Day 9

Day 8 was an epic fail!  I faltered in the flesh and in the spirit.  I took two steps away from God instead of 1 step closer.  I know there will be days like day 8 and if I dwell on my failures, then day 8 will spill over to day 9, 10 etc. I am going to focus on making day 9 a great day.  Through the Lords grace and power, I will put day 8 behind me. I will feed the spirit today. I will gather my 5 stones and fight the defeat that Satin is trying to convince me I am in.  I am a child of God.  If I accept this defeat, then I am rejecting the victory won at the cross.  We all fall short of Gods glory, but thank God he forgives us, picks us up and helps us back on the path of righteousness.   I have asked for forgiveness and will start this day anew.

Day 9 Devotion Judges 6:13

Hello day 9!  I awoke feeling broken and defeated. I wallowed in self pity while showering and getting dressed. I made it to my area where I have my quite time and opened my devotion for today.  It was all about overcoming defeat.  The children of Israel had fallen away from God. They were being over run by anybody that wanted what they had. Gideon answers the call.  I’m not sure I have ever read this full chapter (6) of Judges.  This may have been written about Israel, but it might as well have used my name.

As always it seems, when God called Gideon he answered but he wanted a sign to make sure.  Why is it so hard to realize that we have won?  All of these bumps in the road we call problems are not worth the time we fret over them.  We are children of God.  He gave us victory over the world when Jesus died.  We are starving to death in the middle of a buffet. We are just too scared to reach out and take what God has provided.

Today I am going to eat of the bounty God provided.  I will fill my soul on His word.

My prayer for today.  Lord, forgive me for rejecting the power you gave me at the cross. Let me drink deeply from the living waters so that I might walk in victory instead of defeat. Amen