If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Father, please strengthen me daily, that I will not be swayed to chase the things of this world; that my focus on You would not be diminished.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 … Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Dear Lord, help me to hear Your Spirit, to always discern Your will in every situation.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 … Hebrews 13:14 (ESV)
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
Dear Father, keep me straining towards the prize: eternity in your very presence, as I long to see You.
Thursday, May 21, 2015 … Romans 8:15 (ESV)
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
My Lord, I thank you for loving me enough to want me for your own. I pray that you keep me mindful always of whom I belong.
Friday, May 22, 2015 … Ephesians 6:10 (ESV)
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Dear Lord, thank you for providing the strength I need to carry out your will for my life. Please help me to discern Your will from my own.
Saturday, May 23, 2015 … Proverbs 3:13 (ESV)
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Dear Lord, I pray that you search my heart for any grudges that I cling to, and guide me according to Your will, that I will be pleasing to You.