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SUMMARY:Timothy 3:1
DESCRIPTION:2 Timothy 3:1 This know also\, that in the last days\, perilous times shall come. (KJV) \nAre you functioning from a religious obedience or as directed by God? \nWith each generation quotes 2 Timothy 3:1 and makes the statement\, “we are living in the last days.” That statement is just as true today as it was in previous generations\, “you are living in the last days”. Let’s take a moment and look at what it means to live in the last days. \n2 Timothy 3:2- 5a For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic\, self-focused]\, lovers of money [impelled by greed]\, boastful\, arrogant\, revilers\, disobedient to parents\, ungrateful\, unholy and profane\, 3 [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection\, calloused and inhumane]\, irreconcilable\, malicious gossips\, devoid of self-control [intemperate\, immoral]\, brutal\, haters of good\, 4 traitors\, reckless\, conceited\, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God\, 5 holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion)\, although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. (AMP) \nYou live in a time where anyone can say anything they want\, anywhere they want\, about anyone they want. Christians are going with the flow. There doesn’t seem to be a distinction between the standard of living for someone who is saved and someone who is not. In a response to this world\, churches have become “legalistic”. The spiritual leaders of today don’t realize they are doing the same thing the Pharisees did with the Ten Commandments. They believe if they create enough things you “can’t do”\, then you will uphold what God has ordained for you “to do”. Just like the Pharisees\, they look and act like God’s people. However\, they deny His power to work His will in everyone. It is an unhealthy time for your walk with the Lord\, when your spiritual leaders think they are responsible for who you are and what you should and should not do. They are usurping the authority of God and\, by doing so\, add to the perils of these times. Your transition to the next level of training will happen when you learn how to successfully navigate these perilous times\, trusting in the leading of the Holy Spirit\, first.  \n2 Peter 3: 17b-18 Keep up your guard and don’t let unprincipled people pull you away from the sure ground of the truth with their lies and misunderstandings. 18 Instead\, grow in grace and in the true knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus\, the Anointed\, to whom be glory\, now and until the coming of the new age. Amen. (TVT) \nYour relationship with God is the foundation for your growth. It has to be real and personal. Don’t become confused and think that you are serving God when you are actually serving legalism. \nEphesians 4:14-15 And then our immaturity will end! And we will not be easily shaken by trouble\, nor led astray by novel teachings or by the false doctrines of deceivers who teach clever lies. 15 But instead we will remain strong and always sincere in our love as we express the truth. All our direction and ministries will flow from Christ and lead us deeper into him\, the anointed Head of his body\, the church. (TPT) \nYour responsibility is to continue to do what God is calling you to do: spend time with Him\, study\, worship and allow Him to lead. You will want to get guidance from those you feel are further along than you. Don’t mistake guidance with endorsement. You only need to be validated by the Lord. \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, I am so thankful. Because of You\, I can be at peace during perilous times. I thank You for giving me the strength not to be pulled to the left or to the right. I repent for the time I spent trying to please people instead of making sure I was pleasing You first. I stand on my growing knowledge of who You are and my desire to fulfill Your purpose for my life. Though I praise You for the Spiritual Leaders You chose to speak into in my life\, I am grateful man-made rules and restrictions do not dictate my relationship with You. I know the leaders use Your word to guide\, direct\, protect\, and discipline. As You lead me\, receiving guidance\, direction\, protection\, and discipline is\, and will continue to be\, my job as well. Because of the time I spend with You\, You show me when I am moving in the wrong direction or when I have wrong thinking. Without You\, I can become just like those in 2nd Timothy 3. Thank You for being faithful to light to my path\, convict me when I am straying\, and chastise me when I am wrong. That lets me know I am Your child. Your presence enables me to do what You have called me to do. I thank You for freedom; I thank You for liberty; I thank You for keeping me\, and I won’t use the liberty and freedom You have provided callously or as an excuse to sin. Help me as I continue to follow You and as I lead others to You… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here:   
URL:https://yourvisionwriters.com/devotional/timothy-31/
CATEGORIES:February
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SUMMARY:Psalms 14:1
