2nd August FOCUS: One Word - RESTORATION

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

ROOTED

week of August 4

RESTORATION

week of August 11

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STAY

week of August 18

REFRESHED

week of August  25

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

You can view all 4 back here.

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Last week was ROOTED for the 1st Week

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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]
No one but God alone can restoreand make our broken vessels whole.
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 A topical search for definition can be found at Bible Hub;
although there are only 4 given occurrences there;
my other source at Life Bible shows that there are
45 verses containing RESTORATION
from various translations.
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In CCR's devotional, she uses restore and restored more than
RESTORATION
In fact, the only occurrence I found in a quick search was in the
FOCUS TIP

"Do you feel broken today? Do you feel confident that God will RESTORE your current circumstance and make something beautiful out of your ashes?  This week, every time you start to think that nothing good will come from it, say the word RESTORATION and know that He never breaks His promises. We just have to hold on and watch." CCR

As you already know. I have not read the devotional by Cleere Cherry Reaves (CCR) yet.
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The theme of our One Word: RESTORATION
is woven throughout the Bible.
In stories of hardship that offer us hope & encouragement.
It is clear that God desires to RESTORE us, as individuals 
or in our relationships with others, even in creation.
RESTORATION
is a process, a journey of healing & transformation 
that requires faith and often much work & patience
because it has many different facets that are 
emotional & spiritual
and at times it is material, like the return of lost 
possessions or blessings.
One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 40:31
and although the One Word is not in the verse
it speaks of hope and renewing strength
then the results of this RESTORATION are shown:
soaring, running, not growing weary;
walking without being faint.
Some days we all
need to be
RESTORED
I pray if you find yourself in need please read 
that scripture and find His Strength for you

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"On Eagles' Wings"
(also this is my chosen favorite song that I'd like at my celebration of life along with "I can only Imagine". I know on that day, my RESTORATION will be complete.)
God of Restoration
Yes, that's exactly what God is and how I feel "on eagles' wings" - my delight & fascinationwhen I watch or see an eagle and my spirit soars & God does raise me up,which is exactly what I need and get whenever God is in my business of
RESTORATION
a complete process of His healing & work in me
Yes, He bears me on the "breath of dawn"
and makes me "to shine" I pray
when someone else
needs to be
held
in
the palm of God's hand
wrapped in the arms of an Almighty Father
who is in the business of RESTORING lives 
that come to Him
weak, weary, worried
whatever
lay it down at His feet
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As I opened up Spotify to a podcast (that I don't normally do)wouldn't you know what it was on:
"RESTORED"

our God, He's so aMazing!!!
{I'm not sure how to link to this; but if you listen to Spotify, and you listen to Podcasts,it is Episode 259 with "Prayer Starters with Suzanne Eller" (KLRC) May 22, 2023}
Jeremiah 30:18
Oh, and to confirm that this is/was God the current Episode is 556"As Far as it is Possible"

CALM - starting again

As I was "taking inventory" mid-year, I noticed that I have not shared many blog posts about my 2024 One Word ...

...so it may look like my FOCUS is on every other One Word instead of CALM. Yet with each FOCUS One Word, I still SEEK CALM (after all I have a beautiful night time book, actually a few now, but the main one or nightly one is * "Jesus, CALM my Heart" for this entire year) more than anything. And, I particularly noticed this during that mid-year (July) inventory because I was, as I often am, in the midst of chaos, or anything but a CALM place, except when I enter His Word or His Presence, especially in peaceful worship - the moments I step out of the reality surrounding my life and so many dear ones; until I enter time of prayer, mostly intercession time, and it's then I decided I need more PRAISE time and moments of ADORATION; sometimes just moments outside bring me this, if I am able to leave behind those "troubles" - until like this past week, one of God's creations outdoors (an aggressive one) stings me not once but a few times from a ground nest I mowed over tall grass there, later I find out that once again I was a victim of some yellow jackets. Very painful stings. CALM was the furthest thing from my life at that time, both in doors and outdoors, but within and inside of me, God reminds me of the CALM He can bring to me. 

