Not Just Another Baby

And now we come to the end of this extended devotional's about the birth of the most important person who was, who ever will be born.

The birth of the Savior, Himself.

God, how thankful I am that this child was born. I can not put into word's how this one child has motivated me to be a better person, to yearn to be live Him, and most of all, strive to be in a continuous stream of His presence where lives are changed.

I am beyond forever greatful for all the pervious players who played thier parts in bringing about this child in this world.

But their is no greater character than the babe, Himself, so let us make a committment to Him that in 2018 we will strive to know Him not just the babe in.the manger but the Man who can walk on water and heal blind, raise the dead, and is the soon coming King.

God Bless

Not Just Another Baby

Just another baby would not have been preceded by hundreds of prophecies about His birth, life, and, death. Just another baby would not have been conceived in the most miraculous way possible.

Just another baby would not have merited a birth announcement from the hosts of heaven.  Just another baby would not have inspired shepherds to leave behind their sheep to find Him. Just another baby would not have compelled wise men from the east to go on a quest to find Him. Just another baby would not have made Simeon’s lifelong wait worthwhile or brought praise to the lips of Anna.

Just another baby would not have become a man who gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, freedom to the possessed, life to the dead, and forgiveness to the guilty. Just another baby would not have become the Lamb of God who would willingly take away the sin of the world. No, He was not just another baby. He was, is, and always will be Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Activity: Read the nativity story in the Gospel of Luke (1:26-2:21).

-Chirstmas Advent Devotional

Worship Him

I have always wished the bible had expanded on several areas that were written.

Some of the stories are like a movie trailer to get you interested in the movie and the journey of the wisemen is no different.

I have so many question and no real answers and I am faced with the fact I am just going to have to wait until I get to heaven.

Sure, I can't wait to meet Jesus but I have a whole list of people to get to know and the wise men are on my top five priority.

But for now, I am stuck on this earth with unanswered questions so I need to do.the next best thing, and see the wisdom and follow the example that is laid out before me.

Ane that is how the wise men followed a star to so they could worship the King of Kings and I need to be more willing to worship Him in 2018 in any given situation even if I don't have all the answers or don't know the path I am heading but just the knowledge of the reward that lies before me should send me to the hills with a shout of praise.

God Bless.

"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh."(Matthew 2:10-11)

Matthew's account of the visit of the wise men at the time of Jesus' birth. The season is not over, it has just begun. Thinking about what Jesus' birth means is enough reason to worship Him. The wise men knew of His significance, they knew that He was the designated King and therefore they sought after Him until they found Him. We too should seek Him and worship Him first and foremost with our lives and our treasures.

-Author Unknown

Good News

Let's add those shepherds to the meet and and greet list. Can you imagine what it must have been like to be doing your everyday, boring day, and then all of a sudden, a boom and a wham an angel appears where your sitting.

I would say this isn't your average working day, but oh what a glorious sight to behold and I can't wait for the movie version! Hopefully, there will be some live tweeting going on so I can have my questions answered as I think of them.

But until then, I will read their story,  try not to be envious but do my part in trying to bring about His glorious kindgom here on earth.

God Bless.

Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8-15 The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” - Luke 2:10

For the shepherds watching over their sheep, it started off as a quiet night. Then suddenly an angel was standing in front of them! Of course they were terrified, but the angel said, “Do not be afraid.” Then the angel announced that he was bringing good news that would give all the people great joy. This was not just good news; it was life-changing good news. The Savior had been born, and he was going to deliver us out of all the trouble we were in. And how could the shepherds know who he was? The angel said, “You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Next, without any notice, an entire army of angels appeared, not coming to terrify the world but to surround them with praise about God’s plan for a peace-filled world. That’s the promise of Christmas: God’s peace, God’s invitation to the world to start over again. The invitation still stands: Come to Bethlehem. Come and be a part of something new: a new king, a new kingdom, a new way of life. And how do we become part of this new kingdom? By faith. By believing this story about this good news. For when we believe this story, we start over. In the words of Jesus, “You must be born again” (John 3:7). Come, Jesus says; you can have new life and become the children of God (John 1:12)!

