Reflecting on Jesus’ Calling Was to Die
From those of us on the Tree Church Daily team, we hope that you have had an amazing week in your purposed time with God. We pray that you were challenged and encouraged by God’s word and His presence in your daily life.
Today we want you to do something simple, yet incredibly important. We want you take time to write in a notebook, journal, or record a voice memo in your phone answering the prompts below. This does not need to be profound, poetic, or polished. It is a record for you to visit later to see and remember all that God is doing in your life. Journaling is a way to remind you of what God is speaking to you. And speaking something out or writing it down makes what we are thinking tangible and makes us accountable to it. If God has challenged you or called you to do something specific this past week, making it tangible makes it real. So don’t skip today…today is about faith building and that is what we pray happens for you.
Before you get started, though, let’s pray together:
Jesus,
You showed me a path of surrender. You laid Your own desires aside for the good of others, for the life found in Your Father. Help me to see where You are calling me to do so as well. It is hard because the gifts You give and the things You ask me to surrender often look similar. So please speak to me and give me discernment and the courage and faith to trust and surrender all things unto You. Amen.
Here are today’s prompts for you to process through in your written or voice journal:
First, focus on God’s promises to you. Do I believe that God’s command to surrender is for my good? Why or why not?
Second, focus on your current reality. Is there something that I am holding on to or refusing to give to God?
Lastly, focus on a step God is challenging you to take. What is the practical way I need to “die” to myself in this area?
Today we want you to do something simple, yet incredibly important. We want you take time to write in a notebook, journal, or record a voice memo in your phone answering the prompts below. This does not need to be profound, poetic, or polished. It is a record for you to visit later to see and remember all that God is doing in your life. Journaling is a way to remind you of what God is speaking to you. And speaking something out or writing it down makes what we are thinking tangible and makes us accountable to it. If God has challenged you or called you to do something specific this past week, making it tangible makes it real. So don’t skip today…today is about faith building and that is what we pray happens for you.
Before you get started, though, let’s pray together:
Jesus,
You showed me a path of surrender. You laid Your own desires aside for the good of others, for the life found in Your Father. Help me to see where You are calling me to do so as well. It is hard because the gifts You give and the things You ask me to surrender often look similar. So please speak to me and give me discernment and the courage and faith to trust and surrender all things unto You. Amen.
Here are today’s prompts for you to process through in your written or voice journal:
First, focus on God’s promises to you. Do I believe that God’s command to surrender is for my good? Why or why not?
Second, focus on your current reality. Is there something that I am holding on to or refusing to give to God?
Lastly, focus on a step God is challenging you to take. What is the practical way I need to “die” to myself in this area?
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Hello, Just wondering...Is there a way I can add my journal responses directly here through the comments so I can continue to use & see directly through the system? Thank you, I sure hope so!!