I turn to my *yearly book and some of the others to find CALM, to "Trade my Cares for Calm", at least with much hope that I can - and I lay down, opening to Chapter 4 in another book, seeking His CALM, with "Keep Calm and Make a Plan" (well, I was too far from that at this point in time) and my, oh, my - this is the half-way mark of 2024) maybe I should try another book; "Less Fret, More Faith" - now that's more like it. But then I remember one of my very favorite somewhat older books, that I frequent often - but clearly not often enough but Julie Gillies only shares 100 "Prayers to Calm ..." (I won't even finish the words of her title because I just don't want to accept that my heart is a------, that word that I fight keeping out of my vocabulary, if and whenever possible). But it's a heartbreaking reality, for me and more than 40 million adults in the United States. I try my best to deny that I wrestle with this, but something truly must be keeping me awake on & off through the nights. Julie's book opens with this startling fact or stat in the Invitation of her book as she calmly bids us "to pause, to breathe, and let our hearts rest in God's CALMING Presence."  My denial just isn't helpful, even if I just try to re-word and use the words that restate this as "I'm just very concerned". 

So I have decided to restart Julie's book, with the first devotional of "Unshaken" and the scripture base for this devotion is Psalm 16:8 (which has come up quite a few times in 2024).

Julie uses the NLT version but I choose to share 2 other versions (neither one uses the word CALM, nor Unshaken) yet I sense God's CALM just reading and re-reading these words:

Because I set you, YAHWEH, always close to me, my confidence will never be weakened, for I experience your wraparound presence every moment. Psalm 16:8 TPT

He is ever present with me; at all times He goes before me. I will not live in fear or abandon my calling because He stands at my right hand.  Psalm 16:8 Voice

I guess I took "taking inventory" too seriously because now I am back with my regular procedure of starting with a definition of the One Word or the WORD, (which I don't think I ever did for my 2024 One Word yet)so it's way overdue:
CALM
according to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
that Bible Hub uses

"1. (n.) Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity. 2. (n.) To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds. 3. (n.) To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions. 4. (super.) Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. 5. (super.) Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "

then my next step is to do a Search for my One Word: CALM
{of course, Bible Hub shares verses; but my other dependable source gives various versions}
Verses that contain CALM(229) but that includes variations of CALM, like calmed, calms, calmly, etc.
[I'm not able to link to their site, or app because it just takes you to search of any word only]
180 of the 229 verses are found in the Old Testament (OT)
and
only 49 of the 229 verses are from the New Testament (NT)
I will work my way backwards with sharing these verses starting with:
Revelation 1:4 AMP
John, to the seven churches that are in [the province of] Asia: Grace [be granted] to you and peace [inner CALM and spiritual well-being], from Him Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, and from the seven Spirits that are before His throne ...
After having completed a PAUSE (YV) plan on PEACE, I find it soothing to see that the Amplified "amplifies"PEACEas "inner CALM" and "spiritual well-being"
{which really explains much for me, about my personal lack}
It's no wonder that God spoke the One Word
CALM
for me for 2024
associated
with inner and spiritual well-being
without even looking at my outward fears and insecurities
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Since I have done One blog post now for the entire month of August, that publishes at 6 pm Sunday evenings for the entire week, I have reserved that time space for FOCUS. I was thinking that I might consider doing another blog post (if inspired) on the One Word FOCUS later in the week, however I may choose to use this time or Sat. possibly to FOCUS on my 2024 One Word CALM. But I don't want a post on Sat. followed by another on Sun. so don't be surprised if the rest of this year, I begin to share more on CALM and only one on FOCUS (unless I do a midweek blog post on our FOCUS One Word and just a reminder on Sun. of what the One Word is for that Week - linked to the monthly one. As you can tell, I'm shaking up my regular routine a bit of publishing blog posts on Sunday, when my original thought on one monthly post was for lack of time because "life" is limiting my time more but hopefully that will end sooner than later and seriously, I need this blogging time more as a therapeutic place for me; sometimes more than a place for you, the reader. However, I hope that somewhere in my blog posts that the Jesus, I know and love, shines into your own life with some encouragement or inspiration or you find some part that connects to you in your own life. With my shift to CALM (in addition to the 4 FOCUS One Words), I'm hoping that whatever your situation that some of the CALM in my chaos will help you find more CALM. 

