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Commit this passage to memory: “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
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Speak commitment into someone else today. Send a note, or make a phone call, praising someone’s commitment in their endeavors.
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Is it possible to influence the commitment of others? If so, list 3 ways you can encourage someone to become more dedicated in their faith.
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“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.” (Hebrews 10:23-25)
List 3 ways someone can measure your level of commitment in anything you do.
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“Another also said, ‘I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.’ 62But Jesus said to him, ‘No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.’” (Luke 9:61-62)
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Commit this passage to memory: “Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:51-52)
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Let your weakness be exposed today. Confess a weak point in your character to someone close to you who has your best interest in mind.
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“Those who work hard to appear strong are hiding their weakness. Those who don’t work to hide their weakness reveal their strength.”
Identify a memory, or worry, that has distracted your focus of faith. Commit to “selling” that worry today, and “give” the energy to an act of faith.
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Compare to 9/8/10
“Jesus looked at him and loved him. ‘One thing you lack…Go and sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’” (Mark 10:21)
“You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.”
Every time you get flustered, and are tempted to worry about something today, ask yourself if this thing will matter 100 years from now.
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“Here we are on earth, with only a few more decades to live, and we lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year’s time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worth-while actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings. For ‘life is too short to be little.’” (Andre Maurois)
Identify the most difficult time of your life up to this point. How has your reaction to those circumstances affected your character?
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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” (Calvin Coolidge)
