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MAY. 20, 2026

Blessings beyond your imagination.

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine." Eph 3:20 NIV

Prayer Pastor Heidi Scanlon said: "God has blessings for us in categories we don't even know exist." That means God can create something out of nothing. He can seemingly come out of nowhere, and just when you need Him most, give you something you don't even have a category for. God says:'''For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts'" (Isa 55:8-9 NIV). 

You say, "If God has blessings that I don't even have categories for, how can I ask for them?" That's where the Holy Spirit, who dwells within you, comes to your aid: "We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us... in accordance with the will of God" (Ro 8:26-27 NIV). And because the Holy Spirit prays in accordance with the will of God, you are blessed with wisdom beyond your knowledge, power beyond your strength, and favor beyond your ability. 

Paul put it this way: "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" (Eph 3:20-21 NIV). 

Now you still must do your due diligence, for God cannot bless negligence. But when you know you've faithfully done your part and obeyed God, you can trust Him for blessings beyond your imagination.

Blessings beyond your imagination Power, strength, and favor beyond your ability

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MAY. 19, 2026

Be steadfast.

"Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord." 1Co 15:58 NKJV

Back in the days of the great western cattle ranches in America, a little burro would sometimes be harnessed to a wild horse and then turned loose onto the range. The wild horse would drag the burro for miles, throwing him around like a bag of feed. In several days, however, they would return.

The little burro would be seen first, trotting back toward the ranch with his submissive steed in tow. Somewhere out in the wild, the horse would become exhausted and try to free itself of the burro. At that moment, the burro became the master of the two. The slow, patient, unimportant animal became the leader over the faster, more volatile, and more prized one. What made the difference?

Having a steadfast purpose! And what was the burro's purpose? Going back home to the ranch! So no matter how many times they fought, tugged on the rope, and ended up on their backs kicking and fuming, each time the burro got back on his feet, he would take a few more steps in the direction of the ranch. It was only a matter of time until the tired and exhausted horse decided to join him. One of the great themes of Scripture is having a steadfast purpose. 

• Samuel told the Israelites: "Do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver" (1Sa 12:21 NKJV). 
• Isaiah wrote: "I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed" (Isa 50:7 NKJV). 
• Paul wrote: "Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord."

Be steadfast "Do not turn aside."

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MAY. 17, 2026

You will conquer your Jericho (1)

"The Lord said to Joshua: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand.” Jos 6:2

NKJV

Here's what you need to know about the walls of Jericho: 

• They were immense. 
• They wrapped around the city like a suit of armor, forty feet above the ground. 
• They were impenetrable. 

Here is what you need to know about Joshua: He didn't bring the walls down-God did. And God will do that for you too. 

Your Jericho is your 

• fear, 
• anger, 
• bitterness, or 
• prejudice. 
• It's also your insecurity about the future; 
• your guilt about the past; 
• and your negativity, 
• anxiety, and 
• proclivity to criticize, 
• over-analyze, or 
• compartmentalize. 

Your Jericho is any circumstance, attitude, or mindset that keeps you from joy, peace, or rest. Jericho blocks your way, so its walls must fall! "Go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess" (Jos 1:11 NKJV).

The verb translated as "possess" means "to occupy by driving out previous tenants and possessing in their place." But Satan won't leave without a fight, he will resist, he will push back. But he will not win. Why? Because God has already declared that you are the victor. "The Lord said to Joshua: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand.'" God did not say, "Joshua, take the city." God said, "Joshua, receive the city I have taken." The same can be said about you and your challenge. 

You say, "If God has done it for me, what do I have to do?" 

(1) Receive your victory by faith, just as you received your salvation. 

(2) Speak victory. Be sure your words line up with God's words. 

(3) Walk out your victory, one day at a time.

You will conquer your Jericho Speak victory.

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MAY. 18, 2026

You will conquer your Jericho (2)

"Joshua...lifted his eyes...and behold, a Man stood opposite him." Jos 5:13 NKJV

In late January 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received a threatening telephone call at his house. It was not the first foreboding message he'd received. But on this night, as his children and his wife lay sleeping, the weight of the Civil Rights Movement was too heavy. He decided that the risk was too great. He began to map out an exit strategy. At midnight he bowed over the kitchen table and began to pray, "I am afraid. The people are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without strength and courage, they too will falter. 

