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6/16/2022
Loving ChurchThursday Matters- June 16, 2022
Everyday Be the Church I love people. I love traveling and meeting new people in everyday random places like gas station. You can have church anywhere, a gathering of others and sharing the grace of God. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. Cuz when church stops being about us, it can be about God again. Church is meant to crush our selfishness and church without God does none of that. Often our evangelism becomes winning people to our doctrine or our denomination instead of reaching the people next door who have no direct access to freedom in Jesus. As I travel speaking I get a reality check every “church person” would benefit from. Our job is to get people to know Jesus personally. People need God desperately and not in a Pollyanna, “it’s all for a reason” sort of way. Jesus came to save the lost by letting them know they are loved right where they are at and not where they should be. Don’t just go to church, be the church…love without conditions…everyday. 6/15/2022
Comfort OthersWednesday Matters- June 15, 2022
Everyday Sit by Me You want to look up but you can’t because the burden you’re carrying is so heavy and you feel strange because the alter call at church was about going forward to pray for a prodigal child and your kids are all in church wondering, “What’s wrong with mom?” Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. Others came forward to pray with those in front but I sat alone. Then suddenly, a woman, the exact opposite of me, gentle and quiet, put her arm around me. Not a word was said but gradually more tears started rolling down my face and then I started to sob. This woman gave the love and understanding of Jesus, who also wept with loss and felt alone. She put her arms around me and just sat with me because she knew what my heart must be feeling. Jesus waits with us, sees our tears and cries with us. Sometimes He sends just the right person He can work through to meet us in our need…everyday. 6/14/2022
ForgivenessTuesday Matters- June 14, 2022
Everyday Forgive Like Jesus Think if you said to your spouse, “I forgive you. I just can’t be close to you again” and then think of praying to God, “Forgive me my sins as I've forgiven those who've sinned against me.” What'd happen if God forgave you in the same way you're forgiving your spouse? Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. How'd you feel if you'd just confessed a sin to the Lord and He said “I forgive you but I can’t be close to you again?” You probably wouldn't feel forgiven. As Christians, we cannot overlook the direct relationship between God’s forgiveness and our forgiveness: As Ephesians 4:32 says it simply; “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” God has given us an incredibly high standard to live up to when we have the opportunity to forgive someone. Fortunately, He also gives us the grace and the guidance we need to imitate Him by forgiving others as He has forgiven us. Nothing is impossible with Him, including forgiving someone who has wronged you…everyday. 6/13/2022
Walking in God’s PromisesMonday Matters-June 13, 2022
Everyday Crazy Application I trust God’s love so I really try to obey what He asks from the Bible. But wow is Ephesians 5:20 a difficult scripture to follow; “Give thanks FOR all things?!” Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. Nevertheless I had an amazing experience when applying this for a very difficult circumstance. Visiting a friend two years ago at the Mayo Clinic I had a huge anxiety attack alone in the hallway with hyper-ventilating…the whole works. Driving home the next day I heard God say; “Thank Me for the attack.” “What craziness was this?” I kinda laughed but did it anyway; “Thank You God for the anxiety attack.” I said it once but as I continued to repeat and thank Him for something so awful I began to sense His great love for me. The more I thanked Him the more I felt enveloped by His love so I also added, “You’re so nice to me.” I was so overwhelmed by His presence that I had to pull over because I was crying so hard. His ways are often my “whys?” But His ways always bring peace…everyday. 6/10/2022
Trust IssuesFriday Matters-June 10, 2022
Everyday Love VS Trust Is trusting and loving someone interrelated? Well, we can love without trusting. We can and should love someone imprisoned for theft as Hebrews 13:3 points out; “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” That does not mean we have to give them access to our bank account just to prove we “love” them. We show compassion for an alcoholic by offering our help. We also show compassion by not “enabling” the alcoholic by protecting them from consequences for their bad actions. Many times, consequences are the “severe mercy” that is needed to get their attention. The caution is to make sure we have not elected ourselves their jury and judge. It's the Holy Spirit who guides and directs us in how we should move forward in love which might be setting a boundary or not continuing in conversation with someone when they repeatedly spew out garbage to us. Trust in God who loves us no matter what…everyday. 6/9/2022
