Every Adversity

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Today's Quotation:

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of a greater or equal benefit.

Napoleon Hill

Today's Meditation:

It is refreshing to know that within each form of adversity, failure, and heartache I encounter, lies the "seed of a greater or equal benefit." It is a perfect reminder that there is good in everything--all we must do is water it, nurture it, and allow that good to grow and flourish in our lives and the world around us.

Adversity, failure, and heartache do not have to be an end result. If we make it so, we miss out on the lessons, opportunities, chances, signs and clues, and many other important elements that are being given to us. Maybe I did not get the job I was interviewing for because I need to increase and expand my knowledge in this specific field. Or perhaps my recent relationship with a girl failed because I did not understand her need for positive reinforcement. If I am able to plant, nurture, and harvest the beneficial seeds found in the difficult and painful lessons of my life, I will bring forth goodness and love as well as unlock my potential for personal growth.

Our failures and obstacles in life are but stepping-stones to becoming something greater along our way. And our greatest achievements in life will assuredly be the result of many failures, heartaches, and adversity that has built us up and reinforced us along the way. But the beauty of failure cannot be seen unless we acknowledge that it is possible for failure to be both beautiful and important.

Today's Challenge: Plant a few beneficial seeds found in some of your failures.

Questions to consider:

How do you view adversity, failure, and heartache in your life? What kinds of things have contributed to this perspective?

Why do we often see failure as something that is exclusively negative?

Do you encourage others to find positive benefits from their failures, and then turn around and fail to see the positive benefits in your own failures?

For further thought:

Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's ok to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.

H. Stanley Judd

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Sowing And Reaping

Food for thought. 

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Sowing and Reaping

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Joyce Meyer – 

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Adapted from Quiet Times with God

…Whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.

 Galatians 6:7 (AMP)

The Word of God plainly tells us that we will reap what we sow. This principle applies to every area of our lives, including the way we treat others. Our attitudes and words are seeds we sow each day that determine what kind of fruit or harvest we’ll have in our relationships. The devil loves to keep us busy thinking selfishly, sowing words of strife in our families, and thinking negatively about others. He wants us to sow bad seed.

Let me ask you: What are you sowing today? With God’s help, make the choice to sow love, forgiveness, kindness, and patience in every relationship and situation. You’ll find that as you treat others the way God wants you to, you will reap a life filled with encouraging, godly relationships.

Prayer of the Day: Lord, help me sow seeds of love, kindness, and grace each day. May my words and actions reflect Your heart and lead to healthy, godly relationships in every area of life.

Doubtful Prayer

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Doubtful prayer is no prayer at all.

Author: John Calvin

On Me Alone

Food for thought below. 

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God's Calling devotional

God's Calling devotional

 by Christian Channel

On Me Alone

On Me Alone

I am your Lord, your Supply. You must rely on Me. Trust to the last uttermost limit. Trust and be not afraid. You must depend on Divine Power only. I have not forgotten you. Your help is coming. You shall know and realize My Power.

Endurance is faith tried almost to breaking point. You must wait, and trust, and hope, and joy in Me. You must not depend on man but on Me, on Me, your Strength, your Help, your Supply.

This is the great test. Am I your supply or not? Every great work for Me has had to have this great test-time.Possess your souls in patience and rejoice. You must wait until I show the way. Heaven itself cannot contain more joy than that soul knows, when, after the waiting-test, I crown it Victor, but no disciple of Mine can be victor, who does not wait until I give the order to start. You cannot be anxious if you know that I am your supply.

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:4

Worry Does No Good

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Quote of the day by Joyce Meyer -“Worry does no good

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“Worry does no good and can impact your life in negative ways. I’m sure you have noticed how absolutely powerless you feel when you worry or you’re anxious and troubled, because worry is indeed completely useless. It is a waste of time and energy because it never changes your circumstances.” 

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

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Your Enemy

Something to think about. 

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Mornings With God

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? - Gal 4:16

Paul didn’t have an easy time with the Galatian Christians. They were inconsistent and hard to deal with. One day they would have done anything for him, the next they were angry at him.

“You welcomed me as if I were an angel… I can testify that if you could have, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.” But then he adds, “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?” They couldn’t handle correction.

Yet Paul remained faithful in his care for them, always seeking to do them good.

This is how we must treat others, too. We should love them not only when they love us, but also when they’re upset with us for being honest. That’s how Christ loves and teaches us—He is always patient and never stops helping us.

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The Smallest Act

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Today's Quotation:

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

Kahlil Gibran

Today's Meditation:

I generally have the best of intentions for others in life, but sometimes fail to act upon them when the need arises. Sometimes I find myself missing opportunities to help others because my focus is elsewhere. Sometimes I find myself too occupied with other things to concern myself with others... even for a short while. Then there are those times when I am aware, but choose to pass the opportunity by. Kahlil is talking about these times.

How many times have I seen someone pulled over on the side of the road and I continued past because I felt I could not afford to spend the time offering assistance? Perhaps I do not possess the knowledge or ability to offer any help that would fix their problem, however, the simple act of me stopping and asking is something that does make a difference. It shows a level of caring, compassion, and concern in my fellow man that goes on to strengthen the beautiful bonds that we all share.

I may intend to help others; I may wish for goodness and happiness in their lives; I may even spend time reflecting about how I can be a better person. But it is through putting my kindness into action, even on the smallest of levels, that I serve to make a difference in the lives of others and lay bare my true potential.

Be aware of the needs of others. Chances are that there are people around you right now that are in need of your help and kindness. Perhaps a door needs opening; maybe a heart needs healing; maybe tears need a shoulder to fall upon; maybe that lonely face simply needs an assuring smile to let them know they matter. If we keep our eyes open and help in the littlest of ways, person by person, we will brighten the entire world around us.

Today's Challenge: Carry out some small acts of kindness throughout the day.

Questions to consider:

How do you tend to feel when someone else offers you help in a sincere, caring way?

How many chances will you have to help someone else today, even in very small ways?

What are some specific ways you might be able to offer help to others?

For further thought:

The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.

C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

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Series of daily inspirations revisited and revised for publication. Thank you for all the interest and support through the years.

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