God puts each of us in positions where we can serve Him, even though that’s often not clear until the moment we’re called upon to act.
Read this about Esters Call.
You are placed exactly where God wants you...for such a time as this!
During our waiting period it may be a bit frustrating. We know there is something greater, something more meaningful that we are called to do other than these mundane tasks that seem to rule our days, but what these daily tasks do is prepare us for the greater work we are called to do. Are we using our days to grow and mature, to learn and to expand our thinking or are we being overwhelmed by our responsibilities and not focused on eternity and our part to play in it?
I pray that reading Esters Call would encourage you to remember
You are placed exactly where God wants you...for such a time as this!
Let each move forward to live out what we are fully capable of being without hindrance or excuse ~ Sarah
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Who Do You Spend Your Time With?
Its not what you know its who you know!
We are said to live in the information age..right? Well it's true, our minds are overloaded with TONS of information on a daily basis. Sunday a.m. through Saturday and 11:59 p.m, we are bogged down with the good & inspirational, the bad and the ugliness of this planet we call home.
I mean how can we accurately remember every little instruction on "how to", the sermon we heard on Sunday, or the name of a new business partner, a family members birthday, stop at the grocery store for french bread on the way home, send an email off that you promised days ago to someone, the fantastic idea for a new gadget to make peoples lives easier, finish up on a project that's over due and not to mention the homework of the kids, give them lots of love and attention and oh yes, get 8 hours of sleep every night, do unto others as you would have done to you, set goals, plan for the future, be kind and courteous to others around you, pay your bills, And that's just part of our day.
Well here's the good news. We were not put here alone to just "deal" with life and try to remember all our stuff. We have a faithful Father just waiting to talk with us and help us.
When we spend time with our Father, the Lord on a daily basis the things that are "known" but often forgotten an locked away in storage some place if not used often and refreshed, the Holy Spirit will refresh those things in our life and "bring to our remembrance all things....
Because truly its not how much you know or how educated you are or where you've been, a good list maker or the most courteous person on the planet; The knowledge gained in the past will NOT help you now unless its applied to the present.
When we spend regular time with our Father in heaven and get the refreshing we need, we open our selves up to divine understanding and the ability to use whats in us. When circumstances arise throughout our days we have the knowledge and the information that is needed, that is necessary for that time. God will enable you to remember the important things and even the little things.
Those emails, birthdays and thoughtful ways are all important to Him and He knows they are important to those around you as well, that's why He will remind you of your 100's of thing swirling around in you brain.
Maybe you don't have such a busy life but you have a hard time "getting with it". God is in that. He wants you to do and be all that He has created you to for. With our daily time in His presence reading His word, He will reveal what it is we are to do and how we are to be. He will help up remember & prioritize.
See friends I think that most Christians don't need as much NEW knowledge as they need the APPLICATION of the knowledge that's already in them. Throughout our week we get little nuggets if you will, of information and if we just apply those we would be a whole lot better off! Not off in overwhelmed land not knowing where to even begin.
It's about who you know, and who you spend your time with that will help you. Are they bringing you UP or tearing your DOWN?
God our Father who wants nothing more than to build us UP, has placed inside each one of us His Spirit to help stir up what He has place in us, but in order to get the stirring we need to take some time with Him...
We are said to live in the information age..right? Well it's true, our minds are overloaded with TONS of information on a daily basis. Sunday a.m. through Saturday and 11:59 p.m, we are bogged down with the good & inspirational, the bad and the ugliness of this planet we call home.
I mean how can we accurately remember every little instruction on "how to", the sermon we heard on Sunday, or the name of a new business partner, a family members birthday, stop at the grocery store for french bread on the way home, send an email off that you promised days ago to someone, the fantastic idea for a new gadget to make peoples lives easier, finish up on a project that's over due and not to mention the homework of the kids, give them lots of love and attention and oh yes, get 8 hours of sleep every night, do unto others as you would have done to you, set goals, plan for the future, be kind and courteous to others around you, pay your bills, And that's just part of our day.
