Yep...I got sick and fell off the wagon again. It is amazing how just a couple of days out can mess up your entire schedule....Ugh. Tryin to get back on track here...
Day 25 - Today I will choose to believe that You are faithful and that you use hard times to make me more like Jesus.
Sheila Walsh prompted me to start thinking when she asked me what questions I ask God during the hard times. The fall back for me and I'm sure most of us is the infamous question of "why?" Why me? Why now? Why this? Why did it have to happen this way? Why can't You just fix it? And I'm sure we could come up with a million more 'whys.' As I stopped to think about this, I reflected on the challenge - He uses the hard times to make me more like Jesus. Maybe I'm asking the wrong question. Maybe instead of 'why' I should be asking 'how.' How can I be like Christ in this situation? (I know, I know....back to the whole WWJD thing...). After all, that, if nothing else, is what we should gain from hard situations - becoming more like Christ. Sheila notes that she is on a personal campaign to always refer to Romans 8:28-29 together, not separately. I think she makes a good point: "We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For (aka because) God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son."
Day 26 - Today I will be totally honest with You when I come to You in prayer.
Not always easy to do. But I have tried today. The one thing I got from my devotion this morning is this: Prayer must be intimate! Or the relationship isn't real... For that reason I am trying my best, no matter how humbling, to be honest when I talk with Him.
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