Our Stress-Laden Society

Good food for thought written below.

Stay encouraged.

God Bless.

Our stress-laden society has developed many skills for dealing with anxiety. We have breathing exercises and mediation techniques. But the person in whom the Spirit dwells has the greatest of resources. The apostle Paul said, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18-19 NIV).

The apostle contrasts two strategies for facing inner chaos: inebriation and celebration. Many people numb themselves, if not with liquor, with bouts of shopping or hours of playing. The better option: celebration. Constant worship clears the debris from our hearts. Praise is the cleansing element that flushes the trash of worry and anxiety.

-Author Unknown 

And My God Will Supply

Thank you, Lord for supplying my needs. Now may I have and learn how to receive.

God Bless.

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:19, Berean Study Bible.

One thing I’ve learned about God is when it comes to supplying the needs of His children, either He is going to provide us with the resources or He is going to provide us with favor. As He did in the days of Elijah when there was a drought in the land, God led him to a brook where he could drink and had ravens bring him food to eat. When the brook dried up, God led him to a widow to bless him.

God will do the same for you, my sister. Your back may be against the wall and time is running out. You need provision and you need it now. Know that God cares about every detail of your life and He knows what you need. He loves you as much as He loved Elijah of the Bible, and He’s going to provide you with either the resources or the favor.

Prayer: Father, thank you for loving me. You are faithful. Help me to rest in you while you work everything out. I trust you will either provide the resources or the favor. I say by faith, I have everything I need in you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read 1 Kings 17)

-Author Unknown 

Give God Your Cares

Amen! And be encouraged.

God Bless.

Give God your cares, He cares for you. 

“Casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him,…

http://devotionals.dot-k.com/give-god-your-cares-he-cares-for-you/#noredirect

The Ungodly Are Not So

Love this! 

God Bless.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Inspiration 

The path of the wicked will lead to destruction. Those who do not seek refuge in God will end up falling victim to the attack of the enemy. Pray for the people in your life who are yet to receive Christ in their lives, so that they can experience Life as well.

Prayer 

Dear God, I pray for every single person, in my life and in the world, who does not know you yet. Lord, I do not desire to see anyone fall victim to the ways of the enemy. May you help me to be part of those who preach your gospel and help more people come into your glorious light. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

-Author Unknown 

Quote Of The Day -We Can

Amen!

God Bless.

Quote of the Day – Mother Teresa

We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

– Mother Teresa

Jesus

He's all I need. I'm so thankful He's in my life!

God Bless.

 JESUS

Because the Lord Jesus was a person, He had His own individual name. His mother, His disciples, and all His friends called Him by this name, Jesus. But they probably thought little of what that name meant. And the majority of Christians today hardly know what a treasure is contained in that name, Jesus: “He shall save His people from their sins.”

Many think of His death on the cross or of His work in heaven as our Intercessor, but they do not realize that Jesus is a living person in heaven who thinks of us each day and longs to reveal Himself. He desires us to bring Him our love and adoration each day.

Christians pray to Christ to save them from their sins, but they know very little how the blessed work is done. The living Christ reveals Himself to us, and through the power of His love, the love of sin is expelled. It is through personal fellowship with Him that Jesus saves us from our sins. I must come as an individual, with my heart and all the sin that is in it, to Jesus as an almighty personal Savior in whom God’s holiness dwells. And as He and I commune together in the expression of mutual love and desire, by the work of His Holy Spirit in my heart, His love will expel and conquer all the sin.

O Christian, you will find the secret of happiness and holiness in fellowship with Jesus each day. Your heart will long for the hour of prayer as the best hour of the day. As you learn to take time to be alone with Him each day, you will experience His presence, enabling you to love Him, to serve Him, and to walk in His ways throughout the day. Through this unbroken fellowship, you will learn the secret of the power of a truly godly life.

-Author Unknown 

When We Don't Step Out In Faith

When I read this little devotional, I had to take a minute to have it really sink in. 

And I soon found the encouragement I needed from the word's written below. May this little devotional be an encouragement for you as well.

God Bless.

When We Don’t Step Out in Faith

Though God intended all the Israelites to make it to the promised land, none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, except for Joshua and Caleb, made it there. The problem wasn't with the Promise; the problem was with the people believing in the Promise.

Your purpose unfolds to the degree of your obedience and willingness to take steps of faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Heb.11:6). In his book 'Chase the Lion,' Mark Batterson wrote, "Stop living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death." No one is getting out of life alive.

The journey of purpose is a journey of faith and courage. To experience what God has in mind for you in its entirety will require a stretch and proactive steps of faith.

David, by faith, stepped out to fight Goliath which won him the people's approval to become the next king. Joshua, by faith, believed the Promised land was theirs for the taking, though there were giants in it. You also have to step out. If you put God's name on the line for His own glory, He will show up.

