Getting The Most Out Of Your Marriage

I always thought I wantedto be married butni didn't know how hard it is. For two years, I thought about divorce every single day. No joke.

However, I grew up and gave my marriage and husband to God. I can honestly say, we are in such a better place and the future is bright for us.

And I am always on the lookout for encouragement on how to strengthen my marriage and no one can do it any better than Joyce.

Marriage is a lifetime of hard work and little devotional's like this one could mean the make all the difference in the world.

God Bless.

Getting the Most Out of Your Marriage

by Joyce Meyer -

Do to others as you would have them do to you. —Luke 6:31 NIV

I wonder how many millions of people think, I just don’t feel the way I once did about my spouse. I wish I still felt excited about our marriage—that the romantic feelings would come back. This is when we need to remember: wishing does not do any good; only action changes things. If you don’t feel you are getting anything out of your marriage, perhaps you are not putting enough into it.

We usually give our spouses the unfair and unrealistic responsibility of making us happy rather than being grateful for them and choosing to make them happy. In the process, selfishness causes both of you to be unhappy. But you can change that! If you want your marriage or any other relationship to improve, just start being grateful for that person and try to bless them every chance you get. Prayer of Thanks: Father, thank You for my spouse and for their unique gifts and abilities. Help me to appreciate them and focus on their strengths. Today, I choose to be a blessing and let You take care of everything else.

From the book The Power of Being Thankful by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2014 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Waiting On God

I cringe just reading the title. I am not very good at the waiting game. In fact, I hate it and do whatever I can to avoid waiting on anything.

I know, I know, people say waiting can be good for you and blah, blah, blah but my personality puts up a grand of a fight when I am told I have to wait even to pay for a bag of chips.

But the spiritual side of me knows that sometimes I am called to wait until God tells me to move and unfortunately, God's way's usually turn out for the best.

And there are times I need encouragement to hang in there, you know, to fight the good fight; and this little devotional is just what we all need to keep going for we must remember,  the waiting season will have an ending in God's timing.

God Bless.

Waiting on God

Have you ever noticed that God is not in a hurry? It took forty years for Moses to receive his commission to lead the people out of Egypt. It took seventeen years of preparation before Joseph was delivered from slavery and imprisonment. It took twenty years before Jacob was released from Laban's control. Abraham and Sarah were in their old age when they finally received the son of promise, Isaac. So why isn't God in a hurry? God called each of these servants to accomplish a certain task in his Kingdom, yet he was in no hurry to bring their mission into fulfillment.

First, he accomplished what he wanted in them. We are often more focused on outcome than the process that he is accomplishing in our lives each day. When we experience his presence daily, one day we wake up and realize that God has done something special in and through our lives. However, the accomplishment is no longer what excites us. Instead, what excites us is knowing him. Through those times, we become more acquainted with his love, grace, and power in our lives. When this happens, we are no longer focused on the outcome because the outcome is a result of our walk with him. It is not the goal of our walk, but the by-product. Hence, when Joseph came to power in Egypt, he probably couldn't have cared less. He had come to a place of complete surrender so that he was not anxious about tomorrow or his circumstances.

This is the lesson for us. We must wait for God's timing and embrace wherever we are in the process. When we find contentment in that place, we begin to experience God in ways we never thought possible.

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Emmaus Road

What would you do if you were the disciples who was walking on Emmanus Road?

Me personally, I would have be freaking out and probably wouldn't have heard a word Jesus said.

Don't judge me. If it weren't for these two disciples who had kept their wits about them, we would miss an important part of history and the meaning in the words Jesus was trying to convey.

The problem we have today, are we truly seeing truth and getting the meaning behind the experience.that took place on Emmaus Road.

God Bless.

Emmaus Road: Walking Enlightened

Scripture Reading: Luke 24:25-27 Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. - Luke 24:27

Two disciples trudge home to Emmaus. As they walk, they discuss together the events of the past few days. They wonder what might have happened if Jesus had not died. Suddenly Jesus joins them out of nowhere. He blesses them with his presence, and yet for some reason they’re kept from recognizing him. The resurrected Jesus listens to their story as he walks along with them. Then he enlightens them, explaining what the Scriptures have said about him. He probably explained how the exodus from Egypt pointed to redemption from sin’s slavery and how the many prophets pointed to the Messiah. He likely explained many things that would have opened their eyes to see that the Messiah himself was walking with them. They needed ears to hear, divine interpretation to help them understand, and God-given faith. They still didn’t recognize him—but they soon would. No one can discover the Savior by themselves; he reveals himself to us. Faith is God’s gift, enabling us to understand the Scriptures, which tell the story of our salvation. So let’s learn all we can from this Word, trusting he will enlighten us as he did our friends on the Emmaus Road. Then we too can recognize our Savior walking with us. Prayer: Teach us, O Lord, how to walk our road in life. Forgive our failure to see you, hear you, and learn of you. Give us faith to live for you, we pray. In your name, Amen.

