Daily Devotional

Love Like you have Never been Hurt Before

Daily Devotionals for the Week

What is a Devotional?

A devotional is not designed to

change your mind; it’s meant to

change your heart. Devotion is

loyalty and love or care for

someone or something.

The words you’ll read are alive and

heal, I hope you enjoy it

With the Love of God,

meditate on the lines below,

and let them sink in.

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to

have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting

what is behind and straining toward what is ahead”

Philippians 3:13

Day One

You will never get ahead Trying to Get Even

When you've been wronged, poor memory is

your best response.

Have you ever noticed how a jeweller shows his

best diamonds? He sets them against a black

velvet backdrop. The contrast of the Jewels

against the dark background accentuates their

lustre.

In the same way, when things seem the most

hopeless, God does his most stunning work!

Day Two

Love Wins - All the Time

Love is the answer to the broken home, love is

the answer to the addict. Love is the answer to a

fractured relationship. Love is the answer to

being offended. Love can shatter division and

rebuild what has been broken.

What is happening in your life right now that

tests you in the way you love?

The one you love the most can hurt you the

most. Love them anyway!

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does

not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonour

others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it

keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in

evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects,

always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

Corinthians 13:4-7

Day Three

Keep Score vs Losing Count

One of the most powerful lessons Jesus ever

taught was forgiveness.

“How often should I

forgive someone who sins against me? Seven

times?” Jesus said “No not seven times. Seventy

times seven.

” (490x)

Well, there is a lot of forgiveness to do.

Inevitably, we are going to get hurt, and let

down. Forgiveness is not about keeping scores

but about losing count.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,

“Lord, how many times shall

I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven

times?”

22 Jesus answered,

“I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven

times.

Matthew 18:21

Day Four

Learn to Love Yourself First

“Instead of Shame, you will enjoy a double

share of honour”

God wants to restore you, all that you have

lost. He wants to reconcile you to the

Kingdom, and invite you to sit at his table.

once we grasp the truth of grace, not only does

it empowers us to forgive, but to forgive and

love everyone, including yourself.

“I have loved you with an everlasting love, I have drawn you with

unfailing kindness.

4 I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt.

Again you will take up your timbrels, and go out to dance with the

joyful.

5 Again you will plant a vineyard, on the hills of Samaria;

the farmers will plant them and enjoy their fruit.

Jeremiah 31:3

Day Five

Don’t give up on God because he never gives

up on you!

God is not in the business of replacing

damaged people. God is in the business of

fixing people. He wants to heal us, he wants to

transform us. It bothers him to see us not

living a life he wanted for us. And he can not

wait for you to turn to him to ask for his help!

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,

along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;

I will turn the darkness into light before them

and make the rough places smooth.

These are the things I will do;

I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 42:16

Day Six

The Dirtiest battle is your greatest Victory

You may be facing a stronghold in your life,.

Maybe you are trying to save your marriage.

Maybe you are trying to salvage a relationship

with a wayward adult child. Maybe you facing a

battle with your health. However big and

impossible things look like right now, God can set

you free. He can raise your family up from the

depths of bitterness shame and unforgiveness.

I don

’t know how dirty your battle has gotten. But

I do know, that this is the very place God will be

glorified the most in your Life!

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see

your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

Day Seven

Opposition Leads to Opportunity

Offences are inevitable, No one is exempt. One way or

another we are going to get hurt, betrayed, shamed, or

violated, lose our pride. It’s a biblical fact so we better

learn to handle it. Opposition can cause you to face things

you could not have done without the opposition. The

opposition will make you pray, opposition will make you

come to God and increase your faith. You may need to

start seeing those who offended you as an opportunity for

God to take you higher!

Right now the Holy Spirit is pulling into your Home with

a defibrillator. He is ready to resurrect your marriage,

your family, resurrect your spirit It is Time to Restart

your Heart♥️!

Jesus said to his disciples:

“Things that cause people to stumble are bound to

come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.

Luke 17:1