The Battle For The Promise

I am learning that confession is everything. What we believe and what we confess must be the same if we want our lives to change.

I believe God is about to do a new thing and if we want in on the ground floor, than we must get our confessions lined up with our faith, let it be so, and please take a listen to a quick but powerful message about our confessions.

God Bless.

The Battle for the Promise

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Derek Prince Ministries 

Whisper

Here is some great advice when it comes to hearing God's voice.

Just remember, His voice is going to be a small still voice not those loud voices that are continually coming at us.

God Bless.

Whisper

And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. (NLT) -1 Kings 19:12

The story that is being told in 1 Kings is about Elijah running from his enemies.  He is upset with God and meets him in the wilderness.  When God is ready to speak to him there was an earthquake, then a windstorm, and a fire but God was not in these mighty displays.  Next comes a gentle whisper and that was God.  We often look for mighty signs as proof that God is speaking in our lives but we miss it because God is in the whisper.  Quiet your heart and mind and open your ears to hear God’s gentle voice. 

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Quote Of The Day - If You Want To Give

LOVE THIS!

New Year, every day declaration in the words below! Let the breakdown begin.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer
“If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do.”
-Joyce Meyer, Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Emotions So They Don’t Control You

He Knows

This little devotional is a light bulb moment. And as we head into the year 2020 may we get a firm grip of understanding in what this little devotional is trying to convey about worry.

May 2020 be a year of no more worry and of more blessings.

God Bless.

He Knows

These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. (NLT) -Matthew 6:32

When worry starts to overrun our minds we are functioning as unbelievers.  Worry shows that we don’t understand our status in the family of God.  God cares about the temporary things like the flowers. God will take even better care of you! We are called to trust God with our lives.  When we start to worry rather than acting like an unbeliever instead bring your need to God and trust that He will provide. 

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The Son Who Saves

He is the reason for the season and why I live the life I do. Nothing else matters. And as the season comes and goes may we remember, He is all we need.

God Bless.

"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21)

Devotional 

The birth of Jesus is foretold by Matthew. Mary gave birth to a son, He is atypical He is the Son who saves! We all need a savior life is what it is and sometimes it's too much for any one person to bear. Here we have the assurance that Jesus, the son who saves, will save us from our sins. It's reassuring to know that He also saves from danger, destruction, desolation and so much more. Let us therefore embrace Jesus the savior and be sure to introduce Him to others who are in need of a savior.

-Psalm 31 App

White As Snow

He came to make all things new and that is exactly what Jesus did. Now the only thing left for us to do is accept His sacrifice and live a life for the glory of God, His son, and His spirit.

God Bless.

“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the LORD . “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool. (NLT) -Isaiah 1:18

As you read this scripture, let God’s forgiving nature envelop you. It is by His grace, He pursues and saves us. What a mercy filled gift! Have you accepted God’s offer to wash you white as snow?

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Every Day Is Thanksgiving

I know Thanksgiving is over and I purposely waited to post this for Thanksgiving shouldn't just be a day but something we do and show every day, every minute of our lives.

So may we adopt the attitude of gratefulness today and into the year to come.

God Bless.

Every Day Is Thanksgiving

by Joyce Meyer

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise!

—Psalm 95:2

Thanksgiving is not just a day to eat turkey and pumpkin pie, as we do in America. It was a day originally set aside to remember and give thanks to God for what He had done in protecting the first men and women who came to America, fleeing religious persecution in Europe. It was a type of harvest celebration like the one that the Jews celebrated; a day to give thanks for the crops they were able to harvest.

In addition to thanking God as we go through life, it is also a good idea to set aside special times of gratitude and giving thanks. Sometimes our family sits together and remembers where God has brought us from, and we thank Him for all He has done. Dave and I talk about our life when our children were all young and we lived in a tiny three-room apartment and had to cash in soda pop bottles to make it through until payday. I am sure you can recall times similar to those we had, and remembering them makes us thankful for how God brought us through them, and for all the progress we have made by His goodness.

Prayer of Thanks: Father, help me to realize that Thanksgiving is more than just a day on the calendar. I am grateful for all You have done in my life, not just today, but every day of the year.

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

Sometimes Love Is Just Being Friendly

Love this. Love the concept. Love is in the small things. Love is in the things that can not be taken away. Love is Jesus and His sacrifice. Love is hating the sin not the sinner. Love is putting yourself on the back burner while you allow others to go ahead of you. 

Love is the greatest gift of all.

God Bless.

Sometimes Love Is Just Being Friendly

by Joyce Meyer

This is My commandment: that you love one another [just] as I have loved you.

- John 15:12

God has blessed us with many things, and when our heart is right, we are thankful for each blessing. But we can do more than just be thankful. We can demonstrate that gratitude by deciding to use the blessings in our lives to be a blessing to others everywhere we go.

You can do this in big ways or in small ways, but doing it always blesses someone else. You’ll be amazed at the results. One way you can be a blessing is just by being friendly. Make a real effort to be friendly with people everywhere you go and show a genuine interest in them. Try to make shy people feel comfortable and confident. Try giving a kind word to encourage someone who seems to be down. There are countless ways we can be a blessing if we think about it creatively. Don’t let the sun set on any day without reaching out in some way to someone else.

Prayer of Thanks: Father, I am so thankful, not just for the countless blessings You have given me, but for the chance to share those blessings with others. I pray that You will show me new and creative ways to be friendly and encouraging to someone today.

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

Dad, Where Are You?

Sometimes we just got to know where God is and what He is doing in our lives.

It's okay. He's not angry, and if we listen close enough,  He will give us the answers we seek.

God Bless.

Dad, Where Are You?

Adam Holz

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8

Deuteronomy 31:1–8

Ezekiel 3–4; Hebrews 11:20–40

“Dad! Where are you?”
I was pulling into our driveway when my daughter, panicking, called me on my cell phone. I’d needed to be home by 6:00 to get her to play practice; I was on time. My daughter’s voice, however, betrayed her lack of trust. Reflexively, I responded: “I’m here. Why don’t you trust me?”
But as I spoke those words, I wondered, How often could my heavenly Father ask that of me? In stressful moments, I too am impatient. I too struggle to trust, to believe God will keep His promises. So I cry out: “Father, where are you?”
Amid stress and uncertainty, I sometimes doubt God’s presence, or even His goodness and purposes for me. The Israelites did too. In Deuteronomy 31, they were preparing to enter the Promised Land, knowing their leader, Moses, would stay behind. Moses sought to reassure God’s people by reminding them, “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged” (v. 8).
That promise—that God is always with us—remains a cornerstone of our faith today (see Matthew 1:23; Hebrews 13:5). Indeed, Revelation 21:3 culminates with these words: “God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.”
Where is God? He’s right here, right now, right with us—always ready to hear our prayers.

What Scripture brings to mind the truth of God’s presence? Place it somewhere easily visible to remind you.

Father, help us to see how much You love us!

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The Healer

He is all you and I need in any given situation especially in those times when we feel like sickness will over take us. 

Remember our confession. Remember who we are and who we belong to. And always find encouragement where you can find it.

May this little devotional be just that.

God Bless

"This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases." (Matthew 8:17)

Devotional

Jesus is Lord of all....He heals many. The list of infirmities and diseases are inexhaustible those in the past, present and yet to come. Arthritis, Asthma, Breast cancer, Cerebral palsy, Chickenpox, Diabetes mellitus, Ebola, Influenza, Fibromyalgia, Gastroenteritis, Hypertension, Irritable bowel syndrome, Lupus, Mumps, Osteoporosis, Pneumonia, Rheumatic fever, SARS, Tennis elbow, Ulcers, and Varicose veins are but a mere fraction of those in existence. Jesus Christ is the healer, and for EVERY sickness named and to be named He took them and bore them for us. What ails you today? Emotions in turmoil, body aching with pain, mind unstable? Come to the healer, He is waiting.

