Quote Of The Day - Faith, Gratitude, And Rest

The secret to coping with life is found right here in this little devotional and the only thing we have to do is live by the word's found written below.

It's time to grow up and get over ourselves  and live a life of victory by not allowing the circumstances to pull us down to thw pit's of hell so satan can have his way with us.

Arise and look up, indeed our redemption is near! Thank you, Jesus for standing with me and for me when I turn my eyes to the problem and not to the source of my answer. You are indeed, the only thing I need to make it through this thing call life.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day

-Joyce Meyer

“Faith, Gratitude, and Rest So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:5

Faith allows us to rest—both mentally and emotionally. Even our will gets a rest when we have faith in God. We don’t worry or reason, we are not upset or downcast, and we are not trying to make something happen that is not God’s will—we are thankful that God is in control so that we can rest! Paul sang praises to God while he was in jail. Jesus prayed for others while He was being crucified. Joseph decided that if he was going to be a slave, he would be the best slave his owner ever had. All throughout Scripture, we see the connection between faith, gratitude, and rest. We need to be honest about what the real cause of our stress is. Is it really our circumstances in life, or is it the way we respond to the circumstances? There is a rest that comes with gratitude and faith. This is a rest we can live in every day.

Prayer of Thanks I thank You today, Father, that I can live in rest. I don’t have to worry or be downcast when I face challenges. Thank You that I can have faith, knowing that You are the One in control.”

-Joyce Meyer, The Power of Being Thankful: 365 Devotions for

Here Is The Deal

Here is the deal, your special; created im God's image which makes you very uniquely beautiful. There will never be anyone like you again.

So with that being said, it's okay to be you. Be you, living a life by the scriptures, not allowing satan to tell you anything otherwise, and sit back and watch what God can do through you.

You were meant for great things so stopping being so stingy and share the wealth of who you are in Christ.

God Bless.

Here’s the deal: when we act like someone we’re not, it’s because we’re not happy with who we are. We usually think we need other people’s permission or love or approval before we can live our lives and pursue our beautiful ambitions. It’s both good and bad. It’s good if it causes us to want to pursue Jesus’ love and approval more. But it’s bad if we miss out on who God uniquely made us to be so we can be who someone else thinks we should be.  God has never looked in your mirror or mine and wished He saw someone else.

Every time we fake it and aren’t authentic, we make God’s love for us look fake too. He doesn’t have a wax figure of us somewhere that looks smarter or taller or shorter or skinnier or more ripped than us. He doesn’t want us to just look different. He wants us to become love. It won’t be because we talked about who we wished we were over and over again or because we gave ourselves enough positive affirmations in the mirror. Only love has the power to get us there. God is not shaking His head in disapproval as we make our way toward Him. He’s got His arms outstretched, welcoming us home to Him with love. I bet if we could hear what He’s thinking, we’d hear Him whispering, “You’ve got this. Just keep moving toward Me.” Do you want to do something amazing for God?

Trade the appearance of being close to God for the power of actually being close to God. Quit talking a big game and go live a big faith. One of Jesus’ friends said if we want to get it right, we need to live a life worthy of the calling we’ve received. The call is to love God and the people around us while we live into the most authentic version of ourselves. We weren’t just an idea God hoped would work out someday.

We were one of His most creative expressions of love, ever. Lose the wax. Don’t fake it; sync it up. Go be you.

-Author Unknown

Why Are You Afraid?

Fear, I got to say, it's on my top ten list to never deal with it or to acknowledge it even exists.

But it stares me in the face when I fear we don't have the money to pay the bills, or something touches my son and I'm the new WebMD, or when I fear my husband's cancer will come back.

So in essence, fear is never a good thing and must be dealt with right away because if you don't, it will find a crack in your soul and plant itself deep making it that much harder to get rid of.

I know it can be conquered because Jesus said it could and if I kove Jesus like I say I do, then it must be cast out to the deepest end of the sea and when it's no longer in control of my life, I am free to be me and there isn't anything better.

God Bless.

Then he asked them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?" (NLT) -Mark 4:40

The disciples had been with Jesus enough to see many miracles done but yet they underestimated the power He had to control the wind. You may not be aware of your fears, but they drive at the heart of your words, actions, and attitudes. Take a moment and think about your fears. Now, think about each time Jesus has performed miracles in your life. When you uncover your fears and approach them with His past faithfulness, your fears will lose all control. Do you allow your fears to overtake your faith?

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Don't Forget To Show Hospitality To Stangers

When I am out and about, I never give it a thought, I might be in the mist of an angel.

Most of the time, I just want to get my stuff done and get back to the comfort of my home.

So when I came across this little devotional, you might say I had a lightbulb moment....what if and it could have already have happened without me knowing and maybe it is time to shift my mindset.

I can't help but wonder if and when I do, the benefit will be beyond what I could think or imagine.

