Devotion:
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Read Matthew 5:35-36.
“Don’t be afraid, just believe.” Easier said than done yet Jesus is asking Jairus to look beyond the seen and to embrace the unknown. Jesus is imploring, “Don’t limit your possibilities to the visible. Don’t listen only for the audible. Don’t be controlled by logic. Believe there is more to life than meets the eye!”
To be able to do this, one must know what they believe. Take a pen and paper and get alone. Go where you can think. Write down what you believe. Not what you think or hope or speculate, but what you believe. Put on paper those bedrock convictions that are worth building a life on, that are worth giving a life for.
Now look at your list. Analyze it. What do you think? Is your foundation solid enough to stand on? If not, what needs to change?
Don’t throw that list away. Put your list someplace where you’ll always have it. In your wallet, your purse . . . somewhere convenient.
The next time you’re intimidated by Mr. Know-It-All or by Miss Have-It-All, the next time your self-image limps out the door, pull out your list. Take a long look at it. Have any of your “undeniables” been threatened? Has your foundation been attacked?
Usually not. If you know what you believe (really know it), if you know what’s important and what’s trivial, then you won’t be easily derailed. (excerpts from Max Lucado, God is With You Everyday.)
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