ only when we believe him – He gives unlimited ‘saving’ – He completes every task committed to him – To fulfill God’s perfect plan for me, I need to surrender my plan to him… […]
Don’t Rehearse Disaster – Live Relaxed
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 071319 • Don’t Rehearse Disaster – Live Relaxed My notes: – When I leave duties undone, I feel like a failure. ‘Lord, strip me of pride.’ (Valley of Vision) – Live In joyful Trust – like a child … Expect good – Don’t rehearse disaster – God uses external circumstances to […]
God is Eternal My Problems Are Not
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 071419 • Take the long view: God is eternal my problems are not. My notes: – Whoever sees the invisible, can do the impossible. (Cuban persecuted Christian) – There is no age in eternal life – The last few years have been the submerging before the rescue. Go forward unafraid. (God […]
Who or What, is Holding the top of My Ladder?
Our 1 Minute Takeaway: • Who or what, is holding the top of my ladder? My notes: – I’ve been hasty and short in private prayer… – My first sin of the day leads into others … – It is just that you should withdraw thy presence from one who’s waited so carelessly on thee… […]