Start risking God's reputation on something destined to fail without divine intervention. Don't hold back at life. Step out in the direction God is stirring your spirit.

I often hear people say they are waiting for clarity to take a step. You won't always be clear about everything; you have to trust God that someway, somehow, He will work out the details. Remember the three Hebrews (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) who refused to bow to the king's idol. Here's what they say in Daniel 3:16-18 (AMP).

“O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you on this point. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up!”

That was resolute, bold, and audacious faith, but we serve a faithful God. The "fourth man" appeared in the fire.

Let me share a personal story. Every devotional I have written on the YouVersion platform often takes about a month or less to write, but it took me almost five years to overcome the limiting belief that I can write something worthy of this platform. The moral is, if I hadn't made the first attempt, I would have denied over sixty-one thousand combined subscribers the opportunity to read what God has laid in my heart and I would have missed the testimonies I've received across the world. When you don't step out in faith, you hinder your purpose. You have to be willing to try.

God has called you to a higher life; defy the urge to play small. Remember the saying, "It is those who risk going too far who really know how far they can go."

Are you ready and willing to step out with faith in God, believing Him to see your purpose fulfilled?

-Author Unknown 

Quote Of The Day - An Affirmation

Let this be our daily battle cry.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“An affirmation to say everyday: The healing power of God is working in me right now. Eveyr day I get better and better in every way.” 

– Joyce Meyer

Quote Of The Day - Satan Can Control

Truth bomb below! 

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“Satan can control you if you let outward things determine your security.” 

– Joyce Meyer

No Weapon

May this soak into our very soul.

God Bless.

No Weapon. 

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.” Isaiah‬ ‭54:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper. According to Strong’s Concordance the Hebrew word for “Weapon” is, ‘kĕliy’ (H3615) which means, “Article, vessel, implement, utensil or yoke”. In other words, there is no article, device, tool or strategy that the enemy can use or implement against you that will prosper. There is no vessel (person) that the enemy can use against you that will succeed. There is no yoke or bondage that the enemy can hold against you that will prosper. No tactic, strategy or stronghold that the enemy tries to deploy will prosper. You are God’s child and His protection is your inheritance and your righteousness is of Him. 

When you are in Christ, weapons may form but they will not conquer you. Choose to trust Christ and let His Word fight on your behalf. When the enemy rises up against you, choose to hold your peace — let God fight your battle. Every tongue that rises up against you shall backfire. 

Psalms‬ ‭7:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬ states, “He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.” The pit that others dig for you, they will fall in it themselves. The plot that others lay for you, they will fall in it themselves. God is your Protection. Don’t fear the enemy’s plots, ploys and strategies. God is your rearguard. God has you covered. 

-Author Unknown 

Quote Of The Day - Miracles Come

Amen!

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“Miracles come in cans.” You can overcome. You can make it through. You can forgive. You can raise godly children. You can have a happy marriage. You can experience joy. You can meet your goal. You can be disciplined. You can move on. You can… you can… you can.” 

-Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

What must I do to 

Quote Of The Day - Fear Is Not God's Will

Nothing more needs to be said. Just believe.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“Fear is not God’s will for you.” 

-Joyce Meyer, Love Out Loud: 365 Devotions for Loving God, Loving Yourself and Loving Others

What must 

Doing The Will Of God

Some food for thought.

God Bless.

Doing the Will of God

I have been made perfect in Christ.

Why are we here on earth? It is not to do our own will, but rather to do the will of Christ, who commissioned us. 

Paul wrote in Colossians 1:9, “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” We are to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will. In other words, the knowledge of Christ’s will is to take over the whole of our minds. It is to completely control our thinking. Every motive and every intention is to be controlled by the knowledge of the will of Christ.

Paul continued in Colossians 4:12, “Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.”

The believer becomes perfect and complete only insofar as he fulfills the whole will of God. Hebrews 13 states this truth beautifully:

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will.

   (Hebrews 13:20–21 KJV)

We are made perfect and complete, we come to fulfillment, only insofar as we do the will of God, just as Jesus found fulfillment during His earthly life only in doing the will of God.

If there is disharmony, frustration, or emotional tumult in your life, consider checking your relationship to the will of God, for you can be made perfect only insofar as you know and do the will of God. Anything else will bring only incompleteness and frustration.

Thank You, Lord, for Your work in me. I proclaim my hope to stand

perfect and complete in all the will of

God, finding fulfillment only in doing His will. I have been made perfect in Christ. Amen.

-Author Unknown 

God Won't Let You Down

Truth And Amen!

God Bless.

God won’t let you down. He will bring justice; He will pay you back for what you have lost or missed out on. While you wait, be thankful and know that God’s timing in your life will be perfect.

-Author Unknown 

Jesus'Blood

Some food for thought I wanted to share.

God Bless.