In one of the blog posts this year (or possibly 2 blog posts) I shared the acronym that Max Lucado has coined for C.A.L.M. and I'll share it again as a reminder from Philippians 4:4-8

CELEBRATE

(Celebrate God's Goodness, v.4)

ASK

(Ask God for help, v.6)

LEAVE

(Leave your concerns, v.6)

{I think I've gotten to this place often, but you know ... what happens}

Meditate

(Meditate on good things, v.8 NCV)

"Dear Lord, You spoke to storms. (Many of the verses of the gospels & Psalms  that contain CALM are about Jesus & the "storm" with His disciples) Would you speak to ours? You calmed the hearts of the apostles. Would you CALM the chaos within us? You told them to fear not. Say the same to us. We are worry, battered and belittled by the gales of life. Oh, Prince of Peace, bequeath to us a spirit of CALM. ... " Max Lucado ... As I continue to SEEK and search for CALM, "will you turn a new leaf in my life" ...through the pages in my CALM books. "Quench" any sign of "anxiety" in me. "Stir courage. Let us know less fret and more faith. In Your name, I pray. Amen [Less Fret, More Faith - an 11 week action plan to overcome anxiety]

Help me Lord
CALM MY HEART
to fret less and find more faith
in me to deal with life
each day.
I will Celebrate You & Your Goodness,
I will Ask You for help as I start my day and end each night
(or when I'm awakened)
I will really learn to Leave my concerns with You
and Your more than capable hands
as I continue to
Meditate on good things
(and look for a good thing in each day)
to give You thanks & more Praise
for in Your Presence
I soak in the
PEACE
and
cling to You
and Your soothing inner
CALM
as I 
SEEK
MORE of YOU
in me
a spiritual well-being
that
I need, Jesus!
Thank You!

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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TAKING INVENTORY - on JULY FOCUS

I decided that TAKING INVENTORY at the end of JULY
is a good idea
For more than the important 4 One Words.

"... It's a good point according to the book of 1 John: to stop, to shut down everything, and to take inventory of our lives." ~ Steve Brandon (sermon) "By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before Him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and He knows everything." 1 John 3:19

Taking Inventory is even customary in regular life, like in stores or businesses.It's a time purposely set aside to take count of what they have on their shelves.
So clearly, it's a beneficial practice for us, too to take inventory of our livesin particular, in our spiritual lives - of our spiritual condition.
[if you have time, I linked in the box to a very applicable Sermon on Taking Inventory]
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In 2024, we have our FOCUS on specific 
One Words
Here are the ONES completed so far:

"1. Diligent 2. Kindness 3. Position 4. Follow  5. Discipline 6. Worship 7. Notice 8.Invest   9. Anticipate  10. Authority  11.Transformation  12. Advance  13. Alert  14.Choose  15. Forgiveness  16. Rhythm  17.Seek  18. Arrive  19. Timing  20.Clarity  21. Little  22.Honesty  23. Silence  24. Pace  25. Release  26. Prayer  27. Joy  28. Movement ...

I am wondering (curious) which of these One Words or the devotionals so far has God spoken to you the most or the clearest - the right WORD at the right time? Amazingly, there have been quite a few for me. Or perhaps, if you go back you will find the One Words & devos that did? God never wastes a moment or a situation to speak to & with you. It's actually aMazing for me still after many, many years to see that God lines up what I read for His glory & to bless as He speaks personally time & time again. It's the perfect, melodic MOVEMENT in the middle of my crisis, melt down or trouble as if the Master Conductor indeed never missed a beat & His symphony of Grace, Love, Peace continue to rehearse and fine tune my life - syncing with His Word to me - from all different angles if I just open all all of my senses & breathe deeply. Each Word comes alive!

