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Broken and Blessed #Nightlight #RTTBROS "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." (Psalm 51:17)Brokenness is God's requirement for maximum usefulness.Tonight, consider a hard truth that sounds backward until you have lived it: God often breaks what He loves most, not to ruin it, but to make it useful.Think of the grain that must be crushed before it can become bread, the grape that must be pressed before it can become wine, and the alabaster box Mary broke over the feet of Jesus, releasing perfume that filled the whole house. Nothing in that list became useful by staying whole. Usefulness came through breaking.David understood this after his own fall. He wrote, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." (Psalm 51:17) God is not impressed by our polished exterior. He is drawn to the heart that has stopped pretending it can hold itself together.Isaiah adds the promise: "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones." (Isaiah 57:15) Brokenness is not the end of God's presence in your life. It is the address where He moves in.Here is how to live this principle tonight:1. Stop fighting the breaking. When God allows pressure in your life, He is not punishing you. He is pressing out what the world needs and what your pride has been keeping locked away. Surrender the fight and let Him work.2. Bring the pieces to God, not to the world. The world will tell you to hide your cracks or glue them shut with busyness. God says to bring them to Him. He is the only One who can turn broken pieces into something beautiful.3. Let your broken place become your blessing place. The very spot where life hurt you most can become the place where you comfort someone else. Your wound, healed by God, becomes your witness.God never breaks you to leave you in pieces. He breaks you to make room for more of Himself, and a vessel that has been broken open can hold far more than one that was never opened at all.#RTTBROS #Nightlightlinktr.ee/rttbrosBe sure to Like, Share, Follow and subscribe, it helps get the word out.

Obey #Nightlight #RTTBROS "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33, KJV)There is a deal God offers that sounds too good to be true, and yet it is the plain promise of Scripture: obey Him, and He takes full responsibility for our needs.Tonight the principle is number eleven: God assumes full responsibility for our needs when we obey Him. Notice the order. Obedience comes first, and provision follows. We usually reverse it. We tell God we will obey once the bills are paid, once the job is secure, once the path is clear. God asks for the step first, and He handles the supply.Jesus said it plainly: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33, KJV)"All these things" meant food, clothing, and shelter, the daily needs that keep us awake at night. The promise is not that God will give us everything we want. It is that when His kingdom comes first, our needs are covered. Paul wrote the same assurance from a prison cell: "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19, KJV)Here is how to live this principle tonight.1. Obey before you see the outcome. Obedience is not a bargain you strike after the provision arrives. It is the step you take while the need is still unpaid and the answer is still unseen. Take the step God has already shown you, and let Him own what comes next.2. Stop carrying what God already agreed to carry. Worry is obedience in reverse. It is you trying to manage the supply line God said He would manage. Hand the need back to Him in prayer, name it plainly, and then rest in the fact that the responsibility is His.3. Measure provision by faithfulness, not by feelings. God's supply does not always arrive in the form you expected or on the schedule you wanted. Look back at the times He provided, and let that record steady you tonight. Faithfulness is the proof that the next need is already covered.So tonight, take the step. Do the thing God has asked, even if the numbers do not add up yet. The God who owns the cattle on a thousand hills does not need your worry to fund His promises.When you obey, God picks up the tab.#RTTBROS #Nightlightlinktr.ee/rttbrosBe sure to Like, Share, Follow and subscribe, it helps get the word out.

