Dear Friends,
I read a blog post this morning written by my friend Tom Stoker who’s battling cancer. He’s the music director at Arborlawn UMC and was the producer for our Bass Hall concerts. At the end of his post, he quoted a hymn that he learned when he was a child that still gives him comfort today. The hymn is called “My Lord is Near Me All the Time” and the words to the chorus are “I’ve seen it in the lightning, heard it in the thunder, and felt it in the rain; My Lord is near me all the time, my Lord is near me all the time.” Imagine my surprise when I read today’s devotional! So, maybe God is speaking to you too? I’m sure He is! Be blessed as you listen and know that you are never alone. Hugs, Scott
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I Am Renewing Your Mind. When your thoughts flow freely, they tend to move toward problems. Your focus gets snagged on a given problem, circling around it in attempts to gain mastery. Your energy is drained away from other matters through this negative focus. Worst of all, you lose sight of Me.
A renewed mind is Presence-focused. Train your mind to seek Me in every moment, every situation. Sometimes you can find Me in your surroundings: a lilting birdsong, a loved one’s smile, golden sunlight. At other times, you must draw inward to find Me. I am always present in your spirit. Seek My Face, speak to Me, and I will light up your mind.
Romans 12:2 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Psalm 105:4 4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young