by Lynn Cowell (Amanda sent me this as an email devotional)
When I am free from ambition, I am free to serve with a joyful heart.
When I am free from selfishness, I am free from irritation.
When I am free from jealousy, I am free to rejoice in the good of another.
When I am free from judgment, I am free to pray from a pure heart.
When I am free from expectation, I am free to enjoy whatever comes.
When I am freed from controlling others, I am free to see the miraculous.
When I am truly free, I will see the Kingdom of God in my life.
That is what I want to see –the Kingdom of God come in my life. What is that going to take? It’s going to take tearing free from my own selfish thoughts and feelings. It’s going to take looking at things from God’s perspective. It’s going to take God’s help. In order to be free, I have to be free of ME.
Do you want to be free too? Free to find total and utter completion in Jesus?
Application Steps: It is normal as women to have moments when we feel like we just cannot give any more. We are spent. Choose to memorize today’s verse for those times when you need to serve and struggle to do so.
Reflections: Do I ever struggle with ambition, jealousy, expectation, selfishness, or control issues?
Choosing the one I wrestle with the most, I’ll apply Galatians 5:1 and claim my freedom!
Power Verses:
Galatians 5:1, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (NIV)
Psalm 119:45, “I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” (NIV)
© 2011 by Lynn Cowell. All rights reserved.
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
Galatians 5:13 (NIV)
Galatians 5:13 (NIV)
When I am free from ambition, I am free to serve with a joyful heart.
When I am free from selfishness, I am free from irritation.
When I am free from jealousy, I am free to rejoice in the good of another.
When I am free from judgment, I am free to pray from a pure heart.
When I am free from expectation, I am free to enjoy whatever comes.
When I am freed from controlling others, I am free to see the miraculous.
When I am truly free, I will see the Kingdom of God in my life.
That is what I want to see –the Kingdom of God come in my life. What is that going to take? It’s going to take tearing free from my own selfish thoughts and feelings. It’s going to take looking at things from God’s perspective. It’s going to take God’s help. In order to be free, I have to be free of ME.
Do you want to be free too? Free to find total and utter completion in Jesus?
Father, when I don’t get my “to do” list done, I am irritated and frustrated. When I am tired and one more person needs me, I feel angry and annoyed. Only You can free me of me, Jesus. I give You permission to do it! In Your powerful Name, Amen
Application Steps: It is normal as women to have moments when we feel like we just cannot give any more. We are spent. Choose to memorize today’s verse for those times when you need to serve and struggle to do so.
Reflections: Do I ever struggle with ambition, jealousy, expectation, selfishness, or control issues?
Choosing the one I wrestle with the most, I’ll apply Galatians 5:1 and claim my freedom!
Power Verses:
Galatians 5:1, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (NIV)
Psalm 119:45, “I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” (NIV)
© 2011 by Lynn Cowell. All rights reserved.
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