One More Life by Dan Marengo

excerpt from Jim’s prayer journal

sample journal entry

Scripture: Matthew 5:19-21 Observations: - We have the freedom to store up treasures for ourselves - The Bible says there are two markets in which we can invest—companies and purposes on earth and God’s purposes in heaven - Just like financial investments, spiritual investments have both risk and reward - Where we invest reveals our heart’s true desires

Applications: - I need to take stock of all my life’s resources—time, energy, gifts, and financial resources - I need to take a look at the prospectus not just for a retirement account, but the prospectus on my spiritual investments - It would be really wise to evaluate the relative risks for my investments in things on the earth and in heaven - Are my passions and priorities actually reflected in my spending habits and how I utilize money?

Prayer: Father, as I survey the resources that are at your disposal, it humbles me to remember that you have promised to take care of all my needs. Thank you for the gifts and abilities you have given me that allow me to make my way in the world. At the same time, please do not allow me to make money and possessions my personal idols and invest them with power and value that they do not merit. May I truly pursue your kingdom as the focus of my life’s investments and may my faithfulness in this area expand your kingdom and prepare me for whatever role you have for me in the age to come! 2

We Are Blessed to Be a Blessing

Day 1

| april 9

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3

Day 2

| april 10

Called to Fish!

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4

Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Personal Mission Statement

Day 3

| april 11

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5

Day 4

| april 12

Jesus Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Die for Good People

Scripture: Romans 5:8 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6

Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Will

Day 5

| april 13

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7

Day 6

| april 14

Jesus Assigns Homework

Scripture: Matthew 9: 9-13 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 8

Jesus came to help those who need him most

Day 7

| april 15

Scripture: Luke 5:31-32 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 9

Day 8

| april 16

Lost by accident, found by intention

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 10

Lost by neglect, found by choice

Day 9

| april 17

Scripture: Luke 15:8-9 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 11

Day 10

| april 18

Lost through rebellion, found through grace

Scripture: Luke 15:10-24 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 12

Lost to spiritual pride, sought by kindness

Day 11

| april 19

Scripture: Luke 15:25-32 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 13

Day 12

| april 20

Lost to selfishness, saved by friendship

Lost to sin, saved to serve

Day 13

| april 21

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 15

Day 14

| april 22

God will drop everything to find the One who is lost

Scripture: Matthew 18:12-14 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 16

Invest and Invite

Day 15

| april 23

Scripture: John 1:35-42 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 17

Day 16

| april 24

Hide and Seek

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 18

Mother and Daughter

Day 17

| april 25

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 19

Day 18

| april 26

Father and Son

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-18 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 20

Parents and Children

Day 19

| april 27

Scripture: Matthew 19:13-15 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 21

Day 20

| april 28

Generation to Generation

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5; 3:1 4-17 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 22

A true friend always wants the best for their friends

Day 21

| april 29

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 23

Day 22

| april 30

A Prayer That Changes Everything

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:10-20 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 24

Payback Time

Day 23

| may 1

Scripture: Luke 6:37-38 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 25

Day 24

| may 2

When the Giving Gets Tough

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 26

Exercise Your Grace Muscles

Day 25

| may 3

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 27

Day 26

| may 4

Many Happy Returns

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 28

Gifts That Keep on Giving

Day 27

| may 5

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:12-15 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 29

Day 28

| may 6

sometimes the smallest gift is actually the biggest

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4 Observations: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Applications: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 30