“As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV)

JULY 27 - If the relationship between Joseph and Jesus had not given birth to change, foretelling something new, then their close association as parent and child would have been completely unnecessary. So, with schooling behind Him, wood chips now intriguingly clung to Jesus’ fingertips, the pegs hammered straight, just as Joseph instructed. Change and growth compellingly marked the relationship between Joseph and Jesus, the carpenter and his apprentice. Joseph’s firstborn Son was willing to learn how to work as an adult, convincing others by His presence to live honest and pure.

If you are not changing and growing as a result of your relationships, then what is the point of continuing  them? Is there something beyond the fishing trips and the shopping sprees?We must not allow mediocrity to penetrate our lives through the influence of mediocre relationships! Such influence may appear benign, but like cancer, it is indeed deadly.

If you are going to be thrust into a dynamic future, then you must surround yourself with dynamic, excellent individuals who might sometimes even make you feel uncomfortable, as was often the case with the master and his apprentice—father and Son. These individuals compel you, by their very presence, to unearth the excellence within yourself. Embrace their correction and allow them to be honest with you. By doing this, change is inevitable.

Father, I thank You as iron sharpens iron, I sharpen those I call friend.

Family Scripture Reading

Romans 15

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“He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”
Proverbs 13:20 (NKJV)

JULY 4 - If you want to have a successful and purposeful life, you must relentlessly fight the constant pressure of negative people coming into your life, struggling as formidably as you would a thief leaping
past the threshold of your back door. You must Stop Them — IMMEDIATELY! The only way one can maintain a stable life is through pursuit and maintenance of right relationships. You cannot afford to get involved with the wrong types of people. As we see in the above passage, Solomon warned, “He who walks with wise
men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

That word “destroyed” does not necessarily mean dead or absent from life. It describes the death of one’s purpose. The moment you or I move toward the direction of a wrong relationship is the moment our purpose begins to fade away like the moon at dawn.

• God knew Herod was a danger to His Son.
• God realized Herod was hazardous to His plan.
• God, therefore, refused to allow even the Wise Men to continue any further companionship with the treacherous king.

And that is why it is vital to qualify every person who comes into your life. Find those who are wise. Link yourself to their life. Serve them. Help them fulfill their dreams, and watch in amazement as God fulfills yours.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I walk with wise men and I am wise, for I know the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Family Scripture Reading

Acts 27

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“I no longer call you servants, because a master doesn’t confide in his servants. Now you are My friends, since I have told you everything the Father told Me.”
John 15:15 (NLT)

MAY 24 - Every time the child moved within her body, she sensed the unusual, the divine. Nevertheless, young and unfamiliar with motherhood, Mary urgently needed a friend she could rely on. Her cousin, Elizabeth, became that trusted friend. God made us in His image and likeness. He ties our identity to His own nature. Part of the nature of God that we share, then, is the unending desire for real, genuine relationships. Perhaps, even more than we want right relationships, God wants them for us. Out of need, desperation, loneliness, hurt, or naivety, many people often find themselves in relationships that are painful, burdensome, and even dangerous.

Without delay, we need to reevaluate the quality and purpose of our
relationships:

• Do you have friends with whom you feel uncomfortable sharing thedeep secrets of your heart?

• If the above is true then ask, what makes these people your friends?

Your closest relationships must be those with whom you have virtually absolute security in sharing your deepest dreams, greatest desires, and erratic uncertainties, knowing that they will support you and carry out the Word of God together with you through every stage of your life.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I become who You desire me to become in all my relationships, and that You reveal to me the people with whom I can build true friendships.

Family Scripture Reading

Genesis 20

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8. Living The Life Of Abundance
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“But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
James 1:22 (NKJV)

MAY 15 - With so many diverse people in our lives, how do we decide what position each individual fills? The answer is quite simple: permit each person to voluntarily determine who he or she desires to be in your life. They never do so by their words, or by their intentions—they do so only by their actions.

James tells us that we need to be doers of the Word of God and that we continually need to look at ourselves in the illuminated mirror of the Scriptures. What is in a mirror when we look at ourselves becomes a lens when we look at our relationships. You see, once we ourselves become doers of the Word of God, we must expect that of other people as well. While we may think one person is great and another is a hassle, the truth of who they are in our lives cannot be defined by our perception or their personalities. It must be defined by their actions and the principles they choose to embrace.

