Develop a "Rule of Life" Day 3

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Next Step:  Develop a "Rule of Life"
 Day 3
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
      Jeff Lampl

"He continued to pray just as he had always done."   Daniel 6:10

Begin
Silence, Stillness, and Centering before God (2 minutes)  

Scripture Reading:  1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 (NIV1984)

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will
for you in Christ Jesus.

Do not put out the spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt.  Test everything.
Hold on to the good.  Avoid every kind of evil..
 

Devotional

     What makes a fire burn
     is space between the logs,
     a breathing space.
     Too much of a good thing,
      too many logs
      packed in too tight
      can squelch a fire,
      can douse the flames
      almost as surely
      as a pail of water can.
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      We need to practice
      building open spaces
      just as clearly as we learn
      to pile on the logs.
      It's fuel, and absence of the fuel
      together, that make fire possible.
      let it develop in the way that's
      possible when we lay logs in just the
      way the fire wants to go." 
                          --Judy Brown,  "Fire"       

Questions to Consider
What difference might it make if you were to practice “building open spaces” into your life?          

  Prayer

Lord, I need breathing space. I have too much going on in my life, too many logs on the fire. Show me the way to create space in my life, and may the fire of your presence burn in and through me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

  Conclude with Silence (2 minutes)

 
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