11. Dress right…
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender-hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience… Above all, clothe yourself with love, which binds us together in...
Expectant
We are about to embark on an amazing journey together. We will discover great things; we will wander through magnificence and despair to discover the extraordinary person God intended each of us to be:
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him
1 Corinthians 2:9
God created each of us with a life plan that is beyond our wildest dreams. My plan is not the same as yours. Both our plans will evolve throughout our lives, each part building on the last, pointing to the next. You and I were made in the image of God. We were made for magnificence, to be extraordinary.
As we begin this journey let’s not limit ourselves. Let’s be like the little red engine going up the hill moving beyond “I think I can” to “I know I can”.
I chose the title Expectant as it mirrors the journey a woman takes from before conception to birth and beyond of her child. It is the process of a tiny life being dreamed of, created, and then growing within until one day it is birthed – a new child. It is exciting, daunting, at times hard work, at others, breakthrough.
Expectant is about change from the ordinary to the exceptional. It is about the creation of something new and wonderful in our lives. So, put on your seatbelt and settle in for a rollercoaster of a ride to take that tiny seed of a dream from conception to birth.
As always there is something to pray and something to take into your day to consider and move into.
Prayer: Lord
Help us to dream big. Show us what you have prepared for us. Hold our hands in the tricky, dangerous bits. Cheer us on through the hard slog days. Celebrate with us in the victories along the way. Grant us the desires of our hearts.
Amen
10. Share it…
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help… A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated,...
9. Step in…
This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go Joshua 1:9 There’s a great story in Numbers...
8. Confidence…
And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will...
7. Dreaming…
Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we can’t see… by faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we...
6. Enabled…
It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm in Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts...
5. Empowered…
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself...
4. Pleasing God…
We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. The way you live will always honour and please the Lord and your lives will...
3. Passionate…
Hannah got up and went to pray… She was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look...
2. Blueprint…
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:16 For we are God’s...