It is day 13 of my fast and I have been lousy at documenting this, but there really hasn’t been anything for me to write about. It is typically the same every day- hunger, tiredness, seclusion etc. Although my hunger has been diminishing over the past few days I am just choosing to ignore it. At this point I really don’t care if I am hungry I just want God to be my hunger. I can’t seem to get Jesus’ words out of my head, “Man cannot live on bread alone, but by every word of God.” Luke 4:4  I have a peace when I realize that this isn’t about me wanting to eat, but a deciding factor to live on each of God’s words.

So, then I began a quest today. What is every word of God? Sure it’s referring to scripture, but it’s also referring to the spoken word of God into us. I can only tell you that every day is different and every minute can change. BUT one thing remains the same the love. The one word that will never change in the heart of God that we must learn to live off of is love. His love beats for us as steady and consistent as our hearts. Every pump of our heart flows life into our mortal bodies, but every pump of God’s heart flows an eternal love that we can have now. This eternal love never fails. This love casts out fear, confusion, anxiety and impatience. So the word that I am feeding on today is love. I will eat up the love of God by acknowledging his goodness, faithfulness, and compassion today. God is love.

God, let your love pour down and shine down on us this day and every other. May we learn how to receive your goodness and joy at this present moment.
Amen

Dustin

I have a question… Why do we as Christians seem to get so complacent? I mean we don’t put much effort into our relationship with God beyond Sunday services and/or devotionals? What about healing the sick, praying for the poor, seeing people saved, etc? 

I think we get complacent because we get busy with our own lives and forget about God’s command to love people, and go out into the world baptize and make disciples. I have been really having some major soul searching about how I can cooperate with God to further develop my maturity in Him and to love people more. I am going to start taking steps to be more bold in my faith by finding people that need prayer and praying for them. I am really going to find people down on hope, sick, and just need prayer. I want to see the book of Acts come to life unlike anything I have ever seen. I have prayed for people and seen them get healed, but not in years, and it was someone in my church. I’m setting out to the streets, to the poor people of this city and I believe that God is going to start something amazing.

Would you join me? You don’t have to go pray for people, but seek out how you can mature in your walk and take steps in that direction. Get out of your comfort zone and be challeneged! Send me your name and I will post it up here so people can pray for you.

I’ll start…

to pray for courage and strength-

1.Dustin Beasley

Alright, so I have to admit that I have been discouraged that this site hasn’t picked up many readers except for my wife and mom. Thanks by the way. It causes me to question all the work I have put into it. I ask myself, “Should I continue this?” When I begin to doubt this I talk to myself, sometimes outloud, and I ask myself why I do it in the first place. I think, “Well if one person is encouraged then it is all worth it, but that isn’t true. I mean it would be great if someone was encouraged, but I need to do it for God and not for myself or anyone for that matter. I write these posts because I want God to be lifted up and His name be glorified.

I have learned that by doing this for God I’m encouraged. I guess God is teaching me to be more like Jesus, and it is very hard. I guess I will just keep trying to grow and focus more on God and less on me. 

God thank you for keeping my heart pure even when my flesh wanted more! You have always been patient and kind especially when I walked away. Thank you so much for this outlet to lift up your name and encourage your kids! 

Father, I thank you for the love that you consistently pour out on me. I am grateful that you have a heart full of patience, love, and kindness towards me. You are amazing in everything that you do. Your compassion remains even when I resist your love. Even when I run away and you constantly draw me back by your kindness. I thank you that you are so dedicated to making me like you. I love your ways, and desire to seek you more and more every day.

love you,

Dustin

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