Life's Happening Devotional

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. Not only was Jabez blessed or asked God to bless him, but he also asked God to keep him from evil...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. We've been talking about Jabez and his prayer. Today, we see Jabez being favored with more be...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. ‭‭God chose you when others overlooked you. You are chosen for more. When he chooses you for more...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. When you are fit for more, you must take a licking and keep believing! More requires stamina, gri...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭ 1 Chronicles‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. Have you wondered why you were created? Why are you here? Have you ever said there's got to...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭James 1:6, 8 NIV‬‬ [6] But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. [8] Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. Doubt brings about a lack of productivity, advancement, and accomplishment and results in disconnections. Doubt...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Job 8:7 KJV‬‬ Though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end should greatly increase. It doesn't matter how you start; what matters is that you start. Because where you start is not where or how you will end. Small Beginnings result in great endings. God is not a God of small things. He does big things. There is no other Go...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Psalm 34:19 KJV‬‬ [19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Most of us are going through something in our lives. None of us are without trials and afflictions. As a matter of fact, we are always going through some afflictions because we are alive. Once you are alive, you will face...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭ Mark 3:13-14 NIV‬‬ Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. [14] He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach When Christ first calls us, he calls us to Himself so that we can live through him and for him. The call is to himself, not to do...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭ Mark 16:17-18 NIV‬‬ And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” Names carry authori...

Today’s Scripture: I Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV pray without ceasing, Matthew 4:4 NIV Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Desire vs Devotion Why did Daniel pray consistently? He was devoted to God, and thus, he connected with God in prayer 3 times a day. It was more than a desire for Daniel; he was devoted to prayer...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭1 Chronicles 16:11 NIV‬‬ Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. ‭‭2 Chronicles 26:5 KJV‬‬ And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. Consistent prayer requires always looking to the Lord, always seeking the Lord, and alw...

Today’s Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:11-12 KJV [11] And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. [12] And it came to pass, as she continued p...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Daniel‬ ‭10:2‭-‬3‬ ‭KJV‬‬ [2] In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. [3] I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Never stop praying. Prayer is our communication with God and the answer to all of life's problems. When we face cha...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Luke 18:1 KJV‬‬ And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; An article in The Washington Post talked about a 15-year-old girl who sent and received 6,473 text messages in a single month. Let that sink in for a moment. She says about her constant communication with friends, “I would die without it...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV‬‬ Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children [2] and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. When we are children, we are like sponges; we soak up everything around us. Children are desperate for love and affection. Without it, they f...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. We said in our last episode that love prefers. Love sacrifices, love gives, and love is consistent. We covered two of these we covered love prefers and love sacrifices. Today, we want to look at how love gives and how love is consistent. When we say love gives...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Love is such a beautiful thing. One of the things I've noticed with love is that love prefers. Love sacrifices, love gives, and love is consistent. When we say love prefers: We are saying that love is selfless. I have two daughters, and I love them very mu...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭ John‬ ‭15:12‭-‬13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Jesus gave us a command, and that command is to love. Therefore, love is not optional; love is not conditional; love is not based on feelings; love is a command. The Bible says, my command, who&#...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭32:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: Why stress when nothing is too hard for God? Have you ever wondered why so many Christians are stressed? The world is full of stress: stress on the job, stress in marriage, stress in school, s...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬ that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; When you work out to get stronger and gain power, it comes at a cost. You don't just go to the gym and start to experience muscle growth and get stronger instantly. No. It takes time, patience, and...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭ Matthew‬ ‭6:33‬ ‭NIV‬‬ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Abraham sought the Lord, and God blessed him. He was so blessed that he became the father of many nations. God added unto him. David sought the Lord and served him, and God gave him the throne and blessings, wealth, and riches. I mean, Dav...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭ Daniel‬ ‭3:16‭-‬18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. [17] If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. [18] But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, tha...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Living in a posture of joy means that in our going out and coming in, we have joy. The Scripture reminds us to go out in joy and be led forth in peace. That is crucial. When we submit...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭Jonah 3:1a Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: God’s love means you get another chance. God’s love is persistent, and it will always give you another chance. He wants to know your heart. He wants to know that you are genuinely sorry. God’s love is a second chance. In the natural sense, we as people normally get hurt and offended, and we do not alw...