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These are the Reflective Questions given by CCR for the month of our July One Words in the section of "Taking Inventory". Perhaps by now, you've done them all. If not here they are altogether & if you'd like you can share 1 of them in the comments, but I suggest that you save this blog post (tuck it away in your book) so you have these four all in one place, where you can insert your thoughts (unless you don't mind and have already written in your book)

"RELEASE 1. What burdens did you release to the Lord? 2. You cannot change the past or control the future. How, then, should you spend the present? 3. Were you able to release something from your past? Have you seen the benefits of letting it go?

"PRAYER 1. Do you truly believe that God hears your prayers? 2. How often do you pray because you are happy? Why would God like to hear from you in those times? 3. Did you pray for wisdom or discernment? What was the outcome?

" JOY 1. Did you think of a friend, teacher, or colleague who walks in joy consistently? Were you able to learn from them? 2. Did you notice anything that tended to override your joy? Were you able to overcome that and concentrate on bringing more joy to your life? 3. What did God reveal about Himself as you focused on being joyful?

"MOVEMENT 1. Did you notice that adding physical activity to your life helped strengthen your faith? 2. Did you notice changes throughout the week? Did adding movement to your schedule invigorate your soul? 3. How will you be integrating movement into your schedule in the weeks and years to come?

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I love these summation prayers of all 4 One Words! Thanks CCR!

4th July FOCUS: One Word - MOVEMENT

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

RELEASE

July 7

PRAYER

July 14

JOY

July 21

MOVEMENT

July 28

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This week's

 FOCUS isMOVEMENT
in our opening of the devotional
with this Scripture verse

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Romans 12:1 NASB

I'm almost ready to break my general format here & read the devotional before I share this blog post, as I look at all the words for this month, searching for some thread, or correlation or any clue at all as to what or how MOVEMENT fits (and the Topical definition didn't help) nor does Romans 12:1 scripture verse so I decided to read a bit further in Romans 12, before I break my own rule & read CCR's devotional. And then I find the One Word FOCUS in verse 9.
Reading in The Passion Translation (TPT): 

Let the inner MOVEMENT of your heart always be to love one another, and never play the role of an actor wearing a mask. Despise evil and embrace everything that is good and virtuous. Romans 12:9

In my search for the One Word: MOVEMENT in God's Word;I encountered another verse not too far from the above verses, just a few chapters back, but this time in The Voice:

Now we are able to live up to the justice demanded by the law. But that ability has not come from living by our fallen human nature; it has come because we walk according to the MOVEMENT of the Spirit in our lives. Romans 8:4 VOICE

