I can get caught up in striving to do good for God and forget that the whole point of our relationship is to enjoy what he does for me and to offer up joyful obedience.  Today's passages have more to say about this relational God who keeps surprising me:  Exodus 18-19, Matthew 22:23-46, Psalm 28, Proverbs 6:24-35.

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Goodies that keep coming despite my not deserving them, plus everything I need so that my future is absolutely secure, plus the relationship of a lifetime simply for keeping in touch?  Sign me up!  This is the good news I found in Exodus 16-17, Matthew 22:1-22, Psalm 27, and Proverbs 6:20-23.

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At the end of your rope, with your back against the wall, it's not intuitive to wait and watch what God will do.  I think I've got to get busier and fix whatever it is, but there are some things I can't fix.  Actually, it's most of them.  These passages inform me:  Exodus 14-15, Matthew 21:23-46, Psalm 26, Proverbs 6:16-19.

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I can’t find my way out of the pits I get stuck in, but I have to admit, they push me to God for real help I can feel, as these passages tell me:  Exodus 13, Matthew 21:1-22, Psalm 25:16-22, and Proverbs 6:12-15.

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It's not rocket science:  needing a rescue is the only qualification required for being rescued.  I can't tell you how often I have to keep coming back to this truth, that Jesus alone saves me and not my being good enough to deserve him.  These  passages help me believe it:  Exodus 10-11, Matthew 19, Psalm 24, and Proverbs 6:1-5.

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A desire for greatness is hardwired in everybody.  Jesus didn't say not to want it.  He simply turned what greatness is and where to find it upside down, which is what I learned from Exodus 6-7, Matthew 18:1-10, Psalm 22:25-31, and Proverbs 5:15-20.

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When my hard situation gets harder, I'm tempted to look for my own rescue, but these passages teach me to look to God, to listen to Jesus, and to remember who's always with me:  Exodus 4-5, Matthew 17, Psalm 22:1-24, Proverbs 5:7-14.

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Through all of life's changing seasons, wouldn’t it be grand to find a purpose that’s solid and steady enough to last a lifetime? These passages say where you can find it—Exodus 1-3, Matthew 16:13-28, Psalm 21, Proverbs 5:1-6.

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What do you do while you wait for the happy ending you’ve asked God to bring?  I've found real help in Genesis 46-47, Matthew 15:21-38, Psalm 19, Proverbs 4:18-19.

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When I can't see what's ahead, and I don't like what I see around me, I'm tempted to lose faith rather than to trust God more, but these passages have words of love and support, and right where I need them: Genesis 42-43, Matthew 14, Psalm 18:31-42, and Proverbs 4:7-9.

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