Proverbs 4:25-27 gives us the exact blueprint we need to ensure that out next 30 days is not filled with distractions winning... AKA the enemy winning. Set Our Eyes---- Use your spiritual eyes this month. The challenges and obstacles and uncertainties are still going to be there but your eyes HAVE to be fixed on God and His truths. ✝️ Have a Fixed Purpose---- What is your purpose for doing this challenge? Make sure that your "why" is bigger than the distractions 🔑 Watch Where you are Going---- The need to make decisions are going to continue. Is the choice you are making aligning with your path and purpose?? 🛑 ✅ Don't Be Sidetracked --- Think first... Detours can and will take you into darkness, sin, temptation, etc.. Stay firm in your faith when doubts arise. ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️ What are you grateful for today?? Is there anything that we can pray with you about?? What is your purpose in doing this 30 day challenge? What bible verse are you going to apply to your day/week/month??

Matthew 7: 7-8 Jesus tells us to knock and seek!! Knocking like you know someone is in there... seeking knowing its around here somewhere. God is on the other side of that door and He is with you.. He hears your prayer. He is working on your behalf. So this month during the challenge, pray as though you know that God is working on your behalf and you can surrender it to Him. You can give up the control and give it to Him. Trusting that He will do it bigger and better than you ever could.

Mark 10:29-30 Jesus tells us that there is NO ONE who has left their family or their means to provide to share the gospel who has not received 100x more in return. Not "I don't know of anyone.." but NO ONE. So lets do a 30 day challenge.... Starting September 1, complete these 4 things every day and see how your faith changes, your life and how you view the world around you and even how you view God and your relationship with Him. 1) Pray 2) Express gratitude 3) Read about Jesus in the bible 4) Apply His teachings to your life

Matthew 24:14-29 ... Part 2. I don't know about you all but I ignored my spiritual gift for years. I was the 3rd servant in the parable. I did everything except for literally burying my talents in a hole. They were definitely out of site and out of mind. I was thinking of myself and my comfortability. The talents that God entrusted me with brought fear when I thought about it. Until I took a step of faith... Well, lets be honest.. I had to take multiple steps and the fear subsided each time I took a step. God has you in the palm of His hand. He knows you better than you know yourself. The world, society, your relationships, your bad experiences, the news, social media.. all of these things have helped shape you and your thoughts. Some (most) of those thoughts, feelings and perceptions are not in alignment with who God created you to be and with the gifts and talents that He entrusted you with. Are you living a life accountable to God or yourself?

Psalm 24:1 makes it plain that everything in this world, including the world, belongs to God. So much so that in Psalm 50: 10-12 God lets the Isrealites know that if He was hungry, He wouldn't even ask them for food bc it belongs to Him anyway! When we are able to truly understand who controls our life and stop trying to control it ourselves, we begin to live life a bit differently. Being a good steward of our life means to care for it because it was entrusted to us by God. How are you living life as a good steward? Where can you start?