Prayer: Lord Jesus, show us the way to your manger so that in seeing you, we may believe—and in believing have eternal life. Amen.

Thea Leunk

Pondering Mary

Mary is another one on my list of people to meet and chat as soon as I get to heaven.

Can yiu imagine what it must have been like for Mary to be carrying the Saviorof the world?

It must have been an amazing experience. I can't help but wonder if like me, Mary had just as many questions as I do and I and from reading the scriptures she did and unlike me, if I was in her situation, I would be shouting from the mountaintops.

But luckily for the world and the generations to come God saw it fit for me not to be the mother of King of King's.

So yet again, I will set back and pounder my question's and still be willing to praise Him through the good times and the bad all the while waiting for my chance to have a meet and greet with the mother of my Savior.

God Bless.

Scripture Reading: Luke 2:15-20 Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. - Luke 2:19

What did Mary ponder? Did she pinch herself, trying to grasp the truth that lying in front of her in a manger was the Son of God himself, the promised Messiah? Did she wonder how God could also be a real human baby boy? A baby that needed cuddling and attentive care? Mary surely realized that she was in the presence of a miracle. Thinking about what the shepherds had said, she probably thought back to the day nine months earlier when she too was visited by an angel. On that day she learned that she, a virgin, would become pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that the child in her womb would be the very Son of God. Almighty God, who is beyond space and time, chose to empty himself and to take on human flesh. Out of his great love for you and me, he came as a baby born to this mother that night in Bethlehem. There in the manger lay our Savior, who would surrender his own life for your sake and mine. The one whom Mary held and nursed, who could not even hold up his head and would need his diaper changed, was God in the flesh come to make us whole. One day this very real human being would choose to give his very real body over to be crucified. And Mary would be there to ponder that too. Will you ponder these things with Mary? Prayer: Child of Bethlehem, we are in awe at the miracle of your birth.

Thank you for living among us, as one of us. Amen.

Thea Leunk

Three Christmas Presents

Merry Christmas! Enjoy your day and be encouraged from this little devotional!

God Bless.

Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:7–8)

Ponder this remarkable situation with me. If the Son of God came to help you stop sinning — to destroy the works of the devil — and if he also came to die so that, when you do sin, there is a propitiation, a removal of God’s wrath, then what does this imply for living your life? Three things. And they are wonderful to have. I give them to you briefly as Christmas presents.

1. A Clear Purpose for Living It implies that you have a clear purpose for living. Negatively, it is simply this: don’t sin. “I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin” (1 John 2:1). “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). If you ask, “Can you give us that positively, instead of negatively?” the answer is: Yes, it’s all summed up in 1 John 3:23. It’s a great summary of what John’s whole letter requires. Notice the singular “commandment” — “And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.” These two things are so closely connected for John he calls them one commandment: believe Jesus and love others. That is your purpose. That is the sum of the Christian life. Trusting Jesus, loving people. Trust Jesus, love people. There’s the first gift: a purpose to live.

2. Hope That Our Failures Will Be Forgiven Now consider the second implication of the twofold truth that Christ came to destroy our sinning and to forgive our sins. It’s this: We make progress in overcoming our sin when we have hope that our failures will be forgiven. If you don’t have hope that God will forgive your failures, when you start fighting sin, you give up. Many of you are pondering some changes in the new year, because you have fallen into sinful patterns and want out. You want some new patterns of eating. New patterns for entertainment. New patterns of giving. New patterns of relating to your spouse. New patterns of family devotions. New patterns of sleep and exercise. New patterns of courage in witness. But you are struggling, wondering whether it’s any use. Well here’s your second Christmas present: Christ not only came to destroy the works of the devil — our sinning — he also came to be an advocate for us when we fail in our fight. So I plead with you, let the freedom to fail give you the hope to fight. But beware! If you turn the grace of God into license, and say, “Well, if I can fail, and it doesn’t matter, then why bother fighting?” — if you say that, and mean it, and go on acting on it, you are probably not born again and should tremble. But that is not where most of you are. Most of you want to fight sinful patterns in your life. And what God is saying to you is this: Let the freedom to fail give you hope to fight. I write this to you that you might not sin, but if you sin you have an advocate, Jesus Christ.

