5 Bible Verse Books: God Is My Father, What You Need To Know. Goff, Bob The opposite of hope isn’t despair, it’s distraction. The Bible Promise Book for Women - Prayer & Praise Edition: King James Version. You can beat distraction and despair, but the hope-filled life lived with eyes fixed on Jesus will never happen by accident. Daily fixing our eyes involves purposeful choices, remembering that what we gaze upon, read, listen to and click on is all designed to grab you and hold you. When Jesus had spoken these things, He raised His eyes to heaven in prayer and said, Father, the hour has come. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,” encourages Hebrews 12:2. Jesus chose you, saves you, gives you an eternal inheritance of blessings, and lives in your soul as the Holy Spirit. Your commander in spiritual warfare is Jesus Christ, who leads two armies: the army of holy angels in heaven and the army of prayer warriors on Earth. 2 Peter 1:3 tells us, “God has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him.” Without this renewal, it’s inevitable: our minds will always be on what the Bible calls “flesh and death.” But it also says that “The mind set on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6). Undistracted Prayer by Cynthia Heald Luke 14 by Bob Utley 12. Know your commander and stand on His side. God’s Word speaks to us in both practical and spiritual ways. I need the illumination of the Holy Spirit as I interact with Scripture, as only this has the power to refresh, restore and refocus my mind, will and emotions. In short, he wants to get your eyes and your mind off of Jesus.Įvery day, I need to be brought back. Be encouraged and grow your faith with daily and weekly devotionals. If you’re a follower of Jesus Christ, you have an enemy, and the shots that he takes at you are always efforts to get you to focus on all that is wrong and on your insufficiency. Read The Prayer I Pray Every Morning - Encouragement for Today - Augfrom todays daily devotional. If I’m distracted by what’s going on in the world, in my country, in my home and in my very own mind, it’s a short trip to despair. “The opposite of hope isn’t despair, it’s distraction,” tweeted Bob Goff, and he is so right. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death.
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