DESCRIPTION:Psalms 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart\, There is no God. They are corrupt\, they have done abominable works\, there is none that doeth good. (KJV) \nAre your actions\, thoughts\, and words denying God’s existence? \nThis is tough training. You don’t actually have to say “There is no God”. You can live like you believe there is no God. How? Glad you asked. \n\nWhen you live like “it is all about you.\n\n1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. (ESV) \n\nWhen what you want\, and how you will get it\, motivates and drives you. \n\nRomans 2:6-8 He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality\, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth\, but obey unrighteousness\, there will be wrath and fury. (ESV) \n\nWhen you don’t stop to take anyone’s feelings into consideration.\n\nMark 12:31The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. (ESV) \n\nWhen you view other people only as a means to get what you want.\n\nProverbs 23:6-7 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies\, 7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you\, but his heart is not with you. (ESV) \n\nWhen you are manipulating\, scheming\, and plotting\, most of the time.\n\nPhilippians 2:3-4 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit\, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests\, but also to the interests of others. (ESV) \n\nWhen your outlook on life is more negative than positive.\n\nPhilippians 4:8 Finally\, brethren\, whatsoever things are true\, whatsoever things are honest\, whatsoever things are just\, whatsoever things are pure\, whatsoever things are lovely\, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue\, and if there be any praise\, think on these things. (ESV) \n\nWhen you never think of sacrificing anything for anybody unless you expect a lot in return.\n\nMatthew 6:1-4 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men\, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms\, do not sound a trumpet before thee\, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets\, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you\, they have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms\, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. (KJV) \n\nWhen you are more concerned with pleasing yourself and trying to fulfill “your” dreams.\n\nRomans 15:1-2 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak\, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good\, to build him up. (ESV) \nWhether you do one of these things\, a combination of them\, or you do something that is not on the list; if you are your focus\, there is no room for God. You don’t have to say\, “There is no God.” Why? Because you don’t give Him praise for the things He has done in your life or through your life. You don’t share your thoughts about Him and speak of how He has guided your wishes and desires. Actually\, you don’t talk about Him. You leave Him out because He would interfere with “your” plans. Before you realize it\, your own desires have enticed you and pulled you away. You have broken your promise to obey God’s will. As Paul encourages\, examine yourself every day.  \nPsalm 139:23-24 God\, I invite your searching gaze into my heart. Examine me through and through; find out everything that may be hidden within me. Put me to the test and sift through all my anxious cares. 24 See if there is any path of pain I’m walking on\, and lead me back to your glorious\, everlasting way — the path that brings me back to you. (TPT) \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, I repent for every time I have\, in my actions\, in my attitude and/or in my conversation said\, “There is no God”. I repent and I ask You to forgive me. Please continue to cause me to focus on the fact that You Are God and not my personal assistant and butler. Even when things are not going how I want them to go\, remind me\, in whatever way that You deem necessary\, You are in control. You are the same God today\, yesterday\, and forevermore. Help me act like I know You don’t stop being God because I have a situation\, a problem\, or an issue. Continue to remind me that my life is not mine to direct\, and it is not about me\, not now and not ever. It is about the vision that You have for the world that Jesus died for and how You will use me to do my part to bring it to pass. Whatever I am going through\, You can get the glory from\, if I allow You to. It is the tool You have used to transform me into the image You saw before the foundation of the world… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here:   
URL:https://yourvisionwriters.com/devotional/psalms-141/
CATEGORIES:February
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SUMMARY:Timothy 4:3
DESCRIPTION:2 Timothy 4:3 3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God’s truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing]\, they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another\, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold\, (AMP) \nAre you always being challenged\, not being changed? \nThere are people who go to the gym socially and have no intention of really training to achieve a goal. They go in order to say with pride\, “I work out as at the gym for an hour at least three times a week.” The problem is\, those who see them don’t see a change in their physique that a person would get from an hour-long workout three times a week. \nThere are people who attend church who have no intention of pursuing a deeper relationship with the Lord. They follow the same pattern as the one going to the gym. The problem is\, you can’t be transformed if you never apply what is being said. It is not enough to only sit and listen. \nYou can get every inspirational book and CD available. The purchases make it appear as if you are interested in growing. However\, do you read the books and listen to the CDs\, or do you just want to make yourself “feel” spiritual? You might find a place\, church\, ministry\, etc. where you can get a title and a position based on who you are pretending to be. However\, when the time comes\, and you are challenged and motivated to grow; do you change\, or do you leave? \nJames 1:22-25 But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts]\, and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning]\, deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth]. 