RepentThursday Matters- June 9, 2022
Everyday Repentance King David King David was a great man who committed a great sin and he paid the consequences but he also received forgiveness because he was repentant. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. In Psalm 51, David’s repentance speech, we see that God desires truth in our inner beings. Make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart,” David pleads with God. That means if we want to receive God’s blessings, we must be honest with Him about our sins. Until we face the truth of our sins we can’t truly repent. Real repentance means we’re sorry enough to ask for forgiveness with the willingness to change. We need to be sorry for the hurt we’ve caused another instead of making excuses for our sin. David became a man after God’s own heart because he confessed his sin. Repentance brings forgiveness and freedom which always leads to healing and restoration, anytime we confess…everyday. 6/8/2022
Hopeful AnticipationWednesday Matters- June 8, 2022
Everyday Desires I can get cranky when I don’t get my way. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. And sometimes I get afraid that if I ask God what His will for me is, it might not match up with mine. But God gives us freedom to make choices and as believers, seeking Him and His wisdom we can make good choices. We need to tell God, “I want Your will” and then trust Him to lead and guide us to what that is. He really does want what’s best for us and He cares about our heart’s desires. In Ephesians 4:15 Paul encourages us, “Grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head.” It should be our goal as believers to be one with God. When we are “born again,” we grow and mature spiritually in our minds, emotions and will. And then when this happens our desires become His desires. And being in sync with God gives a peaceful spirit not a cranky one…everyday. 6/7/2022
ForgivenessTuesday Matters- June 7, 2022
Everyday Be Kind and Forgive Love is kind. Love forgives despite what the other person does. Yeah, I know the part about setting boundaries with the person who is still operating in dysfunctional behavior. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. But I’m talking about really forgiving someone who’s hurt you and not rehearsing the hurt by dragging the memory around in your head. It’s hard. There are those days where you know what you know about forgiveness, yet something triggers a past hurt and all kindness goes out the door as swiftly as it came in. The temptation is to rehearse our hurts and expectations more than our forgiving attitudes and hearts. LORD HELP! I think of the woman prostitute who anointed Jesus’ feet with costly perfume and what Jesus said about her; “She loves much because she’s been forgiven much.” When you’ve been really hurt by someone you love it’s hard not to hurt back but God’s grace for you can empower you to give grace to the offender. Thank Him for this gift and by the power of the Holy Spirit be kind and forgive…everyday. 6/6/2022
Holy SpiritMonday Matters-June 6, 2022
Everyday Holy Spirit Strength Are you listening? Jesus is speaking. Hear His voice; “You are forgiven. Today is a new day. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. God’s Word from Lamentations 3:23: “Great is My mercy. It’s new every morning and great is My faithfulness. Everyday I try to “be better” but no matter how strong my will and determination is I will fail without the power of the Holy Spirit and God’s grace working in me. Receiving God’s forgiveness means our soiled sin rags are washed clean made white by the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:14) and with reception of His grace we are then given the Holy Spirit making His home in us. There’s a whole lot of us who so wanted to be faithful, but who at times got beat-up by life and tested by trials. We have the bloodied garments of life’s tribulations, but through it all we clung to the faith. This is the Gospel of Grace. You’re not alone in this journey of life. Pray for God’s Holy Spirit to fill you because it’s only by His strength that we can move forward in hope…everyday. 6/3/2022
SelflessnessFriday Matters-June 3, 2022
Everyday Me, Myself and I Pride is a difficult problem for us to deal with because it hides. Pride deceives us and causes us to think we do not have it which is exactly the hope of the enemy so he can bring destruction into our lives. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. Obadiah 1:3 tells us, “The pride of your heart has deceived you.” “Yeah,” I think, “Me, Myself and I are my greatest problems.” So much of the time I’ve been full of myself when I need to be full of God! Pride and love do not mix. Love is not proud and boastful, nor does it keep a record of the hurt from others. Love “shakes it off.” Love doesn’t look down on others but how often do others who feel bad about themselves put someone else down hoping they’ll feel better? I think this happens a lot. Love values every individual. Let’s be full of love and acceptance for others, we all are of value and significance as God tells us…everyday. |
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