Tell him what you’re thankful for: running water, bed and a blanket, a warm house when it’s cold and a cold house when it’s hot outside. Tell him he’s a good Father, thanking him for being caring, close, and consistent. Gratitude gets you to focus on your loving Father who meets all your needs.ĭon’t start your day with confession or requests. The Bible says, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (James 1:17 NIV). Do you want to grumble, gripe, and grunt your way through the day, or do you want to be grateful? You’ll discover how to have a more vibrant prayer life, connect with the Lord, and establish a consistent daily prayer time.Experts say that the attitude you have for the day is set in the first eight minutes of your day. This year’s theme, Experiencing God’s Peace will help you tap into God’s power and presence as you discover the keys to praying with passion and purpose.įeaturing a soft-touch cover and 235 beautifully designed pages, this journal brings you over 150 life-changing Bible verses, stunning photos, and beautiful artwork. So whatever you give today will be matched dollar for dollar to impact more lives with the Gospel!Īnd we’ll say thanks for your generosity by sending you a powerful tool to give your prayer life a boost in the year ahead-the brand-new Daily Hope Prayer Journal! God uses your generous support to reach people around the world with the hope of Jesus through Daily Hope-and for a limited time, your gift will be doubled thanks to a $100,000 Matching Grant! Tap Into God’s Power and Presence When You Have Your Gift DOUBLED! PLAY today ’s audio teaching from Pastor Rickįor more Daily Hope with Rick Warren, please visit ! But God teaches you true joy in the middle of suffering and grief and heartbreak.Ĭhange is not always easy, but the big and small ways you’re growing in spiritual maturity will make it worth it. So when God teaches you how to love, he doesn’t put you around people who are easy to love he puts you around unlovable people.Īnybody can be happy when everything's going their way. You don’t learn kindness when you’re around the nicest people you don’t learn contentment when you have everything you want. God produces that kind of fruit in you by putting you in situations full of the exact opposite circumstances, where you get a chance to learn and practice these character qualities. So what is Jesus like? The best picture of Jesus’ character is the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23: “ The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (ESV). And your model for maturity is Jesus Christ. He also wants you to develop the family characteristics of a child of God. But it doesn't make sense until you read the next verse: "For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son" ( Romans 8:29 NLT). The promise of Romans 8:28 is wonderful: “ We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (NLT). God's purpose in every change in your life is to make you more like Jesus. “ The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV)
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