My Morning Devotional

This is Episode 189 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of 1 Thessalonians 1:3 which says "We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ."

"My labor is prompted out of love. Every prayer request every DM every story, every testimony pushes me to continue to spread the love of the gospel. I am an imperfect human, but I try my best for my works to be a reflection of his goodness in my life. I am not saying your work has to be ministry work. But I am asking you these same questions.

Is your faith producing good work? Is your labor prompted by love? Is your endurance inspired by hope?

I hope that you take some time to really break it down today and pivot your work towards His direction where necessary."

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Zephaniah 3:17 which says "17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."

"The Lord is in our midst. Meaning he is involved in everything, absolutely everything we are going through.

Nothing is too far from him, nothing is too hard for him to hear. He wants us to confide in him. But more that that he will save you form your pain. Heal your scars, walk you through the good and the bad times. 

But this verse continues to say he will rejoice over us with gladness. It put a smile on my face. The definition of the word rejoice is to feel or show great joy or delight. The word Joy keeps coming up. I want to feel more joy, I want to make it a point to spread more joy, but I never really paused to think that God himself would  be expressing joy over me. I can assume you might feel the same way sometimes.

 Maybe that’s a good nugget to hold onto for this day, God rejoices ever you. That’s an affirmation you can repeat daily.

 But you see this verse continues and it was really interesting to me as I read it over and over and over again. He will quiet you by his love, he will exalt over you with loud singing.

 The words quiet and loud appear within the same line. Almost as if He is saying, my love will leave you speechless, and I have no intention to ever stop signing songs of praise over you.

 So as you go about your day, remember that He is closer than you can ever imagine, and he is rejoicing over you. He is singing over you. You are so very loved and it’s such a beautiful thing."

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This is Episode 187 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Psalm 34:18 which says "18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

"Yet every 3 months I find myself trying to make room, declutter and find space for the items I have.

 Yesterday was one of those nights, after work I jumped on my peloton, and had dinner then I dove into my room for hours. Removing all of the boxes I had under my bed, sweeping, sweeping, and more sweeping. I was really able to organize my mess but I couldn’t help but to look at it and ask “How did I get here?” I had literally cleaned out my room before the new year. 

The truth is, I never really cleaned out my room. I would just find a new home for most of my items. The problem with that was that I was rearranging my things to look like I had my life put together but really the problem of just having too much stuff was still there and I really didn’t have my life put together.

 We has humans do this rearranging in real life too. We move cities, change careers, change routines to feel like we have our lives together but in reality we are just covering up our problems with distractions. 

When you catch yourself in this kind of behavior, remind yourself that you are probably coping with something much deeper. When you sit an unpack that you will most likely find years of pent up pain. You seek new careers, new cities, or big changes because you feel stuck in your session, rather than asking God to help you understand why he has you in this season to begin with. We must remember the Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Like this verse says, he saves those who are crushed in spirit.

 I am not sure where you find yourself today, but stay grounded. Ask God for guidance and try and release the need to rearrange your surroundings for the hope of feeling better."

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This is Episode 186 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Job 2:10 which says "10 Job answered, “You sound like one of those fools on the street corner! How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems?” So even after all that happened to Job, he did not sin. He did not accuse God of doing anything wrong."

"His words are so powerful they really tugged at my heart when I was reading them. How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems? We all can relate to this. Things can be fine and dandy one day, we have great faith when we get into our dream University, or we land that dream job. We can be full of faith on the days when all is well in the world and we are planning a wedding or buying a home. But what happens when your life seems to fall apart and you get bad news. What happens when your family dynamic is shifted, or you lose your job, or your body is sick. 

We must remember to never curse at God, but to confide in him when these things occur so that He can guide us and protect us through it. So I am not sure what you are facing on this beautiful Monday morning, but we have a perfect Father protecting you. We must accept this life for what is and the cards we are dealt, but we must never forget we can lean on him throughout it all."

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This is Episode 185 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me,  Alison Elizabeth as we read out of 1 John 4:18-19 "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.We love because he first loved us."

"The best part of this verse is that it is clearly addressed that there is no fear in love. Perfect love drives out fear. You may be thinking about your loved ones, and you can say yeah but it scares me to love on that person. What if I get hurt.

We aren’t talking about that kind of love. We are talking about the perfect love from God. There is no fear there. He has you covered. He has you protected. Nothing can harm you. Nothing can separate you from His love. Because of that, we can love others. Because we know there is no fear in the love that he has for us, we can badly walk into our world and extend love to the people closest to us.

You are scared you might get hurt. You are scared it’s going to be hard? We talked about it, love is hard and it can all be a little scary but we can rest knowing that His love is enough."

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This is Episode 184 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Matthew 5:44 which says "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"

"The greatest example of course being Jesus himself. You see, Jesus was on the cross and He said “Forgive them for they know not what they do” it’s the perfect illustration of how we can respond to others who hurt us. Forgiveness to me is a direct correlation to love. When you forgive someone, you are choosing to extend grace as God does with us daily and as we talked about that last week, grace is His way of loving us.

Have you ever repeated the Lord’s prayer? There is that one line I could never forget “forgive my trespasses as we forgive those.” It’s so easy to repeat those words and underestimate the weight they carry. We ask God to forgive us as we forgive others and if we can’t forgive others, how can we expect for God to forgive us?

Forgiveness and love doesn’t mean you have to call the person who hurt you today and you have to confess that you are okay with what happened and you forgive them. It really means talking to God and allowing the poison that you are holding onto to be removed from your life..."