Well here's the good news. We were not put here alone to just "deal" with life and try to remember all our stuff. We have a faithful Father just waiting to talk with us and help us.
When we spend time with our Father, the Lord on a daily basis the things that are "known" but often forgotten an locked away in storage some place if not used often and refreshed, the Holy Spirit will refresh those things in our life and "bring to our remembrance all things....
Because truly its not how much you know or how educated you are or where you've been, a good list maker or the most courteous person on the planet; The knowledge gained in the past will NOT help you now unless its applied to the present.
When we spend regular time with our Father in heaven and get the refreshing we need, we open our selves up to divine understanding and the ability to use whats in us. When circumstances arise throughout our days we have the knowledge and the information that is needed, that is necessary for that time. God will enable you to remember the important things and even the little things.
Those emails, birthdays and thoughtful ways are all important to Him and He knows they are important to those around you as well, that's why He will remind you of your 100's of thing swirling around in you brain.
Maybe you don't have such a busy life but you have a hard time "getting with it". God is in that. He wants you to do and be all that He has created you to for. With our daily time in His presence reading His word, He will reveal what it is we are to do and how we are to be. He will help up remember & prioritize.
See friends I think that most Christians don't need as much NEW knowledge as they need the APPLICATION of the knowledge that's already in them. Throughout our week we get little nuggets if you will, of information and if we just apply those we would be a whole lot better off! Not off in overwhelmed land not knowing where to even begin.
It's about who you know, and who you spend your time with that will help you. Are they bringing you UP or tearing your DOWN?
God our Father who wants nothing more than to build us UP, has placed inside each one of us His Spirit to help stir up what He has place in us, but in order to get the stirring we need to take some time with Him...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Attaining Wisdom
1Corinthians 1:30 But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, [revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as] our Righteousness [thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God], and our Consecration [making us pure and holy], and our Redemption [providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin].
God made our Wisdom from Him (God) attainable to us through Jesus Christ
and revealed by the Holy Spirit.
SO How important is it we listen to the Holy Spirit in our daily lives?
I think extremely important and valuable .
Blessings to you this Glorious January day!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
FAVOR
Favor is the greatest harvest that you could ever receive from God
Favor will determine the level of your income
Favor will show up in your life when you associate with the right people
favor will cause you to regain in one day what the enemy had stolen for years
Favor must be a seed before it becomes a harvest
Favor will become a shield of protection around your life
Favor comes when you concentrate on the success of others
Favor will cause you to rise to the top in whatever you do
Favor will accelerate your destiny
A day of favor will change your life forever!!
quotes for "The Force of Favor" by Dave Martin
Favor will determine the level of your income
Favor will show up in your life when you associate with the right people
favor will cause you to regain in one day what the enemy had stolen for years
Favor must be a seed before it becomes a harvest
Favor will become a shield of protection around your life
Favor comes when you concentrate on the success of others
Favor will cause you to rise to the top in whatever you do
Favor will accelerate your destiny
A day of favor will change your life forever!!
quotes for "The Force of Favor" by Dave Martin
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Meeting
I want to share a little personal story, I know you'll be blessed.
On Wednesday mornings I go to a study on the book of James, it is filled with Amazing women of all ages & walks of life, who look at things from many different perspectives and always speak love and encouragement over each other. It has been such a blessing to me. Well, Yesterday we went through the study as usual and instead of breaking up into groups at the end of our time together to pray for prayer requests we all stayed gathered around the table to pray corporately.
As these beautiful women went around and prayed one women whom I had only seen come to the group twice (so I really didn't know her) prayed for her daughter and mentioned her name. My heart started pounding out of my chest I wasn't sure if I had heard the name correctly so I wanted to be sure to talk with her after we were done.