3. Christ Will Help Us Finally, the third implication of the double truth that Christ came to destroy our sinning and to forgive our sins is this: Christ will really help us in our fight. He really will help you. He is on your side. He didn’t come to destroy sin because sin is fun. He came to destroy sin because it is fatal. It is a deceptive work of the devil and will destroy us if we don’t fight it. He came to help us, not hurt us.

So here’s your third Christmas gift: Christ will help overcome sin in you. First John 4:4 says, “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” Jesus is alive, Jesus is almighty, Jesus lives in us by faith. And Jesus is for us, not against us. He will help you. Trust him.

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Making It Real For His People

Christmas is upon us and there is no better gift than giving the gift of Christ and the understanding of what He has done for the world.

And for me, there is no better place than to start by sharing this devotional.

Thank God for the new covenant and the future promises it holds. Yep, no better gift than this. In this crazy world of keeping up with the Jones, there has never been a better time to let the light of the world shine forth.

For He is Emmanuel, the Great I Am, who because He first loved us, came into this world, born of a vigin, and will reign for ever more and we should want to see everyone standing by His side. So, yeah, no greater gift can be given than the God of this Universe.

God Bless.

Making It Real for His People Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. (Hebrews 8:6)

Christ is the Mediator of a new covenant, according to Hebrews 8:6. What does that mean? It means that his blood — the blood of the covenant (Luke 22:20; Hebrews 13:20) — purchased the fulfillment of God’s promises for us. It means that God brings about our inner transformation by the Spirit of Christ. And it means that God works all his transformation in us through faith in all that God is for us in Christ.

The new covenant is purchased by the blood of Christ, effected by the Spirit of Christ, and appropriated by faith in Christ. The best place to see Christ working as the Mediator of the new covenant is in Hebrews 13:20–21: Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant [this is the purchase of the new covenant], even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The words “working in us that which is pleasing in his sight” describe what happens when God writes the law on our hearts in the new covenant. And the words “through Jesus Christ” describe Jesus as the Mediator of this glorious work of sovereign grace. So the meaning of Christmas is not only that God replaces shadows with Reality, but also that he takes the reality and makes it real to his people. He writes it on our hearts. He does not lay his Christmas gift of salvation and transformation down for you to pick up in your own strength. He picks it up and puts in your heart and in your mind, and seals to you that you are a child of God.

-Author Unknown

Encouragers

What the world needs now is more encouragement than the hell-fire-brimstone church.

It has been my experience, most people know what when the sin, but what they don't know is what to do after and how much their actions can effect them and those around them.

It is time for truth to come forth in love because where there is love there is liberty and the releasing of the Holy Spirit.

Do I believe it is okay to let them keep sinning and let things stay the same, no I do not. I beleive we should tell the truth about what God's word has to say about the sin. You know, hate the sin but love the person.

And the only way to bring about the change so desperately needed, is to be there leading and guiding from a heart of love and not one full of judgement. Because let's be honest, you don't want the skeletons from your closet coming out any more than the next person so become a person of encourgerment today.

God Bless.

More About Encouragement Scripture Reading: Romans 12:1-8 If your gift is . . . serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement. - Romans 12:6-8

Encouragers are people who know Christ’s love and live by his words: “As I have loved you, so you must love one ­another” (John 13:34). Encouragers know that they have a gift provided through grace, and the Spirit works through them to build up God’s people. Whom are we called to encourage? The list is endless.

