WORD 4 Today 5/31: Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief]. Romans 12:15 AMP; Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. MSG

Confess: When others are JOYFUL so am I!  When others are shedding tears I will too!  My desire to to RELATE to them, BLESS them & LIFT them UP! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/30: Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. Romans 12:14 NLT; Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them. AMP

Confess: No matter what others DO to me or SAY ABOUT me I will BLESS them & PRAY for them.  That is the ATTITUDE of Christ & I will always STRIVE to be LIKE JESUS! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/29: When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. Romans 12:13 NLT; Share what you have with God’s people who are in need. Be hospitable. GW

Confess: It is EASY for me to SHARE with OTHERS IN NEED!  I love to be HOSPITABLE!  Entertaining & opening my home, and serving others is exciting.  It is an EXTENSION of SERVING THE LORD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/28: Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. Romans 12:12 NLT; Be happy in your confidence, be patient in trouble, and pray continually. GW

Confess: I AM ALWAYS hopeful & PATIENT & I AM committed to KEEP ON PRAYING!  Prayer will be my FIRST RESPONSE not my LAST RESORT!  The JOY of the Lord is MY STRENGTH! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/27: Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. Romans 12:11 NLT; Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord. AMP

Confess: Today I declare LAZINESS is NEVER a part of my life.  I AM a HARD WORKER & I am fervent & ON FIRE for God!  Others will SEE Jesus IN ME & bring GLORY TO GOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/26: Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Romans 12:9 NLT; Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. MSG

Confess: My LOVE for God & others is GENUINE!  I really love them!  I will always HANG on to GOOD & RUN from evil! I am a LOVER of God & of OTHERS!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/25: If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. Romans 12:8 NLT

Confess: It is MY DESIRE to FULFILL God’s CALL on my life!  I will ALWAYS BE WILLING to use the GIFTS God has given me, to ENCOURAGE, to LEAD, to show & MODEL KINDNESS! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/24: If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. Romans 12:7 NLT; [He whose gift is] practical service, let him give himself to serving; he who teaches, to his teaching; AMP

Confess: It is VITAL that I operate in my God-given GIFTEDNESS!  I will always be a SERVANT of the Lord!  My desire is to FULFILL my destiny & use my gifts for God’s glory!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/23: Having gifts (faculties, talents, qualities) that differ according to the grace given us, let us use them: [He whose gift is] prophecy, [let him prophesy] according to the proportion of his faith; Romans 12:6 AMP

Confess: I have GIFTS that are different from others & their GIFTS are different than mine.  Whatever gift there is I want to USE MINE in PROPORTION to my FAITH!  So I’m DETERMINE to continue to GROW in FAITH! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/22: For as in one physical body we have many parts (organs, members) and all of these parts do not have the same function or use, So we, numerous as we are, are one body in Christ (the Messiah) and individually we are parts one of another [mutually dependent on one another]. Romans 12:4–5 AMP

Confess: As PART of the body of Christ I DO WHAT I’m CREATED to do!  We are ONE BODY in Christ & I’m reminded I’m MUTUALLY DEPENDENT on others!  We NEED each other!  Today I will CELEBRATE the DIFFERENCES! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/21: In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. Romans 12:4–5 MSG

Confess: Praise God He shows me MY FUNCTION, my PART TO DO in His body!  I find my MEANING in life through FAITH IN JESUS!  I will FULFILL my ASSIGNMENT.  AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/20: Our bodies have many parts, but these parts don’t all do the same thing. In the same way, even though we are many individuals, Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other. Romans 12:4–5 GW

Confess: As PART of the BODY OF CHRIST I understand that we are not all the same.  We are INDIVIDUALS who do DIFFERENT things.  But I will always remain CONNECTED to others in His BODY!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/19: Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. Romans 12:4–5 NLT

Confess: Today I realize I’M PART of the BODY OF CHRIST!  I will ALWAYS DO MY PART in SERVING & LIVING for Him.  I know I have a SPECIAL FUNCTION in His body!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/18: I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. Romans 12:3 CEV; …The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him. MSG

Confess: I declare I am HUMBLED by all God has done in my life!  I live SENSIBLY filled with FAITH knowing it’s ALL GOD’S anyway!  Everything I am or have done is because of my relationship with Jesus!  He get’s ALL THE GLORY! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/17: For by the grace (unmerited favor of God) given to me I warn everyone among you not to estimate and think of himself more highly than he ought [not to have an exaggerated opinion of his own importance], but to rate his ability with sober judgment, each according to the degree of faith apportioned by God to him. Romans 12:3 AMP

Confess: Today I’m THANKFUL for the GRACE of God!  I am not filled with PRIDE or a sense of my OWN IMPORTANCE!  Instead I live BY FAITH & am GRATEFUL for all God has done in my life! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/16: Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect. Romans 12:2 GW

Confess: Literally, I AM not of this world!  I AM a new person IN CHRIST!  People can SEE JESUS in me, in the way I act & life!  Praise God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/15: Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]. Romans 12:2 AMP

