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Download Breakfast Bites 2-Minute Devotions to Start Your Day BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC Racine, Wisconsin, USA Broadstreetpublishing.com Breakfast Bites © 2018 by BroadStreet Publishing ISBN 978-1-4245-5582-6 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-4245-5673-1 (ebook) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. zondervan. com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ Scripture quotations marked (NCV) are taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NASB) are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Lockman.org. Scripture quotations marked (NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (TLB) are taken from The Living Bible copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (TPT) are taken from The Passion Translation® of the Holy Bible. Copyright © 2014, 2015 by BroadStreet Publishing. All rights reserved. Design by Chris Garborg | garborgdesign.com Edited and compiled by Michelle Winger | literallyprecise.com Printed in China. 18 19 20 21 22 23 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Introduction Start each morning the best possible way! Your heart will be filled with the fruit of the Spirit and your eyes focused on God as you spend two minutes pondering his love for you. Enjoy devotions that are meaningful and practical, helping you discover how to serve God with all you have and encourage others throughout the day. Embrace God’s love, peace, and joy each morning and let it change your outlook for the day. Make My Day Fill us with your love every morning. Then we will sing and rejoice all our lives. Psalm 90:14 NCV Seek him first. Why is this such a recurring suggestion, both in the Bible and among Christians? If you regularly begin your day with the Lord, you already know what a day-maker he is. If you haven’t settled into the practice, start today. See how his loving presence affects your days. Before the day has a chance to disappoint you, before the enemy finds a way to distract you, seek God first. Invite him into every waking moment. Sense him in your interactions and your transactions. Notice the tenderness with which he sees the people you encounter. Invite him to contribute to your decisions. Observe how he consistently places you on the path of love. Allow him to carry your burdens and see if a joyful song doesn’t swell inside you. Allow it to overtake your heart. 4 Jesus, I invite you to make my day today. Let my words, my thoughts, and my actions be yours. Replace my irritations and frustrations with your patience and compassion. Fill me with your love, so I may reflect it to others. Fill my heart with your song. New studies are showing that up to 58 percent of the general population skips breakfast at least once a week! Breakfast helps give you the energy you need to make it through the day. And if you are feeling particularly crabby, it’s more important than ever to eat in the morning. A good breakfast helps you face the day with more energy, and it helps you cope with some of those irksome issues that are bound to arise. 5 Just Pray Then he prays to God, and is accepted by him, he comes into his presence with joy, and God repays him for his righteousness. Job 33:26 NRSV It’s easy to become overwhelmed by expectations. We want to fit in and to belong, but the formula is constantly changing, and it’s hard to know whose standards we should shoot for: family, work, friends, society, social media…who decides what’s acceptable? Look carefully at the verse this morning. What must we do in order to be accepted by God? Are we required to have our acts together, our sinful habits conquered, our church attendance perfect? No. Just pray. We pray to God, and he welcomes us in. Scrubbed and shiny, or worse for wear, it’s all the same to him. He sees you, he hears you, and he invites you into his joyful presence. 6 Father, help me to remember yours is the standard of acceptance that matters most, and that just by praying I’ve already met it. Thank you for loving me as I am. Help me to remember this as I go about my day. Many people enjoy the quiet in the morning, and studies show that solitary reflection can improve concentration. 7 Ask Anything This is the confidence we have in approaching God: 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 what we asked of him. 1 John 5:14-15 NIV Think of a time you wanted something, maybe from a parent or your boss, but you were too afraid to ask. Why were you afraid? Perhaps you feared you didn’t deserve it. Or possibly, you wanted it, but you also knew it wasn’t necessarily good for you. Whether you’re an adult asking for a day off of work or a teenager asking for permission to stretch a curfew, it can be difficult to ask boldly for what you want — especially if you’re not entirely certain you should have it. Take heart in these words from 1 John and know that when you place your relationship with God as your top priority, you can ask him for anything. Anything! When we most desire to be in his will, he gladly grants our other requests. 8 God, you are my deepest desire. Knowing I can come to you with my needs, my dreams, and my unspoken longings brings comfort to my soul. Boldly this morning, I lay my requests at your feet. I know the answer will be just what I need. Manakish is a popular breakfast served in Israel, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan. It’s a flatbread topped with za’atar, which is a blend of Middle Eastern herbs and sesame seeds. Manakish is also often covered with cheese, tomatoes, spinach, or minced lamb. 9 Your Ways Keep me from looking at worthless things. Let me live by your word. Psalm 119:37 NCV Think of a food you enjoyed as a child that you no longer find palatable, or a childhood game so simple that you can scarcely believe how many hours you once whiled away, enthralled. Where before we couldn’t even taste extra sugar, our faces now contort from the overwhelming sweetness. Tic-Tac-Toe is only fun if you go first, and even then it’s only fun for a round or two. With maturity comes discernment. Examine your current life through God’s eyes. Are there things clamoring for your attention that, when held up to the lens of eternity with the Father, lose their luster? Might some of the discontentment you feel in your daily life be eliminated simply by losing your taste for things that don’t really matter? 10 Lord, I pray these words over my life: Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things! I want to follow your gaze and see what you see. I know yours is the way of life, and it is life— real life—that I crave this morning. Some kids don’t like to eat very much in the mornings, but their growing bodies need quality food to fuel their day. In fact, studies show that children who eat a nutritious breakfast benefit from improved concentration, problem- solving skills, and hand-eye coordination. 11 You Are Gifted If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 1 Corinthians 12:17-18 NRSV Has a captivating singer, speaker, or dancer ever brought up a longing in you to perform at their level? Or perhaps a brilliant piece of art stirred up a desire to create something beautiful with your own hands? Such temporary feelings are natural; beauty is inspiring! But if we hold onto a desire to possess someone else’s gifts, we run the risk of forgetting about—or never discovering— our own.
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