2 Peter 1

This whole devotion spoke to me this morning, especially the middle part. I know for myself that there are times when I am excited about the morning time with the Lord and sometimes it seems like it is just a habit. I don't want that in my life. That is where the last sentence comes in. I want my life to be simple … like a child

Kevin

 

May 12th

Make a habit of having no habits

For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful. 2 Peter 1:8 (R.V.).

When we begin to form a habit we are conscious of it. There are times when we are conscious of becoming virtuous and patient and godly, but it is only a stage; if we stop there we shall get the strut of the spiritual prig. The right thing to do with habits is to lose them in the life of the Lord, until every habit is so practised that there is no conscious habit at all. Our spiritual life continually resolves into introspection because there are some qualities we have not added as yet. Ultimately the relationship is to be a completely simple one.

Your god may be your little Christian habit, the habit of prayer at stated times, or the habit of Bible reading. Watch how your Father will upset those times if you begin to worship your habit instead of what the habit symbolizes—'I can't do that just now, I am praying; it is my hour with God.' No, it is your hour with your habit. There is a quality that is lacking in you. Recognize the defect, and then look for the opportunity of exercising yourself along the line of the quality to be added.

Love means that there is no habit visible, you have come to the place where the habit is lost, and by practice you do the thing unconsciously. If you are consciously holy, there are certain things you imagine you cannot do, certain relationships in which you are far from simple; that means there is something to be added. The only supernatural life is the life the Lord Jesus lived, and He was at home with God anywhere. Is there anywhere where you are not at home with God? Let God press through in that particular circumstance until you gain Him, and life becomes the simple life of a child.

 

2 Peter 1:5-7 (NKJV)
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

Mercy and Grace

 

Sometimes my heart feels so displaced

My faith feels like it has gone away.

All I can do is get on my knees and pray.

God, I just ask for your Mercy and Grace.

 

Lord, it is you that I look too.

I raise my hands to praise You.

I reach to the Heavens and sing.

The Heavens declare You the King.

 

Lord, I breathe You in.

Take away my sin.

I look to You for peace.

It only comes from him.

 

Your faithfulness is so true.

I only look to You.

Your arms surround me.

You are the power, this I see.

 

So many times, we want it our way.

God says, "you must pray,

And I will help you in my time.

Have faith, everything will be fine."

 

Do not rush your life,

You are not going anywhere.

If you leave,

You will be with me.

 

Lord, when I reach out,

Your presence makes me want to shout.

I tell everybody I can about You.

I know now, that is what I am to do.

 

I will witness and I will be true.

Everybody needs to know you.

If they do not.

I will keep trying, that is what I will do.

 

I will only do this for You.

O'Lord, I exalt You

Lord, I give you all of my praise.

Your word is the only thing that is true.

 

By kevin gwyn @ prayer vigil 3/27/2002 4:45 am ÓCopyrighted 3/29/2002

Micah 7:8-9

It has been a very long and hard week. I fell and got back up. It is like everything blew up in my face this week. Issues at home, me walking in a passive aggressive behavior towards my wife. Not really getting a day to recoup from Quest in Michigan, because I had to go immediately to work as soon as I got back. (three of the hardest physical days for me in the last 6 years) I went to work for a friend of mind building an arbor. The customer we worked for was a total jerk. Worst person I ever worked for. By the third day I was ready to chunk it all and beat his ass into the ground.

I said to another person who has not been on quest but knows about quest this comment. "It would be just like God to put this man on a quest that I would be serving on"She said"how you would deal with it" my comment was to love him right where he is at. She said would you be able to do that? I said "right now with it this fresh, I would probably pull out of the event, but then the Lord wouldn't let me".

Long week, but I am coming back. The passage below is on my dash and deems appropriate to me at this time as I draw near to him and he will draw near to me

 

 

Micah 7:8-9 (NKJV)
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.