For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.—Matthew 25:29 (NIV)
In Christ’s Parable of the Talents when it comes time to sum up our lives, the only standard that counts is how well we measure up to our own potential. Christ wants us to invest the gifts He has given by serving and giving to others without restraint.
Dear God, please guide me to give my gifts without restraint.
Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.—1 Chronicles 16:11 (NIV)
Life’s struggles make it possible to grow in strength and understanding. No matter what you face, Almighty God has placed within you the power to overcome overwhelming situations. Tap into the Source and face life’s problems with God’s help.
Dear Lord, because You are my strength in times of trouble, I know You are always there to help me.
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.—2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.—Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
A successful approach to accomplish a goal is to picture yourself having done so ahead of the fact. If you can see something in your mind, it’s easier to believe it possible, and anything is possible if you can believe. Visualize a positive outcome.
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”—Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
Spring is the perfect time to clean your spirit. Open the windows of your soul and invite the fresh, clean wind of the Holy Spirit. Sort through the emotional clutter you have accumulated and toss out the grievances and resentments that grow like dust bunnies.
Heavenly Father thank You for the healing power of forgiveness that transforms my life.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.—Galatians 6:9 (ESV)
Toda y reach out and help someone. Welcome a new neighbor with a prayer for their home, call an old friend. Spread a little comfort and joy where it is needed.
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.—Colossians 3:13 (NIV)
When you have been wronged, do you let resentment tie up your life in knots? Don’t let animosity sap you of strength, and sidetrack you from moving forward. Pray to be free of hard-hearted feelings. When you have hurt another with some action or omission, ask for forgiveness. Then, whether you receive it or not, put the experience behind you.
Lord, help me overlook other’s faults in the hope that they will overlook mine.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”—Matthew 16:24 NIV
If you want to be a better person, follow Christ’s lead. Be kind and loving to friends and foes alike, forgive those who have hurt you, be of service to others—help the poor, volunteer at a charity—do good deeds humbly and quietly.
Dear Lord, I am ready to serve. Guide me to where I am needed.
Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.—Matthew 10:39 (NIV)
God wants you to have a blessed and wonderful life. He calls each of us to do His work here on earth. The key to fulfillment is to give yourself totally to a cause and be focused and dedicated on worthwhile tasks.
Father, fulfill Your purposes for me and help me to give myself generously to others without reservation.
And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.—Isaiah 35:8 NIV
You are progressing on the Way of Holiness. Reflect on how you feel as you move toward being more fully centered on God’s will. Take a moment and praise God for the positive changes happening in your faith and your life.
Lord, keep me moving forward spiritually. Help me keep on the path to holiness.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.—Matthew 5:16 NIV
One of the purest forms of devotion is service—doing God’s work on earth. By bringing happiness, peace and security to others, we bring His heavenly traits to earth. When we serve others, we serve Christ.
Our Heavenly Father, help me to live so that not only do I have strength and joy myself, but that I may help others and build Your kingdom on earth.
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly…—1 CORINTHIANS 9:26 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.—PROVERBS 12:25 (NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God— this is your true and proper worship.—Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.—Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.—James 1:19 (NIV)
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.—2 Peter 3:18 (NIV)
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.—Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.—Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.—James 4:10 (NIV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.—Galatians 5:22–23 (NIV)
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.—1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”—Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”—Matthew 28:6 (NIV)
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.—Matthew 28:19 (NIV)
We love because he first loved us.—1 John 4:19 (NIV)
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.—Revelation 22:13 (NIV)
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.—1 Samuel 18:1 (ESV)
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”—Galatians 5:14 (NIV)
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.—John 15:12 (ESV)
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.—2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NIV)
