A Great Building

Something to think about. 

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Today's Quotation:

A great building will never stand if you neglect the small bricks.

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Today's Meditation:

If we look at ourselves as buildings--created over time... brick by brick... stone by stone... using any number of elements and pieces such as wood, concrete, and nails, or beams and joists--we see that the end result is a direct reflection of how much time and effort we put forth. It takes great patience to build a strong and aesthetically pleasing structure. It takes careful consideration of everything that goes into the design, planning, and construction--with special concern for each minor detail--to build the best possible version of ourselves.

To build ourselves up well, we must have patience. And if we are someone who likes things to be done quickly, this might not be an easy task. How often have we drove by a construction site and wondered why it is taking so long to complete? There is a reason that good construction takes time and patience, and we should not try to rush ourselves in life either.

Take the time to reflect upon your experiences each day--the conversations you had, the tasks you accomplished, what you gained and what you gave back, the relationships you created, the lessons you learned, the knowledge or wisdom you acquired. Growth is achieved slowly, brick by brick. And when it comes to the final product--our very character depends upon each and every piece... even "the small bricks."

Today's Challenge: Take time tonight to reflect upon the experiences of the day and how they may help you grow.

Questions to consider:

What are some small bricks that have helped you to define yourself better?

How can we develop our patience to make it stronger?

Is patience one of the strongest virtues of our society or culture?

For further thought:

Life is a building. It rises slowly, day by day throughout the years. Every new lesson we learn lays a block on the edifice, which is rising silently within us. Every experience, every touch of another life on ours, every influence that impresses us, every book we read, every conversation we hear, every act of our commonest days, adds something to the invisible building.

James R. Miller

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Grace For Every Need

Throwing this out there.

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Grace for Every Need

Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant.

Psalm 86:16

Future grace is the constant plea of the praying psalmists. They pray for it again and again to meet every need. They give us a beautiful model of daily dependence on future grace for every exigency.

They cry out for grace when they need help: “Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!” (Psalm 30:10).

When they are weak: “Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant” (Psalm 86:16).

When they need healing: “Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord” (Psalm 6:2).

When they are afflicted by enemies: “Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me” (Psalm 9:13).

When they are lonely: “Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted” (Psalm 25:16).

When they are grieving: “Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief” (Psalm 31:9).

When they have sinned: “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” (Psalm 41:4).

When they long for God’s name to be exalted among the nations: “God be gracious to us and bless us . . . that your way may be known on earth” (Psalm 67:1–2).

Unmistakably, prayer is the great link of faith between the soul of the saint and the promise of future grace. If ministry was meant by God to be sustained by prayer, then ministry was meant to be sustained by faith in future grace.

Excerpt from

Future Grace, page 296

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The Desires Of Your Heart

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The Desires of Your Heart

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this."

- Psalm 37:4-5, NIV

In the beginning, Adam was single. Increasingly he longed for a companion with whom he could share his life. He didn’t have to beg God or beat the bushes or spend every Saturday night in a singles bar. He just went to sleep in God’s will. I wonder if, as he drifted off to sleep, he was praying that God would somehow take away the strange ache in his heart and the loneliness he felt inside, especially when he had observed that every animal had a partner except himself. “So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man” (Gen. 2:21-22, NIV). In His wisdom, God knew exactly how to meet Adam’s emotional needs – by presenting Adam with a wife. And He knows how to meet your needs and satisfy your desires, too. So . . . commit your way to Him and trust Him!

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God's Immense Love

Just a little reminder that Jesus loves us.

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Understanding God’s Divine Plan

Truth...

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Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Faithfulness

He is so faithful, yet sometimes we don't believe it.

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Bible Word of the Day – FAITHFULNESS

The Dictionary meaning of the Word “FAITHFULNESS”

True to one’s word, promises and vows; reliable, trusted or believed.

Bible References on the word “FAITHFULNESS”

Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. Genesis 5:24

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. I Corinthians 9:24.

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Bible Word of the Day – ABANDON

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The Gift Of Listening

Some food for thought...

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The Gift of Listening

Scripture:

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Example:

If a friend or family member is sharing their struggles with you, instead of rushing to give advice, practice listening deeply, as James 1:19 teaches. Pray for wisdom and guidance in your response.

Reflection:

Listening is an act of love and patience. Jesus often listened before speaking, showing compassion and understanding.

Today, how can you be a better listener to those around you and to God’s voice in your life?

Take time to truly hear what others and God are saying before responding.

-Author Unknown