Influence, Excitement, Time

Daily Inspirational Thoughts

to bless your life.

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A Daily Devotional

Monday through Thursday

by Beth McLendon

This week:

A Spiritual Checkup 

A Spiritual Checkup

that

focuses on the words:

Influence,   Excitement,   and   Time.

Monday

The First Word is Influence.

Who influences you?      Who is important to you? 

   Who are you dedicated to?  

Who or what do you spend

your time

and

money serving?

Influence:

Who influences you the most?

Is it your friends,

is it your spouse,

is it your parents,

is it

the internet,

is it movies,

is it your entertainment heroes?

Who has the most power to influence you?

      How much does God influence you?

Do God’s words

written in the Bible

influence

your decisions?

If God says something in his Word

and

everybody

disagrees with it -

how much influence does God have with you?

If something on television

or in a movie

disagrees with the Bible,

do you believe in what the Bible says

or

are you more influenced by what the media says?

 In your day to day life,

are you more

influenced

by what the Bible says

or

are you more influenced

• By  what the internet says or
• By  what TV says or
  
• By  what people in your daily life say?

Influence

Tuesday 

The Next Word

is

Excitement.

How

Excited

are you about God?

Are you as excited about God

as you are about your favorite sports teams,

your hobbies,

your favorite pastimes,

your friends?

Think about watching your favorite

baseball teams and football teams.

What is your sports-watching behavior look like?

Are you excited when the game starts?

When you go to a game,

do you sit quietly

and

observe others around you

as they are standing and cheering and waving?

Are you standing and cheering with them?

Do you give as much excitement to God

as you do your sports teams? 

Do you have as much excitement

about God

as you have about watching your child

play sports

or participate in gymnastics or dance, etc?

Do you have as much

excitement

about God as you do the things of this world?

Excitement

Wednesday 

The Final Word is Time.

Where do you do with your time?

Where do you give your time?      

Where do you give your free time?    

How much of your free time

do you give to the Lord?

How much time do you spend

with God?

Is God your best friend

and

constant companion?

?

Are you eager to one day 

go to heaven

and be with him?

Are you looking forward to

hearing the Lord say to you,

“Well done thy good and faithful servant?”

Will you hear something like that

from the Lord

because of your love and dedication to him?

Think about what it would be like to suddenly be face to face with God.

Allow that to motivate you to make positive changes in your life.

How long has it been since

you had some quality time with God?

For many people seeing the Lord for the first time, God might say, “I haven’t heard from you in months.” For some people, he might say, “I haven’t heard from you in years.”

But rest assured

that no matter how long it has been,

God is thrilled to hear from you!

What do

YOU

think about God?

Is God boring......

irrelevant.....

or is he your best friend?

Words matter.

~

Actions matter.

God calls to us

to

Spend Time with Him.

Thursday 

Influence……. Excitement…….. Time

The Lord gives each of us an assignment.

After

we commit our life to him,

he tells us

to go and make disciples.

Are you making disciples of Jesus Christ?

Are your words giving glory to God?

Are you sharing with people how important God is to you?

Are your actions showing people your dedication to God?

Words are important.  

Actions are important.

Even if

you are extremely close to the Lord,

I encourage you to ask God about those three words:

   1.  

"God, is the amount of  influence  you have on my life

appropriate for YOU -

the king of kings and Lord of Lords?"

   2. 

"God, is my  excitement  toward you

equal to my excitement

toward things in my life and people in my life?"

   3. 

"God, is the amount of  time  I spend with you

talking with you,

reading your word, and serving others in your name - 

is it adequate? 

Is it enough time

to develop a good relationship with you, God?"

I challenge each of us

to make sure

that life hasn’t gotten so busy

that we have moved God aside.

Today and everyday  -

make sure that God  is  first place in your life.

Be determined

to

Create a Great Relationship

with God.

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First presented September 5, 2016.