Norman F. Brown https://today.reframemedia.com/devotionals/emmaus-road-walking-enlightened#noredirect

Our True Home

I love the song, This world is not my home. I am just pass I just passing through.


Maybe it is time we all started to get heaven minded and leave this world behind for it is not our true home. Thank God!

Our new motto from this day forward is I'm just a passing through. Get on the heaven train. All are welcome.

God Bless.

Our True Home
I am a child of God.
Once when I was really concerned about my own spiritual condition, I asked God to make heaven more real to me. I believe heaven is the home of every child of God.
I have never met a child who did not have a rather clear idea about his own home. A child might not know the street outside, but he knows his own home. I think one of the marks of us, as God’s children, is that we feel at home in relationship to heaven. This earth is beautiful; this life is exciting. But this world is not our final resting place.
The great saints of God were looking ahead, out of time and into eternity, and they had some glimpses of what was to come. Physical death was not going to be a jump into the unknown. They had some clear revelation of what they could expect. I am looking forward to the temple. I am looking forward to the angels. And I am looking forward to the four living creatures. There is so much that I am looking forward to. I think that the sea of glass mingled with crystal is going to be very exciting. (See, for example, Revelation 3:5; 4:6–8; 7:15.) There will be no dull moments in heaven.
Thank You, Jesus, that You have redeemed us. I proclaim that heaven is the home of every child of God—and that includes me, because I am a child of God. Amen. 

Sing A New Song

There is nothing better than when a song gets deep down in your soul and you sing it over and over for days.

But in this little devotional, Joyce sends out a challenge that maybe when you doing a new song, it shouldn't just be about what you're singing but in fact, the song God is looking and waiting on is for us to get an attitude adjustment. 

Life is all about attitude and how you handle it. May we always be willing to have a willingness to learn a new song in the good and in the bad.

God Bless.

Sing a New Song

by Joyce Meyer

O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have wrought salvation for Him. 
—Psalm 98:1
Your thought life is directly related to your attitude. In other words, what you think secretly in your heart is expressed in your words, facial expressions, and attitude. Would you rather be around people who have rotten attitudes or people with humble attitudes, thankful attitudes, positive attitudes, and responsible attitudes?
Take an attitude inventory. If your attitude was a song, would it be “Make the World Go Away,” “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “I Did It My Way,” or “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning”?
Fresh, new ways of thinking will produce a fresh, new attitude, and that will enable you to sing the Lord a new song.
Power Thought: I will sing to the Lord a new song, for He is doing marvelous things in my life!

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From the book the book Power Thoughts Devotional by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2013 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Pray Persistently

Weakness alert! Did someone mention the word prayer and persistently?

For me, this doesn't seem to fit who I am or what I do because the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Someday I hope to get my spirit and flesh to work together and maybe prayer can be the start of a beautiful friendship between the two.

I am encouraged by the words of this little devotional and may I spread the wealth by sharing it's contents.

God Bless.

PRAY PERSISTENTLY

Persistent prayer takes faithfulness and patience, especially because we're usually praying about things in our lives that are slow to change. If you're knocking on the doors of heaven now, in anticipation of God answering a real request in your life, be assured that He hears you. God knows your need, and He cares. When the answer to our heartfelt plea is slow in coming we must persevere.

Persistent prayer means praying through our doubt, praying through our fears, and refusing to give up. So many times we pray for certain things to happen, when God has a better plan in mind. And so we keep knocking until we receive the direction we need. Scripture says that God will reward in heaven those who are faithful to pray here on earth, because it is these devoted people who have the greatest eternal impact. Praying believers change the destinies of men and women and even the histories of nations.

I firmly believe that when we get to heaven, we'll see countless rewards given to people who never preached from a platform, who were never identified as great leaders, but who prayed faithfully, without fail. Have you ever "given up" on a prayer request thinking that God won't answer? Let me remind you today of the qualities of our awesome God: He is patient, long-suffering, and all-knowing. Will you trust Him today with a long-term prayer request? Will you commit to praying persistently about what's on your heart until you hear from God?

