Devotionals for March 8, 2024
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READ
John 16:33
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Philippians 3:12-14
“I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, ****I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Philippians 3:12-14
“I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, ****I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
REFLECT
Perfection is truly unattainable and if you make that your goal, you will lead a life of exhaustion. Constantly striving but never arriving. However, if you choose to see progress as the goal, then you will feel successful. Progress, is one step, one thought, one day at a time. Today, focus on the next successful step.
Remember, Jesus overcame this world so that you don’t have to live on a constant roller coaster of emotions. You can know trouble will occur while living on this earth, but God’s ultimate plan will prevail. You don’t have to be swayed by the things that go wrong today if you choose to focus on the peace that comes from Jesus alone.
Remember, Jesus overcame this world so that you don’t have to live on a constant roller coaster of emotions. You can know trouble will occur while living on this earth, but God’s ultimate plan will prevail. You don’t have to be swayed by the things that go wrong today if you choose to focus on the peace that comes from Jesus alone.
APPLY
Q: Have you been striving for perfection or progress?
Q: How can you change your strategy if perfection has been your goal?
Q: Who can you encourage to see progress in their life?
Q: How can you change your strategy if perfection has been your goal?
Q: Who can you encourage to see progress in their life?
SING
PRAY
"And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one."
Dear God, I am so tempted to be hard on myself when I don’t achieve perfection. I want to do things right but I keep falling short. Please help me to remember I will never arrive. I will never be perfect. You aim for me to make progress and I pray I will celebrate my progress today!
Dear God, I am so tempted to be hard on myself when I don’t achieve perfection. I want to do things right but I keep falling short. Please help me to remember I will never arrive. I will never be perfect. You aim for me to make progress and I pray I will celebrate my progress today!