And of course, it would be the coolest thing to ever have happen to me. So yeah, let the mindset change begin.

God Bless

Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! (NLT) -Hebrews 13:2

Is it possible an angel has dined at your table? Have you ever shown hospitality to a stranger? If the answer is yes, well done faithful servant! Imagine how believers would be received among nonbelievers if we had a reputation of showing uncommon kindness to strangers. What are some thoughtful ways you could show hospitality to strangers this week?

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Glory In All Things

This little devotional is soooooo good! If you are dealing with self-doubt, worthlessness, or anything in between, then this little devotional is for you.

We must stop complaining about where God is when the big thing's doesn't happen and begin to look at where God is and we will more than likely find Him in the small things.

In fact, it's about time we start giving God glory in everything not because we want to but because He deserves it.

As I get older in life, I can't help but think where I might have been if I adapted this concept when I was just starting out. But thank God, for His mercy and grace that are new every morning so that I might have the chance to give Him the glory every chance I get.

God Bless.

Glory in All Things

Beware of allowing yourself to think that the shallow aspects of life are all not ordained by God. They are ordained by Him equally as much as the profound. A famous athlete in America hated warming up before his training. One day, he pulled a muscle so badly he had to be in bed for days. Then he remembered his coach’s advice and changed for the better. The coach always said, “You not only represent the country, but also represent me.” Similarly, we not only represent the kingdom of God, but God Himself. We are His ambassadors on this earth. Our very life must bring glory to His name. Beware of posing as a profound person - God Himself became a baby (to fulfil His plan for mankind). To be shallow is not a sign of being sinful nor is shallowness an indication that there is no depth in your life at all. Every ocean has a shore. Even the shallow things of life such as eating and drinking, walking and talking are ordained by God. We are safe guarded by the shallow things of life. There are times we become so pompous and proud that we do not want to be mixing about anymore. We consider ourselves superior.

The Supreme God fellowshipped with Adam and Eve, Jesus ate and drank with His disciples and the people. So, shouldn’t we be more like our Lord and reach out to the ‘least’, loving the ‘drop outs’ of life and inviting them to the same place of worship we go to? The Church is not made up of a set of perfect people, but it is a set of sinners, saved by a Savior who has got them on the right track and are now in turn leading others to Christ.

Prayer Lord, help me not to think more about myself but about others, and consider others better than myself, bringing glory to Your name. Amen.

-Author Unknown

Have No Fear

Fear has no place in the life of a Christian.  We must learn to overcome it if we want a life of freedom and isn't that what we are all striving for? Freedom in Christ is life worth living!

God Bless.

Have No Fear

by Joyce Meyer

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
—1 John 4:18 KJV
Have you ever started to step out in faith and, even at the thought of it, felt fear rising up in you? It happens to everyone, but it is important to realize that the source of fear is Satan.
Satan doesn’t want you to do what God wants you to do and receive all God has for you, so he sends fear to try to torment you into being doubtful and miserable. Fear is an evil spirit that hinders progress.
But you can live without fear by building your faith on what God has said in His Word. There is great power in confessing the Word of God. So when Satan attempts to torment you with fear, confess what the Word says—that the Lord is with you and “will not fail you or forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:6). Take steps of faith even if you have to “do it afraid.”

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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.

It's Easy To Love Kind, Lovely Humble People

Isn't this the truth? Humble, kind, and loving people are so much more easy ti get along with and find things in common with and even laugh with.

I will take these kind of people any day over people who think they are a know it all but if I love love God like I say I do, then I must see people through God's eyes and I just might be surprised at what I see in them for God loves them all, each and every one.

God Bless.

 It’s easy to love kind, lovely, humble people. I mean, who wouldn’t? These are the ones I’ve spent much of my life loving. Loving the people who are easy to love made me feel like I was really good at it. Because the people I loved were kind and wonderful, they made sure they told me what a great job I was doing loving them.  What I’ve come to realize, though, is that I was avoiding the people I didn’t understand and the ones who lived differently than me. Here’s why: some of them creep me out.

Sure, I was polite to them, but sadly, I’ve spent my whole life avoiding the people Jesus spent His whole life engaging. God’s idea isn’t that we would just give and receive love but that we could actually become love. The way we do this can be summarized like this:  His plan is that we would love everybody, always.  People who are becoming love see the beauty in others even when their off-putting behavior makes for a pretty weird mask. What Jesus told His friends can be summed up in this way: He wants us to love everybody, always—and start with the people who creep us out. The truth is, we probably creep them out as much as they do us. Are there people you should give a wide berth to? You bet. There are people in my life and yours who are unsafe, toxic, and delight in sowing discord wherever they go. God gave us discernment, and we should use it as we live our lives. He’s also given us love and understanding and kindness and the ability to forgive, which have power we often leave untapped. There’s a difference between good judgment and living in judgment. The trick is to use lots of the first and to go a little lighter on the second if we want to live the big life Jesus talked about.   

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