Stop Reciprocating

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In today's communion meditation we are going go make a few small adjustments to the way we do the other half of prayer. In the examination of our emotions are going to examine our levels of peace and joy separately. Peace is our indicator that we are single minded that God is with us and working for our good. If you take a second to imagine God being with you and working for your good it can make a big difference. Then work on sustaining this when life throws issues at you. Joy is our indicator of living in the present moment aware of God's presence with us. Often when we lack joy it's because we are living in the past or worried about the future. It is explained in more detail in the video/audio. 

How do you respond when people wrong you? There are typical 3 ways to respond... Doing something mean back to them, giving them the silent treatment and withdrawing your presence(avoiding them), or doing good for them no matter what they do. In the Abundant Life Blueprint our goal is to make other people great, but to do so is going to take a commitment on our part to only do continually good for others all the time, no matter what they do to us. We must stop reciprocating what others do to us.

In Jeremiah 32 God models this for us. He talks about how the people of Israel have done nothing but evil and have continuously made him angry. But then in Jeremiah 32:40-41 God says the following... 

I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. 41 I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.

In the New Covenant God has made a covenant commitment to only do good for us. He is not reciprocating what we do to him. 

As we take communion today let it serve as a time to receive this from God, that he is only doing good for us. Then once we have received his grace it changes our hearts so that we imitate him and start to walk in this at greater levels with the people in our lives.

I am praying for you.

Daniel

P.S. Our goal in the Abundant Life Blueprint is to make each other great. If you would like to partner with us and become part of our community you can learn more here. 

Here is how we do the Daily Communions...

1) Start with the 30 Day Prayer Challenge Prayer

2) Take a few minutes to examine yourself, plan your day with God, and listen. Here are some good questions. 

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1.  What were your wins over the last 24 hours?
2. Did you have overflowing levels of peace? It is either yes or no.
3. Did you have overflowing levels of joy? It is either yes or no. 
4. What do you know to do over the next 24 hours? List little things + things you feel God is prompting.
5. What is the most important thing you feel God is teaching you over the last 24 hour?

3) Meditate on the daily communion teaching for a few minutes.

4) Take communion. At our house we take communion daily and keep a box of matzo crackers and grape juice on hand. 

5) Execute your plan with a good attitude trusting that God is helping you. 

6) The daily videos and audios guide you through this process.