The word cleanses and purifies us. (see Psalm 119:9, John 15:3, John 17:17, Ephesians 5:26)
Day 10 in Joyce’s 30/30 challenge…
Today I started on Romans 2:1 and read through 4 – this story struck me hard because it was a lesson I learned MANY MANY years ago from my Step-Mother Jeri-ann (more…)
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Joshua 1:8 NIV
Today Joyce is reminding and guiding us to PRESS THROUGH with spiritual strength and look up to God. If keeping your faith focused on God and when in doubt, need, or feeling alone you look up to HIM and only him you will begin to build the strength of where your salvation, peace and strength will come from.
So funny I do take notes like this too… grab anything around me and write it down! I located this doing a Google search under time with God – and it speaks TONS to me. What a simple way to put it and a check list to boot!
In Joyce’s words today she says simply Think about what you are studying – go over it several times! She is right, we have been taught since a young age that we learn from repetition – so why should studying the word be any different? (more…)
Today the message is loud and clear and explains to me that I need that ALONE time with God. Those conversations, the prayers and the extra time in HIS word. Even if it is not a full sit down for an hour but to never go a day without some time with God. (more…)
The word brings stability, fruitfulness, and fulfillment and all that we do will prosper. (see Psalm 1:3)
Often we allow guilt influence what others might think of us – or at least allow those feelings to inflict the “knowing of” how someone else feels about us. As a whole I think we are all constantly doing something wrong or should I say “not the right way” and when we sit down and are quiet for a bit we then can hear and come to terms with the voice inside reminding us we did not do really what we were suppose to so then that has to mean God is Mad at me, right?? (more…)
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
I get it.
I finally get it.
I am not sure what clicked. Ok I am. I have taken the last three days of Joyce’s 3030 challenge and today when it started talking about discipline it finally clicked. I got it. And I made it work and I love it.
Today as Joyce spoke about discipline it was like she was talking to me. I need discipline. I need it more than I want to admit I need it. So I decided to give it a try. I decided I was going to study discipline today.
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John 15:5 …Apart from Me you can do nothing (NAS)
Today’s message hits home for me – discipline and self-control. Joyce is reminding use that Discipline in ones life is a necessity to success in all areas – Personal Health, Financial Stability, and every other area in your life. She is not using the word discipline to reference “punishments” but more of Self-Control.
I tend to be able to commit and stick to that commitment for long periods of time but recently I cannot seem to get the motivation to START what I am looking to discipline myself in like – getting back into working out and loose some weight. For me my struggle is emotional, I know it. (more…)
Today’s verse:
He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave – Psalm 107:20
Joyce shares several tips on studying the bible today. Again she helps reenforce we are not to just READ the bible but to take time to STUDY it. Reading is ok but the truth and strength comes from the Studying of the word. Dig deeper. It is ok to find a passage and pick it apart, look at other “books” that will guide (more…)
I love love love today’s teaching by Joyce, and I think the reason is because I have never really studied the bible. Like I said in my day one, I have always just read the bible. I open it up. Read for half an hour and then I close the bible back up and go about my day. Yah sometimes I think about what I have read but I don’t really study anything in the bible.
But Joyce gave some great tips and just some great wisdom about actually studying the bible.
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