Life Lessons

Walk This Way: Walk a Path of Light
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Walk This Way: Walk a Path of Light

Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take.  Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways.  Over the next 18 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.

Here is day fourteen with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path of light.

Walk a Path of Light

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
John 8:12 (NIV)

Have you ever stubbed a toe as you walked through a dark house at night?  Are there things that you like about darkness?  Why?  How does light improve your ability to walk?  How much light is required to dispel darkness?  How much of your life do you allow Christ to illuminate each day?  Are there parts of your life that you try to keep hidden in darkness?  What would it take to allow God’s light to shine in those dark regions of your heart?

I enjoy exploring and have taken tours in a variety of caves throughout the United States.  Every cave tour that I have been a part of includes a time when all of the lights are turned off and the visitors experience total darkness.  In the midst of this darkness a match or small penlight is lit and everyone watches in amazement as the details of the cavern come to light.  As you pray, ask God to fill you with the light of Jesus so that His presence in you overcomes all darkness.  Pray that you would daily walk a path of light as you follow Jesus in all things.  Pray that the people around you would come out of the darkness and into the light.

 

In prayer,

Tom  

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Encouragement & Prayer (8/17/20)

 

This is the audio from the August 17, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

In prayer,
Tom

Walk This Way: Walk a Path of Life
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Walk This Way: Walk a Path of Life

Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take.  Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways.  Over the next 19 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.

Here is day thirteen with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path of life.

Walk a Path of Life

“You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Psalm 16:11 (NIV)

How would you describe the quality of your life?  What does your answer depend on?  Do you like the way that your life seems to be headed?  Why?  Does the idea of a path of life seem elusive to you?  Is your life filled with the joy and contentment that you think it ought to have?  What things usually make you feel joyful?  What brings a sense of contentment into your life?  Do you think your life would feel more complete if you had greater levels of joy and contentment?

David writes that God has made known to him the path of life.  Following this path of life would fill him with joy in God’s presence and eternal pleasures.  As you pray, ask God to make known to you the path of life that is found in Christ.  Pray that you would be filled with the courage to walk this path of life.  Pray for the wisdom to seek the eternal pleasures that God offers rather than the temporary pleasures of the world.  Pray that the joy you experience as you walk the path of life would spread into the lives of the people around you.  Pray that your walk would lead to life.

 

In prayer,

Tom  

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Encouragement & Prayer (8/16/20)

 

This is the audio from the August 16, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

In prayer,
Tom

Walk This Way: Walk a Level Path
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Walk This Way: Walk a Level Path

Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take.  Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways .  Over the next 20 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.

Here is day twelve with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path that He makes level.

Walk a Level Path

“The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth. Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.”
Isaiah 26:7-8 (NIV)

Do you enjoy walking?  Where is your favorite place to walk?  Why?  Why is walking a mountain trail typically more difficult than walking a city sidewalk?  What would make the mountain trail easier to walk?  Whether on a plateau or through mountainous terrain, a level path makes the journey less hazardous.  When rocks, tree roots, and other obstacles are removed, perhaps even asphalt laid down, we can walk a level path with little fear of tripping and falling.

God says that Christ makes our way smooth and our path level when we pursue the way of righteousness.  The righteousness we have in Christ removes the power of temptations that seek to make us stumble and fall.  As you pray, ask God to help you see the stumbling blocks that exist in the path you walk.  Pray that  your pursuit of a righteous life would lead you on a path that is level.  Pray that you would always follow a level path even when the way of life’s journey seems steep.  Pray that the people around you would notice your confident walk and also seek to walk a level path.

In prayer,

Tom  

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Encouragement & Prayer (8/15/20)

 

This is the audio from the August 15, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

In prayer,
Tom

Walk This Way: Walk a Path of Justice
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Walk This Way: Walk a Path of Justice

Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take.  Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways .  Over the next 21 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.

Here is day eleven with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path of justice.

Walk a Path of Justice

“I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.”
Proverbs 8:20-21 (NIV)

How do you define justice?  When you think of justice, is it punishment or restoration that first comes to mind — or something else entirely?  Does you answer to that differ based on who the justice is being applied to?  Should it?  How do you think God defines justice?  What do you like most about God’s sense of justice applied to you?  If your view is different from God’s view, what do you need to change?

When the Bible talks about justice, it generally refers to the practice of making things right again.  You must not only deal with the consequences of wrongdoing, but take the necessary steps to bring about restoration.  As you pray, thank God that His justice made a way to restore you unto Himself.  Pray that you would continually walk a path of justice that both notices the wrongs you do and follows God’s ways in making them right.  Pray that your sense of justice would always be grounded in the righteousness of God.  Pray that the people around you would always receive treatment from you that is fair and just.

In prayer,

Tom  

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Encouragement & Prayer (8/14/20)

 

This is the audio from the August 14, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

In prayer,
Tom