A Date With God

I love snow days in January. It reminds me of January 17th. Eight years ago  I went and picked up Jenny(my wife) in the Jeep in snow and came back to my house. We made snow angels, threw snowballs, rolled down the ditch. Well, I rolled down the ditch on purpose because her roll down the ditch wasn’t on purpose. We had such a great time that night. We watched movies, played video games. It was great! It was the perfect date. Just being together.

Maybe God wants to have a date with you. Think about it. No school, no activities. So I challenge you today to get alone with God. Savor His Word. Open up to him. Get out in the snow and let it be a reminder of his pure character and holiness. Don’t waste this day. God has provided a perfect day for us to spend time with Him. Have a great day!

New Reading Plan

I started this reading plan a few days ago and I am loving it. It was very challenging yet brings scripture together.

Maybe you struggle with reading through the Bible in a year, but this reading plan allows you to finish the New Testament in 30 days. Now I will say quantity isn’t that important, because quality is. It’s what you get out of the text. So 1 chapter can be just as impactful. However I have been reading just one chapter lately and dissecting it, rereading it. I’ve decided to mix it up a little a bit and read more trying to get the whole picture. I don’t think there is one set way to spend time in the word. So check it and get in the word.

Here is the link if you want to check it. The cool thing is you can sync it with your mobile device.

NEWTHRU30.COM //     YOUVERSION.COM

Leave a comment and let me know what you’re using?

God Speaks To You

Be still and quiet for a moment—allow your heart to be open to an awesome God who desires to speak to you.

You’ve seen those movies or shows where a person has a small devilish figure on one shoulder and a small angelic figure on the other, both trying to persuade the person to make one decision or another.

Discounting the figures on the shoulders, is that scene true to life?

Read Romans 2:14-15. I would define “conscience” as . . .

I think the purpose of my conscience is . . .

God gave you a conscience to help you know right from wrong. However, because your conscience can be flawed or weak, there must be a higher standard to which it answers.

What’s the danger of depending just on your conscience to determine what is right and wrong?

Your conscience instinctively questions whether something is right or wrong, but what ultimately answers the question? Or rather Who answers the question? Who sets the standard? God does.

You may face difficult situations and issues today in which you struggle to know right from wrong. How will you determine what’s right?

Thank God for giving you a conscience to help you determine right from wrong. Express to God your desire for Him to guide your conscience to follow His ultimate and absolute standard.