by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
Psalm 1:2, But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
Thought For Today
Choices, decisions, and change require extra thought. We think, we ponder, and we even obsess over big decisions. Shopping for a car, looking for a new job, pursuing new friendships, and looking for new clothes can temporarily fill our mind so full, it’s as if we are obsessed with the process of deciding.
What is happening to us? We are merely experiencing the impact of “meditating.” God gave us a powerful mind, and He knows the transforming effect meditation has on us.
He told us to “meditate on the word” day and night. What if we did? But, here’s the problem and I think a key reason we don’t do well meditating on the word. We over-complicate it. Why not take a key verse or a few key verses on a topic you are interested in and meditate on those verses each morning and night for a week? Write them on a note card, save them on your phone, or find some way to review them morning and night. Ponder their meaning, pray for God to reveal their deeper truths and pass along to a friend what you are learning.
Experience the power of Psalm 1:2 by meditating on His word day and night.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – When You Need Comfort
November 5, 2018
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Thought For Today
God isn’t just a God who can comfort; He is THE God of all comfort. He comforts us in every way possible and any situation. After we experience the comfort God provides, we get to pay it forward and comfort others with the comfort we’ve received.
Prayerfully consider who you might be able to offer encouragement to this week.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Answered Prayers
November 2, 2018
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6
Thought For Today
Does your faith look like this? Your day involves an awareness of God in all things.You see His fingerprints on your life. Difficult circumstances eventually lead you to an understanding that even in trials, God is still there and He is powerfully working to grow you and enlarge your ministry to others.
Today’s verse reminds us that it is with “this kind of faith” we find ourselves in a place to see God’s hand in our life, receive answers to prayer and experience His blessings.
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Answered Prayers
November 1, 2018
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
Thought For Today
Worry can overcome you in times of need if you allow it. Try this instead. Don’t worry but pray and ask God to meet your needs. Begin focusing each day on things to thank Him for that He has done for you and ways He has already provided. Be bold in bringing your needs to Him in prayer but continue to focus more on HIs power and provision and less on the problems of life.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Answered Prayers
October 31, 2018
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
John 15:7
Thought For Today
Do you walk with God throughout your day? Abiding in Christ is the result of abiding in His word. So, the more you are in the Word, the Bible, the more you are living in Christ.
Wouldn’t it be great if all your prayers ended with a heart full of peace?
If you abide in Christ (by immersing yourself more in the Word), your hearts desires will align with God’s desires for you, and you will experience more answers to your prayers.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Answered Prayers
October 30, 2018
You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
James 4:3
Thought For Today
It’s good to ask for God’s blessings on our life. It’s also a great idea to ask God to bring fruit for our labors. But, remember the purpose.
Many of our unanswered prayers are for things we want just for our benefit. God is interested in enlarging our borders of influence, increasing our resources and giving us all good things, for a purpose that glorifies Him and fulfills His will.
Seek God’s will. Ask boldly for His blessings. But, commit yourself today to use those resources to glorify God and generously advance His gospel.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Answered Prayers
October 29, 2018
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
I John 5:14-15
Thought For Today
Christ gives us the confidence to bring all our prayer requests to God in Jesus name. We are invited to ask for all our needs, all our burdens, and bring Him a plea for help in all our circumstances. Through Jesus Christ, all our requests are submitted to God, and He is waiting to answer according to His will.
So pray, because you have access to God and He delights in hearing from you.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Remember
October 25, 2018
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.
Psalm 143:5
Thought For Today
The more we remember the power of God, the less the cares of this world overwhelm us.
Remember the “days of old.” Recall how God did the supernatural in the Bible, and even in the lives of our ancestors.
Notice God’s miraculous creation and regularly focus on the beauty of His creation. When you pay attention to these things, your understanding of the power of God is bigger than your fear of man.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Remember
October 24, 2018
Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD.
Psalm 25:7
Thought For Today
We are not good people. Not by our nature, anyway. But when God forgives, He forgets. That is a powerful truth. There are many things worth remembering in life, but here is what you need to remember. Remember the great mercy God has bestowed on you and remember His incredible spirit of forgiveness.
Now, here is what you need to forget. Forget the sins of your past and move forward with a clear understanding of living in the love of a forgiving heavenly Father.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Remember
October 23, 2018
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
Psalm 63:6
Thought For Today
When David penned the words of Psalm 63, he was writing from experience of a life that was often chaotic. He may not have always laid his head down in the same place two nights in a row. Wherever he laid down, thoughts of God laid down with him.
Here is the difference between the wicked heart and the Godly heart. The sinful heart never thinks about God, but the Godly heart can’t help but remember God. Not only did he remember God, but he also chose to meditate on Him.
If you have trouble sleeping at night, remember God and meditate on Him. You may find a few minutes remembering His blessings are more energizing than the few minutes of sleep you could have gotten.
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Remember
October 22, 2018
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.
Psalm 20:7-8
Thought For Today
The difference between those who place their faith and trust in Christ and those who don’t is in where we put our confidence. The Christian puts his trust in God; the unbeliever puts his trust in everything else.
Read these two verses carefully and notice the results, one has fallen, and the other will rise up.
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.”
Psalm 20:7-8
Ken Turner
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This Week’s Theme – Adversity
October 19, 2018
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
Thought For Today
God promises us that His grace will be sufficiently delivered to us when we need it most. He will supply all the strength for us. He knows how to bring vitality back to our tired soul, bring hope back to our hurting heart, and bring power back in our time of weakness.
Ken Turner
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