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Welcome! We're four sisters - Stephanie, Lauren, Gaby, and Richelle - and our family works together at Metro Life Church in Miami, FL. We're so blessed to produce this daily devotional podcast for you and continue the great work done by the show's founder, Alison Delamota.

We pray these daily devotions will help you to grow in your faith, and that you'll join us every weekday for a scripture reading, bible study and morning prayer!

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This is Episode 183 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Ecclesiastes 4:10 which says "10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."

"This verse speaks to the power of having people in your life that you can confide in. So many times we have questions, we can go through moments where we feel alone or we just need some advice. This is when these kinds of relationships in our lives are so important.

A friend can be people you’ve met along the way, it can be your spouse, or even your family.

God created us to be creatures in community. He knew there was power in having a group of people in your life. He also blesses your life through them.

Look at Job. In Job 42:10 it says 10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.

It comes to no shock that friends bless your life. They are pillars you can lean on. But, like in everything, we know that there are some friends that may be toxic. Or maybe you’re feeling alone or disillusioned by the people in your life. I believe that God wants you to find others to connect with that you can count on, so at the end we will pray for those who are looking for a safe circle of friends.

All-in-all there is one that is the greatest friend of all, and his name is Jesus.

John 15:15 says No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

Today’s takeaway is short and simple. Take a moment to tell your friends just how much they mean to you."

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Welcome! We're four sisters - Stephanie, Lauren, Gaby, and Richelle - and our family works together at Metro Life Church in Miami, FL. We're so blessed to produce this daily devotional podcast for you and continue the great work done by the show's founder, Alison Delamota.

We pray these daily devotions will help you to grow in your faith, and that you'll join us every weekday for a scripture reading, bible study and morning prayer!

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• The Family Business with The Alessis
• Men's Morning Devotional
• The Mary and Martha Show 

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This is Episode 182 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

Find us on Instagram: @mymorningdevo
Pre-Order our 1st Workbook: www.mymorningdevo.co

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Jeremiah 31:3 which says "the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you." 

"Today’s devotional was prompted from the thought, “I am Loved”. It’s an affirmation I like to repeat often. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed in our season that we feel inadequate or as if we aren’t good enough for where God has us,.

Maybe you are in school, or maybe you are helping raise your children’s children. Our ages may differ but the feeling of inadequacy can paralyze us at anytime.

This verse is saying that he has loved us with an everlasting love. One that transcends age, experience, or adequacy. He is faithful. We are loved.

The Bible says we are fearfully and wonderfully made. It says we are a new creation in Christ. It says that He so loved the world He gave is only son. It says, we are loved unconditionally. So on this Tuesday I am going to choose to bask in the love God grants us. I am going to sit in His faithfulness. I am going to put on the posture of gratitude and I hope that you do too.

Repeat after me, I am Loved. I am Loved. I am Loved. Boys, this is for you too. Repeat after me, I am loved."

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NEW TO MY MORNING DEVOTIONAL?

Welcome! We're four sisters - Stephanie, Lauren, Gaby, and Richelle - and our family works together at Metro Life Church in Miami, FL. We're so blessed to produce this daily devotional podcast for you and continue the great work done by the show's founder, Alison Delamota.

We pray these daily devotions will help you to grow in your faith, and that you'll join us every weekday for a scripture reading, bible study and morning prayer!

JOIN THE MMD COMMUNITY

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• The Family Business with The Alessis
• Men's Morning Devotional
• The Mary and Martha Show 

Available on our Metro Life Studios app!

Get The Metro Life Studios app 

This is Episode 181 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

Find us on Instagram: @mymorningdevo
Pre-Order our 1st Workbook: www.mymorningdevo.co

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of John 13:34-35 which says "34 “I give you a new commandment—to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.”

"Loving others, spreading love, it’s hard. Waking up each day next to your spouse for many years, and choosing to love them in the flaws is hard work. It’s why they say marriage is hard. Loving your siblings when they are rude and inconsiderate is hard. Loving your friends, when they’ve hurt you is hard. But Jesus is asking that we do so. He’s actually demanding it.

Notice how the verse says “I have given you a new commandment”. He’s saying “I know you have the 10 commandments give to you by God through Moses, but I am giving you a new one, love one another. Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples.

It’s a powerful statement, but we are all Christian and we are called to love each other, even when it’s hard, especially when it’s hard. So as you get ready for the day ahead of you, take the posture of love. Decide to love others the way God does. Even when, and especially when it’s hard to do so."

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Acts 20:35 which says "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

"I don’t know about you, but I feel as though if my motives behind any of my actions come from a place of selfishness I end up feeling empty, and pretty much useless at the end of it all. I know that when I help others, serve others it leaves me happier than the person I helped.

 

So once again, that original question for today, How Do We Love Strangers? Well, the answer really comes from how does God show us love, and it’s simple we discussed it earlier this week, he extends grace even when, and really especially when we do wrong. Yet, He still blesses us.

 

The best way we can serve others, is to listen to their needs. Do they need an ear to talk to? A friend to lean on? What do they need? Don’t assume, but ask. The next time you come into contact with a person, ask them about their day and get to know them. I promise you, you will be much happier to learned of a new perspective than to retell yours for the 100th time this week.

 

We should be quick to extend grace and loyal to extending help. I pray that as we enter the weekend, we come across new people, people who need help, we meet them where they are and extend the help. We listen to them, ask them about their walks, see where we can help. Let’s be the hands and feet of Jesus, and let’s love on our neighbors, our brothers & our sisters."

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