Say "Yes" to His Yes!

Say "Yes" to His Yes! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. II Corinthians 1:20, NKJV. TODAY'S WORD: When God laid out the plan for your life, He lined up the right people, the right breaks and the right open doors. In other words, He already had your “yeses” planned out--Yes, you can accomplish your dreams. Yes, you can overcome that obstacle. Yes, your children can fulfill their destiny. Yes you can succeed. YES is in your future! The question is, are you going to say “yes” to God’s “yes”? Are you going to dare to believe Him—to get into agreement with His promises? Start right now by declaring His promises over your life. Start declaring that He is good and that His plan will come to pass. Don’t let doubt and discouragements distract you, but keep your eyes fixed on Him because He is faithful. His promises are always yes and amen so say “yes” to His “yes”! PRAYER FOR TODAY: Father, today I say Yes to You. I say “yes” to your promises and “yes” to Your ways. Help me to live a life pleasing to You and bring You glory in all that I say and do. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Show Compassion to Your Kids by Rick Warren "Let us love one another, for love comes from God." (1 John 4:7 NIV) If you want to know how to be a good parent and build a strong family, you don’t have to look on the Internet or go to a bookstore. Look no further than the greatest book ever written on parenting — God’s Word, the Bible. The Bible says in 1 John 4:7, "Let us love one another, for love comes from God" (NIV). More than anything else, kids need unbelievable and unconditional love. There needs to be a place where they’re accepted — warts and all. What is compassion? Compassion is a combination of love and understanding. Compassion is where you know everything about someone, and you still like that person. Love is not natural. You have to learn to love. You learn it by practicing. What better place to practice than with the people you're forced to live with all your life? If you can learn to love your family, you can love anybody. Why? Because it's easy to love people at a distance, but when you're with them all the time, you don't always get along. When you practice love in the family, you're learning to really love. A lot of times we love our kids, but we don't express it in the way they can understand it. Children understand love in three ways: affection, affirmation, and attention. Affection. Children need lots of hugs and touch and kisses. They need to feel your love. Affirmation. They need to hear it! You need to tell your kids every day — and more than once a day — how much you love them. Affirm them, and build them up with love. Attention. One of the greatest gifts you can give others is listening to them. When you look at a child on his level, you're saying, "You matter to me. You're important to me. I want to hear what you have to say.” In doing this, you show compassion. Talk It Over In what different ways do you see that your children express and receive love?   If you do not have children, what do you think your responsibility is to the children in your life, whether they are nieces and nephews, neighbors, or the children of friends?