A private devotion that stays out of daily life

A sign of status meant mainly for insiders

Keep your life helpful and distinct so it still benefits others

Blend in so thoroughly that no one can tell any difference

Focus on appearing spiritual, even if it doesn't change your conduct

Assume small compromises do not matter as long as you mean well

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I admit that I have sinned and I cannot make myself clean or useful. I turn from my sin and ask you to forgive me. I believe you died for me and rose again. Be my Lord and Savior, and make my life belong to your purpose. Amen.

Make My Life Yours

Lord, renew your people where we have gone flat, blended in, or lost our usefulness. Wake us up again, give us holy distinctness, and make us steady good in the places where you send us. Let the church preserve what is right, bless what is fragile, and point people back to you, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Restore Your Church's Saltiness

Pray by naming one area where your faith has grown dull, asking God to renew your inner life, and asking for one specific way to bless someone this week.

Pray for Fresh Flavor

Bring God thanks for the people whose steady faith has preserved you, and for the ordinary places where he can use your life to help others stay true, hopeful, and good.

Thank God for Steady Influence

Pray by naming one place where it is easy to blend in, ask God for courage to stay faithful there, and choose one small act that keeps your witness useful.

Ask for Daily Distinctness

Pray for one person whose life or faith feels dull, weary, or ineffective. Ask God to renew their joy, restore what has gone flat, and put encouraging people around them.

For Someone Who Feels Flat

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