MANNA IN THE MORNING

Today leaves us considering who we have in our most inner circle! It really matters! :)

Imagine being so captivated by who God is that obedience isn’t a burden but a joy. Discipline stops feeling like restriction when you realize it’s actually protection. That’s what it means to delight in His ways. 🌿

Learning to ask before I act is definitely new muscle memory. I desire to follow the Lord's guidance for sure. Not because I’m controlled, but because I don’t want to miss anything the Lord has for me. ✨

The word covenant practically jumped off the page. Why oh why was the Lord impressing this word on me so? It's like the Lord was reminding me that my relationship with Him isn’t a promise of convenience or something casual. It’s intentional.

Reading about Solomon and the Queen of Sheba made me stop and think about what success really costs. Solomon had everything — wisdom, wealth, admiration — yet somewhere along the way, what started as a gift became a trap. It made me look at my own life and ask: have I ever let my strengths blind me to surrender? What a reminder of the power of taking an inventory, not with regret, but with a desire to live differently TODAY — to build a life that takes God’s breath away, not

I can turn Bible reading into a research project. My brain loves patterns, timelines, and meanings, but sometimes that keeps my heart at a distance. So lately I’ve been practicing something different — praying before I open the Word and asking, “Holy Spirit, what do You want to show me today?” It’s changing the way I read.

The Holy Spirit started connecting dots for me. Rehoboam didn’t fall because he turned from God; he fell because he never prepared his heart to follow Him. It’s the same principle we live out in tithing. We give first, not last. We decide ahead of time. Obedience begins the same way—with preparation.

Today we see the Israelites surrounded — front and back — and their first instinct is to cry out to the Lord. Inspiring right! That should always be my first instinct no matter what! I feel inspired!