What nagging and persistent habits or patterns do you need to confess?

7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps. [Jeremiah 10:23]

7 p.m.
One of the most arduous spritual tasks is that of giving up control and allowing the Spirit of God to lead our lives. [Henri Nouwen]

{by Sarah Godby}

What is the next step of commitment and action for you to join what God is doing in the world?

7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. [Ephesians 4: 2]

7 p.m.
Quite honestly, most people are quick to “write someone off.” But our God is a God of the second chance. Learn from One who is patient with you, and you’ll learn to be patient with others. [Woodrow Kroll]

{by Sarah Godby}

What reminds you of all the reasons you have to be grateful?

Morning & Afternoon
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. [Psalm 103:2-5]

7 p.m.
Whatever troubles are weighing you down are not chains. They are featherweight when compared to the glory yet to come. With a sweep of a prayer and the praise of a child’s heart, God can strip away any cobweb. [Joni Eareckson Tada]

{by Sarah Godby}

What would help you today be more aware of God’s presence?

Morning & Afternoon
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. [Psalm 23: 2, Today's New International Version]

7 p.m.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature–trees, flowers, grass–grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls. [Mother Theresa]

{by Sarah Godby}

What do you want to surrender today – and what do you want to ask for in exchange?

Morning & Afternoon
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. [Psalm 63:1]

7 p.m.
O most blessed grace, which makest the poor in spirit, rich in virtues; and makest the rich in many goods, humble in heart! Come thou, descend upon me, refresh me early with thy mercy and thy consolation, that my soul may not faint for weariness and dryness of spirit. I beseech thee, O Lord, that I may find grace in thy sight, for thy grace is sufficient for me, though the things which nature desires be wanting. [Thomas à Kempis]

{by Sarah Godby}

What areas of need are difficult for you to admit?

Morning & Afternoon
The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together. The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road. The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy. The directions of God are plain and easy on the eyes. God’s reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee. The decisions of God are accurate down to the nth degree. God’s Word is better than a diamond, better than a diamond set between emeralds. You’ll like it better than strawberries in spring, better than red, ripe strawberries. [Psalm 19:7-10, The Message]

7 p.m.
Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. God’s love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working out His wonderful plan of love. [Eric Liddell]

What would help you to find rest and value in the LORD?

Morning & Afternoon
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. [1 Thessalonians 5:23-24]

7 p.m.
In the name of Jesus Christ, who was never in a hurry, we pray, O God, that You will slow us down, for we know that we live too fast. With all of eternity before us, make us take time to live—time to get acquainted with You, time to enjoy Your blessings, and time to each other. [Peter Marshall]

What nagging and persistent habits or patterns do you need to confess?

Morning & Afternoon
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you.’ So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?’ [Hebrews 13: 5-6]

7 p.m.
I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little. I’ve found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full or hands empty. Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. [The Apostle Paul, in Philippians 4: 12-13, The Message]

What is the next step of commitment and action for you to join what God is doing in the world?

Morning and Afternoon:
Most importantly, love each other deeply, because love will cause many sins to be forgiven. Open your homes to each other, without complaining. Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God’s various gifts of grace. Anyone who speaks should speak words from God. Anyone who serves should serve with the strength God gives so that in everything God will be praised through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen. [1 Peter 4:7-11, New Century Version]

7 p.m.
If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and this will lead us to prayer: Intercession is a way of loving others. [Richard J. Foster]

What reminds you of all the reasons you have to be grateful?

7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever. [Psalm 30:11-12]

7 p.m.
There is a joy that springs spontaneously in the heart without any external or even rational cause. It is an artesian fountain. It rejoices because it cannot help it. It is the glory of God; it is the heart of Christ; it is the joy divine of which He says, “These things have I spoken unto you that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” … It is the nightingale in the heart, which sings at night, and sings because it is its nature to sing. It is the glorified and incorruptible joy which belongs to heaven, and anticipates already the everlasting song. Lord, give me Thy joy under all circumstances this day, and let my full heart overflow in blessing to others. [A.B. Simpson]

{by Sarah Godby}