Thursday
August 14, 2025

Re-Center Around God

2 Timothy 3:12

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus
will be persecuted. ~ Apostle Paul

Let’s review our lives through the lens of potential persecution with the intent to recenter them around God, His word and His ways.

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Review

Review for the week: When it comes to persecution, in which situations do I tend to avoid talking about my faith in Jesus? Which people do I avoid sharing my walk with Jesus? Why? Do I withhold my witness out of fear?

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Repent if Necessary

Here you might find yourself called to repent for giving in to fear rather than standing up in your Christian faith. Might you repent for being too quiet? Maybe repent for having the wrong attitude toward suffering, or for avoiding the ways of God that lead to persecution?

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Return (as necessary)

Return here could mean coming back to God’s way of thinking about persecution – not always something to be avoided. It could mean returning to a bold faith that isn’t afraid to follow the nudges of the Holy Spirit to share about your faith in God.

Micro-Meditation

Psalm 119: Immersed in the Word of God

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Psalm 119:113-120  15th letter: Samekh (ס) 

  1. I hate double-minded people,
    but I love your law.
  2. You are my refuge and my shield;
    I have put my hope in your word.
  3. Away from me, you evildoers,
    that I may keep the commands of my God!
  4. Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live;
    do not let my hopes be dashed.
  5. Uphold me, and I will be delivered;
    I will always have regard for your decrees.
  6. You reject all who stray from your decrees,
    for their delusions come to nothing.
  7. All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross;
    therefore I love your statutes.
  8. My flesh trembles in fear of you;
    I stand in awe of your laws.

Read the verses of the Psalm. 

Mark the words or phrases that catch your attention. 

Meditate: talk (or better, write) with God about those words. Ask him to impress things upon your heart and mind; expect responses.

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Teaching or Command of God

John 6:29

The work of God is this: To believe in the one he has sent.

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The Promise

Psalm 145:14

The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

Pondering Point

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What are the indications in your life that show regard for God’s decrees? And what experiences are indicative of straying from His decrees?

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