Why fight the good fight?  Why finish the course?  

Romans 5:1-5

Do you live like a spiritual orphan?  Have you left the Father behind to pursue your own way?

1 John 3:1; John 5:19-20; Matthew 7:9-11

How do you look at those around you?  Can see past their acting out to see their real need?  How does your light shine?

Matthew 9:35-38; Zechariah 10:2, John 1:4-5

Who said loving your neighbor was easy?  

James 2:1-9

Do you have any hope?  What about joy or peace?  Isn't God supposed to be our source for these?  What do God's people do when everything seems to be crumbling around them?

Lamentation 3:37-42; Isaiah 55:8; Romans 8:28; 1 John 1:8-10

Does the pain and hardship of this world distress you?  Do you feel powerless against it?  How do we help those trapped in it?

1 Peter 4:10-11; Philippians 2:1-11; Romans 12-6-8

How should Christians celebrate the accomplishments of life?  Aren't we supposed to be in the world but not of it?

Philippians 3:7-9; John 15:5; Matthew 6:19-21; James 1:5; John 15:11

Do you turn inward when you face difficulties?  Do you abandon those there to help you?

Exodus 20:12; John 19:26-27; Romans 12-9

What do the voices in your head say?  Do you listen to them?  Where do you look for guidance?

Colossians 2:8, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Phillipians 4:8, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

These devotionals are inspired by my pastor's Sunday Sermons.  I'm a member of Grassland Heights Baptist Church in Franklin, TN.  You can learn more about them at www.grasslandheights.org.

Does the home you're sheltering in seem less comfortable than normal?  What has your quiet isolation brought to mind?  What do you say to the person in the mirror?

Psalm 51, 32, 38 and Luke 20:17-18