-Psalm 31 App

When I Am Anxious

This little devotional is so encouraging and doesn't make light that anxiety is for real and is and could be life crippling if you let it.

For all those of us who suffer or have experienced anxiety, may we grab hold of the promises of God and keep reminding ourselves to cast everything on Him for Him to deal with then step back and recieve the love, grace, mercy, and the goodness He has for us.

God Bless.

. . . casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)

There is a promise suited to every sin you are tempted to commit and every form of unbelief that takes you off guard and makes you anxious. For example:

When I am anxious about being sick, I battle unbelief with the promise, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” (Psalm 34:19). And I take the promise with trembling, “knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Romans 5:3–5).

When I am anxious about getting old, I battle unbelief with the promise: “Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save” (Isaiah 46:4).

When I am anxious about dying, I battle unbelief with the promise that “none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living” (Romans 14:7–9).

When I am anxious that I may make shipwreck of faith and fall away from God, I battle unbelief with the promises, “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6); and, “He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25). 

So, let us make war, not with other people, but with our own unbelief. It is the root of anxiety, which, in turn, is the root of so many other sins. 

So, let us fix our eyes on the precious and very great promises of God. Take up the Bible, ask the Holy Spirit for help, lay the promises up in your heart, and fight the good fight — to live by faith in future grace.

-Author Unknown 

Hugging

I love this article about hugging and the effects it has on people.

I don't know much, but what I do know is, this is something we should be doing on a daily basis for the health benefit alone is worth it.

God Bless.

https://www.higherperspectives.com/hugging-communication-2618570100.html

A Devine Faith

Lord knows I am working on strengthening my faith so that when troubles come, I will stand unshakable in the adversity of it all. 

Lord knows I also need encouragement and this little devotional does just that.

Lord knows how long I have been working at and longing for an unshakeable faith and I am only going to find what it is I am seeking in His devineness.

God Bless

A Divine Faith

"Have faith in God."

—Mark 11:22

There is a great difference between our faith and the faith of Jesus. Our faith comes to an end. Most people have come to the place where they have said, “Lord, I have gone so far; now I can go no further. I have used all the faith I have, and I just have to stop now and pray for more faith.”

Thank God that we have the faith we do, but there is another faith. I remember one day being in northern England and visiting some sick people. I was taken to a house where a young woman was lying on her bed. Her reason had gone, and many things were manifested there that were satanic, and I knew it.

She was only a young woman, a beautiful child. Then the husband, a young man, came in with a baby, and he leaned over to kiss his wife. The moment he did, she threw herself onto the other side of the bed, just as a lunatic would do, with no consciousness of the presence of her husband. That was very heartbreaking. Then he took the baby and pressed the baby’s lips to the mother. Again, she responded wildly. I said to a sister who was attending her, “Have you had anyone to help?”

“Oh,” she said, “we have had everything.”

But I said, “Have you no spiritual help?”

Her husband stormed out and said, “Help? You think that we believe God after we have had seven weeks of no sleep and of maniac conditions? You are mistaken. You have come to the wrong house.”

That brought me to a place of compassion that something had to be done for this woman.  Then with my faith, I began to penetrate the heavens with my prayers. I never saw anyone get anything from God who prayed with an earthly focus. If you receive anything from God, you will have to pray into heaven, for the answers are all there.

As I saw in the presence of God the limitations of my faith, there came another faith--a faith that could not be denied, a faith that took the promise, a faith that believed God’s Word. And I came from that presence back again to earth, but I was not the same man under the same conditions that had confronted me before. In the name of Jesus, I was a man with a faith that could shake hell.

I said, “Come out of her in the name of Jesus!” She rolled over, fell asleep, and wakened in fourteen hours, perfectly sane and perfectly whole. Oh, there is faith, but Jesus wants to bring us all into a place in line with God where we cease to be, and His faith takes over. God must have the right of way, of thought and of purpose. God must have control.

Thought for today: You cannot know God by nature; you get to know Him by an open door of grace. The way to God is the way of faith; there isn’t any other way.

-Author Unknown 

Go To The Throne Of Grace

I don't care if you or a man or woman who read this, just be encouraged and never loose hope and most of all, remember, you are a child of the Most High.

God Bless.

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16

Someone who has smoked multiple packs of cigarettes everyday for years might have trouble coming to God boldly to ask for healing of lung cancer. Someone who has wasted all of their money gambling at the casinos might not feel so motivated to ask God for mercy and grace in paying their bills. Our sins can affect our confidence in coming to God, so much so, that some of us opt not to pray at all. We think to ourselves, “Why would God help someone like me? Why would He heal me or deliver someone like me? Why would He extend His grace toward me? I did this to myself and I’m getting what I deserve.” But that’s not the attitude God wants you to have. You were not called to live in guilt and shame. Come out of that place in the name of Jesus! All taunting and tormenting spirits that have been sent from the enemy will leave you now in Jesus name!

No matter how you feel right now, you are a daughter of the King! You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus! You are redeemed and purchased by His blood! Yes, you may have sinned and made a mess of things, we all have, but God’s mercy is far greater! No matter what you’ve done, you can always, always approach God’s throne of grace with a bold and humble attitude, confessing your wrongs and receiving His mercy and grace because of who you are in Christ.

Take this with you and never forget it…Don’t ever let anyone or anything make you feel so bad that you back away from receiving God’s promises of healing and deliverance that Jesus paid the ultimate price for you to walk in!

Come out of that place, and go to the throne of grace!

Prayer: Father, in and of myself, I don’t deserve your mercy or grace, but because of Jesus, I come boldly to your throne asking for it anyway. Forgive me, Father, of all wrong I’ve done to myself and others. I receive your grace and mercy. I receive healing and I receive provision. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

-Author Unknown 

A Great Numbers Of Christians

I couldn't agree more with this little devotional. It is time we stopped be selfish and taking every promise God has given us and turning them into a right to sin and act anyway we want to.

It's time we fall upon on knees and ask for forgiveness and get the heart of God again. It's time to stopping griefing our Father but glorifying Him instead.

God Bless.

I think there are great numbers of Christian believers who ought to go home and go into their places of prayer and apologize to God for their demeaning attitudes toward His Holy Spirit. Included in their numbers are Bible teachers who are guilty of leading us astray. They have dared to teach Christians that the Holy Spirit will never speak of His own person or position, as though the third Person of the Godhead may be ignored and His ministry downgraded! Jesus said, “[When He comes] He shall not speak of himself, but whatever He shall hear, that shall He speak” (John 16:13b). Jesus was actually telling His disciples that the Comforter will not come to stand on His own to speak on His own authority; He will guide you into all truth. He will speak and act on the authority of the divine Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If you do not yield and honor the Holy Spirit, your lives will not show forth the blessed fruits of the Spirit!

Verse

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30

Thought

The Comforter will not come to stand on His own, to speak on His own authority; He will guide you into all truth. He will speak and act on the authority of the divine Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Prayer

Lord, help me never to accept anything but the truth regarding the Holy Spirit. Make me always yielding and malleable in the Holy Spirit’s hands. I praise You and serve You—the Triune God.

Tozar Devotional 

Be A Good Example

Amen...and...amen. 

The day of change is upon us. Who will you be known for? Be the example your family member, you neighbor, your coworker, and everyone you come in contact needs.

May Christ ambassadors being to arise.

God Bless.

Be a Good Example

by Joyce Meyer

Teach what is fitting and becoming to sound (wholesome) doctrine [the character and right living that identify true Christians].

