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As we continue in Progress, I want to encourage you to keep wrestling with God, your heart and with God’s Word as you seek to grow in your relationship with Christ. We are so proud of you for taking on this journey and moving day-by-day in progress towards God. We know some of the days are hard and long, but they are worth the work because you are worth the work. Don’t be alarmed by the number of pages in this post, the last 10 pages have just one statement on each page, so don’t fret! Keep up the good work and know that you are being prayed for as you continue on this amazing journey.
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Loved today’s TD!
- Danny, January 19th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
I need to not be so afraid to start to go after my dreams.
- girl4god, January 19th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Before i start todays devotion i would just like to state that i have just recently come to realize that there are usually more than 2 pages per day. So looking at todays i was quite alarmed to see 17 pages. But after reading the warning i would just like to Thank Pastor Joe for knowing me oh so well.
- Yak, January 19th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Wow, what an amazing TD. I especially liked the: “Pray like everything depends on God. Work as if everything depends on you.” and ” If God calls you to His work, He will equip you for the tasks at hand that you may do what He asks” This TD made me really think about my Goal that i want to accomplish and how even though i am only in high school and feel as if there are more important things to be worrying and striving for now, that i can still work on my dream and not feel as if i can only do it from college on. Oh and man what an inspriational speech
- Yak, January 19th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Today’s devotional is, in essence, an answer to prayer! These were questions that I needed to have asked of me.
Lord, thank you for asking me these questions through this ministry. You are the God of the impossible. Lord, you know my heart, you know my dreams, you know my desires. I ask you Lord, please guide me in my dreams to fulfill Your will in them.
In Jesus name I ask this. AMEN!
- leviticusx, January 19th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Here’s what hit me:
“I think God is offended with many of our prayers because our petty requests and faithless dreams border on insulting a God who is able to do ‘immeasurably more than we ask or imagine.’
That is so true. In fact, thinking about the desires of my heart and my dreams, it seems I can only see right ahead of me, rather than looking out beyond and grasping the huge dreams God places within me. I want to do something great for God. My thinking and praying are so limited by a human perspective – I don’t even know where to start!
What I love about this is it’s completely focused on God – only HE can maked GOD-sized dreams happen!
LORD, please give me, and help me develop and act on, God-sized dreams. I pray that my trust in You would increase by leaps and bounds as You show me the marvelous plans You have for my life and the desires You have placed in my heart to glorify You.
- MissJJ, January 19th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
wow! Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through him who gives me strength” that’s my favorite verse. It was great being reminded of it. You’re so right! I’m pretty sure I’ve limited every dream i have. yeah maybe some of them are like a 5 year old dreaming of being in the NBA, but I can do all things through him who gives me strength. i loved the TD today
- Aida, January 19th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Whoo. That inspirational speech just gave me the boost to become a yoyoing trombone-playing MLB star.
- jack, January 19th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
And when Nehemiah asked, the king delivered…. And when I ask (according to His will), my KING will deliver!
I stand in amazement at how in step this 28 day challenge has been with what God has been working on in my life! I know I shouldn’t be, but I am. I write in my journal and here in the comments, and the next day the same thoughts or verse I wrote down the previous day, is in the devo NOW. God, you are so faithful and thank you for speaking so clearly.
Last week was grueling to say the least. It was difficult going to the past and to the places long forgot, it was even more of a challenge because EVERY area of my life was taking me there. I am working through Celebrate Recovery’s 12 step program and last week was person inventory, our Life Hurts God Heals teen program began victory over the past, we are in the process of an adoption and my personal interview was on Wednesday, and then here at tenth dot God reaffirms His desire for my life…to trust and glorify Him!
Satin wanted so badly for each of us to carry our past, because he still had a piece of us under his control. BUT NOT ANYMORE…SATIN GET BEHIND ME CAUSE I’M DREAMING BIG! And when God is for me, no one can stand against me, not even my past.
Father, I pray now that as I begin to seek forgiveness for the harm I have caused others, and forgive the harm caused to me, You will give me YOUR strength and YOUR courage to keep going until each name is removed from my list. I know it won’t be easy, but it will be so worth it. I will have the freedom to DREAM BIG in knowing I can lay my gift at the alter because I have made amends for those wrongs, I have big dreams because You have created me to be a dreamer, now I put that talent and gift into Your hand knowing it will be used the way You had always intended it…to further Your kingdom and not my own! I love you and I can’t wait to have my first book published, to have foster kids running around my house, to build a dynamic 12 step teen group where all who are weary find rest, to be wife and mom of the year in my husband and kids eyes, to build orphanages around the world, and to be an inspirational speaker to victims of rape as well as women young and old battling eating disorders and self esteem issues. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Amen
- anazgirl, January 20th, 2010 at 12:22 am