January 5th Devotional

Dear Friends,
A very happy new year to you all as we embrace 2015 with boldness and courage!  Where does this come from you might ask?  Our faith and trust in God!  So many books have been written on how to be successful in life, how to live the victorious life and how to be a “winner” in life.  Our book is the Bible and our champion is none other than Christ Himself.  Read on for encouragement and enlightenment and may you have a blessed year in Christ.  Peace and Love, Scott
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You Can Achieve The Victorious Life through living in deep dependence on Me.  People usually associate victory with success: not falling or stumbling, not making mistakes.  But those who are successful in their own strength tend to go their own way, forgetting about Me.  It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness, that you learn to rely on Me.

True dependence is not simply asking Me to bless what you have decided to do.  It is coming to Me with an open mind and heart, inviting Me to plant My desires within you.  I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach.  You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goal.  Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me.  It is a faith-walk, taken one step at a time, leaning on Me as much as you need.  This is not a path of continual success but of multiple failures.  However, each failure is followed by a growth spurt, nourished by increased reliance on Me.  Enjoy the blessedness of a victorious life, through deepening your dependence on Me.

Psalm 34:17-18 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.  The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV 7 We walk by faith, not by sight.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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