Paul often encouraged new believers by visiting the churches he helped to start. It’s also important that we encourage newcomers to the faith. They must not be left to fend for themselves; they need ongoing mentoring and encouragement in their new walk with Jesus. We can also encourage followers who are timid, weak, and wandering. Kind words cheer up people who are discouraged by life and its complexities (Proverbs 12:25). Well-chosen words make a huge difference! God gives encouragement through the Holy Spirit so that we can be more like him, glorifying him as we do so. There’s true joy found in encouraging others. Encouragement can take the form of a gracious compliment, a simple meal, an appropriate hug, a brief visit, or a generous donation, reviving someone like water to a drooping plant. The opportunities are endless! Whom can you encourage today?

Prayer: Holy Spirit, empower us to be more Christlike in our encouragement of others as we journey through life together. Show us whom and how we can encourage in the name of Jesus and for his sake. Amen.

George Vink https://today.reframemedia.com/devotionals/more-about-encouragement#noredirect

Rembering You In Prayers At All Times

I hate prayer chains and prayer calls a
but mostly I hate it when someone tells me they will pray for something or someone and you are left wondering if they did or will.

I try not to be that person. If I say I am going to pray for you, then I it's my hope I will follow through and not become a hypocrite to my beliefs as well to others.

So when I came across this little devotional, I was encouraged in the fact that it truly matters you follow through. Nmo one truly knows what one is going through and you never know just what your prayers could do for a person but it is high time we become a people of walking the walk just not talking the talk.

The world is waiting for the church to arise and what better place to start than with the person next to you.

God Bless.

Scripture Reading: Romans 1:8-10 God . . . is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times. - Romans 1:9-10

Our prayers need a balance of praise, intercession, thanksgiving, and confession. It’s important for us to remember th

at praise cannot really take place until there’s a confessing of sins that might be hindering our prayers. We cannot pray effectively if things aren’t right between ourselves and God as well as between ourselves and our neighbors. Jesus leaves little doubt about it, teaching us to ask daily, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Matthew 6:12).

Praying for one another is our calling as we journey in faith together. In his book Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer says, “Intercession is a daily service we owe to God and our brother. It’s a gift of God’s grace.” It can happen in worship as well as while driving to work. Praying Christians pray anytime and anywhere—and they truly make a difference. While we pray for others, we must not be afraid to ask others to pray for us. Life is complicated for everyone. When praying for others or asking for prayer, our bond of unity is strengthened. Our attitude toward those for whom we pray often ­changes us. After all, Jesus calls us to love even our enemies, and he says, “Pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). As a follow-up to praying for someone, consider sending a note of encouragement: “I’m remembering you in my prayers.” And you might also add, “Please pray for me too.”

Prayer: Help us, Lord, to keep praying for each other and growing together in your grace and love. Amen.

George Vink

Seven Ways To Make The Devil Flee

Want the devil off your back as much as I do? Well, the following devotional seems to be the place to start.

It is my hope you will get as much out of this little devotional as I did. And when we are free, look out world because we will be coming for ya.

We will and are mountain moving believers who will for ever rest in the knowledge that whom the Son set's free is free indeed. Oh, what a world it could be.

So devil, you gotta go, so that I can be Me!

God Bless.

Seven Ways to Make the Devil Flee

God has promised us that He will cause our enemies who rise against us to be defeated before our faces. But we can get in the way of our blessing and leave room for the enemy to stand in our faces rather than fleeing seven ways. With that in mind, here are seven tactics to make the devil flee seven ways. 1. Diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God 2. Repent before you engage in battle 3. Know that God is on your side 4. War from a position of victory 5. Praise your way through 6. Take up your armor 7. Pray always and be watchful Breaking the power of vicious circles is often a matter of making better choices, but when it’s a demonic cycle you need to identify the imaginations and wrong thought patterns that are allowing wicked spirits to wreak havoc on your life.  Go forth, spiritual warrior, with praise in your heart and prayer on your lips, dressed for battle. The battle belongs to the Lord, and the devil will flee seven ways. He has no choice when you submit yourself to God and resist him. No demon in hell is stronger than a will aligned with the Word of God. God’s grace floods the soul that seeks first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

-Author Unknown

I Lie Awake Thinking Of You

This is for all of us who has trouble sleeping from time to time.

These written words below give such a great idea to do instead of counting sheep our focusing on the problems we may or may not have.

