Weekly Devotion: Focus Relationship
Blessed Sunday to all….today is the Weekly Devotion: Focus Relationship.
There is so much happening in the world today. It can be frightening.
Oftentimes, we have no idea of where all of this is going Will we be safe? Will our family be safe?
The spiritual battle around and beneath all of the chaos is intensifying daily with so many false prophets and false religions yelling into microphones to be heard.
This is why it is beneficial to look to the shepherd boy, David and learn from his journey.
David did not rely on going to church or memorizing prayer books or any religious activity (which do have value).
He spent hours, upon hours, alone with God and his sheep.
David’s strength was founded on one thing…he focused on his relationship with God.
WEEKLY DEVOTION: FOCUS RELATIONSHIP – THE SHEPHERD
David did not have phones or computers to take his focus off of his Lord.
But, he did have a harp…and he sang psalms to God out in a lonely field.
As he focused on God’s Word and his actual relationship with His Father, he grew in strength, wisdom, and courage.
We all know that our most precious human relationships took time to develop and grow.
Getting to know God takes time…and David had a lot of it.
But his conversations with the Lord would eventually give him the strong faith to go up against Goliath and later Saul.
Because he knew that God is real, he knew God had his back.
God had his back in the pastures as he fought lions and bears away from the sheep. He had his back in all battles David faced with God going before him.
When writing about David, Pastor Chuck Swindoll writes,
âWhen we begin to care about the things God cares about, we become people after His heart, and only then do we begin to have real freedom and real happiness.â
Pastor Swindoll has been a key leader in my husband’s life.
WEEKLY DEVOTION: FOCUS RELATIONSHIP – GROW NEAR IN PSALMS
Since I began the weekly devotions, a few of you have asked where to begin in reading your Bibles.
There are many ways recommended to do this; however, I would like to have you start with reading the Psalms.
The most important thing we can do in this crazy life is to draw near to God and establish a living, breathing relationship with Him.
As David did.
Read the Psalms, pray without ceasing, and begin and end your day with God…that is a great way to start.
We focus on that relationship…the most important relationship…when we pray and read His Word daily.
Even if we do not face Goliaths, we can be the prayer support for those who do. God will speak to all of you individually if you just sit quite before Him and ask Him to speak to you.
The only way to discern the difference between good and evil these days is to know God.
Focus on that relationship.
Next week, I will give to you more ways to read His Word during the month of November.
Thank you for joining me for the weekly devotion.
See you tomorrow…..
PRAY, READ THE WORD, AND GET TO KNOW GOD
By Pamela Lutrell
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I am an agnostic–I just can’t get behind the capricious nature of your god–but I have always envied people of faith. It must be so nice to have such certitude and peace in this topsy turvy world. I hope that all of you have a wonderful and peaceful Sunday whomever you pray (or don’t) to.
Also, I chuckled when I saw the Wall Street Journal in your picture! Who knew they printed that way out in Abilene!
Pam, I love this word you have for us today. What an honor it would be for God to call us women after his heart. I think you said it best when you mentioned that David didnât have a phone or computer to distract him. Itâs not that those things are wrong, (and obviously I have one), but I do think we allow too many distractions to keep us from developing the most important relationship we can possibly have. Time spent in scripture and communing with God is the way we learn His heart. Itâs absolutely worth setting aside the time. May the Lord bless you today!
Hi Becky, There is a reason that you are here on a Christian devotional… God’s Holy Spirit brought you here because you are searching for Him (whether you see it or not). I saw your comment before church and have been praying for you today in church and at home…praying for God to show you that your heart is forever linked to Him because He created you that way. It takes more faith to believe in nothing than it does to believe that Jesus Christ died for you and has made a way for you to live in heaven for eternity…God loves you that much…that He sacrificed His Son for YOU. I pray that one day you will discover His love for you and that He will reach out to you the way He did to me. You were created by God for a purpose and you were here today for a purpose. I am excited for what is ahead for you…and will continue to pray,
BTW…through newspaper subscriptions, they can be sent anywhere in the world. But this newspaper is not the Wall Street Journal.
May God remove the veil from your eyes and open your heart to Him.
Becky, Iâm not a Christian, Iâm a none practicing Jew. However, Iâm drawn to this wonderful woman and her faith as my belief in God is very strong. I talk to God with an open heart and let him lead me where I need to go. He brought me here.
I do think in order to have a relationship with even someone you have to get to know that person and spend time with them. That is why we need to spend time in Godâs word and pray and listen to him. Then our relationship can grow and get stronger.
When you showed that newspaper headline it reminded me of a Bible verse that showed up on my phone this morning. It said âGod weptâ. Wow, to me that was powerful especially today with what is going on in the world and here at home.
I always look forward to your Sunday devotion, Pam. For me, the answer to “how to read the bible” turned out to be a One Year Bible which gives me readings every day from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. It’s been about five years now and I look forward to my Bible readings every day. Also, I find that the translation makes a difference to me, as I prefer a more straightforward modern version. There are so many ways to connect with our Father if we just seek.
And I am so glad that he did, Sydney.
I am certain that thought God has told us the outcome that his heart is still broken when people he created turn to evil.
I love the one year Bibles! Thanks for sharing your experience, Yvette.
It is such an amazing God thing how often your devotions sync up with what I am studying in my Sunday morning table group. This group has been studying relationships with God & others. Quiet time spent in God’s presence is one of the most valuable things I do. He reveals so much to me about myself.
I love it…and it is a God-thing!