Perhaps this has been a difficult year for you. The future stretching out before you may seem gloomy or threatening . . . In you're moments of quiet, you may wonder, Where is God?
He's right there at your side, my friend. He has never left. He has never removed His eye from you, nor has His attention wandered to other matters.'
Not even for a heartbeat. He has never ceased caring for you, thinking about you, considering your situation, and loving you with a passion and intensity beyond comprehension.
Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
WHAT ARE A FEW OF YOUR * HOMEBASED TALENTS OR SKILLS *?
GOD is aware of every single one of your Talents and Skills. In fact, he gave you all our Godly Ones at birth or helped you Develop them along the way. It gives him Great Pleasure to see you use what you have been Given. The first step in appreciating your Talents and Skills is recognizing them! Today is all about doing that, so you can dedicate them to the Lord for his Service.
So, you are not a Talented Harpist, Gifted Communicator, or Respected Surgeon? But have People commented that you are a natural of Cross-Country Skiing, Landscape Painting, or Computer Repairs? Do you even remember when you learned to be a Stenographer, Mechanic, or Carpenter? Are you an Incurable Inventor, an Avid Researcher, or a Party Planner Par Excellence?
Do you wonder why GOD gave you the Gift of Thinking Clearly under pressure or of having a Photographic Memory? Have you Mastered a Foreign Language or discovered that you have a Special Ability in an Area like Music, Dance, Graphics, Problem Solving, Marketing, or Supervising People? We must Inspire others to make Powerful, Positive Choices that will Transform their Lives.
We can Encourage others through Biblical Insights and Real~Life Examples, to show People how to put Life's Trials into a Heavenly Perspective, by Facing each New Challenge with Grace and Setting their Sights on Eternity. We must be clear about our Life's Current Purpose: To bring New HOPE to those in seemingly Hopeless Situations and to Encourage them to Develop a Closeness with GOD, by * Trusting Him Fully. *
We can Impact Principles and Techniques to Motivate people to TAKE ACTION!
"Some of our Abilities are GOD~GIVEN from birth and others are Learned over many years of Diligent Practice. When we Commit them All Totally to the Lord, asking Him Daily ~ to Guide our Every Step in using them, we find True Satisfaction."
So, you are not a Talented Harpist, Gifted Communicator, or Respected Surgeon? But have People commented that you are a natural of Cross-Country Skiing, Landscape Painting, or Computer Repairs? Do you even remember when you learned to be a Stenographer, Mechanic, or Carpenter? Are you an Incurable Inventor, an Avid Researcher, or a Party Planner Par Excellence?
Do you wonder why GOD gave you the Gift of Thinking Clearly under pressure or of having a Photographic Memory? Have you Mastered a Foreign Language or discovered that you have a Special Ability in an Area like Music, Dance, Graphics, Problem Solving, Marketing, or Supervising People? We must Inspire others to make Powerful, Positive Choices that will Transform their Lives.
We can Encourage others through Biblical Insights and Real~Life Examples, to show People how to put Life's Trials into a Heavenly Perspective, by Facing each New Challenge with Grace and Setting their Sights on Eternity. We must be clear about our Life's Current Purpose: To bring New HOPE to those in seemingly Hopeless Situations and to Encourage them to Develop a Closeness with GOD, by * Trusting Him Fully. *
We can Impact Principles and Techniques to Motivate people to TAKE ACTION!
"Some of our Abilities are GOD~GIVEN from birth and others are Learned over many years of Diligent Practice. When we Commit them All Totally to the Lord, asking Him Daily ~ to Guide our Every Step in using them, we find True Satisfaction."
A MAN WAS GIVEN A TALENT
(In New Testament times, a Talent was the Largest Unit of Silver, with an Approximate Monetary Value of One Ox.) JESUS told a Parable using a Metaphor about a Man who was Rebuked by his Master for burying his Talent. Read Matthew 25:14 ~ 30. Today, let's extend the Metaphor to include your Natural Talents and Acquired Skills. What would JESUS say to you? Are you using your Talents and Skills Wisely or are you burying them?
SCRIPTURE TO PONDER
Then the LORD said . . . "And I have filled him with the
Spirit of GOD, with Skill, Ability and Knowledge
in all Kinds of Crafts."
(Exodus 31:1, 3)
So . . . What Insight, Prayer, or Action Step Has GOD Laid on Your Heart Today?
Sunday, November 2, 2008
~ DEVOTED TO PRAYER ~
Devote Yourselves to Prayer,
being Watchful and Thankful . . .
How Dedicated are you to Prayer? How does it compare to your Dedication to your Children, Spouse, or work? Are you making time to be in Conversation with God throughout your day, being Watchful for his Answers and Thankful for his many Blessings?
Lord Jesus, encourage my children
to be Devoted to Prayer,
being Watchful for your Answers
and Thankful for Your Blessings.
