Thriving 365~ John 1:1-5

Thriving in Truth~



Take a few moments and open your Bible to read over these verses.



Now...stop and pray over what you have just read. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead and direct your thoughts on these verses. Talk with Him about these verses. Don't rush!



Take a moment to think or journal your thoughts on...



What stands out to you?



Is there anything in these verses that burns on your heart?



How would you apply that truth today to your life?





Thriving Together~



Don't you just LOVE the way the book of John starts out? I began John on January 1st of this year. It was so very exciting after Christmas to be reminded that Jesus didn't just show up on the scene when He was born in the stable and wrapped in swaddling cloths. No, He was with God in the beginning...and He is the Word...and He is God!



After focusing on the birth of Jesus as a baby, it was powerful to think about Jesus as God. THat all things that have EVER been made were made through Him. And In Jesus is LIFE! So many times we race after things that we think will give us life. We chase after acceptance, money, fame, jobs, houses, clothes, friends, husbands, children, and service to give us satisfaction.



These verses remind me that only in Jesus will we ever find life...and life to the FULL! Oh, I'm getting ahead of myself:) His life is our light. It lights our path. It sheds light on our sin and our strongholds...and you know what is even more exciting??? The darkness can NOT overcome His Light!!



I know that many of us are dealing with strongholds right now. We have cycles in our lives that we think we may never break free from on this side of glory. But, these verses tell us the Truth! They assure us that when we walk in the Light of Jesus Christ...NO darkness can overcome. It might be a battle. It might take some time. But, the darkness of sin will NEVER overcome the Light of Jesus in our lives.



Jesus tells us that we are MORE than overcomers! That means we have things to overcome. Trials will come. Satan will try to devour us. Our flesh will war against the Spirit. But...we are not just overcomers...we are MORE than overcomers in Christ! Because when His light shines in our lives in salvation through faith, no scheme of man or Satan can ever overcome.

Thriving Outside~

Take some time right now to think about how these verses wil affect your life today...

How could you take what you have learned today outside:

~Into your marriage?

~Into your parenting?

~Into your workplace and relationships?

~Into your friendships?

~Into your ministries?

~Into the lost world around you today?

Don't just let these verses make a difference inside...let it overflow so you can THRIVE outside!



May we live in the Light of Truth today friends...and THRIVE 365!