Good morning gorgeous gals!
Don’t look around to see who I am talking to–I’m talking to you. You are beautifully and wonderfully made. Don’t forget that, okay?
Kacia here, and I just have to say: we couldn’t be more excited to begin a new plan with you today! After praying about which plan would follow Fresh Start, we kept coming back to Soul Detox. We trust that God is going to speak to each of us individually and together as a community–whether you’ve participated in this plan already, or beginning for the first time!
As Raechel mentioned yesterday, these next 5 weeks will look a little bit different, because the devotional content won’t be available here at SheReadsTruth, but the community isn’t going anywhere. Even though the devotional reading will take place on You Version, come join the discussion taking place over here! Be a part of the community–you have a voice, and we want to hear your heart. We’ve been praying that this plan would build upon the truth we just soaked in for the past 19 days: beloved, He is giving you a fresh start.
It is a gift. It is grace. And over the next 5 weeks, we will allow Him to remove the layers of build-up that we’ve ignored for too long. We are humbled and honored to study His word together with you.
Join us for Day 1 of Soul Detox and then join us for discussion and community in the comments below!
Today we also have a special introduction from the author of Soul Detox
and Senior Pastor of lifechurch.tv, Craig Groeschel. You can also utilize the 4-week Soul Detox sermon series, available here.
from Craig:
If you’re anything like me, you may find yourself occasionally evaluating your life. Do I work hard enough or too much? Where do I stand in my walk with God? Am I following after God with everything in me or am I just playing the game? Is there anything within me that needs to be changed or made new? Like David laments in Psalms, I long for a pure heart and a closeness to God. I hope you long for that too.
But it’s hard to be close to God when there’s sin in our lives. Maybe you don’t want to call it sin. How about junk? Filth? Toxins? Maybe what we really need is a spiritual de-tox. The Bible consistently reminds us to check our spiritual diet for toxins. Proverbs 25:26 says, “Like a muddied spring or polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.” How muddy is your water right now? Is your well polluted by all the cultural toxins seeping in? Do you have toxic thoughts, behaviors or emotions? Are you hanging with the wrong crowd or listening to or watching impure entertainment?It’s time to come clean.If you’re tired of the stain of sinful habits discoloring your life, if you long to breathe the fresh, clean, life-giving air of God’s holiness, if you would love to detoxify your soul from guilt, fear, regret, and all the impurities that pollute your relationship with God, then this reading plan is for you.
Join us!
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I am looking forward to completing this plan. I have dealt w/ toxic thoughts, doubt, negativity, fear, worry, anxiety, unforgiveness, regret for a VERY long time. I know these things are not of God and I am ready to shed and destroy these negative patterns of thought and grow in understanding, knowledge, and wisdom.
I can’t wait to do this with y’all! I know I’m late on doing it but I truly don’t ever think there is a wrong Time to have a soul detox!
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I just started and I'm very excited! I just finished a 21 day daniel fast and the lord showed me MY STUFF…and its not pretty at all. From taking on the worlds concept of Success, Being a Woman (raising my independent woman flag) and not truly trusting Him as my Father, Friend and Author of my Life, I am at a lost for words, wanting and seeking God to get rid of the main thing that I am noticing which is PRIDE. So this is good. For day one, I realize that my pride and lack of trusting God has prevented me from being intimate with people. I am very guarded, in hopes to protect myself. I use success and my control and dominance in relationships and career as a way to stay "safe." But as you all know, it doesnt help. I'm sick of being in control and fighting for myself. I'm ready to let my guard down, love freely and accept love and to truly understand that while I make my plans, God truly directs my steps.
God Bless! I started today. I was going to try and play catch up but I see there are a couple of others who started yesterday so, I am going to pace myself. This is definitely, already, the best Day 1 of any devotional I’ve ever read! My favorite verse was v7 “….. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” Praise GOD! Understand that it is not about you, understand that you are not here just because, understand that everything you’re going through is for a reason (God’s Reason!), understand that though today was rough, tomorrow is a prayer a way! Understand that nothing is going to be easy. Get your life if you think it is! Gloraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy! Oooh Chile! I’m all up in and through this Detox! Lent starts tomorrow. No meat, only water, Soul Detox, and physical detox. God take control and have your way during this next 40 days. If the detox goes past 40 days, so be it Lord. I’m in the passenger wheel. I UNDERSTAND that is where I need to be!!!!
I’m so excited I start this today!! I have been so inspired and have been finally enjoying devotions since I started the she reads truth focus on Philippians. I cannot wait to see where this takes me
I grew up in a very negative atmosphere in my home as a child and teenager and when I left home I carried that negativity with me. The Lord really had to change me because I was the most negative,complaining,bitter and unhappy woman that you would ever want to meet. Years of physical and verbal abuse did a whammy on me but through prayer and the study of The Word I was able to change and today I am a completely different person. I love today's devotional about using wisdom. Ladies weigh your words very carefully before you speak and ask God for wisdom! He will give it to you!