Daylight Meditations

When love has the first word in our lives, we are free from the slavery of fear and punishment. John wrote, "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear..." Peter explained, "...you are a slave to whatever controls you." So, living and trusting God's love for us and in us, frees us from the slavery of fearing what others think, and what others say. Consider these phrases as you listen to what God has to say about slavery and freedom. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, Adam Maddock and Joy Peyton

Patience involves understanding timing, an element in this world that is beyond our control. Yet, being patient is within our control. It is a force of our will to restrain from selfish desires, from pushing ahead when we need to stand still and let God be God. The measure of our maturity can be seen in how we handle patience.  

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, and Phil Reaser

It's so easy for us to lose sight of the eternal purpose of our lives, of our experiences and of our responses to all that happens to us. Pain, heartache and disappointments often crowd our days and  to welcome and find joy is far from our thoughts. Yet - the eternal value of trusting God in it all, is the real thing. Ask God for this view today as you listen in on Peter's and Paul's words.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, Adam Maddock and Joy Peyton

Although different attributes of our behavior and attitudes, kindness and gentleness are closely related. Both convey a sweet attitude toward others. Kindness is an act as well as an attitude. It reaches out, is sympathetic and soothes the rough edges of life that another person is wrestling with. As you listen today, let kindness become a tangible action in your thoughts and actions by taking in the reality of these living words. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, and Phil Reaser

Once again, the realm of God's kingdom turns our world upside down. Real freedom is being free from self-indulgence. When we control our desires, and seek another's well-being, we are loving deeply and restoring life and freedom in this world. We are equipped by love to move beyond, to see beyond ourselves into another's need and love them in it. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

James writes that peace is a seed from the fruit called spiritual maturity. It is 'sown in peace by those who make peace by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals.'  We must have the seed to sow it. It is a release of our desires for the deeper healing of Jesus' presence. His peace is ours, giving us the seeds that can be sown in others' hearts. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, and Phil Reaser

It is an interesting concept - to clothe ourselves with gentleness. Might that be one of the qualities people see first when they meet us? Might that be what we wear in our homes and in the marketplace? What would change in our world if we walked through our day with the heart of gentleness toward every creature, every person? Father, would you place this quality of character across our shoulders, that we might carry your compassion everywhere we go?

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

Joy is an attitude, not an emotion. It comes from our heart and results from our trusting in God. Even in the most sorrowful experiences, God's joy is our strength as we choose it. Take in these words of encouragement and ask the Holy Spirit to show you God's joy for you and His gift of joy that is already growing in you.

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, and Phil Reaser

As a father is a living example of how to respond to life's challenges, so our Father God, demonstrates a life of faithfulness by keeping His promises to us. In turn, we are to mimic, to learn how to be faithful to Him and to those in our life. It is a bond, God's promise of standing with us that expresses the depth of love and honor that we in turn can do the same to those with us. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Nancy Holland, and Adam Maddock

Of all the expressions of emotions we have, love seems to be the easiest and the hardest to share. The well-known chapter, 1 Corinthians 13 is used to describe the way to live yet we find it unattainable, because we try to do it rather than letting Jesus do it through us. The branch doesn't produce fruit- the the branch bears the fruit produced by the Vine. 

Daylight Meditations is a daily podcast from CFO North America.  Please visit CFONorthAmerica.org to learn more about our retreats, and online courses.

Contributors: Michelle DeChant, Adam Maddock, and Phil Reaser