~ Amen ~
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
~ BREAKING FREE *** DAY BY DAY ~
~ LOVE NEVER FAILS ~
1 Corinthians 13:8 (NIV)
We are not wrong to think we desperately need to be Loved. We do. But we are wrong to think we can make anyone Love us the way we need to be Loved. Our need for Love does not constitute anyone Else's call but God's.
Perhaps you have heard the devastating words, "I just do not Love You Any More". Others may not have heard the words but have felt the Feeling. Throughout Life we will lose people ~ people who really Loved us ~ to Death or Changing Circumstances. As Dear and Rich as their Love was, it was not Unfailing. It Moved. It Died. It Changed. It left Wonderful Memories, but it also left a Hole. Only God's Love Never Fails.
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The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God,
and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you . . .
2 Corinthians 13:13
I used to Struggle with God's Love for me because I knew my own sins and weaknesses ~ all the reasons He should not Love me. Surely everyone else was not the mess deep inside that I was! (Of course, some people can be so full of Self~Righteousness, they seem convinced God Loves them best of all.)
But why do we have such difficulty Believing God could Love with the same unfailing Love those we perceive as good and those we perceive as bad? It's because we relentlessly insist on trying to Humanize God. We tend to Love people according to how they act, and we keep trying to create God in our Image.
~ PRAYERS FOR A WOMAN'S SOUL ~
~ PRAYERS OF LOVE AND TRUST ~
Lord, help me to be Patient and Kind toward others. Help me not to Boast when I'm right or be proud when others are wrong. Help me not to be Rude. I don't want my Love to be Self~Seeking, or easily Angered. And, Lord, convict me if I start keeping a record of wrongs, for I desire that my Love will always Rejoice with the Truth. Help me to have Faith, Hope, and Love ever increasing, ever growing . . .
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Love is Patient, Love is Kind. It does not Envy, it does not Boast, it is not Proud.
It is not Rude, it is not Self~Seeking, it is not easily Angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not Delight in Evil but Rejoices with the Truth. It always Protects, always Trusts, always Hopes, always Perseveres.
~ Love Never Fails ~
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Love must be Sincere. Hate what is Evil; Cling to what is good. Be Devoted to one another in Brotherly Love, Honor one another above Yourselves.
He who covers over an offense Promotes Love.
You yourselves have been Taught by God to Love each other.
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*Lord Jesus*, Grant me the Trusting Heart of a child that I might come into your Presence and simply accept the Gift of Love already given. Fill me with your Holy Spirit, O Lord, that I might become like a Shining Light of Truth in this dark World. I am weak, Lord, and often Fail.
But, oh, what Glory it is to be able to *Talk With You*, to *Know You Are Near*, that you Care.
I Love You, Lord, with *All My Heart* . . . AMEN
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Those who *Know Your Name* will *Trust In You*, for you, LORD, have never Forsaken those who Seek You . . .
Surely God is my Salvation; I Will Trust and not be Afraid.
The LORD, the LORD is my Strength and my Song; he has become my Salvation . . .
Prayer to a Heart of Lowly Love Opens the Gate of Heaven Above. Ah, Prayer is God's high dwelling place, wherein His Children see His Face. From Earth to Heaven we build a Stair:
The Name by which we call it ~ Prayer. Love's Rain, the Spirit's Holy Ray, And Tears of Joy, are theirs who Pray.
Monday, September 29, 2008
~ I LEAVE ALL IN THY HANDS ~
Our Father, I know well Thou canst never forsake those who seek Thee, nor disappoint those who Trust Thee. Yet I know too, the more I pray for Thy Protection, the more surely and full I shall have it.
And therefore now I cry out to Thee, first that Thou wouldest keep me from myself, and from following any will but Thine.
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God of all Compassion, whose will is that none should perish in their Sins but that all should come to Repentance; Have Mercy upon the millions who have never heard of the Saving Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, or who, having heard, have failed to respond to the Gospel.
Turn the tide of evil in our Land and in Lands across the World, that unbelief and ignorance of Your Word and Will may be Transformed, and that men and women, Loving You above all else, may learn to Love Each Other.
Purge from Your World the Hatred and Inhumanity, the Contempt and the Violence. . .
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And therefore now I cry out to Thee, first that Thou wouldest keep me from myself, and from following any will but Thine.
Next, I beg of Thee, O my Loving Lord ~ if it be not wrong so to pray ~ visit me not with those Trying Visitations which Saints alone can bear! Pity my weakness, and lead me Heavenwards in a Safe and Tranquil Course.
Still I leave all in Thy hands ~ Only, If Thou shalt bring Heavier Trials on me, give me more Grace, flood me with the Fullness of Thy Strength and Consolation. . . Amen.<:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:-><:->
God of all Compassion, whose will is that none should perish in their Sins but that all should come to Repentance; Have Mercy upon the millions who have never heard of the Saving Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, or who, having heard, have failed to respond to the Gospel.
Turn the tide of evil in our Land and in Lands across the World, that unbelief and ignorance of Your Word and Will may be Transformed, and that men and women, Loving You above all else, may learn to Love Each Other.
Purge from Your World the Hatred and Inhumanity, the Contempt and the Violence. . .
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