23 For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it\, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away\, he immediately forgets what he looked like. 25 But he who looks carefully into the perfect law\, the law of liberty\, and faithfully abides by it\, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys]\, he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience]. (AMP) \nWhatever day you decide that being challenged is not enough\, you will allow the Lord’s transformation process to begin. If you are chasing after God\, there is a still voice whispering to you\, “This is the way\, walk therein.” (Isaiah 30:21). Your job is to obey.  \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, I thank You for writing the word on my heart. I long to be surrounded by people who are running hard after You. Thank You for keeping me grounded. The small amount I know does not put me in a place where I can coast along until You return. I’ve been in several meetings and trainings that truly challenged me. However\, I didn’t always leave those meetings and apply what I had heard\, and I did not change. I repent. I am sorry and I will work not to let that happen again. Lord\, I want to know You more. You are calling me to a place of spirituality and releasing me from the bondage of religion. Help me stand when I am being stretched. I don’t want to give up because I think it is too hard. I want You to continue to speak to me because I am listening with my heart and obeying… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here:   
URL:https://yourvisionwriters.com/devotional/timothy-43/
CATEGORIES:February
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SUMMARY:Peter 2:1
DESCRIPTION:2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people\, even as there shall be false teachers among you\, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies\, even denying the Lord that bought them\, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (KJV) \nAre you taking the time to know God for yourself? \nIf you truly want to be equipped for battle\, your life experiences will send you to the word\, where you will look for answers to everyday problems. It is an important part of your training. It is necessary to go to the word because that is how you come to know the God you believe in and serve. You have to study\, pray\, and be in continual communion with the Lord. If you do\, you will know. You will also be able to resist when someone who is deceitful and crafty comes to draw you away from the truth.  \n1 John 2:26-28  I also am writing to warn you about some who are attempting to deceive you. 27 You have an anointing. You received it from Him\, and His anointing remains on you. You do not need any other teacher. But as His anointing instructs you in all the essentials (all the truth uncontaminated by darkness and lies)\, it teaches you this: “Remain connected to Him.” 28 So now\, my little children\, live in Him\, so that whenever He is revealed\, we will have confidence and not have to hang our heads in shame before Him when He comes. (TVT) \nDo you understand what happened to Eve in the garden? The Bible says the devil deceived her. It does not say she disobeyed. (1 Timothy 2:14). The devil preyed on her ignorance and on her insecurity. She was not sure what the Lord said\, and she was not content with what the Lord had done. She wanted more\, which is amazing because she already had more; she just did not know it. Had she been sure of God’s plan\, provision and promises\, she would not have fallen into transgression. Many say she sinned. For more information on the difference between sin and transgression\, go to this link (https://drpamrussell.com/Documents/Sin-Iniquity-Transgression.pdf ) \nDon’t allow ignorance and insecurity to damage your destiny. Those two by themselves are bad enough. When you put both of them together\, they are dangerous at another level. You don’t want to be in a place where the enemy can say to you\, “Did God really say…” You want to say to the enemy\, just as Jesus did\, “It is written.” \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, I thank You for wisdom. Your word instructs me not to be ignorant of satan’s devices and to be alert and aware of his activity. Your wisdom allows me to accomplish what You have commanded. If I will remain steadfast in my study\, the devil cannot trick me and deceive me with questions I don’t know the answer to. I will continue to spend time with You. Thank You\, Father God\, for calling me to a place where I seek the scriptures for answers and not man. I sorry for saying\, “that is what I was told; that is how it has always been done; I am not sure why I do this\, or I was just following what everyone else was doing\,” and thinking any of those answers was OK. I repent for not spending the time I needed to give an answer that glorifies You. I spend time with You now\, and I can give a reason for the hope I have\, for the walk I walk\, and for the faith I place in You. I know the enemy is crafty. I will live in You and not allow ignorance and insecurity to be his way into my life. I don’t want to fall prey to the enemy… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here: 