So after the group finished up praying and ladies started going their own way I made my way across the room to approach this woman who had prayed for her daughter. I asked her about her daughter and she told me all about her and repeated her name, even spelling it out for me ( even thought I didn't ask her to) It is an unusual name one I had only heard ONE time before and that is when the Lord spoke it to me to pray for this person months earlier. That is why when I thought I had heard her speak the girls name in her prayer my heart started pounding out of my chest, I had never met anyone in my life with this name nor have I ever heard it spoken, yet it was a familiar name to me told to me only from the Lord.
See in the latter part of 2010 I had some names of people on a list I was praying for, mainly for salvation but the Lord told me to get a pen and write this name out on my list. He said it and as I started to write the first letter, He told me each letter just as I wrote it, HE spelled it out for me. So when this woman SPELLED out her daughters name just as the Lord had done for me months earlier I KNEW it was confirmation that this is the girls mother, the girl I had been praying for, the girl the Lord put on my heart!!
I proceed to tell the mother this story and she was in tears just knowing that someone, a stranger, had been praying for her daughter all this time too!!
Isn't it WONDERFUL how our GOD works! He knows everyone on the planet, he knows their name and HE knows when they need prayer and if WE will just listen to HIM and follow HIS leading we will see miracles happen, lives change. We many not see or meet them here in this life but surely in Heaven!!!
I hope this blesses you and encourages you today dear ones, WE DO HEAR FROM OUR GOD!!
Be Blessed!
On Wednesday mornings I go to a study on the book of James, it is filled with Amazing women of all ages & walks of life, who look at things from many different perspectives and always speak love and encouragement over each other. It has been such a blessing to me. Well, Yesterday we went through the study as usual and instead of breaking up into groups at the end of our time together to pray for prayer requests we all stayed gathered around the table to pray corporately.
As these beautiful women went around and prayed one women whom I had only seen come to the group twice (so I really didn't know her) prayed for her daughter and mentioned her name. My heart started pounding out of my chest I wasn't sure if I had heard the name correctly so I wanted to be sure to talk with her after we were done.
So after the group finished up praying and ladies started going their own way I made my way across the room to approach this woman who had prayed for her daughter. I asked her about her daughter and she told me all about her and repeated her name, even spelling it out for me ( even thought I didn't ask her to) It is an unusual name one I had only heard ONE time before and that is when the Lord spoke it to me to pray for this person months earlier. That is why when I thought I had heard her speak the girls name in her prayer my heart started pounding out of my chest, I had never met anyone in my life with this name nor have I ever heard it spoken, yet it was a familiar name to me told to me only from the Lord.
See in the latter part of 2010 I had some names of people on a list I was praying for, mainly for salvation but the Lord told me to get a pen and write this name out on my list. He said it and as I started to write the first letter, He told me each letter just as I wrote it, HE spelled it out for me. So when this woman SPELLED out her daughters name just as the Lord had done for me months earlier I KNEW it was confirmation that this is the girls mother, the girl I had been praying for, the girl the Lord put on my heart!!
I proceed to tell the mother this story and she was in tears just knowing that someone, a stranger, had been praying for her daughter all this time too!!
Isn't it WONDERFUL how our GOD works! He knows everyone on the planet, he knows their name and HE knows when they need prayer and if WE will just listen to HIM and follow HIS leading we will see miracles happen, lives change. We many not see or meet them here in this life but surely in Heaven!!!
I hope this blesses you and encourages you today dear ones, WE DO HEAR FROM OUR GOD!!
Be Blessed!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Truth of FREEDOM
For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another. 14For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is complied with in the one precept, You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself Galatians 5:13-14
Since we are called to freedom we can ultimately do what we want to do and how we want to do it. However, we should not use this freedom as a license to treat others badly or to justify our behavior and do what WE feel like doing.
Our Freedom is from mindsets, how we were taught or raised or learned- worldly rules of how to act and react, Free from mistreatment or judging others and ourselves.
