Do You Have FOMO? | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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I fear missing out on good stuff. Do you? Watch and set yourself free.

Game Plan:

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:1-2, NLT

Time Out:

When we fear missing out on something, do we fear that life won’t be good unless we reach out and grab something that others have? When we fear missing out, are we demonstrating that we have yet to find true contentment? When we fear missing out, have we not learned that contentment is knowing Jesus… and that His plan for us is good, pleasing and complete. God has a paradox for us. If we give up and let go, we gain the most possible. If we give our bodies fully to God, desiring relationship with Him and His cause above everything else, we’ll be worshiping Him in a way that allows Him to change us to be the best and most joyful version of ourselves.

God has a paradox for us. If we give up and let go, we gain the most possible.

Go Deep:

Don’t let the Facebook-fueled and advertising-saturated culture of selfish consumerism rip you off. God alone is the source of pure joy and contentment. Stop trying for too much in too many ways, all at the same time. Ask God for contentment. Clue…it’s knowing and serving Him. Commitment brings freedom…Commitment requires focus…Focus will gladly skip lesser things to seek the best.

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Consumer or Investor? | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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Is it time for a reminder of what vitalizes and what corrodes friendship and marriage?  Take a minute and align yourself with the Relationship Investor Paradigm.

Game Plan:

“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:12-13, NLT

“A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” [Family sticks together in all kinds of weather.] Proverbs 17:17, NLT

Time Out:

Jesus loves in a way that initiates, perseveres and always does what’s best for us…He invests!

Have you been doing more consuming or investing lately? In relationships, not finances! Do you wait for people to apologize to you first? Do you have expectations of him or her that you don’t communicate? Is there some bitterness or resentment growing?

A consumer in relationships is focused on what treatment I’m going to get. The consumer is asking, “Who is going to be kind to me?”

Ask yourself, “Have I been long-term or short-term oriented in my marriage, relationship, or friendships lately?”

Go Deep:

As you read those questions…you realized that there is someone you want to apologize to. Follow through. Make an investment in them and the relationship. As a relationship investor, you may say something like:

“Hey, I’ve not valued you as well as I want to I was wrong.” “I’m sorry.” “Will you forgive me?” “Going forward, how can I encourage and help you?”

How about this? Every morning, remind yourself and ask God to help you be an investor, not a consumer. I think you’ll find that the investment will multiply

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