-Author Unknown

Facing Temptation

All the time! Temptation seems to be getting harder and harder to avoid as this world gets crazier and crazier.

The funny thing about temptation is it knows where to strike the perfect blow and for me, the hardest is where my family is concerned.

Keeping my head up above water can, and is a full time job without the pay check. 

Yet, when I conquer and keep my temptation in check, the feeling of victory is above and beyond what I could think or imagine.

So yeah, my goal in life is to fight temptation with a attitude of bringing it down no matter what.

God Bless. 

Facing Temptation

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve

- Matthew 4:10

It is striking that Jesus, who later asserts that he could call down twelve legions of angels to assist him at any time, chooses to face the temptations of the devil in the wilderness with nothing but the Word of God -- which is the same, and only, weapon that we have against Satan's temptations, as well.

It is as if Jesus is showing us just how powerful, just how effective, God's Word is in the midst of spiritual battle, so that we will trust it's strength for our own struggles. Jesus three times faces Satan's three temptations by quoting the Bible. What other tool could we hope for than the very one Jesus himself wielded in times of personal temptation?

But these verses do not just magically appear to our minds in the moment that we need them. We must be reading, memorizing, listening to, absorbing God's Word in every way we possible can. We must be people of the Book, Bible-steeped soldiers in the kingdom of Christ.

Jesus knew the right answer, from God's Word, at the right time for the right temptation; we must strive to know and do the same. It is only then that we will be able to, with authority and conviction, repel the approaches of Satan effectively.

 http://www.baptistbiblehour.org/resources/devotional/facing-temptation-4/

Keep Your Peace

When I read this little devotional, I couldn't help but think is she crazy?

This is an almost impossible goal to achieve in this day and age. Or at least this is my thinking and I know my thinking can be clouded by my circumstances

I want more than anything to be God minded and not world minded and if the word of God says I can have peace that passes all understanding, than let it be so.

God Bless.

Keep Your Peace

by Joyce Meyer - posted June 21, 2017

And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always]. —Colossians 3:15 When you do feel you need to say no, you don’t have to give a reason why. So often people want us to justify our decisions, and we really don’t need to do that. I try to be led by God’s Spirit—or another way of saying it is I try to be led by my heart—and sometimes I don’t even fully understand why I don’t feel something isn’t right for me. But I have learned if I do feel that way, I am not going to go against my own conscience in order to have everyone be happy with me.

I often say, “I just don’t have peace about it,” or “I don’t feel right about it,” or even a plain old “I don’t want to” is sufficient. There is nothing wrong with giving a reason if you have one, but I think we go overboard trying to explain ourselves sometimes. Follow your heart and keep your peace. Say no when you need to and yes when you should. Lord, make me more sensitive to the peace that comes when You are ruling in my heart. May I be quick to follow Your peace and leading in everything I do. Amen.

From the book The Confident Woman Devotional: 365 Daily Devotions by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2011 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Seeing Through God's Eyes

I can honestly say, I want to see things through God's eyes everyday. And if I want to make that happen, well, I have to make this goal a priority.

I can't help but wonder if and when I do begin how will that change my view of seeing the world.

Hopefully different and with more compassion sugared with love and patience.

For the Lord, He is longsuffering, loving, kind,  and wants everyone to come into a relationship with Him.

So yeah, I have a long way to go with this goal but thankfully I know a big God who will lovingly lend me a hand.

God Bless.

Seeing Through God's Eyes

How would you respond if you heard something bad happened to someone who had been trying to cut off your head for several years? King Saul had been seeking to kill David for many years before Saul was thrust into battle against the Amalekites. In this final battle, a sword killed Saul. When the news reached David, instead of rejoicing that his enemy was no longer a problem for him, he responded in a totally different manner. He mourned. Imagine that—he mourned for the one who sought to kill him. This is a sign of one who can look past an individual who is the source of pain and consider how God views him. God looks on that individual and sees his needs and knows why he responds the way he does.

When we begin to see people as God does, we'll no longer look at them as enemies, but as souls in need of grace. This is how Jesus could give of his life for us. He saw our great need, not what we did to him. When someone wrongs you, do you seek to retaliate, or do you pray to understand the need behind the offender's actions? For several years, a person was a source of constant pain and retaliation toward me. There was nothing I could do to change it. God allowed me to go beyond the person's actions to understand what was the source of his need. When I gained that understanding, God gave me a picture of this person inside a prison cell and in bondage. This bondage made him respond to life in this way. I could pray for him and genuinely love him in spite of the fact that he persecuted me. This is the kind of love

Jesus wants us to have when he tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who spitefully use us. God does a special work of grace in those who go beyond the realm of normal response to persecution, bringing us to a level of grace we never thought possible.

