Don’t believe the lie of the deceiver who whispers: “Let’s stick to something simple – like the pleasure of the day.”
God’s Word: Mark 12:30
Prayer: You say You want me to love You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. What do I have left that can be just mine. Oh, that’s the whole idea of the commandment? You are the One who has made me and You are the One who would like me to respond to You with everything that You have given me? I praise Your Name for Your gifts to me. Help me, Lord, to love you this day.
Journal Questions:
1) How will I love my Lord with my whole heart today?
2) How will I love my Lord with all of my mind today?
Reread Mark 12:30
Action Accountability:
1) I’m asking You, Lord, to abide in my heart today as I ___________.
2) I’m thinking of some loved one who are spending their first week back at college. In kindergarten or college, young mind or deteriorating mind, I know You want Your loved ones to love You with all of their minds. It will be obvious to You that I am using my mind _________today.
Closing Prayer: May I give my heart, and soul, and mind, and body for Your honor and glory today. Thank you, Jesus.
Possible Activity for the day: Visit a museum. Wonder at what someone else has used their mind to invent.
Possible Attitude for the day: I choose to love my Lord with all of my heart and soul, all of the mind and strength.
Choose Today Whom You Will Serve 