1/29-2/2 Devo Two

 This is the second devotional for the week of January 29 to February 2. This blog entry is a devotional from Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life. He helps us avoid worry by reminding us that God will meet our needs. What do you think? You can either click the link below and read it on his Daily Hope page through Crosswalk.com or read it below. You can answer the questions he has provided or just leave a comment.

https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/daily-hope-with-rick-warren/

Only God Can Provide
By Rick Warren
“Since he did not spare even his own Son for us but gave him up for us all, won’t he also surely give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32 TLB).
The major cause of stress in your life is worry. You worry because you wonder if you will have what you need when you need it. But anytime you expect other people to meet your needs instead of God, you’re going to be frustrated and disappointed, because nobody can meet all your needs. Only God can do that.
If you want a cure for stress, you need to learn to look to God to meet your needs.
Some people find their security in their job, and when they lose their job, they lose their peace of mind.
Others put their security in their marriage. Then their spouse dies or they go through a divorce, and they ask, “Who am I? What is my identity?”
Or maybe they put their security in their money. There are a lot of ways to lose money.
I recommend that you never put your security in anything that can be taken away from you. You can lose your job, your health, your reputation, your spouse, and your mind. But you cannot lose your relationship to Christ.
When you put your security in that promise, you can trust God to meet all your needs.
Romans 8:32 says, “Since he did not spare even his own Son for us but gave him up for us all, won’t he also surely give us everything else?”(TLB).
If God loved you enough to send Jesus Christ to die on the cross, don’t you think he loves you enough to take care of every other need in your life? Yes! Of course he does.
Every time you start to get stressed out, pause and say, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want”(Psalm 23:1 ESV).
God’s going to provide. He’s going to take care of you. Instead of stressing out, look to him to meet all your needs.
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Talk It Over
How do you normally react when you have a major need in your life?
What do you need in your life today? Do you trust God to provide for it?
What kinds of things do you think God wants to give you? What do you think he wants you to do with those things?

1/29-2/2 Devo One

This is the first devotional for the week of January 29 to February 2. This video is a devotional from Iain Roush, our Conservatory New Media Director and teacher of film and other media subjects. He guides us through a thoughtful look at John's experience with Jesus. What do you think?

Click on the picture above or this link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD4WinaDna0

1/22-1/26 Devo Two

This is the second devotional for the week of 1/22-1/26. This video is a daily devotion from the book My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. The topic is "Leave Room for God." Click over to the web page, read the article, then come back here to leave a comment. What do you think?

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1/22-1/26 Devo One

This is the first devotional for the week of 1/22-1/26. This video is a daily devotion from the book My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. The topic is "Am I Looking to God?" Click over to the web page, read the article, then come back here to leave a comment. What do you think?

 

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1/9-1/12 Devo Two

This is the second devotional for the week of 1/9-1/12. This video is on Integrity. Kevin Lott shares some motivational thoughts on this amazing character quality. What do you think?

Have you ever thought about how far Integrity can take you? People forget that since it is the least common attribute that an individual can have these days then it is often the most searched for quality. Integrity will open up so many doors for you. Too many people don't truly understand what integrity is, so hopefully this video can shed some light on the topic of integrity.

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1/9-1/12 Devo One

 This devotional is about the problem of a lack of ethics in the workplace and in churches as well. The original article is on my blog linked below. It's a short read, but thought provoking. What do you think? Write your comment on this page (Consrvatory Devotions) and not mine (Reggie Coates Connect).

http://reggiecoatesconnect.blogspot.com/2015/09/ethics-in-workplace.html 

ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE

Marty Nemko was speaking on KGO radio (he’s the Career/Education/Life Advice guy) and brought up the issue of a lack of ethics in society and the workplace. Since I was driving home from a concert in Santa Rosa, I gave him a call. I agree that we need to teach our youth about ethics and train parents to pass it on to their children. But training in ethics should be more than merely identifying good and bad behavior. We should include “consequences,” “resolve,” and “hedges.” If we can somehow give people a vision of the consequences of their actions, such as the destruction it would cause, it would help motivate them to make a resolve to act with integrity (such as “I will never cheat on my wife, but will reserve my romance for only her”). Then, we can think of what “hedges” to place around us to protect us from bad behavior (such as accountability with friends).
 
Unfortunately, there is a lack of ethics in the Christian church as well. Too often we hear of pastors who are stealing money, cheating on their wives, or lying. The Ashley Madison scandal has been an eye opener catching a number of leaders cheating on their wives. Ethics in the workplace is so important and has a ripple affect down the road. What do you think?