Lord Jesus, author and finisher of our faith, it was You who upheld and emboldened Paul so that he could encourage Timothy to remember his faith heritage, to not be ashamed of the gospel and to hold true to the gospel. He did so from his imprisonment, according to the purpose and grace given in Christ. Lord, help me to sort out the holy calling You have for me. Enlighten me to see Your purpose and depend upon Your grace not to allow me to stray from it. Don’t let me be discouraged or distracted, but single-minded as You direct. I ask in Your name and authority, according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen.
“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.” (2 Timothy 1: 8-12 NKJV)
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Joy S. Taylor is a follower of Christ, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her workdays were spent using the Master of Science in Accounting degree that God graciously allowed at the age of, well, greater than 40. She led a divorce recovery support group sponsored by her church for seven years, and spent more than a decade in leadership roles for Celebrate Recovery, using what God had done in her life to point others to the healing only Jesus gives. Now retired, she concentrates on writing for Jesus from her beloved hickory grove in Indiana, yet devotes some of her time to volunteering for Care Net.