What are you waiting for to start ______________? Whatever you fill that blank with, it is a good question to ask then God is asking you to follow Him in faith to get going, but all you can do is think of excuses why you shouldn't get started right way. Genesis 8 is clear through the example of Noah that God doesn't need us to wait for things to be perfect to use us, He just needs us to get our and get going with what we have. That's what living in faith is all about. About following God in the here and now, not when things look good from our perspective.

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We live in a world where promises mean little. Contracts broken, marriages annulled, agreements disputed...but God works differently. Genesis 8 ends by God stating that there will be things He ensures will happen in this world and they are unbreakable by anyone. Then in Jemimah we learn that God's list of unbreakable promises, His Covenant promises to His people, reaches beyond Genesis 8 and into the everyday fabric of our lives.

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When moments of rest present themselves while you are in a time of waiting, what do you do? Do you rest in that moment or pace away the moments, hoping you will start moving again and no longer in need of rest? Genesis 8 tells us about two birds Noah released to determine how much time they had left to wait for the flood waters to recede. The actions of these birds had a lot to teach us about our own nature, the choices we have while in a waiting season, and the benefit of returning and resting in safe and secure love of God.

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What is the first thing you think of doing when you are weary and worn out from a long journey or hard trial? Probably not taking time to worship God, but that's exactly what our body, mind and spirit need to be replenished, renewed, and strengthened. Noah's example in Génesis 8 reminds us that when we are weary, the best thing to do is worship.

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2021 January - March Planners:

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A secure shelter gives us a sense of peace. Within it we can rest and refuge. Genesis 7 tells about the secure shelter God provided for Noah and his family, but Psalm 91 reminds us that God didn't stop there in providing secure shelter for those who trust in Him as a ready refuge.

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2021 January - March Planners:

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It is easy to accumulate more than we need, but more difficult to sort through we should keep and what should go. This can be true with physical possessions, relationships, and even spiritual strongholds. The command of God Noah followed in Genesis 7 was to take only what was necessary, because that was all there was capacity for in the ark. In the same way, God speaks into our lives regarding what we have the capacity to keep and what must be left behind.

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2021 January - March Planners:

Winter 2021 Full-Sized Planner

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Being prepared for a storm requires more than just a quick run to the grocery store and gas station. Likewise, being prepared for the final storm, the return of Christ, takes more effort than glimpsing at a daily devotional. Genesis 7 along with the gospels of Matthew and Luke provide adequate warning that a storm is coming and we best do everything necessary to be prepared for the storm of all storms that will shake our world to the core.

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2021 January - March Planners:

Winter 2021 Full-Sized Planner

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We all have a tendency to keep our options open when we start towards a new adventure, so we have a way to escape if things should go awry, but following God doesn't allow for a back door. In faith, just as Noah in Génesis 7, we are called to be all in and that commitment eventually leads us to experience the fulfillment of the wonderful promises God has planned for our lives.

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2021 January - March Planners:

Winter 2021 Full-Sized Planner

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Winter 2021 Student Planner

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It often feels like there is not enough time in a day to get everything done, so to get ahead of the urgent we often sacrifice what seems unnecessary. But, in rushing ahead of God and not taking time for rest, relationships, and His perfect timing for projects and plans to happen, we forgo a better way to live that God ensures us leaves enough time for everything just as we learn in Genesis 7 and the 100 years Noah had to build the ark and it was completed on the exact day they were ready to enter the ark as the flood came.

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2021 January - March Planners:

Winter 2021 Full-Sized Planner

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Winter 2021 Student Planner

http://spedhomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Winter-2021-Student-Lesson-Planner.pdf

To run the race of life with endurance, we unavoidably have to go over various hurdles, some that are unmovable that we must strive to overcome and others we must learn to recognize as movable and destroy before they consume the energy we need for the unmovable ones. Genesis 6 and Hebrews 11 remind us that Noah set an example for us on how to run a race of faithful endurance by destroying movable hurdles.

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2021 January - March Planners:

Winter 2021 Full-Sized Planner

http://spedhomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Arise-Shine.pdf

Winter 2021 Student Planner

http://spedhomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Winter-2021-Student-Lesson-Planner.pdf