We are free to love unhindered just as God so loves the world (while we were yet sinners) He GAVE us Love, His son Jesus, and Jesus is our example of unselfish love.
Friends Lets focus today on what's in us. Gods love is in us. Here's what it looks like:
endures long and is patient and kind
never is envious nor boils over with jealousy,
is not boastful or vainglorious,
does not display itself haughtily.
THIS IS IN YOU!!!
Use your Freedom to Choose this today!
Since we are called to freedom we can ultimately do what we want to do and how we want to do it. However, we should not use this freedom as a license to treat others badly or to justify our behavior and do what WE feel like doing.
Our Freedom is from mindsets, how we were taught or raised or learned- worldly rules of how to act and react, Free from mistreatment or judging others and ourselves.
We are free to love unhindered just as God so loves the world (while we were yet sinners) He GAVE us Love, His son Jesus, and Jesus is our example of unselfish love.
Friends Lets focus today on what's in us. Gods love is in us. Here's what it looks like:
endures long and is patient and kind
never is envious nor boils over with jealousy,
is not boastful or vainglorious,
does not display itself haughtily.
It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride);
it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly.
Love (God's love in us)
does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking;
it is not touchy or fretful or resentful;
it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]
does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness,
bears up under anything and everything that comes,
is ever ready to believe the best of every person,
its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
GODS Love Never Fails does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness,
bears up under anything and everything that comes,
is ever ready to believe the best of every person,
its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
THIS IS IN YOU!!!
Use your Freedom to Choose this today!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Promotions
I know many of you have heard the phrase "climbing the corporate ladder" When you hear this term you automatically think getting a higher position in a company, long hours, bowing down to a boss, reaching for the top executive position.....right. (ok well maybe something close to that)
Well that's good and fine to want success and to be the top performer, the best at what you do,everyone has somewhere deep with in themselves a longing for success, maybe not in the corporate world but success none the less. And along with this idea for success there comes MANY ideas from people on how to achieve this success and "climb the ladder" to where they wan to be.
BUT if we look at success from Gods perspective, His number requirement is not how many hours we put in or how much study we have done, what letters we have behind our name on a business card, no, it's not that at all.
Gods first qualification for promotion is a trait called honesty!
Having an honest character will cause you to be promoted, first by God then by man. I know it is not what most people want, most people want recognition for what they have done, their incredible ideas being used, how many hours they have worked, a "pat on the back" if you will. Although those things are not bad to desire, everyone needs a little "atta boy" now and then but it should not be required in order for you to do your job or do what ever it takes to get to where you want to be with honesty.
Having an honest character is first and foremost, above any human promotion or recognition, for when God promotes you because of your Character and Integrity you WILL find lasting success in life.
Acts 6:3
Therefore select out from among yourselves, brethren, seven men of good and attested character and repute, full of the [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we may assign to look after this business and duty.
Blessings Dear Friends!
Well that's good and fine to want success and to be the top performer, the best at what you do,everyone has somewhere deep with in themselves a longing for success, maybe not in the corporate world but success none the less. And along with this idea for success there comes MANY ideas from people on how to achieve this success and "climb the ladder" to where they wan to be.
BUT if we look at success from Gods perspective, His number requirement is not how many hours we put in or how much study we have done, what letters we have behind our name on a business card, no, it's not that at all.
Gods first qualification for promotion is a trait called honesty!
Having an honest character will cause you to be promoted, first by God then by man. I know it is not what most people want, most people want recognition for what they have done, their incredible ideas being used, how many hours they have worked, a "pat on the back" if you will. Although those things are not bad to desire, everyone needs a little "atta boy" now and then but it should not be required in order for you to do your job or do what ever it takes to get to where you want to be with honesty.
Having an honest character is first and foremost, above any human promotion or recognition, for when God promotes you because of your Character and Integrity you WILL find lasting success in life.
