WORD 4 Today 2/28:  I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you. 1 Corinthians 11:2 NLT

Confess: Today I’m DETERMINED to PRACTICE what I PREACH.  What I teach with my WORDS & with my LIFE has an IMPACT on the lives of others.  Hallelujah!  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/27: You must follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 CEV

Confess: WWJD, What Would Jesus Do?  I want to PATTERN my life after Jesus!  I want to be a GOOD EXAMPLE of a CHRISTian! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/26: And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 NLT

Confess: Follow me as I follow Christ.  Look at my life & do what JESUS WOULD DO.  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/25: Just as I myself strive to please [to accommodate myself to the opinions, desires, and interests of others, adapting myself to] all men in everything I do, not aiming at or considering my own profit and advantage, but that of the many in order that they may be saved. 1 Corinthians 10:33 AMP

Confess: Again, I’m reminded that I’m not my own, I’ve been bought with a PRICE therefore I live to GLORIFY GOD in everything I do.  My DESIRE is to DIRECT others to a vital RELATIONSHIP with God.  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/24: I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. 1 Corinthians 10:33 NLT

Confess: In PLEASING others I live to draw & attract them to God.  What I do & how I live is to shine the light so others will see & want WHAT I have RELATIONSHIP with Jesus!  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/23: Do not let yourselves be [hindrances by giving] an offense to the Jews or 
to the Greeks or to the church of God [do not lead others into sin by your mode of life]; 1 
Corinthians 10:32 AMP

Confess: I am DETERMINED to HELP not hinder others in LIVING for God! I AM a GOOD example 
of what a CHRISTIAN LOOKS LIKE & LIVES in todays world! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/22: So eat your meals heartily, not worrying about what others say about you—you’re eating to God’s glory, after all, not to please them. As a matter of fact, do everything that way, heartily and freely to God’s glory. 1 Corinthians 10:31 MSG

Confess: I’m a CHRISTIAN, I’m a BELIEVER, I’m a FOLLOWER of Christ ALL THE TIME.  There is no part time Christian here.  I serve & live completely for GOD’S GLORY!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/21: So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 AMP

Confess: Whatever I do wherever I go I’ll always LIVE to HONOR & PLEASE God everyday of my life in ALL SITUATIONS at all times.  Amen!- P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 1/20: Only be careful that this power of choice (this permission and liberty to do as you please) which is yours, does not [somehow] become a hindrance (cause of stumbling) to the weak or overscrupulous [giving them an impulse to sin]. 1 Corinthians 8:9 AMP

Confess: So I am DETERMINED to be CAREFUL when using my POWER OF CHOICE.  I want to consider others & not be a cause of them giving into sin.  My EXAMPLE is to be LIKE JESUS!  AMEN. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/19: If a nonbeliever invites you to dinner and you feel like going, go ahead and enjoy yourself; eat everything placed before you. It would be both bad manners and bad spirituality to cross-examine your host on the ethical purity of each course as it is served. 1 Corinthians 10:27 MSG

Confess: My goal is to be a WITNESS for Jesus with my UNSAVED FRIENDS.  I will be thankful & blessed as I share a meal with them.  I’m reminded to leave a GODLY IMPRESSION as well.  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/18: If someone who isn’t a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you without raising questions of conscience. 1 Corinthians 10:27 NLT

Confess: Praise God, I’m free to associate with unbelievers & INFLUENCE them for Jesus!  As long as I can in GOOD CONSCIENCE eat what is offered I will do that with THANKSGIVING TO GOD. I am blessed today! Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/17: Looking at it one way, you could say, “Anything goes. Because of God’s immense generosity and grace, we don’t have to dissect and scrutinize every action to see if it will pass muster.” But the point is not to just get by.  We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 MSG

Confess: It’s not HARD to figure out!  Because of God’s BLESSING & GRACE I will ALWAYS LIVE to BLESS & HELP others GROW & MATURE in their life of FAITH!  Amen & Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/16: All things are legitimate [permissible—and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life]. 1 Corinthians 10:23 AMP

Confess: I am FREE to do WHATEVER I WANT.  But my WANTS have CHANGED because of my RELATIONSHIP with GOD!  I will do whatever is BENEFICIAL & EDIFYING to my SPIRITUAL life & to the SPIRITUAL life of OTHERS!  Wow God, You are AMAZING.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/15: You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial. 1 Corinthians 10:23 NLT

