DAILY GRACE

A concise daily devotional developed to
encourage reading and understanding of God's Word.

"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better." Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)

*In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C., Section 107, any copyrighted images in these messages are distributed under The Fair Use Act without profit or payment to those who have expressed an interest in receiving the information and are for non-profit research and are for non-profit research and education. No copyright infringement intended.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

FINAL DAILY GRACE

Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." ESV

This is the final Daily Grace that will be sent your way. All praise to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for placing this seven year journey on my heart and for the desire to keep sharing His Word with those who touched the pages of this daily devotion. There is a season for everything. The Lord is leading me to other pastures of service that will feed me spiritually and by His grace, touch the hearts of others to accept His grace and grow in Him along with me. Thanks to all my faithful readers and keep feeding on His Word every day. This will cause your faith to grow and you will be fruitful for His kingdom.

"May the Lord bless you and keep you, make His face to shine upon you and give you peace."

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only

#LOVE?FEED

John 21:16

"He said to him a second time, 'Simon, son of John, do you love me?' He said to him, 'Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.' He said to him, "Feed my sheep.'" ESV

Do we really love our Lord? Really love Him? If we do, we will be feeding His sheep. Who are His sheep and how do we feed them? His sheep are any who have accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. We feed them and ourselves by walking in His footsteps, at all times being in communion with Him, sharing the Gospel, and spreading the Word wherever we are, whenever we can. Do we really love Him?

Lord, You know that we love You. We commit our lives to You in putting feet to our faith. We will work while it is day. We will love You with all our hearts. We will love all Your sheep and feed them as You pour into us so abundantly. In Your perfect, loving name, Amen.

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only

Monday, March 30, 2015

WISDOM DEFICIT

James 1:5

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." ESV

How do we know if we lack wisdom? If there is anything that we cannot explain or provide a clear answer, we lack wisdom. Also, when we get understanding, there is always an awareness that there is so much more we need to learn. We can be aware of our need for Godly wisdom and go directly to the throne of grace and God will give us all we need.

Lord, how short we fall of Your wisdom and knowledge. Help us to be aware of our own lack and always keep asking for the wisdom that only comes from You. Show us how to use wisdom to discern and expose evil around us, and to show others the way to Your Truth. In Your omniscient name we pray, Amen.

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only

Saturday, March 28, 2015

CREEPERS

Jude 4

"For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ." ESV

Why would we think that the ungodly people spoken of in the Bible, that crept in unnoticed, have all been defeated and have gone away. Hardly! They continue to creep into every facet of daily life in this world. Their goal is to twist and bend the Truth enough that as we complacently stroll through our lives, we will drift into their traps, believing their deception. No wonder the Word of God stresses and repeats over and over to be alert! Watch!

Lord, forgive us for the complacency that we let into our minds. Open our eyes to the reality of the evil that creeps into every part of our lives. Help us to stay alert and be discerning in everything we do. We ask in Your eternal name, Amen.

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only

Friday, March 27, 2015

DON'T GO TO THE MASQUERADE PARTY

James 1:16

"Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers." ESV

The Word tells us that God does not tempt any of us. Temptation comes from the evil one and our own natural desires. We have a natural tendency to give in to the deception of temptation by reasoning out that it is not that big of a deal. In doing this, we start falling away from the narrow path that leads to life. Spiritual death results in following deception that presents itself as right and good.

Lord, how aware we are that none of us are above being deceived. We know that if we stay close to You and Your Word, walking in Your Holy Spirit we will not fall into deception. Help us to keep alert and recognize that deception is all around us so that we will not be trapped by it. Only by Your grace and our trust in You will we be able to escape the deception in this world. In Your gracious name we pray, Amen.

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only

Thursday, March 26, 2015

THE ULTIMATE RECIPE

2 Peter 1:5-8

"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brother affection with love. For if these qualities are your and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." ESV

We wonder sometimes why our spiritual lives are dull and non-productive. Somewhere along the line we have tapered off those qualities of Christ that are critical to our spiritual growth. A regular check up of our spiritual faith asking the Lord to search our hearts will keep us from getting off track. And, we will find all these things active and increasing in our lives.

Lord, search our hearts and reveal to us if we have drifted away from these things that will insure our spiritual growth. Our desire is to be more like You. In Your omnipotent name we pray, Amen.

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

TRUE OR FALSE

1 John 3:18

"Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth." ESV

Loving words can sound pretty convincing but be as hollow as dead trees. Love is made real in our actions and our motives for those actions. It is the genuine sincerity of the heart in an act of love that confirms we truly have Godly love.

Lord, just as You proved Your great love to us by Your genuine willingness to give Your life for our sins, we as for Your grace to do acts of love with genuine love and giving of ourselves. In Your loving name, Amen.

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/

No Copyright Infringement Intended

Personal Use Only