a better way
Sometimes it feels like nothing is working. We can do all the right things and check all the boxes, but life seems to stay the same. How can we find the life we're longing for? Together, let’s discover A Better Way.
WEEK 1
“I will look below the water level.”
Reflect and respond: Start today, 01.08.2023 on page 16 of your 21 days of prayer and fasting book. Follow though day by day and invest time prioritizing God’s presence in your life. Remember, prayer is a lifestyle you create. Try to think about prayer like a text message thread you come back to throughout your day. Prayer is an ongoing conversation with God. If it’s on your mind it’s on God’s heart. Tell him all the things, beautiful and ugly.
MAKE THIS MESSAGE WORK IN YOUR LIFE
In week 2 of our series "A Better Way," we look at how we can reduce the different things in our lives to make more room for Jesus.
WEEK 2
Reflect and respond: Pick one thing to reduce and replace this week. You could reduce a meal and replace it with prayer. You could replace streaming your normal show and watch The Chosen https://new.thechosen.tv/ Allow the Holy Spirit to lead you in one step of new simplicity. Whatever you reduce, replace with a spiritual activity - prayer, reading the Bible (Luke 3&4), meditation, thankfulness, do something that will make someone you love smile and feel appreciated.
MAKE THIS MESSAGE WORK IN YOUR LIFE
“I was created to live like Jesus.”
WEEK 3
PRAY THIS OUT LOUD 3 TIMES THIS WEEK:
Dear God, I want to thank you for cheering me on at every stage in this race. When I stumble, you don’t condemn me, you cheer me on. You believe in me and I want to take every step with purpose. I don’t want to waste one day of the rest of my life. I want to become more and more like Jesus. I want to strip off the stuff that doesn’t matter in my life - the stuff that slows me down and holds me back. Especially the sins that trip me up. I want to simplify my life and focus on the specific race that you have given to me. I’m so grateful that you’re patient with me. Help me to not get in a hurry. I’m going to have patience and run at the right pace. I want to spend time with you so I can become like you. I want to find a special place to spend a few minutes every day focusing on Jesus. And Lord, when it gets hard, when I’m winded and I feel like giving up, help me to remember the reward. You never gave up and neither will I. In Jesus name, Amen.
MAKE THIS MESSAGE WORK IN YOUR LIFE
What I pray for isn’t as important as who I pray to
WEEK 4
Read Psalm 23 every day this week. Choose 1 way out of the 7 above to focus on each day. Teach these principles to someone this week. You could pick a child, spouse, friend, and share with them what you have been discovering about the Psalm 23. Then ask them how you could pray for them through the week. Go ahead and invite them to Go Church. God is your shepherd but not just yours.