“And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other.”
Genesis 13:10 (NKJV)

AUGUST 7 - The way you treat a relationship when it no longer saves your life, pays your bills, or soothes your broken heart candidly reveals the motive you had for it, right from the very start. It is impossible to
escape your motives once you establish them as the direction for your life. With pure motive of heart, John the Baptist “made way for the Christ” since Jesus’ baptism by John was a starting point for apostolic preaching and the new, exhilarating era of salvation.

John’s meekness in his attitude toward Christ, making way and standing aside as the Son of God commenced His ministry, revealed the true motive of his character—humility, selflessness, and sacrificial purity.

Carefully examine your motives before entering any relationship, but especially a relationship with an authority figure. If there is even a shred of selfishness in your heart, any thought of “What’s in it for me?” you would be wise to stop pursing that relationship until you purify your motives. Otherwise, you’ll run into a dead end and be at a regretful loss to appropriately recover.

Father, I thank You that I understand that whatever I sow is what I reap. I choose to sow the right seeds today that will produce the future You desire for my life. I won’t grow weary in well doing, for I know that in due time I will reap a harvest if I do not faint.

Family Scripture Reading

Galatians 4

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“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. ‘Eat and drink!’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.”
Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV)

JULY 8 - Alter your thoughts, and you will be amazed at the rapid transformation of your life. Solomon understood this principle, stating, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”

• Any thought dwelt upon soon becomes a belief system.
• A belief system expresses itself in habit.
• Those habits determine our circumstances.

Although we cannot directly choose our circumstances, we can choose our thoughts, and so indirectly determine our circumstances. Any pattern of thought, whether good or bad, cannot fail to produce results in the character of an individual. The enemy understands if he gains control of our mind, he easily determines our destiny. The outcome of every life starts with a thought. Criminal or Olympian—both begin as thought. We can use this principle to create a great future.

Success is not a matter of environment. If it were, all the people in certain neighborhoods would instantly succeed, and all those in other neighborhoods would immediately fail. It is true that some environments may be more favorable than others. Nevertheless, when two people in the same environment have different outcomes, it indicates that success is the result of the way one chooses to think. What kind of future do we desire? We cannot allow ourselves to believe or expect a future contrary to what we think. As we think, so we are. Choose your thoughts wisely, for by them you become a living expression of Heaven, or you fade away into the sea of insignificance.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You for giving me the necessary tools to create a successful future. I understand that my mind is the workshop of my life, so I choose to think only what is written in Your Word.

Family Scripture Reading

Proverbs 6

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“Why are you so polite with Me, always saying ‘Yes, Sir,’ and ‘That’s right, Sir,’ but never doing a thing I tell you? These words I speak to you are not mere additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundation works, words to build a life on.”
Luke 6:46-47 (Message)

JANUARY 26 - William Pryor Letchworth was a New York conservationist, historian, and philanthropist. Upon observing the way orphans and the mentally ill were treated in our nation’s facilities, Letchworth traveled to Europe to study the ways in which the mentally ill could be humanely treated, transforming antiquated practices throughout the entire region. Mr. Letchworth devotedly took under his wing scores of orphaned young men, taking them to his country estate to escape the crime and soot of the big city. Called the “man who always did right,” the pure motives of Letchworth’s heart were blatantly revealed.

Jesus does not look for those who merely talk about obedience; He looks for those who truly obey. The moment we have an opportunity to do what God has tells us is when we either find a heart that longs after God or one still enslaved to the desires of the flesh.

God called us to produce and bear fruit. Jesus told us, “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” The moment we have an opportunity to do what God told us to do, is the moment we either find a heart longing after God, or one still enslaved to the desires of the flesh. Wouldn’t you, like Mr. Letchworth, also like to be called a man or woman who “always did right?” If so, then choose today to become a person who not only intends to do what is written, but who actually completes it.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I glorify You by bearing fruit doing what You ask of me. My faith and good works will be a witness to many.

Day 26: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

1 Kings 19

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