PSALM 4:7 (CEV)
You brought me more happiness
than a rich harvest of grain and grapes.
ROMANS 14:17 (CEV)
God's kingdom isn't about eating and drinking. It is about pleasing God, about living in peace, and about true happiness. All this comes from the Holy Spirit.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Being well-fed is wonderful but true happiness is a more developed gift from God.
PRAYER
God, I'm grateful for all the good things you provide. I'm well-fed and I have a lot of meaningful interaction in my life. Yet, I confess that I still get stuck pursuing shallow forms of happiness in lieu of mature joy. Redirect my energy and fill my life with your shalom so that in my contentment I'm truly happy. I want to become a person of great depth. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
Since 2015, I've been modeling one way of using the MORAVIAN DAILY TEXTS* to maintain a daily conversation with God.
– Brad Boydston