S - Romans 1:8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
O - Paul is writing to the Romans and thanking God for these people and their faith which is being talked about all over the world. In order for their faith to be talked about all over the world, they must have been saying and doing some pretty amazing things and/or had their lifestyles change so dramatically that it was noteworthy enough to talk about. Because faith without works is dead.
A - I must ask myself, are people talking about my faith all over the world? Am I doing and saying things that are so noteworthy that people pay attention to it and talk to others about it? I need to live a life that is so very different than how the world is living to have people take notice of my faith and ultimately, my God. This is not so that I can get some sense of accomplishment or recognition but instead that it would shine a light on Jesus. With all of this said though, this does not mean that I remove myself from this world and make it so that I can't relate to anyone nor impact anyone's life, it means instead that I live in the world but am not of the world.
P - God, I praise you this morning for all that you do and have done for my family and me. I thank you for bringing my family home safe from their trip and I continue to pray for their and my protection. Help me to live a life that shows my faith in a very real and apparent way so that others around me notice a difference and seek out this difference, which is you. I ask for your wisdom and your understanding so that I can live in the world and impact the world but also see and avoid those traps and dangers of this world. Lord, I pray a blessing over my children and over Christa. Give them all 100% health and bodies that function perfectly. Lord, I want to serve you today and everyday!
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