—Titus 2:1

Being a Christian is not so much a matter of doing as it is of being. When you’re willing to get out there and shine, you’ll eventually swallow up the darkness in your realm of influence.

God anoints normal, everyday people to live supernaturally in a frustrating world. He wants you to be a doer of the Word and not a hearer only. He wants you to stop just telling people Jesus loves them and start letting Jesus flow through you to meet their needs.

The best way to show the love of Christ is by example. People in the world want to see Christians who live what they preach and teach.

You can be a shining example of a victorious Christian, and that’s the best way to “teach what it fitting.”

From the book Ending Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Stronger Than You Think

The title alone is enough for you to get through any circumstance for you are indeed stronger than what you see yourself.

You have the living God inside you who is waiting patiently to come out and help you get through anything this world throws at you. 

Indeed, you are stronger what you think and there is a whole big world out there who is also waiting patiently for you to emerge stronger than before so that the hope that is within you can be transferred to them and save them from the evil of this world.

God Bless.

Stronger Than You Think

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. (NLT) -1 Corinthians 10:13.

Temptations can range from seemingly harmless distractions to life threatening addictions and everything in between. Where does yours fit in? The irony is that this one thing that is so personal to you is a struggle for many others too. Remember that you are not alone in many ways. Trust in God and lean on Him for the strength to overcome them each day. Only He can make you stronger than you think.

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Are We Raising A Whole Generation

This little devotional is thought provoking and quite scary.

As the new year approaches, it's time to take back what is ours and show people of all ages the hope we have within us.

God Bless.



Are we raising a whole generation of young men and women without any sensitivity to the voice of God’s Holy Spirit? I am on record, and I will be as long as I live, that I would rather lose a leg and hobble along throughout the rest of my life than to lose my sensitivity to God and to His voice and to spiritual things! Oh, how I want to keep that sensitivity within me—within my soul! I am thinking about a great throng of men and women raised in Christian homes. They have been brought up in Sunday school. They probably cut their first baby tooth on the edge of a hymnbook when the mother was not watching. Still, to this day, they are not right with God. Some have made a kind of profession but have never been able to delight themselves in the Lord. The reason? They have lost sensitivity to the message and the voice of God. If the Holy Spirit cannot move something within their beings every day, they are not going to be effective Christians—if they are Christians at all!

Verse

Quench not the Spirit. Hold fast to that which is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:19–20

Thought

I would rather lose a leg and hobble along throughout the rest of my life than to lose my sensitivity to God and to His voice and to spiritual things!

Prayer

Lord, indeed the most important sense I possess is the sense of Your Holy Spirit. Cultivate in me a finely tuned sensitivity to You.

-Tozar Devotional

The Still, Small Voice

Love this and right on point. God is not angry with our out cry's and He collects all our tears while still telling us He is there with us and His love for us will never end. 

The problem however is how we respond to Him when things aren't going our way. We must continue to listen for and follow the still small voice for it is that voice that will never lead us astray.

God Bless.

The Still, Small Voice

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

- Psalm 23:1, NKJV

Do you sometimes cry out, as I have, “God, don’t You see my tears? Don’t You see my broken heart? God, never mind me, but how can You bear to see the agony of my loved one? God, I know that You care. I just don’t understand why You don’t intervene in this situation right now. Why don’t You do something? And, God, why did you do that?!”

Then, to my heart, I seem to hear His still, small voice whispering, “Anne, trust Me. I know what’s best.” And I’m left to wonder why I think I know better than God what’s best for me or my loved one.

From Why?

Anne Graham Lotz 

Don't Lose Focus

Now is not the time to be looking to the left or to the right or to the problems that are happening all around us. We must stay away from things, people,  and situations that cause us to look focus on who we are and the only thing that is needed...Jesus.

May our eyes and ears be eternally focused on the soon coming King.

God Bless.

Don’t Lose Focus

by Joyce Meyer

For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds.

—2 Corinthians 10:4

Sometimes we lose our focus. We can be walking in love all day, going along fine, until someone comes along and offends us. As soon as we forget our focus of love, we stop making progress and come to a standstill—aggravated, upset, and offended.

Understand that the mind is a battlefield. If you don’t stop Satan when he gets into your thoughts, you are not going to stop him from getting into your life. Stay focused. Ask God to help you remain full of love, no matter what comes your way today.

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

Control Your Mouth, Enjoy Your Life

A joyous life in a nutshell written in the words below. May we grasp and take hold of these words and gain control over the mouth and what comes out of it.

God Bless.

Control Your Mouth, Enjoy Your Life

by Joyce Meyer

For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.”

—1 Peter 3:10 NLT

The Bible says that we need to control our tongues if we want to enjoy life, and I believe we all want to enjoy life. I find that reading and meditating on what God’s Word says about the power of words is helpful to me. Here are some of my favorites:

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything (Proverbs 13:3 NLT).

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, impenetrable] Rock and my Redeemer (Psalm 19:14).

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless (James 1:26 NIV).

Look up these additional scriptures and meditate on them as you seek to live a powerful life: Proverbs 8:8; 11:9; 12:18; 15:4; 18:21. God’s Word has power in it that will strengthen and enable you to speak words of life that will benefit you.

Power Thought: I am careful and intentional about all that I say.

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

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

in this world, it's not uncommon to hear someone say: am I my brother's keeper? at least once a week.

And the answer is, yes, yes, you are. Or at least have a heart for others so when you see someone in need instead of looking away, you see their need and pick them up without judgement, that's being a keeper of the brethern or at least a start of one in my eyes.

God Bless.

Scripture Reading: Genesis 4:1-10

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” - Genesis 4:9

My kid brother died years ago. It was heartbreaking. Unlike Cain, I hadn’t killed my ­brother, but Cain’s question to God exploded in my soul. Suddenly I knew the answer: “Yes, I am my brother’s keeper.” I’d wanted to protect my little brother.

After leaving Eden, Adam and Eve had two sons: Cain, a crop farmer, and Abel, a shepherd. Eventually Cain offered some fruits of the soil to God while Abel offered the choicest parts from the firstborn of his flock. God honored Abel’s gift but not Cain’s. So Cain got angry.

God warned Cain to control his anger, to do what was right, and to prevent sin—lurking at his door—from devouring him (1 Peter 5:8). But instead Cain killed Abel.

“Where’s your brother Abel?” God asks. And Cain unwisely responds, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

As a Navy chaplain, I learned that shipmates care for one another. That was all God was asking of Cain—like “At the very least, do no harm!” So it should be for us.

Kneel today at the foot of Jesus’ cross, where “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us” (2 Corinthians 5:21), to save us from sin and death. In his strength, we can obey Jesus: love the Lord your God, your neighbor, one another, and even your enemies (Matthew 22:36-40; John 13:34-35; Matthew 5:43-48). We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.

Prayer:

Father, you give us brothers and sisters so that we can care for them. Guide us to do as you ask. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Norman F. Brown

You Are Responsible For Your Own Life

This little devotional is powerful and much needed for today's world.

People now a day's are always looking to blame others instead of taking responsibility of thier own. In engaging in this form of life style, people rarely, if at all, ever think of others and how their choices effect others.

It's not only self-destruction at its finest but a destructive force that can leave others fighting to get through life.

It's time for a life change and an attitude adjustment not just for yourself, but for all who may be invoived in this thing we call life.

God Bless.

You Are Responsible for Your Own Life

by Joyce Meyer

Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only.

—James 1:22 KJV

One of the biggest problems in society today is that people don’t want to take responsibility for their lives. They want quick fixes. Society has trained them to believe that if they have problems, somebody else is responsible. Their parents are responsible. Their spouses are responsible. Their schools or employers are responsible. The company that made the cigarettes or vehicle or junk food is responsible.