URL:https://yourvisionwriters.com/devotional/peter-21/
CATEGORIES:February
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SUMMARY:Jude 16
DESCRIPTION:Jude 16 These people are grumblers and complainers\, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves\, and they flatter others to get what they want. (NLT) \nAre you murmuring and faultfinding? \nWhen you think about a prideful person\, what comes to mind? Believe it or not\, people who are full of pride constantly stand in judgement. They continually make assessments of themselves and everything around them. They make comparisons at every level\, and they are often very unconstructive. You don’t want to be the type of person who has a negative outlook. That negativity often comes from comparing what you think with the thoughts and activities of others.  \nWhat is the benefit of looking around to see what someone else has that you don’t have? Or what you have that someone else does not have? It is a trick of the enemy. That is the first step into apostacy (renouncing Christianity’s beliefs and principles). The devil wants you to spend all of your time assessing\, judging and comparing that you become puffed up\, angry and/or disillusioned with God. First you start subtly pointing out differences. Then it gets more intense until that is all you do. You find things that are wrong at home\, at the office\, at the church\, with your boss\, with the pastor\, with the policies\, the procedures\, and anything and everything else.  \nThe sad thing is your negative conversation is for promoting yourself because you are full of pride. You would have done it differently and you could do it better. All the while\, the devil is sitting back\, rubbing his hands and laughing. His next trap for you to step into is to engage in competition for a position or a title. You will use what you consider as your strengths and abilities\, and you will say and do things to curry favor.  \nIf you are that person\, you will also find you spend more time complaining about God than celebrating God. You will be busy trying to scheme and work to attain what Jesus already paid the price for. (Read Isaiah 14:12-21) Stop right now and ask God for forgiveness and deliverance. You may have lost the joy and the peace\, gained by the victory of the cross\, for a time. It does not have to stay that way. \nEzekiel 36:26-27 A new heart also will I give you\, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh\, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you\, and cause you to walk in my statutes\, and ye shall keep my judgments\, and do them. (KJV) \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, help me recognize when I’m being negative\, and when I am being prideful. I know You have called me to a position of influence. I also can persuade people because You allow them to see me as confident and self-assured. It does not matter if I actually am as confident as they think. I never want my attitude and comments to taint someone. I know I can come to You and confess and You will wash me. Before now I have not thought about the person I affected? I might have left them in that place. I repent for my words and actions\, and I ask You to touch them now and remove any damage that I may have done. Help me see You at work\, in everything and in everyone. Help me encourage others to follow and to obey Your word and Your voice only. I don’t want to be the one who is pulling others away because of my feelings or opinions. Bridle my tongue when I am overwhelmed. I want to build up and not tear down. Father God\, I want You to use me for Your glory. I don’t want to wonder what Jesus would do. I need You to help me talk like Jesus did. Help me walk like Jesus did. Help me act like Jesus did. Help me live like Jesus did… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here:   
URL:https://yourvisionwriters.com/devotional/jude-16/
CATEGORIES:February
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SUMMARY:Timothy 3:2
DESCRIPTION:2 Timothy 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves\, covetous\, boasters\, proud\, blasphemers\, disobedient to parents\, unthankful\, unholy\, (KJV) \nDo you have an “it’s all about me” attitude? \nIf Jesus has not returned\, it does not matter what year someone reads this devotional\, today’s text will continue to prophesy. There will always be people who have the “it’s all about me” attitude. They have become their own idol. You see it when you watch the news or read the news. You see it in your home and at your job. It really does not matter where you find yourself\, you see it. Sadly\, you can even see it in the church. I don’t know if it is fair to say that this personality is more dangerous in the church than in other places. However\, it is what I believe. There is a different expectation in the church. You don’t believe you will run into spiritual leaders who have no boundaries\, no conscious or compassion. If that is you\, ask God to show you and help you. \nPhilippians 2:3-5 Be free from pride-filled opinions\, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts\, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves. 4 Abandon every display of selfishness. Possess a greater concern for what matters to others instead of your own interests. 