FOCUS: August ONE WORDS

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Hopefully after this month of August, 

we will find ourselves better

ROOTED - REFRESHED

and all the One Words in between

will firmly plant, grow & make

our relationships deeper

STILL

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In the month of August, these will be the 4 One Words for us to "Focus" on:

ROOTED

week of August 4

RESTORATION

week of August 11

STAY

week of August 18

REFRESHED

week of August  25

{surely there must be a correlation in these "roots"}

For this 1st week, we will FOCUS on
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ROOTED

"Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong." Ephesians 3:17 NLT

Surely this will make or keep us ROOTED!

I found that I like this scripture verse even better in:
The Voice"... so that through faith the Anointed One will reside in their hearts. May love be the rich soil where their lives take root. May it be the bedrock where their lives are founded so that together..."
and the Amplified actually uses our One Word:
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] ROOTED and [securely] grounded in love,... Ephesians 3:17 AMP
Using Life Search I found that there are 44 verses containing ROOTED.
The author uses these others scripture verses:
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIVJohn 15:5 NIVColossians 2:6-7 NIVMatthew 13:6 NIV

"Jesus, ROOTED in You, I stand secure."

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Definitely more to come in the following 3 One Words:

in the 2nd week of August, we will FOCUS on
RESTORATION 

This is what the LORD says: "When I bring Israel home again from captivity and restore their fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace reconstructed as before. Jeremiah 30:18 NLT

Other Scriptures given for devotional:
Psalm 147:3 NIVIsaiah 57:15 ESVJeremiah 17:14 NLT1 Peter 5:10 NLT
[of course, other forms of RESTORATION may give us more choices for verses with the One Word, such as RESTORE, RESTORED, RESTORER, RESTORES, RESTORING]

"Jesus, in my brokenness, You RESTORE."

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in the 3rd week of August, the FOCUS: One Word will be:
STAY

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV

The other scripture verses for this devotional:
1 Corinthians 10:13 ESVHebrews 6:10 ESVActs 20:24 ESVHebrews 10:36 ESV
Yes, Lord
I will STAY where You instruct me, lead me, and
whisper to me the word
STAY
let me know in what ways You want me to
STAY
still & be still,
as I loosen my grip
give me a sense of Your Peace
so my heart and mind know
that being still is/was the
right move.
And as I
STAY
even when or if it is hard
this will be when I will grow the most
firmly ROOTED and RESTORED
confident in You as You move

Listen, STAY alert, stand tall in the faith, be courageous, and be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 Voice

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and in the last week of AUGUST (25th-31st)
the FOCUS: One Word will be
REFRESHED

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Psalm 23:3 ESV

In the devotional, these are the other scripture verses:
Jeremiah 31:25 ESVPsalm 19:7 ESVProverbs 3:7-8 ESVActs 3: 19 NIV

"Jesus, when I drink {deeply} You REFRESH me."

{reworded so that I use the One Word}
I am REFRESHED!
We can be REFRESHED!
Drink in deeply as you wake every morning
be REFRESHED in
your soul
by God
Dip, soak, and plunge into
His Living Water

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As you may notice I have shared all 4 weeks of FOCUS for AUGUST in this one blog post along with the author's (CCR) main chosen scripture and the other verses included to go with her devo. I still hope that you will only do One WORD each week and then come back here or to the current week blog post to share fromthe FOCUS devotional by Cleere Cherry Reaves.
At the time that I am preparing this post, I have not yet read any of the devotions nor have I decided how, or if I will be able to expound further due to a personal family situation.I will fill in each week (possibly more, especially empty boxes) or share a new post.
But I will still be reading and FOCUS on each of these One Words each week.
I have an inkling that this month & these 4 One Words are probably going to be
a very important connection and especially significant in our maturity as
Christians, followers of Jesus Christ
anointed by the Holy Spirit
in a fresh way!
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The Father is calling us to really
FOCUS
and deepen our spiritual lives even more
[it's CLEERE (I mean CLEAR)]
The combination of these 4 One Words seem very powerful!
I pray that our Heavenly Father touch you as you trust
Jesus Christ in making His home in your heart
even deeper still so that you are
ROOTED
into God's love even more 
and your faith roots
will keep you
strong
as you receive
RESTORATION
and 
STAY
close to the heart of Jesus
and find your 
life journey
REFRESHED
by His Spirit
alive in
you

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