Day 15: Friday, February 4

Scripture Passage: James 1:26-27 NKJV

"If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." - Jam 1:26-27 NKJV

My Observation:
It is my duty to look after those in need. My religious acts are useless if I don't separate myself from the world and its standards. How then can I call myself religious if I'm not pleasing God in my behaviors.

My Application:
I've got to see His plan through. I've got to k now for sure what God expects of me and follow that expectation with sincerity. I've got to look after those who He gave me the desire to help many years ago. I will not be a proper representation of God if I don't hear and do as he said, says, and wrote.

Friday closeout with Courtney...

Day 14: Thursday, February 3

Scripture Passage: James 1:25 NKJV

"But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." - Jam 1:25 NKJV

My Observation:
God's word is liberating. It frees me from anything I feel or think has me trapped or bent toward sin.

My Application:
It is my responsibility to guard my entry gates and be honest with where I am spiritually. Where I am weak, God is strong. I have to apply the word of God to be effective in anything I plan to do.

My Prayer:
Lord, keep working on me. Show me teach me, tell me, dream it to me, thy will as it is in heaven.