-Author Unknown

Repent And Recieve The Glory

There is nothing I want more than to see the Glory of God manifest in my life and in others.

Some may say I am crazy but I assure you, I am not.

This is my heart's desire and I intend to see it come to pass and if repentance is the first step in making the Glory appear in my life, so be it.

However, I surely can not be the only one but if I am, then maybe after reading this little devotional, you will be hit by the Glory bug too.

God Bless.

Repent—And Receive the Glory!

by Kenneth Copeland

“[Moses said to the Lord], Show me thy glory. And [God answered him saying], I will make all my goodness pass before thee.” Exodus 33:18-19 Good overwhelms evil—and God’s goodness and glory are one and the same. That’s why God made all His goodness pass in front of Moses. It was the glory Moses was wanting to see. If you’ll read the entire passage in Exodus 33, you’ll also find that God told Moses He would have to hide him from that glory, because if he saw God’s face, he would die. Why?

Because as an un-born-again man, Moses had sin in him. His heart had never been born again. Sin is darkness. God doesn’t have to try to kill darkness. He doesn’t have to lift His mighty right arm and bash it in the head. When God walks on the scene and His goodness is released in its full force, it is so powerful, it just blasts evil into nothingness. That’s the reason God and man had to be separated after the Fall. He had to protect man from the power of His glory. But I want you to know, God isn’t separated from us any longer. He is dwelling inside our reborn, human spirits—and, in these last days, He will break forth and overflow from there to touch once again the flesh of men. The Holy Ghost on flesh! Think about that. The flesh is the domain the devil thought he had locked up for himself. He’s dominated that area for thousands of years and because of it, we’ve had to learn how to walk by faith and not by sight or by manifestations of the flesh. We’ve had to learn how to ignore the flesh and control it, walking by faith in Almighty God’s Word. But the time at hand is one in which God will start affecting people’s flesh. You’ll still have to walk by faith, but you need to be prepared for physical manifestations. Because when this fire of God’s glory starts affecting the flesh, some people won’t know whether to run or hide, or jump and shout. They’ll quickly realize that you just can’t play around with this glory. It is sure power. It is the kind of power that forces sickness and disease to disappear from human bodies. It’s the kind of power that makes the devil pack his bag and flee! It’s the kind of power that will bring in the end-time harvest, and God is ready to pour it out in fullness. That’s the reason He is calling on us to get the sin out of our lives. That’s why He is saying, Repent, so I can manifest the glory!

If He pours out the fullness of that glory and you’re hanging on to sin, it will destroy your flesh. So get the sin out! Cleanse the temple! The fire of God wants to come forth! Speak the Word “The Lord shows me His glory. He makes all of His goodness pass before me.” —Exodus 33:18-19

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More Than A Goose Bump

Goose Bumps are a feeling like no other. They can come at unexpected times and don't really need an invitation to show up.

But realistically, we can't live by them. If we did, our lives would be in so much trouble. My guess more than what it's already is.

But thank heavens we have something far better guiding our lives. In fact, He is in the job of saving lives and cleaning up messes.

Let us seek Him out today and leave the goose bumps behind.

God Bless.

More Than a Goose Bump

by Kenneth Copeland

“Glory and honour are in his [God’s] presence; strength and gladness are in his place.” 1 Chronicles 16:27 The signs of the times are all around us. It’s time for the outpouring of the glory of God. Both in the natural and in the spirit realm, you can sense the pulse beat of it growing more and more rapid.

Things are happening. Prophecies are being fulfilled. We are seeing events the prophets of old longed to see. We need to get our spiritual antennas up. We need to wake up and expect the glory of God! When I say expect the glory of God, most Christians will nod their heads and say, “Yes, amen, Brother Copeland.”

But they won’t have any idea what I’m talking about. To them, God’s glory is just a vague, religious term. Or some kind of spiritual thrill that leaves them with goose bumps every now and then. Listen, the glory of God isn’t a goose bump. It’s much more vast and powerful than that. And before we can truly begin to expect it, we must know what it is.

First Chronicles says glory and honor are in God’s presence. However, the word glory in the English language is really kind of pitiful. It can mean splendor, but also it can refer to boasting and pride. Those things have nothing to do with the glory of God. The Hebrew words translated glory mean “desire, adornment, honor, beauty, majesty, cleanliness, purity, preciousness, rarity, weight and heaviness.” So when you say God is glorious, you’re really saying that God is a heavyweight—heavy with everything good. He is heavy in prosperity. Heavy in healing. Heavy in deliverance. Heavy in salvation. Hallelujah!

