Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Joyfulness Day 3

Joyfulness: taking pleasure in the things of God and focusing on others rather than ourselves as a result of our view of God.

Romans 8:32 – “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”

How can I, right now, give selflessly as Christ did?

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Joyfulness Day 2

Joyfulness: taking pleasure in the things of God and focusing on others rather than ourselves as a result of our view of God.

1 Corinthians 15:3 – “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture.”

In light of this verse, do I have any excuss, any reasons at all not to be joyful?

What can I do to keep this undeserved grace in the forefront of my mind all day so that I am joyful?

Monday, November 22, 2010

Joyfulness Day 1

To refresh you on the Instructions, here they are again:

1. Read through the character and definition of the character trait.

2. Each day, read one verse and its question.

3. If desired, memorize the verse for the day.

4. Answer question.

5. Throughout the day, meditate upon the verse and apply what you learned from reading/memorizing the verse and answering the question.

Definition

Joyfulness: Being joyful is taking pleasure in the things of God and focusing on others rather than ourselves as a result of our view of God.

Verse

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Question

What can I meditate upon today to spur myself on to give with a glad heart?

Friday, November 19, 2010

Personal Bible Study

For a Home Ec. class this week, I had to make an outline of a spiritual growth assessment. So, for the next few weeks, I'm going to be posting the section for the day. Please read the purpose and instructions for this assessment below. I'd love to have you join me in this! You can be looking for the first characteristic with its first verse/question on Monday!

Purpose

The purpose of this assessment is to help you to grow spiritually in five particular aspects of your life. These five aspects are your joyfulness, controlling your tongue, being loyal, setting good priorities, and the strength you need for your life. Along with each aspect of your spiritual growth are questions that should help you to think through how you can grow in the particular principle. They can also be used by directly applying what they say to your life. If you are truthful in your answers and pray to God for the ability to follow through with applying what you are learning to your life, then you should grow more spiritually by completing this assessment. This assessment is designed to last five weeks and five days each week.

Instructions

You are to do one characteristic each week. The first verse and question are to be answered the first day, the second verse and question are to be answered the second day and so forth. The assessment is to be done five out of the seven days of the week. The days can be chose according to the individual’s preference.

1. Read through the character and definition of the character trait.

2. Each day, read one verse and its question.

3. If desired, memorize the verse for the day.

4. Answer question.

5. Throughout the day, meditate upon the verse and apply what you learned from reading/memorizing the verse and answering the question.

6. Continue for the following four days of the week.