Our 1 Minute Takeaway: 090819
• Only by giving of yourself will you gain unbound Happiness. Focus on your source & flow forward…
My notes:
(I begin today- needing to be here….‘Lord, here is my empty heart …’)
– As my Shepherd, defend me from myself (Valley of Vision)
– The remedy for distress is generosity- giving opens the floodgates for love to flow in (God Calling)
‘In the pursuit of happiness half, the world is on the wrong scent. They think it consist in having and getting and being served by others. Happiness is really found in giving and serving others.’ Henry Drummond 1851-1897 Scottish evangelist, biologists, writer
– Only releasing the grip on your past lets you grab your future
– No matter what they did to hurt you, bitterness will hurt more (Church Devo.)
‘Forgetting those things which are behind …’ Phil 3:13
– Like a river, overcome obstacles by relying on the source- not yourself
– Like a river cutting a new course -Overflow to others (O. Chambers)
– Acting Independently sprouts from pride (Jesus Calling)
‘… take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ.’ 2 Cor. 10:5b
My takeaway: A River never looks back, it flows forward to new life – do the same.
OVERFLOW FORWARD
