Prayerfully Re-Center Around God
3 John 2
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health
and that all may go well with you, even as your soul
is getting along well.”
Pondering Point
As we learn to pray scripture, this is one of the easier ones at first blush. But take a deeper look. The movement of the prayer goes from an already healthy soul to a desire for an additionally healthy body (and mind and heart). Note the order and use it to move into a prayer life for self and others.
Review
What causes things to not go well with you? When you get disturbed, what or who do I turn to? God? or something else like food, TV, social media, friends, or exercise? Maybe another person?
Repent (if necessary)
if necessary, repent of turning to others “idol” or “gods” rather than letting God, the Holy Comforter, be your source of consolation.
Return (as necessary)
Come to God as the Holy Comforter (a title for the Spirit of God) and ask for Him to direct your paths in ways that lead you not into temptation but into God’s will on earth as it is in heaven.
Prayer
[Insert your own prayer about today's devotion.]