• I am at the end of my powers. 
• I have nothing left. 
• I've come to the point where I can't face it alone.
• " King described what happened next. 

"I experienced the presence of the Divine as I have never experienced Him before. 

It seemed as though I could hear the quiet assurance of an inner voice saying: 'Stand up for righteousness, stand up for truth; and God will be at your side forever!" 

When facing a daunting challenge, Dr. King shifted his focus and turned to God. The Bible says: "When Joshua was by Jericho...he lifted his eyes...and behold, a Man stood opposite him." After Joshua lifted his eyes from Jericho, a divine messenger stood before him with the solution to his problem. As long as your eyes are only on your problem, you won't see your problem solver. You must look up. "I will lift up my eyes to the hills— from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord" (Ps 121:1-2 NKJV).

You will conquer your Jericho God will be at your side forever.

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MAY. 1, 2026

Spiritual pathways (6)

"Truly my soul silently waits for God." Ps 62:1 NKJV

The contemplative pathway. If you relate to God best through the contemplative pathway, you love large blocks of quietness and uninterrupted time alone. It is very likely that when you were a child, your parents would tell you to go outside and play with other kids more. Reflection comes naturally to you. You often feel like an observer in life.

Here are some Scriptures you easily identify with: 

• "Meditate within your heart on your bed and be still. Selah" (Ps 4:4 NKJV). 
• "Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret" (Ps 37:7 NKJV). 
• "Be still and know that I am God" (Ps 46:10 NKJV). 
• "Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation." 

God is most present to you when distractions and noises are removed.

• Images, 
• metaphors, 
• and pictures help you as you pray. 

If you get too busy or spend too much time with too many people hanging around, you begin to feel drained and stretched thin. 

You do not require much external stimulation. Making time to listen to God in silence and solitude is vital to the health of your soul, and it's necessary for you to experience a deepening sense of His presence.  You need regular, protected, intense, undistracted time alone. But here's a word of caution: The Bible says, "If God so loved us, we also ought to love one another" (1Jn 4:11 NKJV). And love takes time and effort. Sometimes it requires sacrifice. One of the best ways to show your love for God is to show it to the people around you whom God loves.

Spiritual pathways The contemplative pathway

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APR. 20, 2026

Keep running!

"O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!" Hab 3:2 NKJV

The Bible likens the Christian life to a marathon. The writer of the book of Hebrews said: "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured" (Heb 12:1-2 NKJV). 

Paul wrote to the Philippian believers: "There is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me" (Php 3:13-14 NCV). Chances are you aren't at the starting line, nor are you at the finishing tape. You're somewhere in the middle. When running a race, the start is always filled with such enthusiasm and energy. And the finish holds such promise as we run the final stretch and reach our goal.

But the middle of the race-when we are long past the start and not sure how far away the finish might be-is what often tests us. That's why the prophet Habakkuk wrote: "O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!" It's in "the midst" or the middle of the race that we need encouragement, that we need our second wind, and that we need to refocus on the prize that awaits us. Those who have run before us have passed the baton through the centuries, from generation to generation—without dropping it. What are you to do? Take the baton, run, and keep running!

Keep running! Somewhere in the middle

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APR. 30, 2026

Spiritual pathways (5)

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might." Ecc 9:10 NKJV

The activist pathway. When you're on this spiritual pathway, you have a high level of energy. This may be one of your favorite Scriptures: "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might." But one of the dangers of relating to God best through the activist pathway is that a big chunk of your motivation can be self-fulfillment and self-satisfaction. Hence Paul wrote: "Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church" (1Co 14:12 NLT). 

When you are an activist, you love a 

• fast-paced, 
• problem-filled, 
• complex, strenuous way of life.

 At the end of the day, you want to be able to say, "I ran really hard. I used every ounce of effort and zeal at my disposal, and it's all for You, God." One biblical example of an activist is Nehemiah. When he heard that the walls of his beloved Jerusalem were in ruins, he wept, he prayed, he petitioned the king for the resources to rebuild them, and then he rolled up his sleeves and went to work. If you are an activist, you need a cause. Without it, your spiritual life will stagnate. 

