Day 50

My time: 41:05

This is gonna be a long passage today:

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:3-11 NIV)

My bible opened up to this so often in the last year when I was debating this project. Thus, I studied it a lot. 

Practice these traits and your relationship with God will be productive. Don't practice and you will stray. Relationships take work. If you are not willing to put your heart and soul into your relationship with God you will fall away. The spiritual high will leave you and you will feel like you did before. Understand that everyone has off days though. 

I'm going to use a dance analogy I came up with:

Being a good dancer takes practice (I'm not claiming to be an amazing dancer by any means, by the way!) It builds just like the qualities in this verse. You start by learning a new step. Next you add arm movement. Then you perfect the technique. Then you add any additional body movement. Last, you add facial expressions. (Smile!) Just as your instructor helps you with all of it, God will fill you with His Holy Spirit to help you with the attributes described in this verse. Practice and you master the step. Don't practice and it shows. Same with your faith.

Please help us get these wells, we are so close to our first one!

~Haley