Confess: My FREEDOM is in JESUS!  I am ALLOWED to DO ANYTHING but I ALWAYS WANT to do what PLEASES THE LORD! My life is in ALIGNMENT with the PURPOSES & KINGDOM of God! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/14: We don’t reduce Christ to what we are; he raises us to what he is. 1 Corinthians 10:17 MSG

Confess: God is LOVE & I am MADE in the IMAGE of God.  On this Valentine’s day I CHOOSE LOVE.  That is: to LOVE GOD & to LOVE OTHERS just as He would!  Amen! - P. RicI

WORD 4 Today 2/13: You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true. 1 Corinthians 10:15 NLT; I assume I’m addressing believers now who are mature. Draw your own conclusions: MSG

Confess: My GOAL in life is to GROW & MATURE in Christ.  I want to BE LIKE JESUS, to THINK LIKE JESUS & to ACT LIKE JESUS in every area of my life.  I am MATURING in my FAITH in Him! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/12: Therefore, my dearly beloved, shun (keep clear away from, avoid by flight if need be) any sort of idolatry (of loving or venerating anything more than God). 1 Corinthians 10:14 AMP

Confess: Today I will KEEP CLEAR & AVOID any idolatry.  I will LOVE GOD above anything or anyone.  God is FIRST in all AREAS OF MY LIFE.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/11: There isn’t any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps his promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, he will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape. 1 Corinthians 10:13 GW

Confess: God will never allows me to face things that I can’t handle.  I CAN DO ALL THINGS through Christ WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH! He gives me the ABILITY TO ENDURE & ESCAPE!  HALLELUJAH! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/10: No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 MSG

Confess: Any & all tests or trials that come my way will be a REMINDER that GOD will NEVER LET ME DOWN.  He will ALWAYS HELP me OUT!  I choose the GOD WAY OUT!  AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/9: The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. 1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT

Confess: It’s not IF I am tempted but WHEN I’m tempted.  I will FIND the GOD WAY OUT!  I can STAND ANYTHING & ultimately OVERCOME & GAIN the VICTORY.  I can ENDURE THIS & it will result if me WINNING the VICTORY!  Praise God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/8: Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence. 1 Corinthians 10:12 MSG

Confess: Today I WON’T be NAÏVE or OVER CONFIDENT.  I could easily fall & mess up.  I will CULTIVE my CONFIDENCE IN GOD! I am a SERVANT of God MOST HIGH! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/7: Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands [who feels sure that he has a steadfast mind and is standing firm], take heed lest he fall [into sin]. 1 Corinthians 10:12 AMP

Confess: I am EXTRA CAREFUL with my life when things are OUTSTANDING.  I will be extra vigilant that I DON’T FALL into sin.  For me to LIVE is to LIVE FOR JESUS! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/6:  If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12 NLT

Confess: If things are going REALLY GOOD then REJOICE & PRAISE God.  If things are going REALLY BAD then PRAY & REJOICE the ANSWER is on the way! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/5: These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. 1 Corinthians 10:11 NLT

Confess: With all the EXAMPLES & WARNINGS in the OLD TESTAMENT I will TAKE NOTE & LEARN not to REPEAT their erroneous behavior!  Amen, I will LEARN to SINGLE MINDEDLY serve the Lord & ONLY SERVE HIM! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/4: We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes. 1 Corinthians 10:9 MSG

Confess: NOPE, I won’t try to get Jesus to SERVE ME.  I will ALWAYS serve & HONOR JESUS!  I will, once again, learn from their really bad example that resulted to POISONOUS SNAKES being released.  The answer was to LOOK TO THE CROSS! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/3: The same thing could happen to us. We must be on guard so that we never get caught up in wanting our own way as they did. And we must not turn our religion into a circus as they did… 1 Corinthians 10:6-7 MSG

Confess: Today I can LEARN from the EXAMPLE of others so I DON’T REPEAT their mistakes.  I am SERIOUS in SERVING GOD!  My life is to be LIVED for HIS GLORY!  Can I get an AMEN? - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/2: Now these things are examples (warnings and admonitions) for us not to desire or crave or covet or lust after evil and carnal things as they did. 1 Corinthians 10:6 (AMP)

Confess: Again I WILL LEARN from the BAD & GOOD EXAMPLES of the lives of others.  My DESIRE is to SEEK FIRST the KINGDOM of God & have RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 2/1:  These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, 1 Corinthians 10:6 NLT

Confess: The PURPOSE in reading the Old Testament is to LEARN from the mistakes & lives of others.  I will not CRAVE evil things as they did, I will CRAVE THE THINGS OF GOD only! - P. Rick