Acts 6:3
Therefore select out from among yourselves, brethren, seven men of good and attested character and repute, full of the [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we may assign to look after this business and duty.
Blessings Dear Friends!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Debt & the Bible
We often think of Debt as a bad thing, and usually it is not too wise to so the , "buy now pay later" thing.
Not such a good idea because we are basing the purchase on our future income, which is most of the time uncertain. As I was reading today I came across this scripture, one maybe you have read or heard before, its found in Romans it talks about our debt to man.
Romans 13: 8 Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love him....
Now when we owe a debt or borrow $money$ from a person, every time we see them WE know and THEY know, WE owe them money. Whether it is spoken of or not WE know we borrowed and we owe, we need to repay.
So we work and sacrifice other things to be able to pay that person back until the debt is paid back in full...right? If we get mad at the person do we still owe them the money we borrowed? YES we do. If the person is rich and doesn't need the measly little pittens we borrowed do we still owe them money? YES we do. Its not a matter of OUR feelings its a fact, we owe.
Well the same should be true with this scripture. If we are to OWE man (others) love than we need to work at it to get it paid. I'm not stating you need to do everything for everybody and become a doormat, definitely not but pay what is due each person. Just as if you knew you "owed" them money, keep in your mind and in your heart the you OWE them Love. Not because they deserve it, not because they showed it to you first but because We are Christians, we have Christ on the inside of us, and that is the 1 Law or command we are to do...that's it. L-O-V-E!
What this means to me: I need to show love to the unlovely,( not fun but I am commanded to do this by the Lord and if I call him Lord I must obey what he says) No matter what me feelings are for this particular day, I am to give/show love as if I were indebted to each person. Not because of how they behave or what they do or don't do...just LOVE.
Now I believe that I am a loving persons already but if I look to the Bible for the true definition of love I feel totally inadequate, like a failure....here's Gods definition of love;
4Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.
5It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
6It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
7Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
8Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. 1Corinthians 13:4-8
Gosh I can't even make it past the first sentence without failing. BUT here's the good news, we CAN love with Gods love, the love we read about here, because He lives on the inside of us! That is great news for me! And it should be for you too.
So friends Lets look to God today to help us pay our debt of LOVE to those around us. Let us sacrifice our (not so nice) words and our feelings toward a person to show them love. I think we might be surprised at the reaction we get from some, when we thought they had a Stinky attitude or wrong motives and WE show them LOVE (when we don't feel like it or they don't feel they deserve it), Gods love in us their whole attitude and demeanor can change in one instant.
I think that deep down everyone has a need for this LOVE, otherwise why would this be our only command from the Lord?
Be Blessed Friends!
Not such a good idea because we are basing the purchase on our future income, which is most of the time uncertain. As I was reading today I came across this scripture, one maybe you have read or heard before, its found in Romans it talks about our debt to man.
Romans 13: 8 Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love him....
Now when we owe a debt or borrow $money$ from a person, every time we see them WE know and THEY know, WE owe them money. Whether it is spoken of or not WE know we borrowed and we owe, we need to repay.
So we work and sacrifice other things to be able to pay that person back until the debt is paid back in full...right? If we get mad at the person do we still owe them the money we borrowed? YES we do. If the person is rich and doesn't need the measly little pittens we borrowed do we still owe them money? YES we do. Its not a matter of OUR feelings its a fact, we owe.
Well the same should be true with this scripture. If we are to OWE man (others) love than we need to work at it to get it paid. I'm not stating you need to do everything for everybody and become a doormat, definitely not but pay what is due each person. Just as if you knew you "owed" them money, keep in your mind and in your heart the you OWE them Love. Not because they deserve it, not because they showed it to you first but because We are Christians, we have Christ on the inside of us, and that is the 1 Law or command we are to do...that's it. L-O-V-E!
