A Time to Think, Act and Pray for 2019

[Jean Marie]

Mon 1/13/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14

A Time to Think
God enters by a private door into each individual. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and poet

A Time to Act
Cultivate the conviction that you are not alone, that God is with you.

A Time to Pray
Lord, You have redeemed me and claimed me and given me a strength that is not my own.

[Jean Marie]

Tue 1/14/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
Call unto to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. Jeremiah 33:3

A Time to Think
Weave in faith and God will find the thread. –Proverb

A Time to Act
Believe in the sun even when it's not shining.

A Time to Pray
Lord, teach me to trust You to lead a path through the darkness.

[Jean Marie]

Wed 1/15/2020 4:02 AM
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17

A Time to Think
A chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. –Maralee McKee, author

A Time to Act
Pray and release your worries.

A Time to Pray
Dear Lord, help me to remember Your peace is in my reach, no matter what circumstances I face.

[Jean Marie]

Thu 1/16/2020 4:04 AM
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. Psalm 63:3

A Time to Think
The safest place to be is within the will of God –Author Unknown

A Time to Act
Face your challenges with determination and resiliency.

A Time to Pray
Lord, help us to trust You as we walk through our lives.

[Jean Marie]

Fri 1/17/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you? Don’t you know that you have the Holy Spirit from God, and you don’t belong to yourselves? 1 Corinthians 6:19 (The Daily Life Bible)

A Time to Think
We fail in the work of grace and love when there is too much of us and not enough of God. –Suzanne Woods Fisher, author

A Time to Act
Be patient, have faith and work towards what you desire.

A Time to Pray
Lord, thank You for the grace that strengthens me for tasks large and small.

[Jean Marie]

Sat 1/18/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12

A Time to Think
Our prayers run along one road and God's answers by another, and by and by they meet. –Adoniram Judson, missionary

A Time to Act
Practice believing that as you pray you are receiving God's boundless blessings.

A Time to Pray
Dear God, let me be as quick to forget my troubles as I tend to be at forgetting my blessings. And help me to remember Your goodness always.

[Jean Marie]

Sun 1/19/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
What is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27

A Time to Think
At least at times of loss, we are reminded of our priorities, of our many blessings. In times of gain, we can so often lose our way. –Mindy Starns Clark, author

A Time to Act
Take comfort knowing God is with you.

A Time to Pray
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the comfort you give us, when we come to You.

[Jean Marie]

Mon 1/20/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
What is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27

A Time to Think
At least at times of loss, we are reminded of our priorities, of our many blessings. In times of gain, we can so often lose our way. –Mindy Starns Clark, author

A Time to Act
Take comfort knowing God is with you.

A Time to Pray
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the comfort you give us, when we come to You.

[Jean Marie]

Tue 1/21/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues from generation to generation. Psalm 100:5

A Time to Think
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. –Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Time to Act
Believe in God's power to transform you and situations around you.

A Time to Pray
Dear Lord, guide me towards Your plan. Help me to take the first step.

[Jean Marie]

Wed 1/22/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:5

A Time to Think
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right. –Max Lucado, author and preacher

A Time to Act
Believe that Jesus Christ is with you, helping you now, and that through Him your life can be changed.

A Time to Pray
Lord, all things are possible if we believe. Thank you for loving us enough to send what we need.

[Jean Marie]

Thu 1/23/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
Let all you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

A Time to Think
Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author

A Time to Act
Be willing to take lovingly each small gift of life.

A Time to Pray
Lord, day by day, help me to do what You have designed me to do.

[Jean Marie]

Fri 1/24/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. Psalm 86:5

A Time to Think
Sometimes God makes better choices for us than we could have ever made for ourselves. –Jennifer Hudson Taylor, author

A Time to Act
Become more aware of the blessings that surround you.

A Time to Pray
Father, of all the gifts and blessings You bestow on us, the greatest is the miracle of life. Let me find joy and satisfaction in every amazing, improbable moment.

[Jean Marie]

Sat 1/25/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3

A Time to Think
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. –Maya Angelou, author and poet

A Time to Act
Approach today with a grateful heart.

A Time to Pray
Heavenly Father, grant me the courage to serve You faithfully in every person I meet.

[Jean Marie]

Sun 1/26/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29

A Time to Think
Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher and author

A Time to Act
Remember that remarkable achievements begin as thoughts.

A Time to Pray
Lord the greatest success I can achieve is to know You and to love You, and help others know and love You too.

[Jean Marie]

Mon 1/27/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
Remind them . . . to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. Titus 3:1, 2

A Time to Think
Your prayer for someone may or may not change them, but it always changes you. –Craig Groeschel, pastor

A Time to Act
Concentrate on helping others and grasp every opportunity to offer encouragement.

A Time to Pray
Father, may my prayers for others be as constant and natural as breathing.

[Jean Marie]

Tue 1/28/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 NKJV

A Time to Think
Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don’t see it. –Joni Eareckson Tada, author

A Time to Act
Start another day just right, with a new hope.

A Time to Pray
Lord, help me hear Your call and serve You joyfully.

