Faith Foundations
" 1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. 2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night." Psalm 1:1-2 (NLT)
" I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure." Psalm 119:162 (NLT)
"Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105 (NLT)
M.A.P.S.
Meditate & memorize
Meditate
- Eastern meditation is emptying your mind.
- Christian meditation is filling your mind with God’s Truth, being strategic and deliberate about what you allow into your mind.
- Joshua 1:6-9 (NLT)
- “Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.” Psalm 119:97 (NLT)
Memorize
“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11 (NLT)
Watch your thoughts; they become your beliefs.
Vince Lombardi
Watch your beliefs; they become your words.
Watch your words; they become your actions.
Watch your actions; they become your habits.
Watch your habits; they become your character.
Apply
James 1:22-27 (NLT)
Praying the Word
Prayer
P – Praise
“Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.” Psalm 115:1 (NLT)
R – Repent
“But if we confess our sings to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sings and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” 1 John 1:9 (NLT)
A – Ask
“7 Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 (NLT)
Y – Yield
“24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” Matthew 16:24-25 (NLT)
Fasting
F – Focus on God
A – Abstaining
S – Substitute
T – “Taste and See”
Share Your Takeaway
What Scripture reference or verse is speaking to you?
What are you currently allowing God to work on in your life?
Are you walking with God today?
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