You Can Change the World - Encouragement for Today - October 28, 2019

Peace and perspective from God's timeless truths. [View this email in your browser]( Encouragement for Today --------------------------------------------------------------- October 28, 2019 You Can Change the World [JESS CONNOLLY]( [Listen to this devotion]( “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.” [1 John 1:8-10]( (NIV) I’m often way too passionate for the comfort of my people. I’ll ask my husband deep and probing questions like, “If you could change anything about our life today — what would it be?” and he’ll say, “Honestly Jess — right now I just want some coffee!” But humor me for a moment … do we want to change the world? Handling just the basics feels like it leaves me exhausted — do I really have the margin, much less the capacity, to change the world? Do I even want to? If I’m still for just a moment, I remember I absolutely want to try. The pain of the world is too great to stay busy and drown out the trauma around me. So yeah, I want to. But where to start? We’ve got another choice to make: How? Do we want to use only our strength, power and abilities? How will we continually muster the energy and wisdom to do good things? Big things? What if I get tired? Or scared? Or worse yet, flat out fail? I know it’s good to determine the gifts God intentionally gave us, to let our hearts be burdened by the problems around us. It’s absolutely worth it to take steps of obedience to love others well. But there’s also another way! If we want to change the world: Simply say we’re sorry. Today’s key verse reminds us about the character of God when we acknowledge our need for grace. “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us” ([1 John 1:8-10](. [Continue reading...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Subscription Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( --------------------------------------------------------------- © 2019 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Encouragement for Today. [Link](