🌞 Goodmorning,

As we start a new day, let's focus our thoughts on a verse from the book of Job that invites us to reflect on the nature of life and the importance of seeking wisdom.

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📖 Verse of the Day

Reflection:

Job 8:9 is startling in its honesty: we were born yesterday, we know nothing, we're shadows. Most days we pretend otherwise, exhausting ourselves trying to control everything, predict outcomes, secure guarantees.

But what if this verse is freedom disguised as limitation?

Children don't panic about not knowing everything. They ask questions without shame, trust without proof, love without calculating the risk. That's the wisdom Job points us toward—not the burden of having answers, but the relief of having a Father who does.

Yes, our days are shadows. But shadows prove something real exists—something solid casting them. Our brief lives point to God's eternal one. Our partial knowledge points to His complete understanding.

This changes everything. Instead of frantically trying to leave a legacy, we can simply love well today. Instead of needing to understand God's plan, we can trust His character. Every morning we wake up "knowing nothing" is another chance to learn from the One who knows everything.

Ask Yourself:

• What am I exhausting myself trying to control that I need to release to God?

• Where am I frantically building a legacy instead of simply loving well today?

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🙏 Prayer of the Day

Dear Father,

I confess I've been exhausting myself pretending to know more than I do. Trying to control what only You can. Acting like this temporary life is all there is.

Thank You that admitting I "know nothing" isn't defeat—it's freedom. I don't have to have the answers because You do. I don't have to secure my future because You hold it.

Help me trust like a child again—asking without shame, believing without proof, loving without calculating. Today, I rest in Your knowing.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

🖋 Quote of the Day

“Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.”

― Jim Elliot

🎵 Worship Song of the Day

"Well Done" by The Afters

This song echoes the theme of living a life that aims for God's "Well done" at the journey's end. It inspires us to fill our fleeting days with actions and choices that resonate with God's eternal love and purpose.

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