Jesus’ Blood Speaks Better Things Hebrews 12:24 24

to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. 

Today, forensic science tells us that blood has a voice. DNA can be extracted from just one small drop of the murderer’s blood and the results used in court as evidence. So blood in a sense can speak. And when it is the blood of Jesus, it “speaks better things” than that of Abel. Abel’s blood cried out, “Vengeance! Vengeance!” after his brother Cain murdered him. (Genesis 4:8–11) But Jesus’ blood cries out forgiveness for our sins, healing for our bodies, and peace and soundness for our minds. It cries out protection for our coming-ins and going-outs, good success for the works of our hands, the righteousness of Christ as our acceptance before God and much more! In the Bible, Jesus’ blood speaking of “better things” is found in the context of the last days when things are being shaken, so that the things that cannot be shaken will remain.

(Hebrews 12:27) 

God wants you to know that you will not be shaken when you put your faith in Jesus’ blood, which speaks better things for you. That is why God wants you to see Jesus’ blood shed for you in every area that causes your heart to tremble and your confidence to be shaken. For example, if you are afraid of losing your job, speak the blood of Jesus over your job. His blood cries out, “Favor with his boss!” And in these days when you are shaken by fears that terrorism may strike anyone, anywhere, anytime, plead the blood of Jesus that cries out, “Protection and deliverance!” When fear rises in your heart as the doctor gives you his prognosis, plead the blood of Jesus over your body. His blood cries out, “Healing and wholeness!” The eternal blood of Jesus, which speaks better things, will never lose its power. Beloved, see that you do not refuse Him who speaks. (Hebrews 12:25) See that you keep hearing the voice of grace, which speaks salvation, righteousness, protection, deliverance, provision and healing over your life! Thought For The Day You will not be shaken when you put your faith in Jesus’ blood, which speaks better things for you.

-Author Unknown 

When You're Newlyweds

Found this little devotional to be interesting. May you find encouragement written below.

God Bless.

When You’re Newlyweds: 

Patience It is one of the sad consequences of our competitive, media-driven, consumerist culture that we expect perfection in others but excuse mediocrity in ourselves. Restaurants and hotels live on the edge, knowing that all it takes is one bad experience and a customer will never be back. When you’re a newlywed, you are marrying a rookie, someone who will make rookie mistakes. That’s why God tells husbands and wives to let go of Mommy and Daddy and stick like glue to their spouses--never, ever comparing a husband to Daddy or a wife to Mom. It’s an inherently unfair comparison, since you are remembering mature veterans. Cut your newlywed spouse some slack. “As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with . . . patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another” (Colossians 3:12,13). Think of how often God has had to be patient with you. Think of how he has nurtured you and put up with stuff and invested energy and resources in you. Think of how you learned from your failures and thrived on encouragement and praise. Well, hello! How about extending some of that same patience to your spouse? 

Lord, forgive us our sins as we forgive our spouses who sin against us.

-Author Unknown 

What Keeps Us From Hearing

I found this little devotional interesting and full of encouragement. May you also find some in the word's written below.

God Bless.

What Keeps Us From Hearing? 

Scripture Reading: Luke 8:11-15 The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. - Luke 8:15 

A good farmer was mindful to spread seed on good soil, or it would never take root and grow into a crop. Some of it could be trampled on or eaten by birds; some could fall on rocky soil or among thorns and then wither or get choked out. Only the seed sown on good soil would produce a fine crop. The same is true of the Word of God. God spreads his Word generously, even in unlikely places. Just as some seed never brings a crop, so also God’s Word sometimes bears no fruit. Some of us attend worship services but don’t really hear what God is saying—perhaps because we think we’ve heard it all before, or because we have been pressured to be there. What will it take for us to remove obstacles that keep us from hearing what God has to say to us? In years past some of God’s people took the time on Saturdays to prepare for worship on Sundays. Every Saturday evening, for example, my wife’s parents took a half hour to have devotions in preparation for the Sunday service. One easy thing we can do today is to pray before gathering with others to worship God. We can pray for the worship leaders and the person who will be preaching, and we can ask that God’s Spirit will speak through them. We can also ask God to open our hearts and minds so that we can hear what the Spirit wants us to hear. 

Prayer: Holy Spirit, please remove obstacles that can so easily keep us from hearing what you are saying to us. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Arthur J. Schoonveld https://today.reframemedia.com/devotionals/what-keeps-us-from-hearing#noredirect

Here Are Some Questions

So indepth food for thought.

God Bless.

Here are some questions I recommend you ask yourself. In quiet silence ask, "Am I always truthful and honest? I claim to be a Christian, and I believe that the root of the matter is in me and the seed of God is in my heart. I believe I am the Lord"s child, but I am not satisfied with the frozen-over rut. Lord, help me to be honest while I answer. Am I always truthful on the telephone?

