10 Days of Refresh: Day 1

Hi everyone! As we kick off our ten day refresh series, I'm sharing with you the devotional for day 1 in hopes that you will want to follow along with us for the rest of the series! You can sign up on the tab at the top of this page to receive devotions just like this one in your inbox for the next 9 weekdays before Easter. To start, we are discussing refreshment for our attitudes. Putting our minds and hearts in just the right place as we prepare our lives to welcome the power of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Hope you Enjoy!

Today's Text: John 4:13-26

As part of our work at our church, one of our sweet pastors challenged us to take a growth inventory. He suggested we rate ourselves on a scale of one to ten in each of the following categories: Faith Life (Jesus time), Marriage, Family, Office, Digital , Ministry, Financial, Social, Attitudinal , Creative, Travel, and Physical.

As Ben and I drove down the road, we took stock of how we were doing in these areas. As we talked along, I was feeling pretty satisfied with my ratings. Until....we got to “attitude.” I felt that immediate, pit of the stomach feeling of conviction. I knew immediately that this was an area where I had allowed worldly behavior and exhaustion and sometimes complaining to chip away at my joyful attitude until the honest rating here, was a four. Well I knew it was time to breathe in some new life. And often, when it comes to mindset, new life looks like gratitude to me. When busyness feels suffocating, that’s just the time to remember what an honor it is to be so involved. When family or friend relationships seem challenging, it’s time to consider the blessing our people are in our lives. And when our relationship with Jesus feels tired, we all need to call on Jesus to re-introduce us to the living water we have within us, the kind that never dries up and never leaves us wanting.

Joy is always accessible to us, we only need ask.

How would you rate your attitude lately? Where do you need to pour living water over dry places? Invite Holy Spirit to speak truth and bring new life to your mindset.

Today's Song: "Awakening" by Amanda Lindsey Cook

Dear Jesus, this is a season of celebrating your victory over death. I want to ready myself like never before by inviting Holy Spirit to breathe fresh air into the dead or dying places of my heart. I pray today for revelation about where you would like to see fresh starts in my life. Adjust my attitude. Make me anxious to seek after you and to find you. Show me how to submerge myself in your living waters, body, mind, and spirit. Amen.