June 2009
16 posts
day sixteen.
What phrase is most memorable?
the most memorable part of this passage comes from Deuteronomy 10:15:
So cut away the thick calluses from your heart and stop being so willfully hardheaded.
when i reflect on this, i think about all of the times i’ve hardened my heart and sheltered certain people out of my life. i’ve done it with friends and ex-girlfriends, and while in most of...
day fifteen.
How seriously do you take the words of God?
i like to think that i take the words and commandments of God pretty seriously, since they are the laws and guidelines for life set forth by our Creator. but after thinking about it for a few minutes, i’m sure every single person who reads this question will all come down to one single answer: not seriously enough. Scripture is something that...
day fourteen [reflection].
this past week has been pretty sweet. in the midst of work and all that good stuff, i’ve been finding myself being more wanting and needy to be with God, which is always a good thing. i really do feel God’s presence with me when i’m alone and studying His Word and worshipping. i’ve been tuning in a lot this past week to IHOP’s The Prayer Room via the net and...
day thirteen.
What is primarily on your heart today?
the excitement of julia’s graduation is definitely one of the top things on my heart lately. i’m so excited for her, and so proud that she’s been able to overcome so many struggles to get where she is at right now. friday is her graduation, which i’m really excited to be able to attend! got the day off work to celebrate with her...
day twelve.
What impresses you most about God?
probably the most impressive thing about our God is how ready and willing He is to show the people of this world His love, mercy, and forgiveness. since the very beginning, God has offered His creation these three things at a very little cost - all we have to do is show our love for Him too. by accepting Jesus as our savior, God offers us his undying love for...
day eleven.
Under what circumstances are you most prone to forget who God is and what He’s done for you?
today’s reflection is hard to write about. we don’t want to think about the times we’ve forgotten God. we don’t want to think about the times we have left His side and lived our lives according to our own agenda vs. His will. nobody wants to admit they’ve hurt God....
day ten.
As you read God’s statements about Himself and about the priests what is your reaction? Notice whether you are drawn toward God as you read or repelled from God.
personally, i feel as though this passage just reiterates the idea of just how Holy our God is. sometimes we think of God as our best friends - our buddy that we can tell our secrets to and know He will keep them. and while He...
day nine.
What do you want to say to God about having sent your sins off without you?
how about a renowned THANK YOU! my heart fills with praise just at the thought that God forgives us of our sins. how can it not? in today’s passage when they sent the live goat off into the wilderness - the wasteland - it represents throw your sins away. it represents your sins leaving your presence, so that you...
day eight.
“Why does God take sin so seriously?”
my first thought after reading this reflection was: why wouldn’t He? i think to pretty much sum it up, sin can be described as the act/thought of going against the Word of God. it’s going against the laws our Father established for us to follow with our lives. when we sin, we are breaking those laws. that’s why it’s so...
day seven [reflection].
every seventh day of the next year will be a day of reflection; a day to rest and look back on the past weeks lessons learned and share anything about them. tonight i wanted to write a quite little entry about the characteristics of God that was portrayed this week through the passages i read:
God is:
forgiving.
a provider.
a listener to our complaints.
Holy!
how remarkable is our God?...
day six.
Title: God Reveals Himself Passage: Exodus 33:21-34:7 Topic: Forgiveness
the theme that i got out of this passage this morning comes mostly out of Exodus 34:6-7, which reads:
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness,...
day five.
“If you were to complain to God right now, what would your complaint be?”
i really do try to live my life as positive as possible. i try to be happy and content with every “card” i am handed and with every aspect of my life. i try to not be a needy, miserable person. so this question is hard to think of an answer to. i truly feel satisfied with my life - i really...
day four.
“God is holy. What difference does that make in your life?”
the fact that God is holy makes all the difference! we worship a holy God - a God who is above all of us, a God who is sinless and perfect in every way. it makes me take a step back and really feel like we sometimes don’t always treat God as holy as He is. we sometimes make it seem as though he’s just another...
day three.
“…Listen for what God is inviting you do to or become this week.”
when i woke up this morning to today’s devotional, i laid in my bed just thinking about today’s reflection. i spent some time trying to figure out what it was God wants me to do this week. is there someone i can help out? is there something i know that needs to be done? is there some place i know my...
day two.
“Pray about what you desperately want from God.”
today’s topic to pray on isn’t as easy as it sounds. what is it that i desperately want from God? one thing i’ve always tried to do was not constantly ask for things from God. it’s not that i have a problem asking the Lord for things, but at what point do we have to ask enough things of him before he goes,...
bobbyb goes solo.
bobbyb goes solo is a new tumblog to track my journey into the world of lectio divina and to help me on my journey, i have a copy of the message // remix:solo next to my bed side. the message // remix:solo is a daily devotional - “an uncommon devotional” - that dives into the idea of worship through the practice of levtio divina, or “divine reading.” each day, as i am...