17 / Declare
Tree of Life / 17" x 25" / Acrylic on paper / Jonathan Bouw / 2018
Morning meditation
Read Psalm 19:1-6
How do the heavens tell of the glory of God?
Write down your favorite way to see God in nature.
—Scripture Notes and Additional Questions
Morning Prayer
This week we are asking GOD for a heart for missions each morning:
Wake me up, Lord, when I am too pleased to only be concerned with my own world. When my dreams are focused on what I can see because I am nearsighted. When I arrive safely because I sailed too close to home.
Wake me up, Lord, when the abundance of things I possess robs my thirst for others to find You. Having fallen in love with my own life, I have ceased to dream outside the borders of my comfort zone. And in my efforts to build a perfect life, I have allowed my vision of all nations worshipping You to dim.
Wake me up, Lord, to pray more boldly, to expand my heart across the seas. Where missionaries do the deep and lonely work of reaching those far from You. Where they lose sight of their home land, but find true life in seeing the salvation of many.
I ask You to push back the small borders of my vision and unite my heart with missionaries around the world. Make us one in Spirit and give us the strength, courage, hope and love to accomplish our assignment to see every tribe and tongue worship You.
—Adapted from disturb us, lord - Attributed to Sir Francis Drake - 1577
Download this smart phone wallpaper as a reminder to pray all day long!
Today’s motivation
“Your mind needs stimulation to grow.” Read that as, ‘your mind needs to be challenged to grow’. A bodybuilder lifting 300 pounds 15 times drops the weight, knows he was challenged, and in turn he will get stronger over time. If you feel like you're being tested this week mentally, just know you're getting stronger. Tell yourself that throughout the day and week. BE STRONG TODAY!
—today’s motivation courtesy of DJVOnFire
keep daily goals in focus
Set yourself up to keep your habits going this week.
☑️ Emotional - Remember, you’re giving up something you love for something you love more. That’s called sacrifice.
☑️ Mental - Remember, giving away is the twin to giving up. Keep moving toward your giving goal this week!
☑️ Physical - Sure, you might miss that food you chose to fast from. Allow it to remind you how much more you need God! And keep your physical activity going too.
Evening Prayer
Set an alarm for this evening so you remember to end your day with God.
Lord, as the day ends here, it’s just beginning on the other side of the world. No matter where we call home, the heavens declare Your glory and the skies proclaim the work of Your hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge to me. I call out to You and ask You to continue to transform me! Amen.
Pray that God would work in the lives of your immediate family members— that they would develop a heart for missions! Pray for each by name. Make a list if you haven’t already.