What this means to me: I need to show love to the unlovely,( not fun but I am commanded to do this by the Lord and if I call him Lord I must obey what he says) No matter what me feelings are for this particular day, I am to give/show love as if I were indebted to each person. Not because of how they behave or what they do or don't do...just LOVE.
Now I believe that I am a loving persons already but if I look to the Bible for the true definition of love I feel totally inadequate, like a failure....here's Gods definition of love;
4Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.
5It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
6It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
7Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
8Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. 1Corinthians 13:4-8
Gosh I can't even make it past the first sentence without failing. BUT here's the good news, we CAN love with Gods love, the love we read about here, because He lives on the inside of us! That is great news for me! And it should be for you too.
So friends Lets look to God today to help us pay our debt of LOVE to those around us. Let us sacrifice our (not so nice) words and our feelings toward a person to show them love. I think we might be surprised at the reaction we get from some, when we thought they had a Stinky attitude or wrong motives and WE show them LOVE (when we don't feel like it or they don't feel they deserve it), Gods love in us their whole attitude and demeanor can change in one instant.
I think that deep down everyone has a need for this LOVE, otherwise why would this be our only command from the Lord?
Be Blessed Friends!
Friday, November 12, 2010
What do you see When you look at others?
What do you see When you look at others?
In John 1:14 it talks about the Glory of the Lord,
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth NKJV
As I reflect on the word Glory and beholding His Glory and I read through the Word of God, I recognize that the Lord of Glory indwells every born again believer, He is the same in us all. I am not to judge or place expectations on believers as to what they should do or not do, or distinguish where they are spiritually, that is NOT my place. I am to relate to the Jesus in them; in that we are the same. We are to look at the Glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ not the outward man “who is perishing day by day”
Because it is God who judges each one impartially, not YOU or ME.
I encourage you today dear friends to see Jesus in your fellow believers today, do not regard anyone after his/her flesh. For it is God who has placed His Son on the inside of each believer and that is what we must focus on every day. For some it may be moment by moment reminding yourself that Jesus is in there somewhere, but keep that in focus throughout your day, for yourself and for those whom Jesus indewlls around you.
Blessings to you!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
A Miracle in the Midnight Hour
When God becomes a part of our situation, no matter how bad it is, that situation can start to change.......
Read the whole article it is SO worth it! VERY ENCOURAGING!
Richard Roberts :: Oral Roberts Ministries » Blog Archive » A Miracle in the Midnight Hour
Read the whole article it is SO worth it! VERY ENCOURAGING!
Richard Roberts :: Oral Roberts Ministries » Blog Archive » A Miracle in the Midnight Hour
CHOOSE
As I was reading my bible this morning I got caught up on James 1:25..."The Perfect Law of Liberty" What a contradictory of words. I began to think on it and read it over and over; I read the verses before and the verses after.... Here is what the Lord gave me
James 1:25 My Version
He who looks to Jesus, the perfect law of liberty, and continues steadfastly to do so moment by moment, throughout the day and does not forget what he hears from the Lord but puts into practice and exercises what he has learned & heard, this one, faithful and conscious chooser, will be blessed in all that he does!
CHOOSER.....that’s YOU, that’s ME. What are we going to Choose to look to today? The Lord and His Perfect Law of Liberty or our situations in life, be it financial, housing, kids, job, your mate or lack of, family problems, depression, illness...what situation are we going to CHOOSE to look to Moment by Moment throughout our day today.
As for me.....Today I am going to make a conscience effort to CHOOSE JESUS!
I am praying for you my dear readers and fellow believers To CHOOSE JESUS TOO!
James 1:25 My Version
He who looks to Jesus, the perfect law of liberty, and continues steadfastly to do so moment by moment, throughout the day and does not forget what he hears from the Lord but puts into practice and exercises what he has learned & heard, this one, faithful and conscious chooser, will be blessed in all that he does!
