Stay Out Of Strife

Wisdom mixed with a little bit of food for thought.

Be encouraged.

God Bless.

Stay Out of Strife

Adapted from the resource Starting Your Day Right - by Joyce Meyer

Probably 80 percent of the places we visit in our ministry have church members who are riddled with strife. Strife is the devil's tool against us. It takes personal self-control to stay out of strife.

If you want to keep peace, you can't always say everything you want to say. Sometimes you have to control yourself and apologize even when there is nothing in you that wants to do so. But if you sow the godly principle of harmony and unity today, a time will come when you will reap the blessings of all it can bring to you.

Prayer of the Day: Father, help me to immediately recognize and avoid strife, and to always walk in peace and self-control, amen.

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Thankful. Wisdom overload mixed with a whole lot of encouragement.

God Bless.

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The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. (NLT) -Psalm 34:18

God knows your heart! He knows your hurts,

pain, grief, and how much you need his help to get through each day. He is

close to you as you navigate feelings of grief, loss, disappointment, stress,

and more. Ask God to give you the strength to be present, to find joy, and to

experience his supernatural peace even when you walk through a season of

heartbreak. He is close to you in every season. 

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Promise

He is faithful. And for me this little devotional gives my encouragement to keep the faith.

Be encouraged.

God Bless.

"Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him." - (Genesis 21:1-2)

Devotional 

Sarah and Abraham were old and way past the childbearing stage, but God gave them a promise and even though they doubted God, He was faithful in fulfilling the promise to them. You will not get an explanation from God, BUT you will definitely get a promise which will sustain you until its fulfillment. An explanation, however, will not suffice and is subject to change with circumstances. Trust the promise that God has given you He is FAITHFUL to perform it!

-Author Unknown 

Quote Of The Day - Trust Him

Words to live by. Thank you, Lord! 

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“Trust in Him If it’s not already here, your next change is on the way. Build your trust in God now by preparing your heart through spending time in His Word and coming to Him in prayer.” 

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

God Will Not

Thankful, Lord You have not let go no matter what happens in this life. 

Thankful for the encouragement.

God Bless.

God will not let you go. The big news of the Bible is not that you love God, but that God loves you! He tattooed your name on the palm of his hand. His thoughts of you outnumber the sand on the shore. You never leave his mind, escape his sight, or flee his thoughts. You need not win his love. You already have it.

He sees the worst of you and loves you still. Your sins of tomorrow and failings of the future will not surprise him; he sees them now. Every day and deed of your life has passed before his eyes and been calculated in his decision. He knows you better than you know you and has reached this verdict: he loves you still.

No discovery will disillusion him. No rebellion will dissuade him. He loves you with an everlasting love. God’s love – never failing, never ending.

-Author Unknown 

Good Things Are On The Way

Lord, we are all in need of changes. May good things indeed be on the way. 

Be encouraged.

God Bless.

Good Things Are on the Way

Adapted from the resource Quiet Times with God - by Joyce Meyer

Sometimes when you’ve had a long series of painful or disappointing things happen, you can get to a point where you are just expecting more of what you’ve already had. But if you are expecting something bad to happen, those expectations will steal your joy and make it almost impossible to live a victorious life.

Instead of expecting the worst, choose to expect the best. Decide in your quiet time with God that you are going to hope for and expect good things. When you do, this opens the door to God’s plan in your life (see Lamentations 3:25).

The next time you are having a bad day, examine your expectations, and if you find they are not what they should be, you can quickly make an adjustment that will bring God’s reassuring peace and uncontainable joy back into your life.

Prayer of the Day: Father, anytime I feel discouraged or weary, help me remember that there is always hope. Help me be filled with hope in You and positive expectation. You are good, and I believe You want to be good to me, amen.

Quote Of The Day - When You Pray

Wisdom! Let the word's sink in and we begin to live by them 

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“When you pray be sure that you listen as well as talk. You have things you want to say to God but He also has things He wants to say to you.” 

– Joyce Meyer