Purpose in the Pain #Nightlight #RTTBROS Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.I read a description of how an eagle handles her nest. When the time comes for the young ones to fly, the mother eagle doesn't just tell them they are ready. She actually stirs up the nest, making it uncomfortable and unstable, and eventually pushes them out into mid-air. To the young bird, it must feel like a disaster. It feels like the safety of the nest is gone and the world is falling away. But the mother knows that the discomfort of the nest is the only thing that will compel the bird to use its wings. Does your life feel unstable right now, as if the nest you relied on has been shaken? It is hard to see it in the moment, but the Lord often allows our comforts to be disturbed so that we will discover a strength we never knew we had.APPLICATION:You may be asking why God is allowing your "nest" to be shaken right now. It is important to remember that discomfort is often the doorway to development. When we are too comfortable, we stop leaning on the Lord, so He allows a season of instability to draw us back into a deeper dependence on Him.We have to be careful not to mistake a trial for a punishment. While the situation feels like a disaster in the moment, the Lord is actually preparing you for a new level of faith. He is not trying to break you, but He is breaking the things in your life that keep you from flying in the spirit.You can find peace tonight by trusting that God is the master weaver. He takes the dark threads of your pain and the bright threads of your joy and weaves them together into a beautiful tapestry. Even when the pattern makes no sense to you, you can trust that the One holding the needle knows exactly what He is doing. I want to encourage you that God is not punishing you, but He is preparing you. He is working all things together for your ultimate good and His glory. PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we thank You that nothing in our lives is wasted. For the one who is in the midst of a shaking season, give them the grace to trust Your purpose. Help them to spread their wings of faith and trust in Your providence. In Jesus' name, Amen.#RTTBROS #Nightlightlinktr.ee/rttbrosBe sure to Like, Share, Follow and subscribe, it helps get the word out.

Peace #Nightlight #RTTBROS Principle 12: Peace with God is the fruit of oneness with God.Peace Is Not Found. It Grows.Most of us treat peace like a place we have to find. We rearrange our schedule, quiet the noise, fix the problem, and hope calm finally shows up. But peace with God does not work that way. It is not a destination. It is a fruit, and fruit only grows on a living branch that stays connected to the vine.Charles Stanley put it plainly in Life Principle 12: "Peace with God is the fruit of oneness with God." Notice the order. Oneness comes first. Peace follows. You cannot manufacture the fruit while ignoring the root.Scripture says it the same way. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1, KJV). Peace with God is settled the moment we are made right with Him through faith in Christ. It is not earned by a good week or lost by a bad day. It is the standing of a child who belongs.And the daily experience of that peace carries a promise of its own: "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee" (Isaiah 26:3, KJV). Perfect peace, not partial peace. Kept, not chased. The condition is a mind stayed on God.Here is how to live that tonight and tomorrow:1. Start with oneness, not outcomes. Before you ask God to fix the situation, sit with Him in it. Five unhurried minutes in His Word and in prayer will do more for your peace than five hours of rehearsing what might go wrong.2. Keep your mind stayed on Him. Peace leaks when attention drifts. When worry knocks, answer it with a verse, a whispered prayer, or a simple reminder: God is here, God is good, God is in control. A stayed mind is a guarded heart.3. Let peace be your compass. If a decision, a conversation, or a pursuit keeps costing you your peace, stop and check the connection before you check the circumstances. Fruit tells the truth about the root. Where there is no peace, there is usually distance, and distance can be closed in a single honest prayer.Peace is not the reward for a perfect life. It is the fruit of a close one. Stay near to God, and the peace that belongs to Him will begin to belong to your nights as well as your days.#Faith #Forgiveness #FreshStart #ChristianLiving #BibleWisdomDaily #PracticalBiblicalWisdom #RTTBROS #NightlightBe sure to Like, Share, Follow and subscribe, it helps get the word out.https://linktr.ee/rttbros

Finish Well #RTTBROS #Nightlight

Unshaken #Nightlight #RTTBROS Hebrews 13:8 (KJV): Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.The writer of Hebrews reminds us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In life where everything seems to be in flux, where change is the only constant, it's comforting to know that our Lord remains unchanged. His character, His love, and His power remain constant.Let me tell you, my friend, this truth is a lifeline in troubled times. When our lives are shaken, we can stand firm on the Rock that doesn't roll. Jesus Christ is the same Lord who walked among people in Galilee, who died on the cross for our sins, and who rose from the dead on the third day. And He's the same Lord who is with us today, guiding us, strengthening us, and comforting us.Here's the thing: we often get caught up in the anxiety of the moment. We worry about the future, regret the past, or get bogged down in the present. But what if we were to fix our eyes on Jesus, the One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever? What if we were to anchor our souls in His unchanging nature? We'd find stability in the midst of change, wouldn't we?Apply it today1. Take a few moments today to reflect on the areas of your life that are currently in flux. Identify one or two specific situations where you're feeling uncertain or anxious.2. Meditate on the attributes of Jesus Christ that are relevant to those situations. For example, if you're facing a difficult decision, reflect on His wisdom and guidance.3. Write down a simple, personal declaration based on Hebrews 13:8, such as "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever; He is my Rock in this uncertain situation." Repeat it to yourself throughout the day as a reminder of His unchanging nature.Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who remains the same yesterday, today, and forever. Help me to anchor my soul in His unchanging nature, that I may find stability and peace amidst life's changes. May His character and love be my guiding light in the uncertainties of this day. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.#Faith #Forgiveness #FreshStart #ChristianLiving #BibleWisdomDaily #PracticalBiblicalWisdom #RTTBROS #NightlightBe sure to Like, Share, Follow and subscribe, it helps get the word out.https://linktr.ee/rttbros

