Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 27 May 2023, Saturday Inspirational Message
Read In Touch Daily Devotional 27 May 2023 Saturday Message by Dr. Charles Stanley
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TOPIC: Rekindling the Flame
SCRIPTURE: 2 Timothy 1:6-7
6. For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
MESSAGE: We all get burned out at some point or another. Perhaps difficult circumstances have led to discouragement. Or maybe you keep going but feel as if you’re just going through the motions—there’s no joy, no fruit. Paul told Timothy to “kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you” (2 Tim. 1:6). So how do we do that?
Refill: Get on your knees before the Lord and ask Him to fill you again. Examine your life, repent of any sins, and submit to Him.
Refocus: Nothing dims the flame like fixing your eyes on the problem. Whenever we focus on obstacles, they grow larger. But when we shift our eyes to Christ, He becomes bigger than any difficulty we face.
Reject: When we’re down, the Devil whispers his lies into our mind: You can’t do this. No one appreciates you. Why not call it quits? We need to recognize all discouraging thoughts as coming from him—and reject them.
Retreat: Get away with the Lord—free from distractions—to rekindle your relationship with Him.
After going through all these steps, you will have renewed enthusiasm and commitment. Hard circumstances may remain, but you’ll be equipped to handle them because you won’t be handling them alone.
Bible in One Year: Nehemiah 4-7
Reflect: If you feel discouraged, extra time with your heavenly Father is just what you need.
In Touch Daily Devotional 27 May 2023. Charles Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.
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