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Seek to Do Good
Today's Scripture
"See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody" (I Thessalonians 5:15).
Today's Word from Joel and Victoria
In Galatians chapter five, the Bible talks about nine specific fruits of the Spirit. These are spiritual qualities that manifest in our lives when we allow Him to work in us. The more we invite God to move in our hearts and follow His Word, the more those attributes will be displayed through us. Kindness and goodness are two of those qualities. The Bible tells us that His kindness leads people to repentance. Kindness advances the kingdom of God. The more kindness and goodness we show other people, the more we are acting like God.
The Bible tells us that what we sow, we shall reap. When we seek to do good for others, we will reap goodness in our own lives in return. I encourage you today to look for ways to show kindness and goodness to the people around you even when they aren't kind to you. Don't repay evil for evil. Take the high road. Bless those who wrongfully use you. Seek to do good, show kindness, and you will see it come back as blessings in your own life in return!
A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, thank You for displaying Your character through me. I choose kindness and goodness so that I can honor You with my thoughts, words, and actions. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Daily Affirmations
"I will sing with my spirit, but I also will sing with my mind"
1 Corinthians 14:15
As I forgive, I open the way to new and fulfilling opportunities.
I am living my life dedicated to expressing God's love.
My faith in God carries me safely past any challenge.
God's abundance is mine to use and enjoy. I claim my good now.
Daily Word —October 8-9, 2008
Forgive
I am living in full awareness of God's love.
Complaining takes me down the path of a consciousness of lack and negativity. Choosing forgiveness takes me down the path to positive, affirmative experiences.
By inviting the love of God to guide me, I avoid the burden that comes from holding a grudge or making someone a scapegoat for something that has happened. In the awareness of God's love, I release the trivial upsets and events that might otherwise build day after day to huge proportions.
As I develop the practice of forgiveness, the tendency to complain naturally diminishes, and my world becomes brighter. Forgiveness becomes my normal way of relating to others and to myself. I am living in full awareness of God's love.
"Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."--Colossians 3:13
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Prayer of the day
Prayer of St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life
In the mighty name of Jesus I pray and declare these things,
Amen.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
If you believe that the Bible offers truth about the way to salvation, but you have not made the decision yet to become a Christian, it's as simple as praying this prayer. You can pray by yourself, using your own words. There is no special formula. Just pray from your heart to God, and He will save you. If you feel lost and just don't know what to pray, here's a prayer of salvation that you can pray:
Dear Lord,
I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don't please you. I have lived my life for myself. I am sorry and I repent. I ask you to forgive me. I believe that you died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask you to take control of my life, I give it to you. Help me to live every day in a way that pleases you. I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you.
Amen
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