The Lies We Believe

It's Friday! It's Fri-yay! Happy Friday to ya'll! Today we are going to to touch on some of the lies we believe. In my bible study connect group we are reading and discussing the Lies Women Believe. I'm going to share some of those today. Not only do women believe some of these lies, but men do as well. There are so many lies that people believe that society has the world believing is true. 

Scripture of the day- Isaiah 26:4- Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal

Quote of the day- It's not about perfect. It's about effort, and when you implement that effort into your life...every single day, that's where transformation happens, that's how change occurs. Keep going, remember why you started. - Unknown

Positive word of the day- progress: forward or onward movement toward a destination. developing through time

A Vital Necessity

Adapted from the resource Hearing from God Each Morning - by Joyce Meyer

If we truly want to hear from God, then seeking Him must be a priority in our lives. David summarized life’s one requirement in the verse for today. He required God’s presence as a vital necessity in life.

David had enjoyed many opportunities to succeed and gain confidence. Empowered by the presence of God, he had killed an imposing giant with nothing more than a slingshot and five small stones. God chose this simple shepherd boy to become king of Israel, even though he was the youngest brother of a large family of men. His eventual fame and wealth offered everything most people would want or expect to bring satisfaction. Even after all that dramatic success, he was still seeking God, because his heart was after Him, not the things of this world.

David’s pursuit of more of God, even after experiencing His presence in many ways, shows us that we need to continue seeking Him every day of our lives. No matter how many victories we’ve enjoyed or hurts we’ve been through (David experienced a lot of those too—just look at Psalms!), we still need to know God more intimately.

Many people want guidance from God, but they don’t want to lay aside other things in order to hear His voice. But David narrowed down everything he wanted to just one thing—more of God all the days of his life. I believe that the only thing that truly satisfies the longing within us is this: to know Jesus better today than we did yesterday.

Prayer Starter: Father, thank You for the gift of Your presence in my life. I want to seek You and know You better today than I did yesterday…speak, Lord, I’m listening. In Jesus’ name, amen.