I got this note from Michael, who is a Gracer:
"Tim, Thank you for giving meaning to the scriptures. Due to a hectic business schedule I have not been able to attend Wednesday night Bible study. And I have fallen off of my reading in Own it 365. Without your Takeaway messages [i.e. this daily post] I would be lost. Thank you for all that you do. Michael."
Michael, thanks so much & do not beat yourself up! Life happens. Good people fall seven times a day and get back up again (Proverbs 24:16). And sometimes we have to step back from the full-scale OWNit365.com plan to set a new goal for ourselves:
- Chapter a Day — Why not read the "Family Chapter" daily?
- Verses a Day — Why not read the verses that I point out in this daily post?
Success is not about following a particular plan and checking the box. Success is about getting into the Bible every day to hear from God!
Here's what I got from today's two chapters:
- The "secret" to being wise is to take to God's word to heart & carefully & humbly live it out in your own life (Deut 4:5-6)
- Innumerable events around the globe are a constant reminder of God's power, glory, care, and attention to detail (Psa 104:13,24)
Never give up for we all are human. . .Falling behind in readings happens. .I fell behind. . one week but now I am caught up and a chapter ahead in the Pslams. . .oh how I love the Psalms. . I caught myself up by doubling up for a week. I listen to them on my computer. . I don’t have an Ipod or M3P (is that how you say it) anyways I don’t have one. On Sundays I take the insert from the worship guide , I retrieve the passages for the week on the CD and store them in my Windows media player. . under the week, for example Week 13 and Week 13 Psalms, and so on. It gives me a good visual as well. Today from Deut. 6 : 5 “You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” This is the verse we are memorizing in our Sunday school class with the kiddos. They get so excited about working on memorizing their verses. Some can’t wait until that last Sunday before they want to tell you. How preciious is that. It is a God thing. From the Psalms. .103:17 “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting” How thankful I am for this. . .I shared with the kids one week in Sunday school how thankful I was for the sacrafice of Christ because if I was living back before Christ. . I would be at the temple daily sacraficing for my sins. The Lord never fails or leaves us even during our dark hours. It is because of Christ that makes life here on earth worth the living. . because the eternal gift of everlasting life with Him in eternity.