Confess: I AM not CONFORMED to this world & it’s way of thinking & living.  I AM TRANSFORMED BY the entire RENEWAL of my mind!  I THINK differently than the world & I have the MIND OF CHRIST!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/14: Don’t copy the BEHAVIOR and CUSTOMS of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT

Confess: Today I’m reminded that I am IN the world but NOT OF the world!  I AM a NEW PERSON in Christ!  As a believer I THINK DIFFERENTLY & live to PLEASE God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/13: So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Romans 12:1 MSG

Confess: Yes, God is HELPING ME live for Him each and & every day!  I will EMBRACE all that God wants me to be & do.  EVERYTHING is DONE for HIS GLORY!  AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/12: Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God. Romans 12:1 CEV

Confess: My DESIRE is to SERVE God with all I am! It makes sense to LIVE for Him each & every day! I AM a LIVING SACRIFCE bringing GLORY to God IN ALL I DO & WHO I AM! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/11: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to GIVE YOUR BODIES TO GOD because of all he has done for you. Let them be a LIVING AND HOLY SACRIFICE—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1 NLT

Confess: Today I DEDICATE my BODY & all MY LIFE to God!  I am, literally, a living SACRIFICE who LIVES FOR THE GLORY of GOD!  My DESIRE is to PLEASE HIM in all I do! That is my WORSHIP of God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/10: Happy Mother’s Day - Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 MSG

Confess: So because I’m made in God’s image, in the IMAGE OF LOVE I don’t STRUT IN PRIDE.  I don’t have a BIG HEAD or FORCE myself or my opinions on others.  And I don’t EXPLODE in anger or KEEP SCORE of those who have WRONGED ME! God bless all the moms! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/9: Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep wisdom? It’s way over our heads. We’ll never figure it out. Romans 11:33 MSG; Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unfathomable (inscrutable, unsearchable) are His judgments (His decisions)! And how untraceable (mysterious, undiscoverable) are His ways (His methods, His paths)! AMP

Confess: WOW God, you are AMAZING!  I don’t have to UNDERSTAND everything I just need to FULLY TRUST God in the midst of everything!  His is WORKING FOR MY GOOD!  Praise the Lord! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/8: For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn. Romans 11:29 NLT; For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] AMP

Confess: No matter how far I may have STRAYED FROM GOD His AMAZING GRACE reaches out to me.  I am CONFIDENT God’s gifts & call on my life will NEVER BE REMOVED!  I’m saved & I know it, AMEN! I have CONFIDENCE that God is working in my FAMILY as well! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/7: And this is my covenant with them, that I will take away their sins. Romans 11:27 NLT; My promise to them will be fulfilled when I take away their sins. GW; And this is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins. MSG

Confess: I’m reminded that I am IN COVENANT with God.  He will FULFILL His PROMISE & completely REMOVE all my sins!  Hallelujah!  Sin no longer has a place in my life.  I am FREE to live in God’s AMAZING GRACE! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/6: But what is God’s reply to him (Elijah)? I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal! Romans 11:4 AMP; And do you remember God’s answer (to Elijah)? I still have seven thousand who haven’t quit, Seven thousand who are loyal to the finish. MSG

Confess: No matter how BAD things may get God ALWAYS has people who are PURE & LOYAL to Him!  Today I declare I AM NOT A QUITTER!  I stand with God & MAINTAIN my FAITH in Him! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/5: So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 NKJV; The point is: Before you trust, you have to listen. But unless Christ’s Word is preached, there’s nothing to listen to. MSG

Confess: Having FAITH is the ANSWER to VICTORY in life!  You have to LISTEN to the WORD, then simply TRUST or put your FAITH IN GOD!  Then everything changes completely!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/4: Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. Romans 10:12 NLT; It’s exactly the same no matter what a person’s religious background may be: the same God for all of us, acting the same incredibly generous way to everyone who calls out for help. Everyone who calls, ‘Help, God!’ gets help. - MSG

Confess: The KEY is having FAITH & CALLING on the Lord!  I BELIEVE & I CONFESS with my MOUTH that JESUS IS LORD!             I’m saved, delivered & set FREE to LIVE an INCREDIBLE life for all eternity.  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/3: Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed. Romans 10:11 BBE; The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him [who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed. - AMP

Confess: There is NO SHAME because of FAITH IN JESUS & HIS WORD!  I BELIEVE GOD!  Amen, it will be as He said it would be.  My FAITH & CONFIDENCE is in JESUS ALONE!  On Christ the SOLID ROCK I stand all other ground is sinking sand! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/2: For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:10 NLT; For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation. AMP

Confess: I OPENLY DECLARE my FAITH & BELIEVE in my heart.  Today I declare I am RIGHT WITH GOD.  I PROTECT MY FAITH & openly CONFESS my FAITH IN JESUS as well! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 5/1: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 NLT; So you will be saved, if you honestly say, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death. CEV

Confess: My CONFESSION is FAITH IN JESUS.  He is MY LORD & I BELIEVE God RAISED Him FROM THE DEAD!  Jesus is LORD OF MY LIFE, amen! - P. Rick