I’m not saying you are responsible for the current state of your life. Lots of uncontrollable events occur in our lives. Sometimes we do get very bad messages in childhood. Sometimes we have bad people in our lives who hurt us. The situation you find yourself in may or may not be your fault. But it is your fault if you take it lying down! You do not have to stay in that bad situation. You get to make a choice. And that choice is 100 percent yours.

No matter how you got to where you find yourself today, don’t let it be an excuse to stay there. I had many excuses and reasons for my poor health, bad attitude, and unbalanced life. As long as I offered excuses, I never made progress.

The time has come to be very honest with yourself and with God. When you have a moment of privacy, take a deep breath, clear your head, and repeat this phrase: “I am responsible for my own life. No one can take charge of it but me. If I am unhappy or unhealthy, I know I have the power to change that. I have all the help and knowledge I need; and with God’s hand today, I start becoming the person of excellence I have always known I could be.”

From the book New Day, New You by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2006 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Pray With Boldness And Confidence

Love this little devotional. I have often struggled with prayer, and why we need to, and all those question of why didn't mine get answered, and blah, blah, blah.

But thanks to Joyce I feel my confusion about prayer is being lifted and it is opening up a whole new world to me. I am bound and determinded to understand and do my part where prayer is concerned.

God Bless.

Pray with Boldness and Confidence

by Joyce Meyer

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace…that we may receive mercy…and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].

—Hebrews 4:16

Prayer opens the windows of heaven and touches the heart of God. It is a beautiful and powerful privilege that brings many changes in both circumstances and people. Prayer is often the difference between confusion and clarity, hurt and healing, defeat and victory, and even between life and death.

There are many ways to pray, but the best way is to pray boldly and effectually. God loves you and He doesn’t want your communication with Him to be vague and unclear. He wants you to come to Him fearlessly and confidently, being specific in your prayers.

Exercise the liberty and privilege of prayer tonight, fully expecting to receive the promised help just when you need it.

From the book Ending Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

The Real Problem with Anxiety

Anxiety is the most powerful demon on the face of the earth and if you haven't ever felt it's touch then you must be living under a rock for there are all kinds of things happening in this world that are open doors for this demon to come walking right on in.

Anxiety is a death sentence if you allow it to take root and gain power but there is an answer. The problem with that answer is, it is almost to easy. We are looking for much more difficult solutions and when they don't work than we can say, see, I told you so.

Yet, what does it hurt in trusting in the Lord to come through for you? And answer? God ususally takes to long to come through for us. 

For you see, we are a want it done now kind of people which I don't think is bad but it causes our hearts and minds to be constant conflict with each other. So, I guess it's true what the bible says that every day we must ask ourselves whom will we serve? And the answer should always bring us closer to the one who died for us not running to join the caravan to hell.

God Bless.

“But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 6:30)

Jesus says that the root of anxiety is inadequate faith — “little faith” — in our Father’s future grace.

One reaction to this might be: “This is not good news! In fact, it is very discouraging to learn that what I thought was a mere struggle with an anxious disposition is rather a far deeper struggle with whether I trust God.”

My response to this discouragement is to agree, but then to disagree.

Suppose you had been having pain in your stomach and had been struggling with medicines and diets of all kinds, to no avail. And then suppose that your doctor tells you, after a routine visit, that you have cancer in your small intestine. Would that be good news? You say, emphatically not! And I agree.

But let me ask the question another way: Are you glad the doctor discovered the cancer while it is still treatable, and that indeed it can be very successfully treated? You say, yes, I am very glad that the doctor found the real problem. Again I agree.

So, the news that you have cancer is not good news. But, in another sense, it is good news, because knowing what is really wrong is good, especially when your problem can be treated successfully.

That’s what it’s like to learn that the real problem behind anxiety is “little faith” (as Jesus says) in the promises of God’s future grace. And he is able to work in wonderfully healing ways when we cry out, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24).

-Author Unknown

Devine Order Brings Peace

It doesn't matter if your orderly or have too much OCD tendencies God states having order in your iife can only bring you peace of mind and heart and for me, this is priceless. When your heart and mind are i order, well you can become the person you were mean to be. 

You know the person, the one who leads and shows people who Christ really is and what He has done for you in your life. I would say, it doesn't get any better than living a life of pure genuine happiness and favor from the one above. Nope, nothing better than that.

God Bless.

“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” Psalm 119:165

Divine order brings divine peace into your life. What is divine order? It is when everything is put in it’s rightful place: God, you, and your adversary. Divine order takes place…

1. When God is sitting on the throne of your heart.

Picture your heart has a throne. Who is sitting there? Is it God, you, or something else? Anytime we feel we know better than God, and can do a better job than He can, we are attempting to sit on the throne of our hearts. It’s time to get up and let God sit there (see Proverbs 31:30).

2. When you acknowledge you are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

The enemy works overtime to get you to doubt who you are in Christ and who God is in you. He accuses you 24/7 of every wrong you’ve ever done to get you from your position in Christ. Receive the truth that you belong to God and are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. This places you in a seat of spiritual authority (see Ephesians 2:6).

3. When the enemy is put in his place as being under your feet.

You are not trying to defeat the devil, he was defeated over 2,000 years ago when Jesus died, was buried and raised to life again. When the enemy is attacking your life, you must put him back in his place under your feet (see Luke 10:19).

When these three are in place, you will have supernatural peace and rest for your soul.

Prayer: Father God, I thank You for teaching me about divine order. Take your rightful place on the throne of my heart. I acknowledge that I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus, and I command the enemy to get under my feet. I receive who I am in You Lord and I thank You for bringing divine peace into my life, in the name of Jesus, Amen.

-Author Unknown

This Is The Confidence

I love this little devotional. It puts into words that my heart has felt for years. I believe people are living very deceiving lives believing they can do and say anything because the grace of God will cover them no matter what.

And if something happens, well, it's not their fault it must be the other person's fault because they obviously aren't as spiritual as they should be. That's all crap of course but their our people who live and die by doing and saying whatever then following it up with some scripture to support thier claim. I get tired of being an outcast in this thinking but nothing they have said or did has persuaded me to change my mind.

Nor has my thinking changed any of theirs except for making them mad at me and asking me to leave maybe not in words but in deeds. I guess one day we will know who is right on the subject matter when we stand in the judgement seat but until then, I will hang on to devotionals like these who concur with my thinking and keep plugging away always ready to give an answer for the hope that lives inside of me.

God Bless.

1 John 5:14-15

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Perhaps you've heard it said to approach God and "believe that you are receiving" whatever it is that you are asking for.  This does not mean that you can dream up anything you WANT, and expect God to hand it to you on a proverbial silver platter.  In the collision of grace and gratitude our heart is able to begin to desire the things that God wants specifically for us.  From that heart we can seek God with confidence; assured that we are indeed receiving what we are asking for, because our hearts are synchronized with His.  Pray scripture, and have faith in He who always answers.

Verse/Commentary courtesy of 'Verse-A-Day' android app.

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A Divine Appointment

This is such a great little devotional. One you can really get behind and make it part of your life maybe you can carve the words into your daily routine. And if you are already living by these words, well then you are ahead of the game and is someone I could look up to and strive to become.

However, if you are like me, well, these words are like being in a foriegn country not knowing which way to go. I want to become more like this in my thinking but something is alway finding a way to change my thinking. It's a horrible I know but that is why I need little devotionals like these to help guide me and draw me closer to the Father. 

For you see, I know it's a mind thing. And the mind is a terrible thing to waste and needs all the help it can get.

