Monday, April 24th

Today’s Scripture 

“Your boast becomes a prophecy of a future failure. The higher you lift up yourself in pride, the harder you’ll fall in disgrace. It’s better to be meek and lowly and live among the poor than to live high and mighty among the rich and famous. One skilled in business discovers prosperity, but the one who trusts in God is blessed beyond belief! The one with a wise heart is called “discerning,” and speaking sweetly to others makes your teaching even more convincing. Wisdom is a deep well of understanding opened up within you as a fountain of life for others, but it’s senseless to try to instruct a fool. Winsome words pour from a heart of wisdom, adding value to all you teach. Nothing is more appealing than speaking beautiful, life-giving words. For they release sweetness to our souls and inner healing to our spirits. Before every person there is a path that seems like the right one to take, but it leads straight to hell! Life motivation comes from the deep longings of the heart, and the passion to see them fulfilled urges you onward.” 

Proverbs 16:18-26

Today’s Thought

Goals are great but sometimes the motivation to achieve them wanders… Motivation lasts sometimes for moments, but discipline built on vision lasts forever… Sometimes you can only be motivated for so long, then you're going to need the force of discipline to accomplish your goals.

Today’s Confession

Lord, thank you for your Word and the vision you’ve given me. Sometimes the trials of life interrupt the journey. That’s when the Holy Spirit reminds me who I am, and the discipline of obedience to your Word brings me back to where I was in the vision to reach my goal.