POINT TO PONDER: Happiness is my choice. I don’t need anyone’s approval to be happy. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close.” PSALM 27:10 (NLT) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Whose opinion matters most to me? Whose approval am I living for?…
POINT TO PONDER: I cannot fulfill God’s purpose for me if I am envying others. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” PROVERBS 14:30 (NIV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: In what areas of my life do I most often compare myself…
POINT TO PONDER: Living with purpose is the only way to reallylive. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “For David . . . served the purpose of God in his own generation.” ACTS 13:36 (NASB) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: When will I take the time to write down my answers to life’s five great…
POINT TO PONDER: Blessed are the balanced. VERSE TO REMEMBER: Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do.” EPHESIANS 5:15 (PH) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Which of the four activities will I begin in order…
POINT TO PONDER: The Great Commission is my commission. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “Send us around the world with the news of your saving power and your eternal plan for all mankind.” PSALM 67:2 (LB) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: What steps can I take to prepare to go on a short-term missions…
POINT TO PONDER: God wants to say something to the world through me. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.” 1 PETER 3:15B – 16 (TEV) QUESTION TO…
POINT TO PONDER: I was made for a mission. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am…
POINT TO PONDER: God works best when I admit my weakness. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9A (NIV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Am I limiting God’s power in my life by trying to hide my weaknesses? What do…
POINT TO PONDER: To be a servant I must think like a servant. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.” PHILIPPIANS 2:5 (NIV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Am I usually more concerned about being served or finding ways to serve others? http://purposedriven.com/day34/ admin
POINT TO PONDER: I serve God by serving others. VERSE TO REMEMBER: “If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” MATTHEW 10:42 (NLT) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: Which of the six characteristics of real servants offers the…