I don't know about you, but I feel better and can go longer if I have a good night sleep and when I don't, well, let's just say I am a bear to be around the following day.

So, yeah, for the sake of my family as well as my health and everything in between, I think the following advice will work for me.

God Bless.

I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. (NLT) -Psalm 63:6 Do you ever have a hard time going to sleep or worse, wake up in the middle of the night unable to go back to sleep? Thinking of God in these quiet times can be precious moments when little else can distract you. It can even lead to better rest because of the peace you receive from meditating on God.

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Salvation Is Not A Reward For The Good Things We Have Done

As Christmas approaches, we must remember the reason for the season. Christ and what He has done not just for you and me but for the whole world.

Salvation is the best gift we could give a person and once they are saved the next best gift we could give them is the knowledge of what it means to be saved reminding them salvation isn't earned, we don't have to work for it, or pay a price for it for the price has already been paid and His willingness and love for me, is the best gift/reward I could ever recieved.

God Bless.

Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (NLT) -Ephesians 2:9-10

The majority of things in life we work hard to earn: a living, an education, trust, respect, etc. But, opposite to the ways of this world, God doesn't ask us to work for His love. There is nothing we can even do to earn God's love. It is by grace alone that He loves us.

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Use Your Authority Well

In a world where there is a lack of respect for authority and in justice we need some hope that this world is redeemable and I believe this little devotional does just that.

Instead of letting Satan and his world have dominion over the comings and happening's of this world, we need to step up, and step in, and get things back on track and the only way to do it is for us to walk in the authority God has given us and God forgive me, but I have not been doing my part. 

But today and in the day's to come is a new day to get things right and let us make a determination to take back what is rightfully ours.

God Bless.

Use Your Authority Well

by Joyce Meyer

Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever desires to be first among you must be your slave—just as the Son of Man came not to be waited on but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [the price paid to set them free]. 
—Matthew 20:26–28
God desires to restore us to our rightful position of authority in Christ. But first, we must learn to respect authority before we are fit to be in authority.
We all have authorities to whom God expects us to submit. Our government, our law officers, and even our merchants have the right to set rules for us to follow. If we are not submitting to God’s appointed authority, it will soon be revealed.
Keep a submissive attitude in your heart, and enjoy the authority you have been given to spend time in God’s presence today.

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From the book Starting Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2003 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Quote Of The Day To Encourage

Truer words could not have been written for us to live by.

Yet for me, I haven't been doing just that. In fact, it's been the opposite for me.

Yet, I am bound and determined to live a life of freedom and victory from the previous life I have lived and I am hoping 2018 will be a whole brand new year of faith believing and life living for not just me, but for my family, my neighbors, my city, my nation, and the world.

God Bless

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you’re able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

– Joyce Meyer

Start Something Good

Amen! My hope and prayer for anyone who reads this little devotional is they woiuld take it to heart. 

I don't just share thing's to be sharing but I share things I believe have a purpose notnonly foe myself but for others for the purpose to change the world.

And I believe this is and can will do just that. May we get God's heart not just for this season we are in...aka...Christmas....but may we have it throughout the upcoming year.

People are in need of something much better than the life they are living and I believe we have the answers they are looking for written in the following eords below, all we need is the follow through to change a hopeless and dying world. Join me by starting something good.

God Bless.

Start Something Good

by Joyce Meyer

For there shall the seed produce peace and prosperity; the vine shall yield her fruit and the ground shall give its increase and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit and possess all these things. 
—Zechariah 8:12
Start something good in someone’s life today. Sow faith for a healing. Sow hope for a restoration. A sincere compliment can sow confidence in someone who is starving for encouragement. Your forgiveness of an ongoing offense can sow a seed for a miracle breakthrough in that situation.
Pray for someone else’s need, or make a special offering to start something positive in the name of the Lord. Remember, God won’t ask you to sow anything that He doesn’t give you the grace to give.
Enjoy the abundant harvest that is returned to your own life when you sow into someone else’s life.