In 1967, the world saw Israel’s new Defense Minister, Moshe Dayan, through a new lens, one that carried him once again into center stage. Aware of Egypt’s mobilization on her borders, Dayan avoided outside help and began to act by readying his troops for another concentrated war. With each new crisis, it became acutely obvious the awesome role this man would perpetually play inside his nation’s history. Yes, each person is defined by their actions, and when we see people through that lens of relationship, it becomes very clear the role each one is to play in our lives along with our role in theirs.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You for helping me allow each person in my life determine who they are going to be, and for helping me judge according to Your Word, not my own perceptions.

Family Scripture Reading

2 Peter 1

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“I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts.”
Psalm 119:63 (NKJV)

APRIL 29 - Crashing like a rock into the field glasses he used for scouting the countryside, the enemy’s bullet hurled tiny shards of broken glass directly into Moshe Dayan’s left eye. Despite his ghastly injury, Moshe completed his mission in Lebanon. Following intricate operations to repair the damage, nothing was able to restore the general’s sight. But General Dayan refused to mourn the past by relentlessly pondering
the loss of his sight. On the contrary, his distinctive, shiny black eye patch became his trademark of courage, embracing his relationship to the world as the charming warrior from Israel. People who are relentlessly focused upon the past quickly become a weight that always deters you. You must break free from those relationships and boldly embrace those who will escort you into your future. Link yourself with
those who are going somewhere. Seek out those who have a vision for their lives; these are the people who will open the door to your destiny. These individuals do not waste time, nor do they look for any short-term, special interest friends!

Every relationship you have either draws you closer to or drives you further from God’s perfect will. Every person who surrounds you should push you like enthusiastic soldiers marching into the war, cheering you on to reach your objective. Jesus had an objective, “…I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” Jesus was more concerned about pleasing God than offending man. Why not tenaciously circulate among those who cause you to desire more of God, becoming a companion of those who help you draw ever
closer to His will for your life?

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I am a companion of all who fear You and those who keep Your precepts.

Day 29: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Songs 4

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“Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
Matthew 13:44 (NKJV)

APRIL 17 - I came to the realization that I greatly value my relationships because I am willing to give up my own pursuit of greatness in order to bring greatness to another. And, to this day, when I recognize that greatness is coming out of an individual, I tell him, “Your best years are ahead of you! And I’m here to multiply who you are and never bring you a day of grief.”

I also discovered that if I actually bring out the best in others, they no longer have to work, strive, and push so hard for themselves. They can begin to sow in confidence instead of guardedly protecting themselves, stringently holding on to what they have. Interestingly enough, now they look to see what they can do in my life. And because they now sow, they actually begin to truly reap. This is the greatest value that I could ever bring to a person’s life.

Taught to reverence parents, the aged, the handicapped, and strangers far above their own selves, each Jewish parent often reminded and taught his children that by giving value to others (no matter who they were) they would be blessed. Teaching these types of attitudes brought out the best in the children, and the entire community would ultimately reap—a small price to pay.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure in a field, which I find and hide and for my joy over it, I go and sell all I have and buy that field.

Day 17: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Hebrews 4

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“As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV)

APRIL 6 - As noted yesterday, the single most important factor defining your future is the relationships you embrace. Your life is built by relationships. Relationships are like those red, illuminated buttons on an
elevator: some take you up, but many take you straight down. Some take you up fast, while others take you down even faster. Whether or not you recognize it, every relationship you have takes you somewhere. In fact, these influential relationships make you the person you are today.

A good olive tree could yield from ten to fifteen gallons of oil per year. An entire grove, therefore, had the potential to influence an entire village, caring for their daily needs. And several groves influenced nations—the oil having been shipped to nearby countries, as well as distant lands. So a good relationship with olive growers was vital for everyone concerned.

Be protective of the time you give to others. Don’t allow just anyone to be your friend. Those closest to you determine the outcome of your life. Associate with those who are going somewhere in life— those who are farther along than you are today. As you do this, you will soon walk into your divine destiny!

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You as iron sharpens iron, so I sharpen the countenance of my friends and they sharpen me.