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No Mistakes #Nightlight #RTTBROS A Day With No Mistakes in It Yet"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23 (KJV)Anne Shirley, the freckled, red-headed orphan in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, had a real gift for making mistakes in a big way. One of her best came the day she baked a cake for the minister's wife and, in all her excitement, flavored it with liniment instead of vanilla. Liniment. The stuff you rub on sore muscles. You can imagine how that cake tasted.Anne was mortified. But later she turned to Marilla, her stern, no-nonsense guardian, and said something I have never forgotten: "Marilla, isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?"Friend, that little girl stumbled onto some practical biblical wisdom. The man who wrote Lamentations was sitting in the ruins of Jerusalem, surrounded by about as many mistakes and consequences as a person can see. Yet right there in the rubble he wrote that God's compassions fail not, and that they are new every morning.We all make mistakes. Some of ours are liniment cakes, funny in hindsight. Others are heavy, words we can't take back and choices we'd give anything to undo. But our past doesn't get the last word. John tells us, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). And God promised through Jeremiah, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more" (Jeremiah 31:34).Here's the thing I had to learn the hard way. Sometimes the one who won't let us start over isn't God, and it isn't even the people we hurt. It's the face in the mirror. We keep dragging yesterday into today like a ball and chain. I'm too soon old and too late smart on that one. When God says He remembers it no more, who are we to keep the file open?So take the first step today. Confess it to Him, and where you can, make it right with the people you've hurt. There is always a fresh start waiting. History is just HIS story, and every morning He writes a brand new chapter with no mistakes in it yet.Father, thank You that Your mercies are new every morning. Help us lay down what's behind us and walk into today forgiven. In Jesus' name, Amen.#Faith #Forgiveness #FreshStart #ChristianLiving #BibleWisdomDaily #PracticalBiblicalWisdom #RTTBROS #NightlightBe sure to Like, Share, Follow and subscribe, it helps get the word out.https://linktr.ee/rttbros

Under The Wings #RTTBROS

Light #RTTBROS #NIGHTLIGHTEver since I was a kid, I have been fascinated by the way a lighthouse works. In the middle of a storm, when the waves are crashing and the wind is howling, the sailor isn't looking for a conversation; he is looking for a signal. He needs to know that there is a fixed point of light that hasn't moved, a light that refuses to be extinguished by the weather. He needs to know he is seen.When we hit the dark seasons of life, it often feels like the storm has finally put out the light. C.S. Lewis once wrote about the crushing weight of grief, describing that feeling where you go to God in desperate need, only to feel like you've found a door slammed in your face and a sound of bolting on the inside. It is a terrifying silence. We start to wonder if God has looked away or if He is disgusted by the mess we are in.One pastor noted that the most important light in his home isn't the grand chandelier in the dining room, but the little nightlight that keeps him from stubbing his toe in the dark. Sometimes we look for a blinding flash of light to end our suffering, but God's providence often comes as a quiet nightlight, ensuring we don't stumble while He leads us through the valley.The Word tells us that this light never fails. Psalm 22, verse 24 says, For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.God does not recoil from your pain. He doesn't turn His head in disgust when you are broken. He is not hiding from you in your hour of need. He is the light that stays on, and He is listening for your voice. If you feel invisible tonight, remember that the Creator of the universe is leaning in. Just cry out to Him. He hears you.Rest in the truth that you are seen and you are heard.#RTTBROS #Nightlight linktr.ee/rttbros#BibleWisdomDaily #ChristianWisdom #PracticalBiblicalWisdom #Prayer #Trust