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From the book Starting Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2003 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Floating Moses

As we get closer and closer to Christmas as well as the end of the year, I can help but wonder where everyone stand's when it comes to making Jesus as their Saviour. 

Not only do they make Him their Savior but truly what He went through in His life to become the gift of this world.

Do they understand the simplicity of the stories in the bible that points to Jesus as being King of King's.

If not, we need to start pointing them towards the floating Moses and show them how great and wonderful our Lord of Lord's is and what He can do with a life that didn't have any hope of a life except to experience death.

There is hope and life in the parallel stories of the floating Moses and the baby Jesus that need's and deserve our appreciation, love, and reverence for He is good and can change a life through a basket or a man who is willing to listen to the higher calling.

God Bless

Floating Moses Scripture Reading: Exodus 2:1-10 She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.” - Exodus 2:10 In Egypt the Israelites (Hebrews) flourished for generations, and eventually the Egyptians felt threatened. So the ruling Pharaoh decided that all Hebrew baby boys should be drowned at birth (Exodus 1).

But one boy survived that holocaust—his mother hid him in a basket-boat among the reeds of the Nile River, and Pharaoh’s own daughter found him and decided to raise him. Brought up as a prince in the king’s family, this baby was named Moses, because the prin­cess pulled him out of the river and saved him. He grew up to be the liberator of his people, chosen by God to lead them back to their own land.

Another king many years later massacred children too. Out of fear and hatred, King Herod tried to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem after hearing that a new king had been born there (Matthew 2:13-18). Like Moses, one of those babies survived. He was the child Jesus, and he grew up to be the Savior of his people—and of all other peoples too—from the curse of sin and death. Salvation comes to us through this baby boy, the Son of God, who was born into the family line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel). He took up his human life to show us that our story isn’t about death, slavery, and oppression. Our story is about freedom, hope, and liberation—all found in our new life in Jesus Christ. Do you believe in him as your Savior?

Prayer: Lord, we pray for all who are persecuted or oppressed. Let them discover the Christ as their Savior and liberator. Amen.

Thea Leunk https://today.reframemedia.com/devotionals/floating-moses#noredirect

Quote Of The Day To Encourage

This little quote is good advice.  Sometimes with people, you need to let go and let God.

There is a few people in my life that I just can't seem to make happy with anything I do or say. And when I think about it, they are rarely happy with themselves.

In any case, we can't control others and how they behave, nor should we want to. Only the Holy Spirit can and it is our job to get out of His way.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer If someone decides they’re not going to be happy, it’s not your problem. You don’t have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

– Joyce Meyer

Call Upon The Name Of The Lord

I believe this is something we, myself included, need to do more of instead of panicking.

I am a panicker, no doubt about it. When something goes awry or seemingly falls apart in my world, patience and faith isn't something that comes uo within me.

I am a fear based person who is striving to be a faith based warrior who needs encouragingwords like the following to help her on her journey.

And I have to say, I hit the jackpot with this little devotional. The word's ring true and loud and all I have to do is put my faith inti action and live by them and so can you.

God Bless.

"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."(Acts 2:21)

A portion of Peter's sermon to the people during Pentecost referenced from what Joel the prophet had spoken. In times of deep distress and sorrow sometimes it's only the whisper of the name of the Lord that gets one through turmoil. Even as the tears stream down a face or runs silently inside with each breath you wait for salvation to come. Calling on the name of the Lord is therapeutic it calms your nerves, soothes your doubts, strengthens your bones, lifts your spirit, and definitely saves you. Whatever the situation you are facing today, call on the name of the Lord, you will be saved!

-Author Unknown

Don't Be Drunk With Wine, Because That Will Ruin Your Life

The title can and does fool ya for this little devotional. If you don't read it, one might think it has to do with alcohol (keeping my opinions to myself here), but in fact, this little devotional is trying to get us to see just how important the Holy can and is and should be in our lives.

All we need to do, is seek him out and make Him a priority in our lives so that we can live a life of fullness and have a greater love and reverence for our Lord and Savior.

Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit. (NLT) -Ephesians 5:18

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? It's allowing yourself to be led by God and being filled with His love and grace. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit you express love to others which is uncharacteristic to you. A time will come today when you are angered or frustrated, but instead of reacting, allow yourself to be filled with the Holy Spirit and respond with love and grace.

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Stopping To Say Thanks

I really am on a new deeper level here. Everything I read is taking me to a new way of thinking about how I am or need to live my life and this little devotional is no exception.

There is no real reason for any more words because I can't add to them. The only thing I think that can and should be added is: go and live them.

And see what the Lord will do.

God Bless.




Stopping to Say “Thanks”
Let us show gratitude.
Some people are genuinely grateful to God but never take the time to tell God that they are. How would we feel if our children never thanked us for all that we’ve done for them? How would we feel if they never said “thank you” or showed their gratitude, if they just accepted everything we did for them as if it were by right, merely taking it for granted?
Unfortunately, that is how many of God’s children treat Him—and it is not pleasing in His sight. We are required to appreciate what God does for us and to take the time to express our appreciation. One of my favorite verses is in Proverbs: “In all your ways acknowledge Him [God], and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:6).
I have learned by experience that if I pause at every stage in life to acknowledge God, I can be confident that He will continue to direct my path. You might ask, “How can I acknowledge God?” The simplest and best way is to thank Him—say “Thank You” for all He has done and for His faithfulness. You will get immediate assurance that He is going to continue to be faithful. Just as He has helped and guided you in the past, He will guide you in the future. But the key to this assurance is acknowledging Him by our thanksgiving.
When I was in East Africa, I discovered that in the language of my adopted African daughter’s tribe, they had no word or phrase that meant “thank you.” Can you imagine not being able to say “thank you”? I then realized that it is only where the Bible has come that people have learned to say “thank you.” It is part of the grace of God.
Thank You, Lord, for all You have done for me. I proclaim that I will pause at every stage in life to acknowledge God by thanking Him. I shall show gratitude. Amen. 


Derek Prince Ministries 

Quote Of The Day To Encourage

If you ever had questions or unanswered questions, (and I know we have) well this little quote should be helpful.

We must remund ourselves God doesn't get mad when we have questions or question His way's. However, it wouldn't hurt to just keep reminding ourselves, God's way is higher than ours and He has a plan to prosper us and anything else is of the devil.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswered questions. That was a hard lesson for me because I naturally want to understand everything… to know what’s going on so I can feel like I’m in control.

– Joyce Meyer

Decision Making

Everyone needs a little help when it comes to making decisions.

And for me, my help can be listening to the still small voice but usually, I throw thw voice into the wind and side with the decision that causes me trouble. 

So I am thankful for any help God want's to send my way. And for me, this little devotional helps me to discern which way I am to go on any given decision I need to make. 

And my hope and prayer is that you will read the following devotional and gain wisdom and your decisiveness will become a thing of the past.

God Bless.

Decision Making

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you

- Matthew 6:33

Life can often seem very complicated. Career decisions, family dynamics, academic ambitions -- every area and issue of life has its own challenges.

However, Jesus spotlights for us the one overriding, all-encompassing priority for living and, by doing so, simplifies our complicated decisions considerably. Seek first the kingdom, Jesus says, not personal advancement, financial security, or self-fulfillment.

Should you accept this promotion? Seek first the kingdom. Where should you send your children to school? Seek first the kingdom. Should you pursue this relationship? Seek first the kingdom.

While this directive does not provide the specific answer to every problem, it certainly does eliminate a great number of possible options. If it does not further the kingdom of God and reflect his righteousness, then it does not meet your basic criteria and need not be considered any further.

When we single-mindedly seek the welfare of the kingdom, then Jesus promises that God will seek our welfare, as well: all these things will be added to you. What things are these? Everything that is necessary and good for you, everything that will assist you in your goal of advancing the kingdom of Christ.

As you face difficult and convoluted questions today, filter your thoughts and decisions through this all-important objective: seek first the kingdom of God.

 http://www.baptistbiblehour.org/resources/devotional/decision-making-9/