God Bless

A Divine Appointment

Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation.- Psalm 62:1, NKJV
Have you ever considered that you have a divine appointment when you get up early for your quiet time of prayer and meditation on His Word? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there?
Have you ever thought of going to church as a divine appointment? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there?
Have you ever thought of the Bible study you belong to as a divine appointment? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there?
What a difference it would make in our attitude of expectancy and our habit of consistency if we truly wrapped our hearts around the knowledge that each is a divine appointment, that Jesus Himself is waiting to meet with us.
From Just Give Me Jesus
-Anne Graham Lotz

Out Of Reverence

I can honestly say there are day's when I have a hard time loving my husband let alone reverencing him. 

I know, this is an area I need to work on but there are just some day's I like to smack him just to look at him and then sit back and wonder what was I thinking when I took the plunge and said I do.

Maybe the problem is I know there are day's he feels exactly like I do. Yet, there is enough love there to keep us from walking away but to reverence just seems to be out of the question. But thank heavens, I know someone who sees and understands what I am going through and doesn't hold it against me.

Thank heaven's that same someone is willing to lead and guide me as well as whisper in the ears of the man I call husband to keep coming towards Him. Marriage isn't for the faint of heart but if your going to be in one, well then I guess learning to reverance can only make it better, at least that is what the word tells me and the bible has yet to lead me astray.

God Bless.

Out of Reverence

And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. (NLT) -Ephesians 5:21

God blessed us with marriage to be the primary person that shows your spouse God's love for them.  It's not because they deserve it or have earned it, but because of the grace you have been given.  This will mean you are the first person to say sorry, or you will have to come home from work to help your spouse clean, or you take the blame when it's not your fault.  What can you do for your spouse today that reveals God's love for them?

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No Compromise

Read it and weep boy's. Compromise is from the pits of hell itself. It's bad for the soul, mind, and body.

And thanks to this little devotional by Joyce, well, doubts about how God feels about comprising should be put to bed. Nothing good has ever come from compromising although at the moment is begin done feels good, the effects of it could have a lasting impact on not only yourself but those you love and those who look to you to be the city on hill shining it's beacon of light showing the way to the Savior of a lost and dying generation.

So send compromise packing in every area of your life today.

God Bless.

No Compromise!

To compromise means to go a little bit below what you know to be right, and it is a major way Satan deceives people. The devil says that “just once” won’t hurt. That is what he told Jesus when he tempted Him in the wilderness (see Luke 4). He said if Jesus would bow down and worship him just once, he would give Him all the kingdoms of this world (see Luke 4:5-8).
I once heard a funny story about a father whose children were trying to convince him to let them go to a movie that had a little foul language and a few inappropriate sex scenes. They argued that just a little bit wouldn’t hurt them. He told them no and then proceeded to give them an example of how dangerous just “a little bit” can be. He baked his children’s favorite cookies and then told them he had added just a tiny bit of a new ingredient—dog poop—but he guaranteed them that they would not taste it at all. Not one of them was willing to try the new cookies. Dad made his point!
Jesus said that we are in the world but we are not to be like it (see John 17:14–16; Romans 12:2). Likewise, Paul wrote to Timothy that a soldier in service does not get entangled in the enterprises of civilian life—his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him (see 2 Timothy 2:4).
What does this mean for us? Set standards, live by them, and don’t compromise when others urge you to do so. Don’t believe the “just once” or the “a little won’t hurt” lies! Just because someone else does something, that doesn’t make it right for you.
We must not let the fear of what people think of us lead us to compromise our moral behavior. If our faith in Jesus is genuine and sincere, then we will be the same in every situation.

Pray: Father, I want to honor You with my life. Help me in all things to be a person of integrity who refuses to compromise. Help me to live my life for You, regardless of what everyone else is doing. Your Word says that when we honor You with our lives, You will honor us (see 1 Samuel 2:30). In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Adapted from the book Your Battles Belong to the Lord by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2019 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights

Quote Of The Day - God Abundantly Supplies All My Needs

Everyone day saying right here. Over and over and over until it because a natural part of our lives. I'm telling you, it will be worth it in the end.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“God abundantly supplies all my needs; I will get out of debt; the Lord takes pleasure in my prosperity; God gives me favor; He opens right doors for me and closes wrong ones; God wants to bless me, and I’m willing to take it.” 

-Joyce Meyer, Power Thoughts Devotional: 365 Daily Inspirations for Winning the Battle of the Mind

The Incredible Power Of Prayer

More incredible info on the subject that has had me in distress for more than a decade. I am more determinded to become a woman/a Christian of prayer. So, I am going to share the wealth to everyone for I don't want you go through what I have gone through in my thought process. I want us to be overcomers and overcomers we shall be and when we stand in front of the One who created us, I want to be able to hear, well done thy good and faithful servant. Don't you?

Be encouraged and God Bless. 

The Incredible Power of Prayer 

Christians are meant to know joy and peace, and that isn’t possible unless we know how to pray and have confidence in its power. God actually needs our prayers because there is a great deal He desires to do and cannot do unless someone asks Him to do it. 

It seems impossible that God would need us for anything, but since He works through us, He does need us. Obviously, God can do anything He chooses to without anyone’s help, but He has committed Himself to partnering with His children and that is amazing.

If we want to do much for God, then we must ask much of God. Paul says that God is …able to do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think… (Ephesians 3:20). Satan desires that we not pray at all, or if we do pray, that we ask for very little. He hates bold, aggressive, confident prayers. Just think of your own prayers and how often they are attacked in some way.

For example, the phone rings while you are praying and you feel compelled to answer it. Or someone has an emergency just as you are about to pray, and you have to change your plans. Or you suddenly become sleepy shortly after you begin praying or you have difficulty focusing. 

How about this one: Even if we succeed at putting time into prayer, the devil will immediately suggest to us that our prayers were not “right”—that we didn’t pray about the right things, pray the right way or pray long enough.  

James 5:16 in the New King James Bible says the “fervent” prayer of the righteous person is powerful. The word fervent may give us the idea that our prayers need to be intense. Although that is one part of the definition, fervent also means “to be sincere and heartfelt.” 

My prayers are usually simple, but they are sincere. I think the devil wants us to believe that prayer should always be hard work and that we need to feel deep emotion concerning what we pray about. That may be the case at times, but it is the sincerity of our prayers and the faith offered with them that makes them effective—not what we feel or how loud and long we pray. 

Be cautious not to let the enemy deceive you concerning the validity of your prayers. When you pray in faith, know that God hears you…and He will answer in His way and timing. 

Pray: I thank You, Father, that You always hear my prayers! Help me to come to You boldly and confidently throughout the day, knowing that You care about every detail of my life. Thank You for the amazing privilege to be a part of Your work on this earth. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Adapted from the book Your Battles Belong to the Lord by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2019 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved. 

Winning The Battle In Your Mind

I know everyone has heard the battle belongs to the Lord and it's true but we don't have to make it any more difficult for Him than it already is.

We can put an end to or help with the battle by taking back our minds. For this is truely where only the strongest survive. If you conquer the mind, than there is nothing you and God can't accomplish.

Stay strong my friends and take back your mind.

God Bless. 

Winning the Battle in Your Mind 

Paul writes that we are not to be conformed to this world, but to …be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes]…(Romans 12:2 AMP). 

In other words, we are not to think or behave as worldly people do. Instead, we are to be transformed by renewing our minds according to God’s Word so we may prove what God’s will is and experience the good plan and purpose He has for each one of us.

Satan fights relentlessly against the good plan God has for us, and he does it through lies, deceptions and various strategies. He attempts to keep us distracted through sending trouble and difficulties our way. However, studying the Word of God is how we learn right from wrong. The Holy Spirit, Who lives in us and is our Helper in life, sows the Word into our hearts. He teaches us the truth and protects us from the lies of the enemy. 

