Day 12

As I was reading Day 12 I started thinking about the different friendships that have developed in my life. Each of the friendships didn’t just happen overnight but over a period of time. I think that is where Warren is going as he starts off, “You are as close to God as you choose to be. Like any friendship, you must work at developing your friendship with God. It won’t happen by accident. It takes desire, time, and energy.” (Page 92)

Take some time today to think about your friendships and the points Warren makes about a friendship with God:

I must choose to be honest with God.
I must choose to obey God in faith.
I must choose to value what God values.
I must desire friendship with God more than anything else.

Spend some time in prayer with this question in mind: “What practical choices will I make today in order to grow closer to God?” (Page 99)

Day 11

How can we be friends with God? When I was reading Day 11 the part about meditating really spoke to me. As I reached the end of Day 11 I thought I can really meditate because I know how to worry already.

When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that's called worry. When you think about God's Word over and over in your mind, that's meditation. If you know how to worry, you already know how to meditate! You just need to switch your problems to Bible verses. The more you meditate on God's Word, the less you will have to worry about. (Page 90)

Sounds so easy and yet I think we make it so hard. One of my favorite Scriptures is, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13) ...and here's a holy experiment we can all try...whatever is giving you the most worries right now meditate on this Scripture and let us all know what happens.