Am I always honest with my creditors, with my employers, with my employees and in all social contracts and contacts?" Somebody may say, "What's the difference?" Dishonesty and shading of the truth are sins that grieve the Holy Spirit and bring on the winter. The winter of your discontent may be upon you, and like the life in a leafless tree, your life is buried within. You may have grieved the Holy Spirit by untruthfulness. One of the first things Christians have to do is become perfectly honest with God and perfectly truthful in everything they say.

-Author Unknown 

Give And You Will Receive

Interesting little devotional. Be encouraged.

God Bless.

Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full--pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back. (NLT) -Luke 6:38 

Be generous with your generosity to others. Whether in word, deed, action, or object, gift others often. Yes, it's true some people will be more grateful than others. But we really shouldn't be giving solely to have someone indebted towards us. Your gift can be anything such as time, kind words, friendship, babysitting, transportation and on and on. The next time you find yourself clinging to something, that's the time to give it away. It will only come right back. 

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And You Shall Love

Hope this little devotional brings you a little encouragement when you read this.

God Bless.

“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” Mark 12:30, ESV.

There was a time in my life when I wanted to love God wholeheartedly, but I didn’t. I felt that was an impossible standard to live up to. But while watching a Christian television broadcast one day, the preacher said, when it comes to loving God with all of your heart, mind, soul and strength, that’s something you have to say by faith. So right there in my living room, I began to declare my love for God, and overtime those words have taken shape and have become a reality for me. Today, I truly love God with all of my heart, mind, soul and strength and the proof is in my pin-drop obedience to Him. Glory to God!

I encourage you to say it anyway! Call those things that be not as though they are (see Romans 4:17). God can do the same in anyone that comes to Him in faith. Declare your love by faith, and your words will take shape and will become life for you. He will birth in you a true love for Him that will show through your obedience to Him.

Say this out loud from your heart today:

Dear God, I thank you for loving me more than anyone in my life. Your love is in my heart and I want to experience more of it. I want to obey you more and do what you instruct me to do in your word. I say right now by faith that I love you with all my heart, I love you with all my mind, I love you with all my soul, and I love you with all my strength. I love you with everything in me, and nothing makes me happier than to obey you! Let these words become my reality. You deserve all of me. You gave me all of you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read John 14:15)

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Whoever Dwells

May we find shelter in His arms and lean on Him for He is worthy.

God Bless.

Psalm 91:1-2 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 

Shelter, stronghold, refuge, and fortress are all used to describe God throughout the different translations of today's verse. Lord, we are so very grateful that we are able to run to you in Christ Jesus. You stand firm, arms wide open, ready to receive us and poised to protect us with your infinite might. Help us realize Lord that we are stronger when we run to you. Holy Spirit, lead us to the "secret place of the Most High" (NKJV) and intercede for us when we cannot find the words. In the name of Jesus, Amen. 

 Verse/Commentary courtesy of 'Jesus Daily: Bible Devotional' android app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idelata.JesusDaily

Not Satisfied

Just some encouragement and food for thought. 

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 Not Satisfied With Just Being Saved 

 Genesis 12:7 7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 

I don’t know about you, but I am not satisfied with just knowing that I am righteous by faith. I also want to get to know the One who made me righteous. I want to have an intimate relationship with my Savior! Abraham was such a man. He was righteous by faith, but he also had a close walk with God and was blessed by God in all things. (Genesis 24:1) His nephew Lot, on the other hand, although righteous too (2 Peter 2:7–8), had no heart for God. He ended up losing a lot when Sodom, the city he dwelt in, was destroyed along with Gomorrah. He was saved by the skin of his teeth! My friend, do you want to be a Christian like Lot, righteous but always finding yourself in trouble, or do you want to be a righteous-and-blessed Christian like Abraham? Then, like Abraham, have a heart for God. From place to place, Abraham would build an altar to the Lord.

 And in between altars, he grew very rich! (Genesis 13:2) There is no biblical record, however, of Lot ever building an altar to the Lord. What is an “altar” in today’s context? It is a place where you know that you have a close relationship with God. For example, when my late father was in the hospital, I was worried and did not know what to do. I remember driving down the road and crying. After a while, I just threw my cares to the Lord. When I reached the hospital, I just laid my hands on my father and said, “Be healed in Jesus’ name.” And he was healed! Till today, I can remember the place where I had cast my cares to the Lord and leaned on His love for me. That is my “altar”. And it is not the only one. We have got to have this kind of relationship with God, one full of “altars” that remind us of His love, goodness and faithfulness. Let’s not live the Christian life like Lot, saved by the skin of our teeth. Let’s walk closely with God as Abraham did, and be richly blessed in every area of our lives! 

Thought For The Day Choose to have an intimate relationship with the One who made you righteous.

-Author Unknown