If you need to be saved from anything, God is heavy enough to do it! What we’re talking about here is living in the heavy weight of God’s goodness, desire, adornment, honor, beauty, majesty, cleanliness, purity, preciousness and rarity. When you walk in glory, you literally walk in God Himself! Of course, that power is going to break through to the natural realm more and more, and you’re going to see physical manifestations of God’s presence. Just keep standing in grace by faith expecting the glory of God. Who knows, you may even get some goose bumps. Speak the Word “In the presence of God there are glory and honor and strength and gladness.” —1 Chronicles 16:27

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Building God's Dreams

What is your dreams? Are they bigger than mine? Maybe. I can dream and have dreamed pretty big.

Yet there are still times I feel like I am not dreaming big enough. Maybe that is because I haven't gotten a hold of God's dream for my life and this is something I need to nip in the bud now.

I know I dream larger than life things, I am  just missing the most important thing, a God who can do.above and beyond What I could ask or imagine.

God Bless.

Building God’s Dreams

by Kenneth Copeland

“Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.” Deuteronomy 28:6 People always talk about building their “dream home.” But did you know that you can begin to build dreams out of God’s Word? A good foundation for them is Deuteronomy 28. I can tell you from experience, it is good dream-building material. God intended for man to be a dreamer. He built into us the capacity to do it. But He didn’t intend for us to be limited by natural thoughts and circumstances.

He meant for us to dream beyond them. That’s what Abraham did. He locked in to God’s dream—and it was bigger than anything he could have thought on his own. It will be that way for you too. God’s dream for you is bigger than your dream for yourself. It is exceedingly, abundantly beyond all you can ask or think! (See Ephesians 3:20.) Once you get that dream inside you, things will begin to change. No, all your problems won’t disappear overnight any more than mine did. But you’ll respond to them differently. When they rise up in front of you and threaten to defeat you, God’s dream will stir in your heart. You’ll start saying, “Wait just a minute. I’m the head, not the tail. I’m blessed, not cursed. I don’t have to tolerate this situation. I happen to be a child of the King, Himself. He sets my table in the presence of my enemies. No weapon formed against me can prosper!” (See Deuteronomy 28:13; Psalm 23:5; Isaiah 54:17.) Building your dream home is great! But building God’s dreams inside of you, and then seeing those dreams come to pass is glorious! Speak the Word “I am blessed when I come in and blessed when I go out.” —Deuteronomy 28:6

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Who Killed Jesus

Thus little devotional gives another insight I to who killed Jesus.

I must admit I always thought the Jews did just that by calling out for Him to be crucified and I had been taught my sins kept Jesus nailed to the cross.

However, I never would have guessed or thought of what is being suggested in the devotional.

When you really think about what is being said, you want to take a moment and mull it over and chew on the words being presented.

This has changed my whole way of thinking and my hope is that whoever may read this will come to the same conclusion, He's not mad and He was just doing what the Father told Him.

In fact, I can hear God say, "I love it when a plan comes together."

God Bless.

Who Killed Jesus?

#SolidJoy

http://solidjoys.desiringgod.org/en/devotionals/who-killed-jesus

Loving The Unseen Savior

Isn't it amazing how all the religions of this world worships an unseen savior?

But the only religion I should be focused on is the one true religion with the only Savior who has risen from the dead and is coming back some day.

If you don't believe me than maybe the word's in this little devotional will help set the record straight.

God Bless.

Loving the Unseen Savior

Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him. - 1 Peter 1:8

How amazing it would have been to have personally seen Jesus in action, walking on water, healing people, or raising people from death. And how astonishing to meet the resurrected Jesus outside his empty tomb! But today, 2,000 years later, all we have are the Bible’s collection of testimonies. And yet these are sufficient. Indeed, Peter commends all who believe without having met the resurrected Jesus in person. So we must accept as true what the gospel writers and others have reported. “Well done!” Peter commends his readers, not only for believing in Jesus but also for loving him! If you’ve ever spent time away from loved ones, you know the pain of missing them. Technology narrows the gap, but it hardly lessens the longing for their presence. Having spent many months away from home in the navy, I’ve experienced what it means to miss my loved ones. But I’ve never known Jesus’ physical presence. In many a dark time I have longed for his loving touch.

