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  • Inspiration for Today

    God Specializes in Impossible Dreams

    When the pursuit of your dream deteriorates from difficult to impossible, congratulations! You’re in good company. Even Paul went through dead ends: “At that time we were completely overwhelmed, the burden was more than we could bear, in fact we told ourselves that this was the end. Yet we believe now that we had this experience of coming to the end of our tether that we might learn to trust, not in ourselves, but in God who can raise the dead.” (2 Corinthians 1:8-9 PH)

    If God can raise people physically, he can raise people who are dead emotionally. He can raise a dead marriage. He can resurrect a dead career. He can resurrect you from a health problem. God told Abraham he’d be the father of a nation, but then Abraham had to wait until he was ninety-nine years old before he had his first child. The Bible shows Abraham’s situation going from difficult to impossible. But Sarah got pregnant, and they laughed about it. When the baby was born, they named him Isaac, which means laughter.

    God often lets problems become impossibilities. What’s the best response to a dead end? “He has delivered us from such a terrible death, and He will deliver us; we have placed our hope in Him that He will deliver us again.” (2 Corinthians 1:10 HCSB)

    Source: Rick Warren’s Daily Devotional Day 112

  • Work to Please God, Not People

    Rick Warren’s Daily Devotional – Day 199

    “Work to Please God, Not People


    The Apostle Paul teaches that we are to work as though we are “working for the Lord and not for people.” He’s saying that no job is too small, no job is too menial, and no job is too insignificant when you have the right motive and perspective. We should think, “I’m doing it for God; I’m doing this job as if I’m doing it for the Lord. I used to clean meat lockers in a butcher shop, and I would clean it as unto the Lord.”


    Now, how do I know if I’m doing my work for the Lord? Two characteristics will show up in your attitude – Excellence-If I’m doing my work for the Lord, and not just for the boss, then I’ll do it with excellence. That means I will do the best I can because I’m not doing it for anyone’s approval except God’s. Enthusiasm-And, I do my work with enthusiasm. I work for God; therefore, I do it with a cheerful attitude. “Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.” (Romans 12:11 NLT) When you work with all your heart, motivated by the love of Christ, your work will be transformed into an act of worship for God.”

    I got this from one of the devotionals that I was reading yesterday. Very inspiring. I need to read that and wanted to share.

  • Word of the Day

    This one comes from one of the year-long Bible plans that I’ve been reading. Rick Warren is the author.

    Don’t Give Up! When God gives you a dream, you can be sure you’ll run into delays, difficulties, detours and dead ends along the way. They are a natural part of life. But you can be ready for them. Now if anybody had a right to be discouraged, it was Noah. Do you know how long it took Noah to build the ark?

    Read the rest of today’s scripture here. Click the link to continue.