ABIDE CHRISTIAN SLEEP MEDITATION

Receive God in the place where you are, now

Now, once you have received God into the place where you are at any and all times, you are ready, next, to do what pleases God on every occasion. Without him with you, you could never do that. The “with God” grounds the “do God.” From where we are coming as human beings, obeying Christ is really pretty scary and may cost us dearly, even to the point of losing our lives. But with him with us, we become able to see and do what is best. From the human side, once again, it is a matter of deciding to do the things Jesus said—really a matter of deciding, by God’s grace, to become the kind of person who does what he said. That immediately draws us into the context of his action where we know the eternal life flowing in us and around us. This is the spiritual life in Christ. From Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge. Copyright © 2009 by Dallas Willard. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Forward this email to your friends, or invite them to subscribe to receive the Dallas Willard Daily Devotional.

GOODNIGHT MY BLOGGER FRIENDS

HI, TONIGHT IS THE FIRST TIME IN 10 DAYS I CAN POST SOMETHING LATE AND “LIVE”

THE PAIN I WENT THROUGH I NEVER IMAGINED BEFORE. 

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PRAYERS I KNOW THEY HELPED.

I WILL POST A LITTLE MORE THEN WILL TURN IN.

LATER  GOD BLESS YOU,

PAT,

CHILD OF GOD.

Everyday Moments

“I was filled with delight day after day.” Proverbs 8:30 We all cherish the milestones and special events in the course of married life: the wedding and honeymoon, the birth of children, the twenty‐fifth and fiftieth wedding anniversaries, the kids’ high school and college graduations. These are occasions to celebrate with hugs, photographs, and congratulations all around. But don’t forget to savor the everyday moments that make up the rest of our days. Think about what it means to wake up in the morning next to someone you love and to begin the day with a kiss… to exchange knowing glances with your partner as you rake leaves in the yard or share a cup of coffee… to hold hands with your mate in church as you sing praises to our glorious God. When you review the mental scrapbook of images from your marriage, we hope it is filled with happy memories of the “big moments” you’ve shared together. But also be sure to include snapshots of those joyful, everyday events that make each day of marriage something special. Just between us… What everyday activities bring you joy? Do you think we have lived from one big event to the next—or have we tried to make ordinary days special, too? How can we help each other savor everyday moments? Do our lives demonstrate to others that each moment is a gift from God? Father, we find Your love in the simple joys around us—a bird’s song or a smile from our mate, blue skies or the laughter of children. Thank You for health and for Your unfailing abundance. open our eyes to the wealth of each day, o Lord. May we never live like paupers when You have made us so rich. Amen. From Night Light For Couples, by Dr. James & Shirley Dobson Copyright © 2000 by James Dobson, Inc. All rights reserved.