But for that we must wait. This is why Peter, one of Jesus’ closest friends, commends his readers—you and me. We love our Savior, despite the fact that we have not seen him or touched him or heard him speak. Do you have that intimate love for your Savior? Prayer: If only, Lord Jesus, we could see your face and feel your touch. It’s enough, though, that your Spirit assures us you are with us until that day when we will see you. Amen.

Norman F. Brown https://today.reframemedia.com/devotionals/loving-the-unseen-savior#noredirect

Trust The Great Physician

Who likes doctors? A show of hands please.

I will not be one raising their hand' s today. I hate doctors. Maybe it is because I have seen way too many of them in my lifetime.

The only doctor I want to trust and become depended on is the Great Physician.

He can and will cure all who ask and will seek Him out. I got one, am more incline to make an appointment with Him than get stuck with one that works with dead people all day or somewhat close to death.

God Bless.

Trust the Great Physician

by Gloria Copeland

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them [the Words of God] not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.... Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:20-21, 23

There is a medicine so powerful it can cure every sickness and disease known to man. It has no dangerous side effects. It is safe even in massive doses. And when taken daily according to directions, it can prevent illness altogether and keep you in vibrant health. Does that sound too good to be true? It’s not. I can testify to you by the Word of God and by my own experience that such a supernatural medicine exists.

Even more importantly, it is available to you every moment of every day. You don’t have to call your doctor to get it. You don’t even have to drive to the pharmacy. All you have to do is reach for your Bible, open it to Proverbs 4:20-24 and follow the instructions there. As simple as they might sound, those five verses contain the supernatural prescription to divine health. It’s a powerful prescription that will work for anyone who will put it to work. If you have received healing by the laying on of hands, following this prescription will help you maintain that healing. If you have believed for healing, but are experiencing lingering symptoms, it will help you stand strong until you are completely symptom free. And if you are healthy now, it will help you stay that way—not just for a day or a week, but for the rest of your life! These five verses teach you to keep your attention trained on the Word of God—not on lingering symptoms. Be like Abraham who “considered not his own body” (Romans 4:19). Instead of focusing on your circumstances, focus on what God has said to you. Develop an inner image of yourself with your healing fully manifest. See yourself well. See yourself whole. See yourself healed in every way.

Since what you keep before your eyes and in your ears determines what you will believe in your heart and what you will act on, make the Word your No. 1 priority. Keep taking God’s medicine as directed and trust the Great Physician to do His wonderful healing work in you! Speak the Word “I attend to God’s Word, and incline my ear to His sayings. I will not let His Word depart from my eyes. I will keep it in the midst of my heart. I keep my heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life.” —Proverbs 4:20-21, 23

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Love Of Another Kind

We all need love and we don't need it from a far off galaxy.

We need to feel love where we are at and by someone who gets's us and still won't run away.

We need unconditional love. There are times we come close to it but yet earthly love still falls short.

Thank the heavens there is one kind of love that meets every criteria we can come up with and the best part is, it's free for the taking. All we have to do is say, "yes Lord, here I am."

God Bless.

Love of Another Kind

The love of God has no starting point. God is eternal, operates above space and time, and is love (1 John 4:8).

Put all this together and there is only one reasonable conclusion you can come to: God has always loved you, even before you got here. Sometimes songwriters and poets claim to have loved a romantic partner before time began or before they even met. That’s nice in theory, but when it comes to human relationships, it’s simply not true. We don’t love something before we meet the person.

Feelings of love have a beginning and develop over time. With God, however, He did indeed love you before you knew about Him. You weren’t even a twinkle in your parents’ eyes and God already loved you. God’s love for us existed before we got here, and it’s going to exist long after we exit. God’s love is eternal. When it comes to God, there are no limits to His love. You can’t put any parameters around the love of God. The apostle Paul put it beautifully when he said, “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” (Eph. 3:17-19). The love of God simply cannot be measured.

But we sometimes think that because God loves all seven billion of us, He doesn’t love each of us individually and personally. Not only would my kids ask me how much I loved them, but they would also ask, “Dad, am I your favorite?” It was their way of seeing if I were the kind of dad who loved his kids as an amorphous group or loved each one of them as a unique individual. Now, I know I shouldn’t have done this, but I would always tell each kid (privately, of course) that he or she was my favorite but not to tell the others—that it was just between us. And, again, they would giggle and run off, happy as a bird with a french fry. God’s love for you is personal. You are His favorite. He doesn’t love you because you are a member of the human race. He loves you as a unique individual whom no one else on the planet is exactly like. Saint Augustine said, “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”

God wants you to know that He loves you, that you are His favorite even though He has billions and billions of favorites, and that He is enamored with you. God’s love is for all humankind—and for each kind of human.

