Wouldn’t you know it? Here I am on Day 5 of the Love Expressed fast
and Starbucks has once again tried to lure me back into their
establishment.
This time they are offering me a
bonus star if I purchase a Skinny drink, a Refresher, or and oatmeal. If you’re not familiar with their loyalty program
you can earn a free drink after ten stars.
Once again I was excited for a minute or so until I reminded myself
about my Starbucks fast.
Once again I will pass this on
to you because you may not have sworn off Starbucks doesn’t mean I can’t share
it with you.
Skinny drinks that qualify includes skinny
vanilla latte, skinny flavored latte, skinny cinnamon dolce latte, skinny caramel macchiato, and skinny mocha. Oatmeal includes
Classic and Hearty Blueberry flavor. Refreshers include handcrafted Cool Lime
& Very Berry Hibiscus.
Before I talk about today’s
devotional I’d like to share something my husband said to me. He asked me if I’d ever read the book The
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
The truth is that I had read it back in the early 90’s as part of a
school improvement project.
About a week or so ago I was
praying about something that was troubling me and I felt that GOD was telling
me that I have to let go of the things that are outside my sphere of
influence. I needed to work on trusting
GOD completely without interjecting my own desires. Trust
me this is not always easy for a control freak like myself to do.
Today’s Love Expressed devotional
is about developing a closer relationship with GOD through psalms.
As a Christian I am searching
for a closer relationship with GOD and prayer helps us deepen our intimacy with
Him. Since the God is the source of all
power, drawing closer to Him and casting our cares and worries on Him will give
us the spiritual strength we need, even while feeling physically weak. Tell God your needs, fears, feelings, joys,
everything on your heart.
Devotional living, worshiping God, and enjoying His steadfast presence are all part of developing this
spiritual intimacy with God. We need to walk with Him faithfully and and draw
close in his lovingly embrace.
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