22010.001 You’ve Started an Amazing Journey

God has created you with a wonderful purpose for your life. He wants you to experience an intimate relationship with Him and to fulfill His eternal purposes. In the Bible, the apostle Paul tells us, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10, NLT).

The King of the universe has a plan for your life; a plan resulting in eternal significance, a plan that will bring Him great glory. The prophet Jeremiah explained it like this in the Old Testament: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV).

As a Christian, you need to understand what it means to experience life in Christ. This “Become More in Christ 365” will help you.

You can find the link to this series on the dashboard under “Series You Follow”. It makes it easy to go directly to the series you are going through.

“Become More in Christ 365” is designed to help you get into the Word of God daily. You read one article a day. It begins with a Bible study lesson on the first day. Then, you read devotional articles on Day 2 through Day 6. On the seventh day, there is a “Review and Reflect” on the Bible study lesson and devotional articles of the first six days.

After that a new week starts with the next Bible study lesson followed by five devotional articles and a “Review and Reflect”.

The Bible study lessons all come from a Bible study series entitled, “New Life in Christ”. You will discover how faith, prayer, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit will help you live an adventurous and purposeful Christian life.

These Bible study lessons will take some time to work through. Try to plan into your schedule a specific time to study God’s Word and, most importantly, apply it to your life. If you cannot finish the lesson in one day, you can try to finish it before the next lesson. You will have up to a week to complete each Bible lesson if you follow the daily schedule.

The Bible tells us that it is God’s will that we grow in our relationship with Christ; He is waiting to reveal to us the tremendous life He planned for us. As you study and apply God’s Word to your life, you will discover an exciting life of purpose; you will discover what it means to become more of who He created you to be.

Ask God to open your eyes to the realities of what He has planned for you. As you progress through the weekly Bible lessons, you will gain increasing glimpses of your potential in Christ. And as a result, you will experience the adventure and significance He desires for you; you will experience more of Him!

Throughout the coming week, consider this verse and how it applies to your life:

Next, more about the devotional articles in this

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5–6, NIV)

This article, “You’ve Started an Amazing Journey” is Day 1 of Week 1 and the beginning of the “Become More in Christ 365” series. The next article, “Get to Know God Better” tomorrow on Day 2 covers explains more about the devotional reading in this series.