CHOOSER.....that’s YOU, that’s ME. What are we going to Choose to look to today? The Lord and His Perfect Law of Liberty or our situations in life, be it financial, housing, kids, job, your mate or lack of, family problems, depression, illness...what situation are we going to CHOOSE to look to Moment by Moment throughout our day today.
As for me.....Today I am going to make a conscience effort to CHOOSE JESUS!
I am praying for you my dear readers and fellow believers To CHOOSE JESUS TOO!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Blessed at Lunch
Today I was at lunch and as usual we prayed to bless and sanctify our food and went about our normal eating and talking routine. A few minutes later 2 gentle men sat down across the aisle from us and both men bowed their heads and prayed for their meals before starting to eat. I took notice and smiled both on the inside and on the outside as I usually don't see many "prayers" out in public.
About the time we were done eating and cleaning up our spot, I turned sideways to talk to my lunch date and noticed out of the corner of my eye the guy who had just sat down behind us took his hat off and was praying over his food!
I was a bit take back by the fact the not only do I NOT see Christians praying over their food or praying period, in public places but today with in a 15 minute period there were 3 tables of Christians who had publically bowed their heads and blessed their food with out shame.
I was so excited & Blessed by this, my date and I talked about it for quite some time.
WE "Believers" need to not be ashamed in public or private to talk to our Heavenly Father and thank Him for our food or what ever, IN PUBLIC PLACES!
We are truly blessed to live in free country to be able to do that, for that I am grateful.
I was so blessed to know the WE believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are everywhere!
My encouragement for you today is to not be ashamed or embarrassed to pray in the presence of others, you don’t have to make a big deal out of it or a "show" but it will bless and encourage others like it did for me today!
WAY TO BE BOLD!
About the time we were done eating and cleaning up our spot, I turned sideways to talk to my lunch date and noticed out of the corner of my eye the guy who had just sat down behind us took his hat off and was praying over his food!
I was a bit take back by the fact the not only do I NOT see Christians praying over their food or praying period, in public places but today with in a 15 minute period there were 3 tables of Christians who had publically bowed their heads and blessed their food with out shame.
I was so excited & Blessed by this, my date and I talked about it for quite some time.
WE "Believers" need to not be ashamed in public or private to talk to our Heavenly Father and thank Him for our food or what ever, IN PUBLIC PLACES!
We are truly blessed to live in free country to be able to do that, for that I am grateful.
I was so blessed to know the WE believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are everywhere!
My encouragement for you today is to not be ashamed or embarrassed to pray in the presence of others, you don’t have to make a big deal out of it or a "show" but it will bless and encourage others like it did for me today!
WAY TO BE BOLD!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Quiet your mind
Somewhere deep within us, we all know what our truths are. We spend a lot of time and energy denying them, and sometimes we numb ourselves with an addiction to deny them.
But our truths are never completely silenced. We need to stop using up all our energy trying to silence them, and instead, sit quietly and listen.
Are you afraid of what you will hear in that stillness?
All of us have an innate wisdom--somehow, somewhere, we know what is really going on with us and we know what to do about it.
In some part of you, you already know the answers. I am discovering that even if I don't find the answers right away, they will show up when they are ready to un-fold. I can't push the answers, but rather allow them to flow effortlessly without pushing them too soon.
When you sit in stillness, you let your breath carry your inner wisdom up from the depths and into your consciousness. You hear that quiet whisper. And when you do, I promise, you will be surprised to find that you're relieved to finally hear what it has to say.
Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/movingbeyondaddiction/2010/10/in-the-stillness-answers-will-come-if-you-are-patient.html#ixzz13fg1eDH1
I thought this was good for any situation. When we truly face whats burning deep inside us we will emerge with our true self! the one we were created to be.
But our truths are never completely silenced. We need to stop using up all our energy trying to silence them, and instead, sit quietly and listen.
Are you afraid of what you will hear in that stillness?
All of us have an innate wisdom--somehow, somewhere, we know what is really going on with us and we know what to do about it.