-Author Unknown

Sitting On The Edge Of His Seat

Maybe as Christians we stop saying Jesus is coming and start acting like He is, because He is.

We can start by living everyday as if we expected to see Him pop through those clouds any moment, brcause He could.

The only thing holding Him back is the Father, and sometimes I wish He wouldn't, because I'm ready to get out of crazy town  I call earth.

But I am also thankful He hasn't because I know there is so much more.work to.do.
I can start the work by showing people I am sitting at the edge of my seat looking for the day my Savior returns.

God Bless

Sitting on the Edge of His Seat

by Kenneth Copeland

“And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.” Acts 2:19-20

All my adult life Mama used to say, “Kenneth, Jesus is coming this year.” I would say, “Is that right, Mama?” “Yes,” she’d say, “He’s coming this year. And you had better get yourself straightened out!” Even though Jesus didn’t come when Mama said, she was right—Jesus is coming! I don’t know if it’s this year. I don’t know if it’s next year. I don’t know if it’s next week. But I do know He’s coming and it’s a whole lot sooner than most people really think. Just take a good look around you. It doesn’t matter where on this planet you live—there is more glory, more outpouring, more preaching, more Word, more believers, and even more hell on this earth than there has ever been before.

It’s nothing like mankind has ever seen. You and I are now living and operating in a whole new time frame. When we made Jesus the Lord of our lives, we moved over into His time schedule and He came into ours. But what I really want you to grasp is that Jesus’ time frame and the world’s time frame do not function the same. Oh, we’re in the same space as the rest of the world, but we’re not functioning on the same schedule.

From the very beginning, God has given us the time frame in which He will work with mankind. It is a seven-day time frame—and a day is as a thousand years. For example, we see in Genesis that God created the earth in six days, and rested on the seventh. Then He gave mankind a 6,000-year lease on the earth. Jesus was born 4,000 years into that time frame—or on the fourth day. For all practical purposes, 2,000 years have come and gone since Jesus’ birth and ministry—which is 6,000 years since Adam was created. Where does that put us on our spiritual clock? We have entered that little sliver of time between Adam’s lease on earth—and Satan’s dominion in this earth as a consequence of Adam’s Fall—and the period of time we read about in Acts 2:19-20. You and I are being squeezed between 6,000 years of time behind us and another 1,000 years ahead of us. The 1,000 years facing us is the millennial reign of Jesus of Nazareth, which is the first time in human existence since the Fall of Adam that humanity will be totally and completely out of contact with Satan. I’m telling you, Jesus is coming!

He’s about to arise from His heavenly throne and return to earth. He may not have stood up yet, but I guarantee you He is out on the edge of His seat! Speak the Word “The day of the Lord is coming soon. He will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath. I prepare myself for that great and notable day.“ —Acts 2:19-20 Need prayer? Call 817-852-6000.

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For Ever Since The World Was Created

I never really stopped to.think about the call nature play's in the scheme of God's plan.

Sure, I like to be outside, without the bugs of course, and I love to camp, and I've read Genesis so much over the years, I felt like I had a handle on nature.

It want until I came across this little.devotional where I got s good dose of reality and stopped to think about where nature fell on God's list of prorities.

I must admit, it's pretty high up there after all, the bible does tell us the rocks will cry out if we don't get our act together.

And I, for one, am not settling for second place when I was called to subdue the earth. 

God Bless.

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. (NLT) -Romans 1:20

Nature in all its splendor is beautiful. The power of water carving out the Grand Canyon, the vast and countless varieties of birds, the never-ending tide of the ocean, or the beauty of a sunset, each is glorious. They were all created to serve a purpose to point out Gods eternal power. We can look around us and see God. Its important to not get caught up in the creation and miss out on the Creator. When you hear the birds chirp today think of it as a song of praise to God and say thank you.

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Shut The Doors, Keep Out The People

There is no better wisdom than in the words of this title.

Okay, maybe I get sick of people and their stupidity but that is no reason to lock the world out.

But more importantly, when I lock my worship up and do the same things over and over not really appreciating everything God has done and will do in my life or if I am not willing to share it or the hope that is within me than there is no better place for me than locked behind the door wasting away.

God and all that He is was meant to fill the earth and become the very heartbeat of this dying world. And if we are not doing our part, well...judgement day won't rank up there as being one of our better day's.

So let the worshippers arise...and the son's and the daughter's sing!