Renewing our minds with God’s Word is one of the most important things we can do. We must learn to think in an entirely new way. We might have had years of practice thinking in ways that are contrary to what God says, so learning to think in agreement with God’s Word will take time, education and effort. 

The word transformed as used in Romans 12:2 means “to be changed completely according to a new inner reality.” God does this work in us. We become a new creation (see 2 Corinthians 5:17), and as we learn to think and behave according to that new reality, our entire life changes. This happens gradually and depends on our gaining knowledge of God’s Word, His will and His ways. It also depends on our willingness to submit our thinking and actions to God.

If we allow ourselves to be conformed to the world, we will think as they tell us to think and do what they tell us to do. But thankfully, as children of God, we have another option—to be transformed into the image of Christ and live the wonderful life He has provided for us through His death and resurrection.

Pray: Father, thank You for the power of Your Word to change me from the inside out. Please continue to change my thoughts and attitudes and help me to see things from Your perspective. I ask for a fresh desire to read, study and apply Your Word to every single area of my life. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Adapted from the book Your Battles Belong to the Lord by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2019 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved. 

My God

I love this. I love the thought that you can be mad at God and He doesn't get upset, doesn't consider it to be a sin, and doesn't think any less of you if you do get mad.

He allows you time to kick and scream and just be human without judgment when you go thru something you don't want to.

It is a different matter when He brings you through it and you don't recognize what He has done foe you or when you hold onto your anger and you don't do anything to hwlp the situation or if you stop listening.

You know what I mean...when you stop be a child and start being an adult. But also, it is okay to allow yourself to heal.

God Bless.

My God

"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" (NLT) -Matthew 27:46

It's okay to be angry at God for a short time, but don't walk away from your relationship with Him. Don't allow your anger to become uncontrolled. Instead, work through the anger and emotions. Your relationship with Him will grow deeper and stronger. In time, you will look back on this time with a renewed spirit of the glories God can do.

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God Is Greater

Love this and it's typical Joyce telling us like it is..may you find something in the following words to help you be encouraged but most of all, no matter what your going through, God is greater than anything you may be facing.

God Bless.

God Is Greater!

We all fight battles in life, but do we really know who we are fighting? 

The truth is, there are two forces at work in the world—good and evil. God is good, and Satan is evil. Since Satan cannot hurt God, he fights against His children—those who have believed in Jesus as their Savior. He hopes to hurt God through hurting us. 

You see, your fight is not against people or even with circumstances, but against the devil. First Peter 5:8 says, That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour. But here’s the good news—that “someone” doesn’t have to be you! Through studying God’s Word, you can get to know the enemy’s tactics and avoid being deceived and trapped by him.

I am not implying that Satan doesn’t have power. He does, and we should take that fact seriously. But let’s remember that he is not actually a roaring lion—he comes like a roaring lion! Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and Satan can only portray an imitation of what is real and true. The devil is a liar, and he can only harm people who believe him and are deceived by him.

Scripture helps us realize that we are fighting from a vantage point of already having victory, rather than trying to win a victory. The apostle Paul writes, Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us] (Romans 8:37 AMP).

Believing what God says about us in His Word and seeing ourselves as He sees us is one way we let Him fight our battles for us. We know before the battles even begin that we have the victory. We may have to walk through some difficulties and stand strong in faith, but we know how the story ends! 

Pray: God, You have already won every battle I will ever face. You are the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and nothing is too hard for You. Through every trial, help me to focus on You and always believe what Your Word says more than I believe my doubts and fears. Help me to see myself the way You see me—as a strong, victorious child of God. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Adapted from the book Your Battles Belong to the Lord by Joyce Meyer. Copyright 2019 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved. 

Watch Your ToTongue And Keep Your Mouth

This is a good little devotional for anyone who calls themselves a Christian.

Over the year's I have come to realize that the tongue is indeed our worst enemy so I am so thankful for this little devotional to help me keep my tongue in line.

May you find encouragement in the word's written below like I have and just maybe in time, we will be the commander of the tongue.

God Bless.

Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble. (NLT) -Proverbs 21:23

Sometimes emotions can get the best of us and cause us to say words we don't truly mean. Or we are charged with emotions and choose words with different implications than we intended. When you get in this state do your best to stabilize and then try to communicate emotions when you can better watch your tongue.

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I Trust In God

Truth bomb and a drop the mic kind of moment.

Love this and my hope is that you will be encouraged by this little devotional like I am.

God Bless.

I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?

What can mere mortals do to me? (NLT) -Psalm 56:11 

Trusting in God puts your heart at ease because you no longer have to worry. Placing your faith in Him relieves all doubt and uncertainty about the future. Do not be afraid of what other people may do. The effects of their actions are temporary in comparison to spending eternity with God. 

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Keep Balanced

Love this! Needed this! Wanted to share this! But most of all, be blessed by this! 

My hope is you will find the words written below to be encourgement and by no way of making you feel any less than what you should. This little devotional should only boost your confidence and your faith in the Alpha and Omega. 

God Bless.

Keep Balanced

by Joyce Meyer

For we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest.
—Hebrews 4:3
It is easy to get overcommitted, burned out, bummed out, worn out, and stressed out if you are trying to keep up with too many commitments. It is out of balance to try to do everything. If you are happy doing what you do, keep doing it. But if it wears you out and robs you of peace, don’t do it. What sense does it make to commit to something, and then murmur and complain about it while you are doing it?
Being overcommitted will frustrate you. Anxiety is usually a sign that God never told you to do what you are doing in the first place. To avoid frustration in your life, keep in balance.

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From the book Ending Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Feeling Tired

You have the chance to become tired virtually every second of the day due to something being thrown your way. Life is hard and tiresome but thank God we have something to combat the nasty enemy. 

Being tired isn't a bad thing. It is what we choose to do with it that can complicate and overtake our lives. 

So if your living in constant tireness and feeling as if there is no way out, well this little devotional is for you. Be blessed and most of all, be encouraged. There is help for you weary soul today, just don't give up or give in. Keep fighting the fight of faith.

God Bless. 

I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me. (NLT)

Do you ever feel tired? I mean tired of just trying so hard and yet just moving inches. Maybe you're trying to mend a relationship, advance your career, or just trying to gather yourself emotionally. Despite these valleys in your life, don't give up on hope. This hope is the purposefulness of your tribulations that God has planned to produce the most beautiful story about you. Be patient, strong and trust in Him. Do not give up.

Daily Bible Devotional 

Homecoming Day

What a glorious day that will be when we see His face but not only His face but the face of those we love. 

When I came across this little devotional I became excited to say the least. It's going to be a grand event! So, why don't you join me!!! I will show you mine if you show me yours and I know we will bask in the love.

God Bless. 

Homecoming Day

Rejoice because your names are written in heaven.

- Luke 10:20, NKJV

When I know that my loved ones are coming home I begin to prepare for them. My son, Jonathan, loves barbecued spareribs on the grill and homemade apple pie. I prepare those things for him, so that when he walks through the door of the house he knows he was expected and welcome, because this is his home!

Considering how I prepare for my children when I know they are coming home, I love to think of the preparations God is making for my homecoming one day. He knows the colors I love, the scenery I enjoy, the things that make me happy. All these personal details will let me know when I walk into My Father’s House that I am expected and welcome because He has prepared it for me! And in the same way, He is preparing a glorious homecoming for you!

From Heaven: My Father's House

-Ann Graham Lotz 

Mom's Of Missionaries

Food for thought.

God Bless.

"Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress, by your faith." (1 Thessalonians 3:7)

Devotional

ltimately, every Christian mother of a Christian child is the mother of a missionary, but mothers whose children are on the foreign mission field have to learn how to support their children in a new way. How can you assist missionary children? 

Two insights from this verse: 1) Be ready to comfort in all afflictions. Pray and declare Scripture over your children, and do what you can to ease the transitions they make. 2) Share your faith and show your commitment. Your faith may be the only thing that keeps them going in times of discouragement. In so doing you become a partaker in their sufferings.

-Proverbs 31 Devotional 

Don't Forget

Do you often think the Trinity forget's you and your problems? 

I know that thought has crossed my mind a time or two and I get encouraged by little devotional's like these. 

I may be alone in my thinking but I also know when I begin to start like this, then God and His miraculous can't be to far behind.

God Bless.

Don’t Forget!

Anne Cetas 

He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. Acts 1:9 Acts 1:1–11 Isaiah 34–36; Colossians 2 My niece, her four-year-old daughter Kailyn, and I had a wonderful Saturday afternoon together. We enjoyed blowing bubbles outside, coloring in a princess coloring book, and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. When they got in the car to leave, Kailyn sweetly called out the opened window, “Don’t forget me, Auntie Anne.” I quickly walked toward the car and whispered, “I could never forget you. I promise I will see you soon.” 

 In Acts 1, the disciples watched as Jesus was “taken up before their very eyes” into the sky (v. 9). I wonder if they thought they might be forgotten by their Master. But He’d just promised to send His Spirit to live in them and empower them to handle the persecution that was to come (v. 8). And He’d taught them He was going away to prepare a place for them and would come back and take them to be with Him (John 14:3). Yet they must have wondered how long they would have to wait. 

Perhaps they wanted to say, “Don’t forget us, Jesus!” For those of us who have put our faith in Jesus, He lives in us through the Holy Spirit. We still may wonder when He will come again and restore us and His creation fully. But it will happen—He won’t forget us. “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). How do you sense God’s presence in your life? What are you looking forward to?

Fleeing The Forbidden

I want to shout out from the highest mountain that the BIBLE is the way and life to a Christian. We can not add or take away from it.

It is and always will be the only way to survive this world we are living in. If we allow it, it will only draw us closer to our God while closing door to the darkness in our lives.

So the question is, where does your confidence lie? May it be to the only living GOD who can change your life in a moment.

God Bless.

"So do not throw away your confidence it will be richly rewarded." (Hebrews 10:35)

Devotional

Everyone gets to a point in their Christian life where they wonder if their faith in the Bible is based on reality or fiction. This is especially relevant to people who were saved early in life and have built their whole life around a routine of walking in faith. Then something happens and all of a sudden, they wonder why they do the things they do, if it's right, and if God's Word can really be trusted. As Satan entices us with "forbidden" things we must remind ourselves of the confidence we have in God's infallible, perfect Word. Our confidence in Him will be richly rewarded, so be steadfast and flee worldly pleasures.

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God Hears The Consistantly Righteous

He Hears our prayers and those prayers matter to him.

If you don't believe me, well maybe Joyce can change your mind and find encouragement throughout the word's written below.

God Bless.

God Hears the Consistently Righteous

by Joyce Meyer

The Lord…hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous (the upright, in right standing with Him). - Proverbs 15:29

God promises in today’s verse that He will hear our prayers if we seek to be faithful in our walk with Him. What does it mean to be “consistently righteous”? Simply put, I think the best way to be consistently righteous is to refuse to compromise. A person who compromises is someone who tends to go along with what everybody else wants to do, even though it may not be totally right. A compromiser knows when something is not right, but does it anyway and hopes to get away with it. We compromise when we know in our hearts—and even have the conviction of the Holy Spirit—that we should not say or do a certain thing and then do it anyway. We are saying, “God is showing me what to do, but I’m going to do what I want to.” In that case, we can blame only ourselves if we do not see the results we would like. When we refuse to compromise and devote ourselves to being consistently righteous to the best of our ability, God sees our hearts, hears our prayers, and answers us. God’s word for you today: If you refuse to compromise, you will put a smile on God’s face.

From the book Hearing from God Each Morning: 365 Daily Devotions by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2010 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

Quote Of The Day - I Challenge You

Here is one for the books!

God Bless.

Quote of the Day

-Joyce Meyer

“I challenge you to make up your mind right now to do something great for God.” 

-Joyce Meyer, The Confident Woman Devotional: 365 Daily Inspirations

Begin With Submission

God is the master of creation, so, what does that mean for you and me?

He ain't done creating and building our lives for His glory even though we may think He is or we can't see His building.

Let's not loose heart or our faith for although we may have trails and tribulations He is still God, the Creator of everything.

Gos Bless.

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)

Devotional

God's amazing ability to create the universe in perfect harmony and design at His command, demonstrates the amazing power of our great God. The detail of the smallest, most seemingly insignificant creation demonstrates God's abundant love. We are called to submit in worship to the Sovereign God of love and truth, our Creator, in whose image we are made (v. 27). And yet, to know who we really are and what our purpose is, we dare not look to "created things". We must look in faith to the Sovereign God and accept the truth He gives us through His Word. In Him alone we will know who we are and find our purpose.

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Quote Of The Day - Have You Decided

Trust, the new normal no matter how hard we have to work for it.

Have courage and keep on trecking for in the end, it will be worth it.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day

-Joyce Meyer

“Trust in Him Have you decided to enjoy today? Trust that God is with you every day, in every moment—the big moments and the ordinary—and He wants you to enjoy them” 

-Joyce Meyer, Trusting God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotions

Obedience Brings Success

If you think obedience doesn't matter, well then don't come running to me when the sh@t hit's the fan and you begin to reap what you sow.

Let's just face it, it is better to obey then go a stray and if you need more proge, then let this little devotional sink in and open your eyes and ears.

God Bless.

Obedience Brings Success

by Joyce Meyer

Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action). — 2 Timothy 3:16

The Bible says that we will reap what we sow. The dividing line between success and failure is doing what God tells us to do. We pray for fruit in our lives, but we don’t always want to pray for roots. If we want our days to go right, we need to do whatever God tells us to do. If we don’t walk in obedience, then we can’t complain if we wind up in a mess. If we are lonely and God tells us to invite somebody over, but we decide it is too much trouble, then we will stay lonely. Obedience brings the fruit of the Spirit in your life. Dig deep into God’s Word before you walk away from blessings today.

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

Enduring To The End

Love this! Enduring is the name of the game and may we do it with grace, mercy, and in His love.

Enduring because we have people who are watching to see what the hope we have in us is all about.

Enduring is indeed the name of the game for the kingdom of God awaits to hear well done thy good and faithful servant.

God Bless.

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?" (Romans 8:35)

Devotional

A great test of your love for the Lord is not the passion we have for following Him, but the endurance. No matter how much you love the Lord, there will be situations that will make you waver or shrink despite the confidence you have in Him. And yet, throughout these times of failures, God never leaves nor forsakes you. Examine the relationships in your life, are you trusting in passion, feelings and good times to keep them steady, or will you, with God's strength, endure the trials, stay the course, exhibit love and endure to the end?

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Wolves And Sheep

This is a crazy world we live in and it doesn't appear to be getting any less crazier.

We can loose hope or our way in any direction we take. We can slip up without even really knowing we lost our way.

The only way to keep our heads is to know the word and to keep getting encouragement from little devotional's like this one.

Be encouraged for our God reigns and will keep us as long as we are steadfast in our faith in the One who keeps the sun and moon.

God Bless.

