18 Oct Your Legacy (Ps 145:18) by Gordon Howie
Welcome God now with this LIFE Group Devotion (FB), provided by LIFE Runners (FB). Leaders. Guest Authors.
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The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.” ~ Ps 145:18 (full readings)
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Gordon’s Reflection: If today was a statement on what your life has been would you be happy with it? Every day you are writing the script for the history of your life. Your legacy will be determined by what is written on those pages. It is fortunate for most of us that the final chapter has not yet been written. Unfortunately, the majority of those who are in a bad place will simply remain where they are. Today would be a great day to ask yourself, “If today was my last day, would I be happy with the statement my life makes?” If your answer is “no”, you still have time to do something about it! Begin by discovering what is important to you. Look to your passion. What gets you excited”? What is it that makes you wake up early and energizes you? Those are clues you should not ignore. God made you with unique passions and desires. It is why He says in Psalm 37, if we delight ourselves in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart! Next, determine things that are preventing you from pursuing your passion or hindering you in some way. It may be things, places, attitudes (yours or others) or even certain people. Finally, you must DO SOMETHING! Small things are sometimes a good place to start. If you do not get into action, tomorrow will be the same as today, and your final chapter has already been written. If you DARE to challenge your own attitude; if you are unwilling to tolerate YOUR OWN misbehavior, you are ready to start writing your legacy, one day…or one moment at a time. When you have rejected everything in YOU that is in the way, you will have the strength to tear down any wall that stands in your way. You are on your way to being everything God designed you to be!
* Gordon Howie is the founder of the Life and Liberty Group in Rapid City, S.D.
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Faith Challenge: Ask God to show you anything that is preventing you from being who He created you to be and accomplish what He planned for you to do with your life.
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Counter-Culture News: LSN, LifeNews, Priests for Life, AFA,Vatican, Project Rachel.
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Our Prayers: Prayer to end abortion. LIFE Runners Creed. Add Prayers. Pray with meals, bedtime, wake up, etc. Consider mid-week Family Rosary (17 min). Let’s pray now.
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Feast Day: St. Luke.
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Faith Quote: “We must become the change we want to see.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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Through Christ our Lord,
Gordon
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* Pray/Fast: Prayer connects us with God’s will and His miracles, changing us & helping others. Fast from things that take your eyes off Jesus. Those who pray together stay together, and close to God!
* Save Unborn (and families): Abortion (images) is #1 death cause (22% pregnancies). Prov 24:11 and Jer 1:5. “A great poverty that a child must die that you might live as you wish.” Mother Teresa.
* Evangelize: Make room for unbelievers and re-evangelization of self, by way of prayer (relationship) and following Christ’s example of love (service/sacrifice/mercy). Matt 28:19.