UBUNTU-A Team Identity | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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Do you think a lot about yourself and the plans you have for yourself? You need some UBUNTU.

Game Plan:

“For [together] we are God’s masterpiece [a plural identity of complementary togetherness]. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10, NLT

Time Out:

Think about the contrast between “UBUNTU” (I am because we are) and “I am the captain of my own fate”. Individualism is anathema to God. He is three in one; Father, Son and Holy Spirit – relationship personified. He made us to be interdependent, not independent, and that happens best when we identify as part of a His team, a body of people.

Go Deep:

Ask God and think deeply about who you need to be grateful for. Thank them for what they mean to you. Who do you need to affirm and include in your planning and actions? Think of yourself as part of a team, part of a body. Don’t act alone. Live for the benefit of others, not just yourself.

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Bad Can Be Good | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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Can something “bad” turn out good for other people? Check out the answer in the life of a guy who got attacked, arrested and falsely imprisoned.

Game Plan:

“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.” Philippians 1:12-14, NAS

Time Out:

What is your first thought when something “bad” happens?

Is it, “Darn it. Why me?”

Or, try this thought: “God, this is a blitz.

What is the opportunity to accomplish Your purpose and increase your fame through this?”

God’s purpose for us is simple – to become more like Jesus and help other people meet Jesus and become more like Him.

Go Deep:

Write yourself a mission statement that reminds you that your purpose in life is to do God’s purpose – love Him and love others.

Let each “bad” thing that happens be a blitz. Ask God to show you its opportunity and give you the strength to use it for His bigger purpose.

God’s purpose for us is simple – to become more like Jesus and help other people meet Jesus and become more like Him.

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Paradox of Forgiveness | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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Steve Largent’s in the Hall of Fame, but this reconciliation stands taller. Watch how apology leads forgiveness.

Game Plan: 

“And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:24, ESV

Time Out:

Holding on to unforgiveness and bitterness has been likened to “drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

Forgiveness happens in the heart, but reconciliation happens person-to-person.

Those conversations are hard. That’s why Steve Largent’s apology to his dad who’d left the family was so powerful. It broke the ice. It built a bridge. It softened his dad.

Forgiveness happens in the heart, but reconciliation happens person-to-person.

Go Deep:

Keep in mind that most people are doing about the best they can with the tools they have. Jesus knew that about those who killed Him. If you have maturity, and especially if you have accepted God’s forgiveness, you can look at your own faults and not just your hurts. Then, you can begin reconciliation by apologizing for even the relatively small things on your part.

Who hurt you? Are you distanced or divided? Take an inventory and consider what you have done or have not done that deserves an apology. Start the reconciliation. There is power in our apologies and our forgiveness?

 

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