Day 18

Day 18 – Friday May 11th

A – Today's reading of the day is James Chapter 3 (NLT for me.)

Focal verse James 3:2 "Indeed, we all make many mistakes.  For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way."

Review verses: Verse 8 "but no one can tame the tongue.  It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison."  Verse 10 "And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth.  Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!"

           

B – RHEMA Strike Verse of the day: Micah 6:8 "He has told you, O Man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"    (Knowledge/Blue)

C – Excerpt from "Wild at Heart" by John Eldridge:

"A man needs to know his name.  He needs to know he's got what it takes.  And I don't mean "know" in the modernistic, rationalistic sense.  I mean a deep knowing, the kind of knowing that comes when you have been there, entered in, experienced firsthand in an unforgettable way."

D – Today's input:  As men we have the responsibility to lead the way whether we want to or not.  We aren't perfect though and we will make mistakes.  We need to learn from them, pick up with His ways and continue on.  James talks a lot about our actions; today he shows us that our words have a significant effect on people as well.  What we say and do can be either a great influence or a great hindrance to the people around us.

E – Today's prayer focus: That we will lead as the men God has made us and that we will strive to be more like him in our thoughts, words, and actions.

F – Encouragement and closing thoughts: Yesterday we were to do something nice for someone unexpectedly.  Today, go out of your way to say something meaningful and purposeful to someone.

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