Rev. Gena Anderson

Think about your own life and how you have given yourself to others. What do you think “God loves a cheerful giver” means? How have you seen giving have a positive effect upon your life and the life of others?

In this Psalm, the Psalmist talks about crying out to God and that God listened to the Psalmist. Listening is such an important gift that we can give others. Unfortunately, we have lost much of the importance of listening in modern culture.

In this passage, the apostle Paul talks about the Christian faith like running a race. Today, I want you to think about the running image and compare it to your Christian life. If you have time, take a blank piece of paper and draw a timeline of your faith journey. Where you have been and where you are going?

Jesus tells his ancient hearers that they cannot serve God and wealth. Think about how you utilize money for building up God’s kingdom here on earth. Think about how money has gotten in the way of you developing the life-giving relationship with God that we all deserve.

If you were to write a Psalm of praise today, what would you say? In what marvelous ways has God worked in your life?

I am thankful that God’s grace and mercy are far more generous than we can ever imagine. I don’t know about you but I am often in need of both. Think about how God has extended mercy or grace to you.

As followers of the faith, we yearn to be with God, to know God, and to be in close communion to God. When do you feel closest to God? Is there some activity that makes your feel in closer proximity to God?

Even in the darkest times of our lives, God is there. Sometimes we question God’s presence, and this is the Psalm that I turn to, to remind me that we are never alone.

In this Psalm, the Psalmist praises God for the marvelous things that God has done. This is a beautiful psalm of praise. Today, I want you to think about the things that you could praise God for.

How are you living in line with what God intends for you? What areas of your walk with God do you need to work on?