5 And consider the example that Jesus\, the Anointed One\, has set before us. Let his mindset become your motivation. (TPT) \nThere is nothing wrong with being charismatic and wanting to be accepted. There is nothing wrong with having goals and running after them. Just be careful and take the time to know what is motivating you and how you are setting your goals. This is invaluable training. Evaluate everything that inspires you and get to the place where you deny your own flesh\, then God can use you.  \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, I know You know me. Because You know me\, You know every place where I would allow the enemy to erect an idol within me. Lord\, please forgive me for living like I cared more about You\, when I actually cared more about myself. Keep reminding me of Your love for me\, then I can show love to others. Keep reminding me of Your acceptance of me; then I won’t compromise to be accepted and I won’t reject others. Keep reminding me of the work You have called me to\, and I won’t take it for granted. I never want to be found with an ungrateful and selfish heart. You have taught me You resist the proud and give grace to the humble. I am excited that I can make my boast in You. I can celebrate what You have done in my life and not be prideful. Keep me on that path and help me walk according to Your goals and desires for my life… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here:   
URL:https://yourvisionwriters.com/devotional/timothy-32/
CATEGORIES:February
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SUMMARY:Job 11:3
DESCRIPTION:Job 11:3 Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God\, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed? (NLT) \nAre your friends real or counterfeit? \nThe FBI trains their agents to spot counterfeit money by looking at it and touching it. God can train you to do the same things with those you interact with. You rely on the Holy Spirit and use discernment.  \nThe world uses the word friend as a catchphrase for everyone they know; you need clarity when you talk about your friends. For the sake of this devotional\, the word “friend” refers to the people you allow into your inner circle; those you share your life with; those who help you make tough decisions; and those who can speak into your heart\, especially when you’re feeling low. \nWith that understanding\, you need a friend who will tell you when you’re wrong\, remind you “what” you believe\, “Who” you believe in\, and “Who” you belong to. \n  \n\n\n\nReal Friends\nCounterfeit Friends\n\n\nKeep you from making the mistake of accusing God\, blaming God\, or making your situation about what God has not done.\nCommiserate with you\, tell you God is mad at you\, and fail to lead you into the presence of God. \n\n\nHelp you realize your circumstances are really about what God is trying to do in\, with\, and through you.\nHelp you identify how and why\, you have been mistreated\, who mistreated you\, and what you should do about it.\n\n\nRequire that you remember God is in \ncontrol and He loves you.\nTell you to take control of your own situation and do what needs to be done.\n\n\n\n  \nJob 2:9-10 Then his wife said to him\, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 But he said to her\, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God\, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. (NKJV) \nJob 42:7–9 And so it was\, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job\, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite\, My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends\, for you have not spoken of Me what is right\, as My servant Job has. (NKJV) \nYour real friends will cause you to stop\, look\, and listen\, even if they make you mad. Remember\, not only do you need a real friend; you need to be a real friend too. The Bible identifies the greatest friendship you ever want in James 2:23. \nJames 2:23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says\, “Abraham believed God\, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will\,” and he was called the friend of God. (AMP) \nIf you can be a friend of God\, you will have no problem being a friend to anyone else. \nPlease agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response: \nFather\, I thank You for surrounding me with friends who love You more than they love me. Those who care enough about me to tell me when I am wrong. I thank You for putting people in my life who are concerned about my spiritual growth; and they identify my missteps in actions\, conversation\, and in attitude. I repent for not honoring You by appreciating them more. I am sorry. Without those people\, I know I would prolong the training I’m currently in. Thank You for the people You placed in my path\, who love me enough to show me You no matter what I am going through. Whether I am dealing with a problem\, rejoicing over something great that has happened\, or when I am crying over a mistake I have made; they help me wipe my tears. It does not matter what I am crying about\, and especially when I am wrong. Thank You for helping me develop my character. You made it possible for me to be a friend to You and to others. I want to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep\, always pointing them to You… \nAsk the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here: 
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