Your Daily Faith Walk

A few ideas for your daily walk checklist:

• Pray whenever you get the chance
• Read your Bible.  I tend to not recommend devotionals nor Christian books.  Try biblegateway.com one year reading plans.
• Have an accountability partner
• Learn how to apply what you read.  It's not just head knowledge - everything has an application
• Actively seek a mentor.

May your day be blessed.  😀

Free resources:  e-sword.net for free bible study software.  Intothyword.org for inductive study information.

Disclaimer:  I get one Proverb verse in email each day (except Sunday) so these are not selected by me.  I try to stick to the list.  I also don't blog daily.  Just when I've time...

The Ideal Relationship

Someone recently asked what this looks like for me.  Here's a brief history and why it's important...

• Parents divorced in the 70s.
• My two divorces and that of my siblings.
• Many failed dating relationships

So for me, I'd dearly love to have a relationship that works instead of one that goes south because of sinful behavior.  Forgive me if this sounds simple.  It is.  First of all, I'm male and we deal in boxes.  That's why the bullet points.    

Here's my idea.....

• Put God first - it's hard and will be a daily struggle for all of us.
• Apply biblical principles to your life - yes, you actually need to know and study the bible.
• Be willing to pray together for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in your daily walk.
• Be accountable to one another and have other necessary accountability folks.  Don't be afraid to ask others. Proverbs 27:6

***These principles apply to all your relationships  including dating and friendships.  Please realize that even if you include these things daily, you'll still have problems.  Be an adult and fix them.  Cut and run never works.  Neither does pride, denial and making excuses.  Take down the walls, process your baggage and bring your junk into the light.  John 3:19.  

God tells us to pick up our cross daily and follow Him.  It's says nothing about paying lukewarm lip service.

Source ideas - George Kenworthy - Marriage Makeover, Minor Touchups to Major Renovations with some additions of my own.

Blessings on your day.