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DO GOOD AND FIND LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS

"We must do our business faithfully; without trouble or disquiet, recalling our mind to GOD mildly, and with tranquility, as often as we find it wandering from Him."  Brother Lawrence 

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."  Mother Teresa

PRAY:  Jesus, I pray today for myself and my loved ones to stay away from plotting evil, for I don't want any of us to go astray. I ask that You will help me and my family and friends to plan only what is good so that we will find and experience Your love and faithfulness. I need You to help me not to do anything that could cause me to go astray. Thank you, Jesus.

REFLECT:  There is a belief amongst some people that God will punish anyone who goes astray or sins. But there is also the truth that God created a world with built in consequences and that when we sin or plot evil, we will naturally experience the consequences of those actions. This verse says that those who plot evil will go astray. Could it be that this fact is not punishment but merely a natural result of disobeying God's plan for our lives? The positive result of doing God's will, or here, to plan what is good, is to find love and faithfulness. That is the natural consequence of obeying God's commands.

ACT:  Have you ever plotted evil against someone? That sounds extreme, but it may be a subtle choice that seems inconsequential, like telling a lie. Make the commitment right now to only "plan what is good." Choose to obey God's word in everything you say and do, especially in the little things. Because of the way God created us and this world, only then will you live in love and faithfulness - two of the most important gifts that God has given us.