[Jean Marie]

Wed 1/29/2020
Guideposts

Daily Scripture & Reflection
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV

A Time to Think
Put your trust in God and just calmly go your way. —Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

A Time to Act
Recognize that your faith will lead you to great things.

A Time to Pray
Thank You, Jesus, for the precious moments when You bless my worship with Your Holy Spirit.

[Jean Marie]

Thu 1/30/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
For with God nothing will be impossible. Luke 1:37

A Time to Think
God never made a promise that was too good to be true. –Dwight L. Moody, evangelist and publisher

A Time to Act
Lean on the One who cares.

A Time to Pray
Lord, help me to believe and act on Your promise.

[Jean Marie]

Fri 1/31/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)

A Time to Think
At the end of your time here, the world will either be more or less kind, compassionate, generous, funny, creative and loving because of your presence in it—and you alone get to choose. —John Pavlovitz, Pastor

A Time to Act
Use your words to uplift yourself and others.

A Time to Pray
You fill me with concern for others, Lord, and You give me strength to help them.

[Jean Marie]

Sat 2/1/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake. Psalm 79:9

A Time to Think
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. –H. Jackson Brown, Jr., author

A Time to Act
Pray about what you want. Ask God if it is the right thing for you.

A Time to Pray
Dear Lord, one of Your most precious gifts is forgiveness. How I thank You for that!

[Jean Marie]

Sun 2/2/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Be doers of the word and not merely hearers.— James 1:22

A Time to Think
Love is the story and the prayer that matters the most. —Brian Doyle, author

A Time to Act
Be willing to take lovingly each small gift of life.

A Time to Pray
God, thank You for the moments that wake me up to this perfectly beautiful world.

[Jean Marie]

Mon 2/3/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:12

A Time to Think
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way in which we use them. –Anonymous

A Time to Act
Place your hope and purpose completely in God's hands.

A Time to Pray
God just for one day let me see only the good. Give me the eyes of faith, the heart of hope.

[Jean Marie]

Tue 2/4/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

A Time to Think
There is no place so awake and alive as becoming. —Sue Monk Kidd, author

A Time to Act
Ask God to give you the grace to know Him more.

A Time to Pray
Lord I pray that I grow closer and closer to You every day.

[Jean Marie]

Wed 2/5/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1 John 3:22

A Time to Think
The greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the acorn. –James Allen, author

A Time to Act
Put aside your fear of failure and replace it with effort towards your goals.

A Time to Pray
Lord, keep my eyes on You today and not on my fears.

[Jean Marie]

Thu 2/6/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

A Time to Think
You will find it is necessary to let things go, simply for the reason that they are too heavy. —Corrie ten Boom

A Time to Act
Replace your restlessness with patience, contentment and peace.

A Time to Pray
Lord, keep me faithful in serving You all the days of my life.

[Jean Marie]

Fri 2/7/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!" 1 Chronicles 16:31

A Time to Think
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. –Sally Koch, author

A Time to Act
Blossom into the best that you can be.

A Time to Pray
Lord, give me the determination to reach goals I didn't know I had.

[Jean Marie]

Sat 2/8/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17

A Time to Think
Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen. –Norman Grubb, missionary, writer and teacher

A Time to Act
Concentrate on now and your dreams will become your future.

A Time to Pray
Father, in every moment of every day, a choice waits. Help me to always choose the good.

[Jean Marie]

Sun 2/9/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4

A Time to Think
To know God's will, say "I will" to God. –Author Unknown

A Time to Act
Start another day just right, with a new hope.

A Time to Pray
Heavenly Father, please help me face each day with grace and appreciation for the blessings of Your love.

[Jean Marie]

Mon 2/10/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Call unto to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. Jeremiah 33:3

A Time to Think
Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? –L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables

A Time to Act
Look for an opportunity to make a positive difference.

A Time to Pray
Heavenly Father, keep my spirit open today to the power of Your guidance and strength.

[Jean Marie]

I started a new thread for A Time to Think, Act and Pray on February 11, 2020.

[Jean Marie]

Thu 2/13/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10

A Time to Think
It is such comfort to drop the tangles of life into God's hands and leave them there. –Anonymous

A Time to Act
Put God first in your life.

A Time to Pray
Dear Lord, help me to remember I can always depend on You.

[Jean Marie]

Fri 2/21/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Generous persons will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 (The Daily Life Bible)

A Time to Think
God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world, the better the world will be. –E.M. Bounds, author

A Time to Act
Be the subtle voice that helps another in need.

A Time to Pray
Dear Lord, help me to remember that the brightness of Your loving presence is always with me.

[Jean Marie]

Sat 2/22/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. Romans 12:12

A Time to Think
Unwrap the hidden beauties in an ordinary day. –Gerhard E. Frost, author

A Time to Act
Find joy where and when it surfaces.

A Time to Pray
Dear Lord, please help me to see the beauty of every day.

[Jean Marie]

Sun 2/23/2020
Daily Scripture & Reflection
Therefore with joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:3

A Time to Think
Begin each day renewed, refreshed and glad to be alive. –Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Guideposts founder

A Time to Act
Believe God loves you and is present in every aspect of your life.

A Time to Pray
Lord, thank You for giving us the ability to learn, grow and refresh ourselves in new and different ways.