God Bless.

Shut the Doors, Keep Out the People

Scripture Reading: Malachi 1:10-14 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! - Malachi 1:10

How horrible that God wanted his own temple doors closed! This is one of the strongest biblical warnings about worship. If our worship isn’t ­really about loving and honoring God, it won’t do any good to go through the motions. The Israelites thought their worship was about God. They came to the temple to win God’s favor and seek God’s help—wasn’t that all about God? Many people of many religions, including many Christians, approach worship the same way. Often they are very concerned about the manner of worship. “We have to get this right,” they think, “or God will be upset with us, won’t answer our prayers, and might bring bad things upon us.” Unfortunately they don’t realize their thinking and their efforts are not really about God. If we worship that way, it is really about us—what we can get for ourselves from God. God, of course, sees through to our selfish motives.

He knows that such worship is not worship at all; it’s only an attempt to manipulate him. When God says that his “name is to be feared among the nations,” he wants us to be awestruck by his love for us—so awestruck that we cannot help praising him. That’s the kind of fear—that is, awe, wonder, and amazement at God’s great love—that should engage our worship. Prayer: Dear Jesus, we are your temple. We are humbled that you would love us so much to save us and to honor us with the constant presence of your Spirit. We stand in awe of you! Amen. Scott DeVries

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Don't Let Excitement Of Youth

This little devotional is the bomb dignity and jammed packed with truth.

Let us read it carefully, purposefully, and with regards to living it out. We can't afford to wait!

God Bless.

Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, "Life is not pleasant anymore." (NLT) -Ecclesiastes 12:1

We get to experience a lot of first time experiences in our younger days, such as first time riding a bike or driving a car. Yet over time, those firsts aren't as exciting and they become lackluster. We become less enthusiastic about life as time passes. A relationship with God is so valuable that we shouldn't put it off until later. A relationship with God enhances our firsts because we get to experience it with Him and He changes the way we perceive life. Whether you will be experiencing a first today or not, don't forget about your Creator and spend some time with Him.

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Win Approval

Who doesn't want to be like by everyone. I know I don't but I am also no fool and know this just isn't going to happen in this lifetime...bur I can still dream and dream I shall.

However, the big girl in me knows the only approval I need is God's. And the best part is I don't have to work at it to gain His approval. I already have the approval I seek through Jesus' sacrifice!

Now, the only job I have is to believe it and final well.on my way.

God Bless.

Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant. (NLT) -Galatians 1:10 Anyone else a people pleaser? We twist the truth and believe God is pleased with us when we please other people. In reality, God loves us no matter what we do. Anything else is called conditional love. God loves us unconditionally, even when we don't do the right thing. This doesn't mean we walk around sinning because we know God still loves us. If we are seeking acceptance from people rather than God, is that where we want to place our self-worth? Be on the lookout today to notice if you seek acceptance apart from God. If so, how can you change this?

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God's Messsge

Do you know what God's message is?

If not, this little devotional will help give some insights to everything you need to know about what God has been and will always say as long as there is an earth.

Believe you me, it's a good message and once you get a hold of it and what it can do for your life,  then you can't help but share it.

God Bless.

God’s Message

Scripture Reading: Malachi 1:1-2a A prophecy: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi. “I have loved you,” says the Lord. - Malachi 1:1-2a

The name Malachi means “my messenger.” God has a message for his people, and he wants to make sure they take it seriously from the start. This is a prophecy , God says; this is my word through my messenger . God even uses his covenant name, which in the Hebrew text is YHWH ( Yahweh ).

In English we often render it as “the Lord” (with small capital letters). This is the name God used to describe himself when he made a covenant with his people through Moses (see Ex. 3:10-20). Then, in the message through Malachi, God adds again, “says the Lord,” making clear that this is important. So what is this important message that God makes such a big deal of? Very simply, it is “I have loved you.” God’s love is the most important message of the entire Bible, and God’s love is the central message of Malachi. God loves us.

Throughout the rest of the book God’s people ask him a lot of questions. And behind each one they are wondering, “How have you loved us?” God always has an answer, and he has never once let his love slip, not even for a moment. God loves you, even if you aren’t sure that he does. Even if you don’t really know him yet. Even if you know him but have been resisting him or living in rebellion against him. He still loves you, and he very much wants you to know that. Prayer: Dear Lord, you love me. It sounds almost too good to be true. But you say it clearly. Thank you. I love you too and want to learn to love you better. Amen.

Scott DeVries https://today.reframemedia.com/devotionals/gods-message#noredirect