SETTLE UNRESOLVED MATTERS
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"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the alter and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the alter. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift."
Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV)
Today's Focus: Goals and Aspirations
"The one thing I would like to do before I die is..." Most likely, we can all think of something we aspire to do but have yet to accomplish. We may even have regret over that one goal we have never been able to reach. As time goes on, we may forget about these unaccomplished goals or think of them as unfulfilled dreams. Lately, creating a "bucket list" of things that we would like to do before we die is a popular concept. "Bucket lists" often stem from our desire to fulfill our forgotten dreams. But in truth, they will probably do little to provide the fulfillment we are seeking, unless we change the words. God promises that He will not only reveal His plans for us but also promises to provide us with what we need to accomplish His goals for us if we seek Him first (Matt. 6:33). What if we were to change the original statement to say, "If there is one thing I believe God wants me to do before I die, it would be ..."
Today's Thought: Start filling in God's "bucket list".
Today's Prayer: "Lord, please empower me to fulfill my destiny and become everything I shall have wished I had become when I stand before Thee."
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