For the month of June, these will be the 4 One Words for us to "Focus" on:
June 2nd
June 9th
June 16th
June 23
Interesting combination!
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LITTLE did I realize that when I shared all 4 One Words for June that I would need to just use this one post to FOCUS for all of June with just a few tweaks here and there. Due to summer & circumstances out of my control, this is going to be a monthly post, just changes to update the next One Word in BOLD & Underlined. I decided this back in the blog post of June 9th.
If you read that week's blog post (linked above) and the one on HONESTY then you can just scroll ahead to each next section (indicated by another FOCUS image) until you arrive on this week's One Word.
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For the first week, June 2nd, the One Word is was:
LITTLE
| “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” |
| "... We undermine the "big" that our God can do with our LITTLE step, so we clamor and reach for more before going forward." ... |
| "... The LITTLE is never actually LITTLE when it's in the Potter's hands." ... |
| "... May we give our LITTLE & our best so that He can make it big & do the rest." |
"Jesus the LITTLE I give, much You can do."
| Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.1 John 3:18 NIV |
However there are scripture verses with the One Word
| Genesis 30:31 MSG; Genesis 30:33 AMP; Judges 9: 16 & 9:19 NASB; 1 King 9:4 CEB; 2 Kings 12:15 NIV; ...Psalms (7); Proverbs (15); Isaiah (12); Jeremiah (2).. |
and in the New Testament (16)
| Matthew 23:23 NLT; Mark 12:14 Voice; Luke 2:33 MSG Luke 3:13 TLB; Luke 8:15 Voice; Romans 3:7 TLB; Romans 15:8 AMPC; Romans 15:15 Voice; Romans 16:19 MSG; |
Here are a couple scripture verses with HONESTY that stood out to me:
| "And so while there has never been any question about your HONESTY in these matters—I couldn’t be more proud of you!—I want you also to be smart, making sure every “good” thing is the real thing. Don’t be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus!" Romans 16:19 MSG |
| "May integrity and HONESTY protect me, for I put my hope in you." Psalm 25:21 NLT (also in GNT, GW, NCV with HONESTY) |
Now without having read the devotional before I share this, I am highlighting
| "... HONESTY is sometimes the last things we want to practice and therefore we must. HONESTY turns our heart back to Jesus." |
| "... HONESTY is the process of continually putting our trust in God and knowing that His grace is enough." "So, let's be HONEST - with ourselves, others, God, and the world around us. HONESTY will give space for lasting, true relationships & put us back in our rightful place at the feet of Jesus, where we belong." |
‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Jeremiah 33:3 NIV |
I believe that I have heard it said that
| "Sitting in SILENCE will be uncomfortable sometimes, but wisdom says we should get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Nothing is richer than a life of peace. May we take time to sit in SILENCE so we can hear the One who is capable of giving it." |
| "You hear us pray in words and SILENCE; all humanity comes into Your presence." Psalm 65:2 Voice |
| "Don’t be bluffed into SILENCE by the threats of bullies. There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in His hands." Matthew 10:28 MSG |
| "Then I heard a great voice in heaven. A Voice: Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Anointed One have come. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who relentlessly accuses them day and night before our God, has been cast down and silenced." Revelation 12:10 Voice |