In some part of you, you already know the answers. I am discovering that even if I don't find the answers right away, they will show up when they are ready to un-fold. I can't push the answers, but rather allow them to flow effortlessly without pushing them too soon.
When you sit in stillness, you let your breath carry your inner wisdom up from the depths and into your consciousness. You hear that quiet whisper. And when you do, I promise, you will be surprised to find that you're relieved to finally hear what it has to say.
Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/movingbeyondaddiction/2010/10/in-the-stillness-answers-will-come-if-you-are-patient.html#ixzz13fg1eDH1
I thought this was good for any situation. When we truly face whats burning deep inside us we will emerge with our true self! the one we were created to be.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
True Love
14 The LORD upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
Psalm 145:14-17
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
Psalm 145:14-17
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Eternal Reward & Distractions
Don't Get distracted by thin little things in life. Keep Your focus, Endure, for when you do, the rewards are Eternal!
Look at our example, Jesus, He bore ALL of our sicknesses, disease, shame, sin, worry, guilt. you name it, He took it for you. Now all you have to do is Look to Him.
Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2AMP
Our distractions can cost us valuable time...something we can never get back. I encourage you, Don’t get tired of running YOUR race,You were born at this time in history, put in your place by God with the people around you for a reason, Don't give up, cast all your care upon Jesus, that’s what he died for.
Look at this from a different translation.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:2-3 NIV
You have an Amazing reward waiting for you, think on that throughout your day.
Blessings Dear Loved Ones
Look at our example, Jesus, He bore ALL of our sicknesses, disease, shame, sin, worry, guilt. you name it, He took it for you. Now all you have to do is Look to Him.
Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2AMP
Our distractions can cost us valuable time...something we can never get back. I encourage you, Don’t get tired of running YOUR race,You were born at this time in history, put in your place by God with the people around you for a reason, Don't give up, cast all your care upon Jesus, that’s what he died for.
Look at this from a different translation.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:2-3 NIV
You have an Amazing reward waiting for you, think on that throughout your day.
Blessings Dear Loved Ones
Friday, October 15, 2010
He Hears YOU!
And we are sure of this, That He will listen to us whenever we ask Him for anything in line with His will and since we know He is listening, we can be sure He will answer us! 1John 5:14-15 RCV
Monday, October 11, 2010
True JOY
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything (NIV)
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (NKJ)
Here are 2 different versions of the same verse. The key here is count it all JOY. When YOU decide to look at your circumstances as an opportunity to develop something in YOU; Count it JOY because you know you have an opportunity to grow whether spiritually or morally, it’s your chance to build your character.
See, Joy is not a happy feel good feeling, or some emotion that comes and goes, it is a deliberate conscience decision to view YOUR circumstances from Gods perspective.
Joy is not a happy feel good feeling, or some emotion that comes and goes, it is a deliberate conscience decision to view YOUR circumstances from Gods perspective. (think about this and re-read this sentence until you "get it" sometimes reading oer and over again helps get it in me)
Let me leave you with this final thought today. To have True and Lasting Joy it must be:
J-Jesus
O-Others
Y-You
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything (NIV)
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (NKJ)
Here are 2 different versions of the same verse. The key here is count it all JOY. When YOU decide to look at your circumstances as an opportunity to develop something in YOU; Count it JOY because you know you have an opportunity to grow whether spiritually or morally, it’s your chance to build your character.
See, Joy is not a happy feel good feeling, or some emotion that comes and goes, it is a deliberate conscience decision to view YOUR circumstances from Gods perspective.
Joy is not a happy feel good feeling, or some emotion that comes and goes, it is a deliberate conscience decision to view YOUR circumstances from Gods perspective. (think about this and re-read this sentence until you "get it" sometimes reading oer and over again helps get it in me)
Let me leave you with this final thought today. To have True and Lasting Joy it must be:
J-Jesus
O-Others
Y-You
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