Good Morning!
Let’s focus our day by spending some time with Jesus before it begins.
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If you’re new to the Daily Focus, read this first.

WEEKLY 40 FOR 40 FOCUS | Remembering God’s Faithfulness & Responding in Faith
Over the 40 Days of Lent, add 40 minutes of prayer to your week - either 1x/week or 7 minutes/day.
This week, reflect on where you have experienced God’s goodness. Write all the ways you’re thankful for God’s faithfulness in your life. What area of your life or situation do you need God to increase your faith?

DAILY PRAYER FOCUS | Use the PRAY acronym each morning. 
P = Pause. As you start your time of prayer, begin by pausing and being still before the Lord.
R = Read. Read the Scripture Focus slowly and focus on words/phrases the Holy Spirit highlights as you read.
A = Ask. Ask God to come and speak to you. Open up your heart to Him as your heavenly Father.
Y = Yield. We want to yield our lives to the words we have prayed and commit to follow Jesus’s way.
Begin your prayer with “Father, I remember your faithfulness to…” and respond with, “Give me faith to…”

SCRIPTURE FOCUS | Today’s reading is from Deuteronomy 1
Highlight verses that capture your attention, and ask three simple questions as you read…
S = Say. What is the main point? What does it teach about God (Jesus) & yourself?
O = Obey. What can you apply (practice) from this passage today?
S = Share. Who can you share what you’re learning with today?

A THOUGHT FROM TODAY’S READING…
I am guilty of judging the Old Testament Israelites pretty harshly, especially those who walked through the Red Sea with Moses. Armed with millennia of hindsight, and the words of Jesus that they didn’t have, I throw my hands up in disbelief at how they could have so little faith most times. Sadly though, we are a lot more like them than I would like to admit.
In today’s reading Moses reminds the Israelites of the events around their failed attempt to enter the land God had promised to them and was trying to deliver them into. I’m sure it was very hard for them to hear this. We do not like to recall our failures. It is not fun to look back and see where we made a now-obvious blunder, especially when we had wise, Godly, contrary advice at the time of the decision. However, we can learn from these mistakes! When faced with the next decision, we can seek Godly wisdom and LISTEN to it. We can also remember how God did not disown us when we went against his guidance in the past. When Moses’ generation opted not to trust God, he was true to his word and he did not help that generation enter Canaan. However, he did go back to the wilderness with them.
I believe God has amazing opportunities for us. Armed with painful but helpful hindsight from past failures, and the knowledge that we are God’s precious children no matter what, we can confidently follow him into any adventure. - Mike Nank

REMEMBERING PRACTICE | (Optional) Practice remembering with a Daily Examen each evening.
Replay = Replay your day. What made you happy or joyful? What made you anxious or burdened?
Rejoice = Give thanks to God for the small and the significant things from the day.
Repent = Ask God for forgiveness where you need. Receive His forgiveness afresh.
Reboot = Commit to walk with Jesus tomorrow. Ask for grace to see His presence more clearly.
*For help or an audio prayer version, use the Lectio 365 app.

SHARE THE FOCUS | 1-5 Minutes
1. Text someone a prayer/encouragement, or share a thought/question with us in the Forum.
2. Invite someone to read the Focus with you. Text “FOCUS” to (586) 200-6277.

That’s all for today.
Stay focused on Jesus, and make it a great one!