In all honesty, this is more what comes to mind to me, when I hear the word
MOVEMENT
(except for MOVEMENT as regards social movements: organized efforts by a large number of people to bring about change)
Usually a social movement is to "bring about or impedesocial, political, economic, or cultural change" but might I also include spiritual, such as a PRAYER MOVEMENT oras the last verse indicates a MOVEMENT of the Spirit(hopefully all prayer movements are)Often a Spiritual Movement is one for REVIVAL!
{don't get me started on how much this nation and our world needs this one}
Yet each week in July as we approached this last One Word, especially back at PRAYER, my thoughts were headed in this direction and most certainly when Paul is URGING us ... we need to listen and act
I just happened to look up steps to build a MOVEMENT and I found that choosing your cause, reading up on your cause, spreading the word and being creativeare just the initial ones suggested; yet it seems like the book of ACTS attempted this but
"... the MOVEMENT fell apart" (VOICE, Acts 5:37)
Other verses in ACTS with our One Word: MOVEMENTActs 5:36(NLT); 5:37 (VOICE); 5:38 (AMPC); 5:39 (TPT)
Acts 9:24 (TPT); 15:7 (Voice); 17:5 (Voice); 22:4 (Voice); 28:22 (NLT)
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Once again, I'm very tempted to read the devotional first by Cleere Cherry Reaves before I write (I'm sure that you wish I just would do that every time) but sometimes or many times, I do these, hoping for a MOVE of the Spiritas to what He might want me to share as His vessel with the One Word prompt.
Some times, God's Spirit is just waiting to lead, guide; or for me, just burst forth {although at times it may look as if I'm headed down a rabbit hole, or rambling on with no real message or point, but when ... (or until)I look back or read it over, I can tell it wasn't me writing any longeror what I thought that I was suppose, or intended to write;because before I sit down to begin typing, I pray.
Now it may not look like it to you,but ya' gotta trust me,I go with the flow.(lol)
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Back to the definition of
MOVEMENT
{which I tend to really dislike when they do this in any definition}
"the act of moving"
however, I'm thinking this is more powerful than it appears - followed by
"... change of place or posture..."
the rest of the definition - this first one, then 5 more may make a difference asyou read the devotional, and/ or search for scriptures that have the One Word: MOVEMENT
because we all have different perspectives about MOVING or MOVEMENT
{yep, that was a 'rabbit hole' but for some reason, I think it's key for our frame of mind}
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When I looked at the search that I usually do for the One Word in our devotional book (or even in the various translations) for MOVEMENT in God's Word,
the sentences in the devotional seem to indicate that I'm not even close to how CCR is using MOVEMENT
since we're on separate pages of thought,  I'll skip sharing any quotes for now
because the FOCUS TIP alone lets me know, I'm pretty far off base.
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Here are the other scriptures for this week:
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV1 Thessalonians 5:23 NASBRomans 8:10-11 NASB1 Corinthians 10:31
and as often is the case the concluding statement is my favorite quote (so I'll share that){I saw it when I read the FOCUS tip that had MOVEMENT}

"Move. Get outside of yourself and do diligence to the gift of life you've been given. Moving your feet helps you put everything else at His feet." CCR

I paused after I read "get outside" and was going to comment that this is exactly my plan for this beautiful day - to get outside. But she went on to write something even more important.
"Get outside of yourself" which goes perfectly (of course) with the verses and the 1st definition of "change of place or posture" and definitely with the quote. We (the world, our society) would benefit a great deal to "get outside of ourselves" - to think of others before our own selfish needs and as CCR further recommends to "do diligence ..." 
{I'm skipping the rest of that part about our precious gift of life given to each one of us and should be valued much more than "WE" as a whole seem to be failing at doing miserably}. 
I took the time to look up what these mean:

"to get outside of ourselves" [one source] "It means you let go of what you want, what you think you need or should have (beyond the bare necessities obviously) what you think other people should give you, what you think you are entitled to, of your beliefs about what you think the world should be, how your family should be, etc...." - stepping out and watching your own interactions and see yourself - what you do and how you act {ouch, a real self evaluation] "Take a step back, take a step out, remove yourself from the circumstances, the situation, the stress, the thoughts, the pressures" {this is the best one for me!}

"do diligence" (or possibly due diligence) [source] dictionary of "diligence": steady, earnest and energetic effort: devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking; so DO this by doing what follows in CCR's quote "moving your feet"

showing our gratitude to God
"Jesus, when I move, I feel You work"
after all
"In Him, we live, and MOVE and have our being"Acts 17:28
A song, a verse, and my belief; and now back to another point that I was making on
MOVEMENT
"... But if this MOVEMENT is of God, you won’t be able to stop it. And you might discover that you were fighting God all along!”[Gamaliel’s words convinced the council].

Acts 5:39 TPT

Isn't it time for a some 
MOVEMENT?

"outside of ourselves" and with "due diligence"
or simply walk away - take a walk outside
both are good advice😉

Next Week:
We MOVE right into AUGUST
One Words
so you'll have to squeeze the
TAKING INVENTORY
in, 
if you haven't already done them
Or else, wait to do July & August together the first weekend of Septemberbecause there will be NO post on September 1st.
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[this was written on the day of the Celebration of Life of Tim Anderson (former student's) being held today at an Athletic Field facility. I will go (masked) & be there for the family🙏]