Family Scripture Reading

Luke 19

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“Zeal without knowledge is not good; a person who moves too quickly may go the wrong way.”
Proverbs 19:2 (NLT)
“There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under Heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT)

APRIL 5 - Like nothing else on earth, relationships determine the outcome of your life. All other factors of your being—the extent of your intelligence, the graciousness of your appearance, the scope of your background—can modify that outcome, but none are as significant as the richness of your relationships. For this reason, each of us must strive to build the relationships that will launch us into the future we desire. There are people in our life who distract us from our focus and drain us of our energy, but there are also those who invigorate us as readily as a crisp, autumn day. Nevertheless, there is still a time for everything, and stepping into relationships before you are ready to make the required investment can be hazardous. It is like attempting to swim before you take lessons.

Once you discover the people with whom you can build a life, consider what it takes to make the most of those relationships:

• How will you add value to their life?
• What can you do for them that no one else can or will?
• And finally, is now the time to build these relationships?

If it is time, then pull out all the stops and go after it. If it isn’t yet time, learn to wait and prepare, because your time is coming soon.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I acquire knowledge to accompany my zeal. I refuse to be a person who moves too quickly.

Family Scripture Reading

Genesis 14

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“You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”
John 15:14 (NKJV)

MARCH 28 - God says that those whom He placed within our lives to lead us do not bear the sword in vain. If our superiors have to use the “sword” on us, we know that we did not qualify for God’s rewards.

God has scheduled the benefits I will enjoy if I love my wife as Christ loves the church. He has also scheduled negative consequences if I choose not to love my wife. That is why I don’t concern myself
with her role as a wife; that is her responsibility. My job is to make certain that I fulfill my role as husband so I can enjoy the benefits of my obedience to God!

God cannot change the consequences of our choices, for consequences are dictated by the universal law of sowing and reaping, experienced by farmers of every race, color, and creed. If we choose to be disobedient, our rebellion initiates a time bomb that will eventually explode into a thousand pieces, bringing destruction into our lives, and shattering the lives of those around us.

I realize that I strongly influence the lives of those who are close to me. If that influence is not positive, then I don’t qualify for that relationship. Knowing this to be true, my prayer is that my friends and my superiors will confront me with what must be changed. This is the humble attitude God requires all of us to consistently maintain in our relationships. Only then can we experience the reward of positive relationships.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I am in Christ and all that matters is that Christ is in me.

Day 28: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Luke 13

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5. Doing Business God’s Way
6. The Proving Ground Of Life
7. Teach Your Children Well
8. The Birthplace Of Faith
9. Established In Truth
10. The Heart Of A Servant

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“But they delight in doing everything the Lord wants; day and night they think about His law. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper.”
Psalm 1:2-3 (NLT)

MARCH 12 - By embracing this principle, we understand the importance of maintaining God’s presence. I personally consider the morning hour as the gauge for the rest of my day. I always begin my day by pursuing God’s presence. I then carefully maintain His presence throughout the day. The progress and success of my day is methodically linked to the time I spend with God in the morning.

A bowl of salt water sits upon every Passover table. What does it represent? The salty water represents the tears that were shed by those who made the trek to the Promised Land, the environment that would determine that the Jews were truly the people of God. We must surround ourselves with God’s presence, either by listening to the Word of God or playing worship music. Our environment determines our progress, just as getting to the Promised Land determined the progress of the Jews.

As Christians, our desire should be to intimately know God and to possess the character of Christ. To do so, we need to create the proper environment. While a farmer must cultivate the soil before planting seed, we must create an atmosphere in which our life can be shaped into the likeness of our Lord. We must make a commitment to create the environment that assures us of future progress.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or join in with scoffers. My delight and desire is in Your Word, and I habitually meditate and orally recite Your Word day and night.

Day 12: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

Luke 1

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Many believers are unaware that they do not have to be held prisoner to the fearful, accusatory, and worrisome thoughts that race through their minds on a daily basis. Since these thoughts sound like their own inner voice, people entertain them and then find themselves tormented by guilt, fear, rejection, anger, and unforgiveness.

But God not only instructs us to choose our thoughts – He tells us exactly what we should think about to experience God’s best for our life!

Through hard experience and extensive study of God’s Word, Dr. Robb Thompson has learned how to replace Satan’s thoughts of fear and failure with God’s higher thoughts of life and victory. Now he passes on this vital lesson to you. So get ready to take control of your thought life. It’s time to renovate your mind with the Word of God!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1 From Conformed to Transformed
2 Identified With Jesus
3 The Key to Victory: Understanding Righteousness
4 God Has Already Qualified You!
5 Let Go of the Past
6 The Life-or-Death Power of Words
7 Eliminating Confusion From Your Life
8 Scriptural Strategies for Conquering

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