"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7:15)

Devotional

Jesus gives us a word picture here to demonstrate to us the need for spiritual discernment in the church. Men and women need to know the Scriptures and search them like the Bereans did, in order to accurately determine, whether the things being taught are true. Women can be supportive and instrumental with confronting and challenging bad doctrines. This can only be done effectively however when they understand the doctrines themselves and learn God's Word and what it says about dealing with doctrinal discords within the church. The importance and authority of God's Word will be preserved and it will expose wolves in sheep's clothing.

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Get Fit

May we not wait for the New Year to get it together but we must start now for there isn't much time left before Jesus' return.

He needs healthy warriors to go.out and win the battle that is raging like never before.

God Bless.

Get Fit by

Joyce Meyer

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. - 2 Timothy 1:7 “Every athlete who goes into training conducts himself temperately and restricts himself in all things” (1 Corinthians 9:25, emphasis mine). That word all is a difficult concept for us to grasp. We need to live a disciplined life, physically, spiritually, and emotionally, if we want to enjoy God’s plan for us. The fruit of the Spirit is self-control, and the fruit of the flesh is no control. Paul said, I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit] (1 Corinthians 9:27).

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

How To Fight Anxiety

Anxiety and fear...the Christian Kryptonite.  Or can be if we let it and let's be honest, I have let these two things into my life and let me tell you, they have latched onto my mind and are not willing to let go of their home.

It's an awful feeling and a ugly place to live in and that is why God sends little devotional's like this one to keep me moving forward so I don't loose my faith.

I want to be an encourager to others thus, the reason for sharing this little devotional as well as others. If we don't take care of each other, the light will grow dim as the darkness overcomes the world and I am not sure I can live with that.

God Bless.

[Cast] all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7) Psalm 56:3 says, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”

Notice: it does not say, “I never struggle with fear.” Fear strikes, and the battle begins. So the Bible does not assume that true believers will have no anxieties. Instead, the Bible tells us how to fight when they strike. For example, 1 Peter 5:7 says, “[Cast] all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” It does not say, you will never feel any anxieties. It says, when you have them, cast them on God. When the mud splatters your windshield and you temporarily lose sight of the road and start to swerve in anxiety, turn on your wipers and squirt your windshield washer. So my response to the person who has to deal with feelings of anxiety every day is to say: that’s more or less normal. At least it is for me, ever since my teenage years. The issue is: How do we fight them? The answer to that question is: we fight anxieties by fighting against unbelief and fighting for faith in future grace.

And the way you fight this “good fight” (1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7) is by meditating on God’s assurances of future grace and by asking for the help of his Spirit. The windshield wipers are the promises of God that clear away the mud of unbelief, and the windshield washer fluid is the help of the Holy Spirit. The battle to be freed from sin — including the sin of anxiety — is fought “by the Spirit and belief in the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:13). The work of the Spirit and the word of truth.

These are the great faith-builders. Without the softening work of the Holy Spirit, the wipers of the word just scrape over the blinding clumps of unbelief on the windshield. Both are necessary: the Spirit and the word. We read the promises of God and we pray for the help of his Spirit. And as the windshield clears so that we can see the welfare that God plans for us (Jeremiah 29:11), our faith grows stronger and the swerving of anxiety straightens out.

-Author Unknown

Share Each Other's Burdens

This little devotional is a good encouragement for any who has been married for only a few months to 50 years.

We all know marriage is hard and there are times when you want to slap your spouse just to look at them but you just can't do that unless you want to rock that orange jumpsuit.

So, you need to be remembered at times to be a supportive as much as you can and this little devotional will help you do just that.

God Bless.

Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. (NLT) -Galatians 6:2

Do you know how much burden your spouse is carrying? It’s easier to connect and grow together when hardships and stress are balanced between you and your spouse. Don’t let this tilt too much in either direction. Make an effort to check in and help where you can. If the heavier load is on your end, be mindful of how the imbalance is affecting your love and patience. Then work towards the middle and you will please God.

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Satisfy Your Thirst

Nothing is worst than being thirsty and not being able to satisfy it.

However, we live in a time when we can get something real fast when thw thirst urge comes upon us. There seems to be vending machines on every corner but there are times when your in the desert with no vending machines in sight.

And it is in those moments, we have to remember who we are and why we live the way we do.

May we always drink from the well that will never run dry and will always appear in the desert as well as any place you may need it.

God Bless.

Satisfy Your Thirst

by Joyce Meyer

I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time). - John 6:35

We all thirst for more of God, but if you don’t know He is what you are craving, you can be easily misled. Instead, if you set your mind on seeking God—if you give Him first place in your desires, thoughts, and choices—your thirst will truly be quenched and you will not be led astray. David spoke of this longing for the Lord in Psalm 42:2, saying, My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God. You are to search after God like a thirsty man in the desert. What does a thirsty man think about? Nothing but water! He isn’t concerned about anything else but finding what it takes to quench his thirst. Tonight, God is saying to you, “Here I am, seek Me, I have everything you need.”

From the book Ending Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

The People Of Israel Mingle

Be the light! The world needs light! The world doesn't need people who don't know how to deal with them and their sins so they toss them to the side because they may be a little different than you.

Be the light! And not their judge and jury for heaven is already on it.

God Bless.

The people of Israel mingle with godless foreigners, making themselves as worthless as a half-baked cake! Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don't even know it. (NLT) -Hosea 7:8-9

If you're a believer, you know that non-believers surround us all the time. Instead of being influenced by others to do ungodly things, be a light to others by demonstrating godly behavior. We all have a nemesis, or perhaps a not-so-favorite person. Instead of avoiding them or being short with them, give them a compliment or simply say something nice. In other words, be a light!

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Confess To One Another

I love this. Although this little devotional is meant for women to pray for tbeir husband's but I believe this little devotional can be used for men to help with praying for their wives.

I believe, this little devotional should be, and can be, used for everyone you come into contact with.

We need to quit giving the enemy any more gound and take back what was given to you and this little devotional will be the encouragement you need to keep on praying for those around you.

God Bless.

“Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]” James 5:16, Amplified.

With all of the challenges my husband and I faced over the 21 years that we have been together, one reason I stayed with him was because I didn’t want to leave and someone else reap the benefits of all the prayers I have prayed for him. I knew God was going to transform his life, I just didn’t know when. I knew God would help him learn how to lead our family, but I didn’t know when. I knew God was going to show my husband how to be the man He called him to be, I just didn’t know how or when. I prayed for him more than I prayed for myself, and God has answered my prayers. A trick of the enemy is to cause a woman to become so hardened in her heart towards a man that she no longer prays for him with compassion and faith. Her heart is so angry that her once humble and sweet prayers turn into a bitter venting session about what he is and is not doing. For a real man to change, it requires the hand of God. No matter how good the sex is, how good the cooking is, how fine your body is, or how encouraging your words are in his ears, it takes the power of God’s Holy Spirit working in a man’s heart and mind to bring true change. It also requires your faith and your patience. I believe that every man wants to be the man God created him to be, he just doesn’t know how. Keep praying and interceding for him in your alone time with God. Declare that he is a Psalms 112 man and other scriptures God leads you to declare over his life. He may be a good man, but God desires to make him into His man who He can use to fulfill His purpose and plan. God is no respecter of persons. What He has done for me and countless of others, He will do for you!

Prayer: Father God, thank you for ministering to my heart. I pray for the man you have given me. Way before he was mine, he belonged to you. You love him far more than I ever could. I ask that you cause him to see himself the way you see him. Open his heart to receive your love and your wisdom. Teach him how to lead our family. Help me to believe the truth of your Word and to be patient. Help me to be the wife he needs and to see him the way you see him. Make him into the man you destined him to be. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Read Romans 8:34; Hebrews 10:36

Recommended Resources: “The Power of a Praying Wife” by Stormie Omartian

-Author Unknown