For the month of June, these will be the 4 One Words for us to "Focus" on:
June 2nd
June 9th
June 16th
PACE
June 23
Interesting combination!
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This week I was going to just flip-flop the order,
starting with the most recent
One WORD
PACE
but if you've already been keeping the PACE
with the previous first 3 One Words
there's no need to scroll this week.
You can just click on the One Word above,
which should be linked to that post
meanwhile keeping only the
PACE
right here, right now
with much
GRACE
from His aMazing Grace
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So
this Week, we'll just
FOCUS
on
PACE
[leaving the other One Words behind]
looking at this week's devotional verse from
1 John 2:5-6 ESV
| "... whoever keeps His word, in Him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in Him: [6] whoever says He abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked. 1 John 2: 5-6 ESV |
| "But for those who walk in His message, Creator’s love has found its true meaning and purpose. The ones who say they are in harmony with the Great Spirit must walk in the footsteps of Creator Sets Free(Jesus). This is how we know we are living in harmony with Him." |
The author shares the One Word: PACE a few times as we "run the race" and keep the PACE like Jesus "as He walked the earth, He allowed His PACE to ebb & flow" {I like that and the next statement too} - so besides that one, I've only chosen one other to share as we catch His PACE - some good advice from Cleere Cherry Reaves:
The FOCUS TIP includes this by suggesting
we remember the One Word: PACE
"and ask God to help us to walk in peace"
instead of running full speed at a faster PACE, let's slow it down
as Scripture tells us to "run the race" - and as the Olympics is kicking off
reminding us to "stay in our lane" and not get "our focus off the One
we are running toward."
In life's marathon, we need to be sure we hand off our baton to our team,
keeping the flame of Jesus' Good News passed on to the world
and from generation to generation.
Yes, Lord Jesus
with You as my focal point - my eyes fixed on You,
I know You will set my PACE correctly to run the race
still before me so that it will complement,
not compete with Your purposes
and I will live at peace
with that PACE
🙏
just like runners set their
PACE
for each race
teach me to set a PACE with my spiritual practices
to create a deeper walk with You, God!
I want to set my PACE to finish strong
in Jesus' mighty Name
I'm not sure of the drift of this week's devotional yet
but perhaps God will lead me back here
to pick up the
PACE
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LOOKING AHEAD
Next Sunday, June 30th
can be another break for us with
FOCUS
unless you choose to be
"taking inventory"
on each of these 4 One Words
found on pages 95 & 96
in the book
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See you on July 7th (6 pm)
unless you're still celebrating the
4th of July! 💙💗💙
(and then you can catch the blog post any time that week)
| "Let's slow our PACE so that we can walk in peace and prioritize what actually matters." |
| "Jesus, determine my PACE and guide my feet. Amen" |
To the People of the Tribes of Wrestles with Creator 12:1 (FNVNT)
"We are surrounded by a great cloud of truth tellers who have shown us what it means to trust the Great Spirit . So let us lay to the side everything that weighs us down and the broken ways that so easily wrap around our legs to trip us . And let us run as if we are in a long-distance race, setting a steady PACE and heading toward the goal."
Thank you First Nations
for sharing Hebrews 12:1 so beautifully
and with such wise words.
I like how he author likens our journey of life as a marathon and not a sprint. In my younger years raising children, I felt like I was at a sprint just trying to keep up with everything including my spiritual life. As I’ve gotten older, the parallel of physically walking slower has influenced my spiritual life. Reading more of God’s word for the sake of volume has moved to deeper understanding and dwelling in His presence for a more intimate relationship. The “sprint” to read as many devos as possible in the shortest amount of time has grown to seeking what the Lord wants me to know at this moment....this day....week...month...even if it means reading one passage of scripture for a whole month or longer and praying for wisdom and clarity in the “marathon”.
ReplyDeleteThe author also explains the difference in “urgency” and “hurry” in a way that really made me think.
“Urgency awakens the soul, requiring the person to be accountable to live in a way that reflects the truth they well know. Hurry confuses the soul, alerting it to the fact that time is of the essence but providing no clarity about which direction to run.” Amen! May we remain urgent in our work for the Lord but not in such a hurry that we miss out on what He wants us to see and do!
Wonderful concluding statement! This entire comment is such a blessing & as I emailed you an exceptional example from your own personal life experience - worthy of writing this as a blog post as has always been one of your strong gifts! I appreciate you sharing your own & the author's points that stood out for you & connected! How wonderful it is to study & read together, sharing our journey, our insights & such wisdom, sis from you - indeed a treasure we've been given.
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