But here is a word of caution:Don't get so excited about your cause that you run over people or exploit them. And here's another word of caution: If you are an activist, you may have a hard time discerning God's true calling from your own strong impulses to action. If that's the case, take added time to pray and hear from God and have a qualified friend in your life whose counsel you trust.

Spiritual pathways The activist pathway

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APR. 29, 2026

Spiritual pathways (4)

"I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.'" Ps 122:1 NKJV

The worship pathway. When you're on the worship pathway, you resonate with the Psalmist: "I was glad when they said to me,

'Let us go into the house of the Lord.!" Something deep inside you feels released when praise is given. Your heart opens up and you come alive. You find yourself in tears, sometimes in moments of deep joy, because God seems so close. 

But here are two cautions if you're on this pathway: 

(1) Don't judge people who are not as outwardly expressive as you. Some of them grew up in churches where no one raised a finger, let alone a hand in worship. 

(2) Guard against an experience-based spirituality that has you always looking for the next "worship high." C. S. Lewis wrote about the fatal sin of saying, "Encore!" by demanding that God reproduce an experience or an emotion. He said that of all prayers, this may be the one God is least likely to grant because it can lead us to worship an experience rather than the God to whom our experience points. 

Music, for instance, can be a great gift to worship. But because music affects our feelings so powerfully, we can grow dependent on it to produce a certain emotional response. In this case, you may need to spend some time worshiping God without music, so that your worship is based on who God is and not a matter of getting swept up in certain sounds. Also, you may need to engage more in Bible study so that your heart is deeply rooted in the knowledge of God.

Spiritual pathways The worship pathway

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APR. 27, 2026

Spiritual pathways (3)

"I thought about my ways." Ps 119:59 NKJV

The serving pathway. On the serving pathway, you find God's presence seems most tangible when you're helping others. You identify with the words of Jesus: "Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these...you did it to Me" (Mt 25:40 NKJV).

And you may find that you are uncomfortable in a setting where you don't have a role to play or a service to perform. An example of this would be Dorcas, whom the Bible says, "was full of good works and charitable deeds" (Ac 9:36 NKJV). Mother Teresa would be a modern counterpart to Dorcas. She said the primary reason she was so involved in serving was not that it was something she was supposed to do, but that it brought her joy. She often felt her own inadequacy when she was alone; but she never felt the presence of Jesus more strongly than in the presence of those she served. President Jimmy Carter has probably inspired more people as an ex-president than he did while he was in office because of his passion for servanthood through such channels as Habitat for Humanity. People on this pathway find that if they're just attending church but have no place to serve, God begins to feel distant.

They need to be "plugged in." Two dangers faced if you are in the serving pathway are:

(1) You will be tempted to judge others who don't seem to be serving as much as you do.

(2) You can get caught up in being God's servant and forget that you're His beloved and redeemed child. 

Hence you have to stretch by learning to receive love as well as to offer it.

Spiritual pathways The serving pathway

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APR. 27, 2026

Spiritual pathways (2)

"Make me walk in the path of Your commandments." Ps 119:35 NKJV

The relational pathway. People who follow the relational pathway find that they have a deep sense of God's presence when they are involved in significant relationships. 

Jesus' words, "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them" (Mt 18:20 NKJV), makes perfect sense to the relational type. If you are on the relational pathway, you may feel guilty when you hear other people speak of long periods of solitude with God and think: "Solitude wouldn't be so bad if I could just bring a bunch of other people along." You have often experienced key spiritual moments, such as being convicted of sin or being encouraged to persevere, as God speaks to you through other people. 

You are much more apt to practice prayer or acts of servanthood when you can do it in a relational context. When you are on the relational pathway, you tend to hear God speak to you more in a conversation than from a book. And you stagnate spiritually to the degree that you feel isolated. But there are two dangers you must guard against. One is superficiality-getting spread so thin relationally that no one gets past your external self to know you and love you and challenge you deeply. 

The second is becoming so dependent on the thoughts and counsel of others that you don't develop the sensitivity and ability to hear God for yourself. "Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left" (Isa 30:21 NKJV).

Spiritual pathways The relational pathway

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