Quotes about Devotion

To follow Me wholeheartedly, you must relinquish your desire to please other people. However, your closeness to Me will bless others by enabling you to shine brightly in this dark world.

Be prepared to let go of anything I take from you, but never let go of My hand!

Practice praising and thanking Me continually throughout this day.

can do My best handiwork when you sit in the stillness of My Presence, focusing your entire being on Me.

However, there is a better way to be prepared for whatever you will encounter today: Spend quality time with Me.

TAKE TIME TO BE HOLY. The word holy does not mean goody-goody; it means set apart for sacred use.

Ask My Spirit to help you fix your gaze on Me. Invite Him to alert you whenever you get overly focused on problems so you can redirect your attention to Me.

LISTEN TO ME CONTINUALLY. I have much to communicate to you, so many people and situations in need of prayer.

The rest of this story is recorded in Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories.

to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,

The Jesus Creed teaches us that a disciple's responsibility is to love God by following Jesus. You only follow someone else when your own lights or sense of direction are not good enough.

And I always do this aloud, or at least at a mumble level, making sure I am doing more than just glancing at the psalms or prayers. Glancing at prayers is the fastest path toward vain repetitions I know of. For that reason, the church has always advocated reading our prayers aloud so we will go more slowly and concentrate more on what we are saying. Prayer books are designed to be read aloud.