Keep Pushing

Quote of the day- Champions keep playing until they get it done. - Billie Jean King

Scripture of the day- 1 Chronicles 4:10-  Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

Positive word of the day- 

empathy-the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

If you know what it feels like to go through ANY type of struggle you should be able to empathize with others. Let's stop pointing fingers at others and being so quick to judge. You are who you are today, because of where you have been and what you have seen. Your past can help someone else overcome their struggle today. 

July is National Anti-Boredom Month 

Anti-boredom tip of the day- 

Update your resume and/or make a list of things you would like to accomplish in 2020

Devotional

Identify the Lies

Adapted from the resource Battlefield of the Mind - by Joyce Meyer

The devil lies. In fact, he doesn’t know how to speak the truth, so everything he says is a lie.

Too many of us don’t know how to use the truth of God’s Word to defeat Satan’s lies. Many people—even Christians—don’t realize that they can refuse to listen to that voice. Sometimes his lies seem to just pop into our minds for no apparent reason, other times Satan will speak to us through other people. He puts something critical or hurtful into their minds about us, and they speak it out for us to hear. If we believe and accept those harsh words, our enemy rejoices. If we listen long enough to the deception we’ve taken in, we will find ourselves facing serious problems. Instead of listening and absorbing those lies, we can look at what Jesus did and follow His example. After fasting for 40 days in the wilderness, Satan tempted Him three times. Each time He defeated the devil by declaring, “It is written,” and then quoting the truth from God’s Word. No wonder the enemy fled from Him (see Matthew 4:1–11)!

I encourage you to know that you are not alone in this spiritual battle—your mind isn’t the only one under attack. Satan comes against all of us. His entire goal is to kill, steal, and destroy, but Jesus came so that we could have and enjoy our lives abundantly (see John 10:10). By becoming more aware of the spiritual weapons the Lord has made available to us and learning how to use them, we can gain more freedom. The Bible tells us that when we know the truth, that truth will free us from Satan’s strongholds (see John 8:32). Learn the truth of God’s Word, and every time Satan lies to you, fight back by speaking out Scripture.

Prayer Starter: Jesus, thank You for giving me the weapons I need to defeat the lies of the enemy; please teach me to use them effectively. Thank You for staying by my side, even in the middle of my biggest battles. In Jesus’ Name, amen.