Today, I said Lord, I love you out of an impulse. I mean, I felt a urgent need to say that out of nowhere. No particular reason. Nothing special had happened, just I love you! When I think of all the wonderful things God has done for me in times past, and how he's brought me out alright. How he saved my soul from a burning hell, I can't help, but to praise him.
Now mature praise is a Job's kind of praise. When everything is going wrong. I will still bless the name of the Lord. "For the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away." Your feelings might SCREAM to you like Job's wife did. They may say, "curse God and die" but you love God with an undying love, and that isn't based on your circumstances. Circumstances WILL OFTEN FLUCTUATE, but mature love is a committeement. People whose love or praise fluctuate is not yet developed in love. God said, "Let love(Patience) have her perfect work in you." So if you find yourself bouncing back and forth, don't get discouraged with yourself. Just ask the Lord to mature you in your love walk. That will take some time and practice. Just like with all things, with a little practice/discipline, and you will reach the point of maturity.
As I grow in God, I am growing in my understanding. People who love one another can just enjoy one another without anything of value. They do not need things to prove their love for one another. Neither should God have to do another thing further for you to prove his love for you. He's already allowed his only begotten son to be nailed to a cross to prove his love.
God's love for us is most valuable and it cost us nothing. All God's love requires from us is time. The more time I spend with God the more I understand. The more I understand the more I love him. The more I understand how he loves me in spite of; the more I am able to love others in spite of, and thus the cycle of love continues.
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: 1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
POEM FOR THE DAY: My love for God is real. It's not based on what I feel. My love for him is do or die whether blessings comes down from the sky. I've got to praise him, no rock will ever take my place. If I don't praise him it will be a disgrace. Praise is what I do. Straight from the heart, it's how you can tell us real CHRISTIANS apart. -by Katherine Price 4/28/2010
PRAISE, PASS IT ON....
BE BLESSED SAINTS AND LET THE LOVE OF JESUS SHINE THROUGH YOU.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
You are Safe because God Loves you. PERFECT LOVE CAST OUT ALL FEAR
As I finished praying one day, I waited as I generally do to hear what the Lord had to say. I was thought that prayer is a two way thing and that God speaks to those who take the time to listen. So as I waited, I heard the Lord say, "I love you." I thought to myself, "Is that it?" I mean it means alot to me, but after all that I just said, he simply said, " I love you."
About a week before that God had scolded me for taking what he tells me and not meditating on it, so I gently mulled this thought over in my mind. Why is this so important for God to just simplify everything with these three words? What significance could that truly have? What did he want these words to mean to me?
Well, as these questions came to mind; I could help but to think this thought. Because God loves me, I am safe. Nothing can harm me. I am safe in his love. God's love should cast out all fear. The bible says perfect love cast out all fear. Well, I had heard this scripture before. But then i thought, what love is more perfect than God's? His love is too wide to go around. Too deep too go under, and too high to go over.
So with everything I had prayed God's simply answered me with, "I love you." These words was a answer to everything I had prayed. It should calm all my fears. It is a completion. Why? Because if God loves me than nothing else should matter. God always takes care of his own. My confidence should be at its all time high just knowing that the Father loves me.
What are you struggling with today? What are you trying to figure out to no end? What are you waiting on an answer for today? God's answer to your problem is, " I love you."
Ever asked someone something very serious and you were really in a hurry? But the person that you asked the questions said something that doesn't seem to be serious and you really feel that they aren't taking you serious at the time? Well, you know that they did hear you, and truth is they have already taken care of what you need. They just want to enjoy the process of telling you. Well, that is what God is doing, when he skims past all your problems and says in a loving way, I love you. He knows already that he have taken care of your needs, problems and wants; he just wants to enjoy the process of telling you.
Enjoy the beauty of God's love, for it brings safety. When you feel safe you will be at peace. PERFECT LOVE CAST OUT ALL FEAR, WHY? BECAUSE YOU ARE SAFE IN THE FATHER'S LOVING ARMS AND NOTHING THERE CAN TOUCH YOU. BE BLESSED SAINTS.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: 1 John 4:18 says There is no fear in love: true love has no room for fear, because where fear is, there is pain; and he who is not free from fear is not complete in love.
TODAY'S PRAYER/CONFESSION: Father, help me to know that your love is like the period at the end of a sentence. It completes everything that I have said to you in prayer. Help me to understand that because you love me that you will take care of me. Help me to be confident in your love and not worry about anything today. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
About a week before that God had scolded me for taking what he tells me and not meditating on it, so I gently mulled this thought over in my mind. Why is this so important for God to just simplify everything with these three words? What significance could that truly have? What did he want these words to mean to me?
Well, as these questions came to mind; I could help but to think this thought. Because God loves me, I am safe. Nothing can harm me. I am safe in his love. God's love should cast out all fear. The bible says perfect love cast out all fear. Well, I had heard this scripture before. But then i thought, what love is more perfect than God's? His love is too wide to go around. Too deep too go under, and too high to go over.
So with everything I had prayed God's simply answered me with, "I love you." These words was a answer to everything I had prayed. It should calm all my fears. It is a completion. Why? Because if God loves me than nothing else should matter. God always takes care of his own. My confidence should be at its all time high just knowing that the Father loves me.
What are you struggling with today? What are you trying to figure out to no end? What are you waiting on an answer for today? God's answer to your problem is, " I love you."
Ever asked someone something very serious and you were really in a hurry? But the person that you asked the questions said something that doesn't seem to be serious and you really feel that they aren't taking you serious at the time? Well, you know that they did hear you, and truth is they have already taken care of what you need. They just want to enjoy the process of telling you. Well, that is what God is doing, when he skims past all your problems and says in a loving way, I love you. He knows already that he have taken care of your needs, problems and wants; he just wants to enjoy the process of telling you.
Enjoy the beauty of God's love, for it brings safety. When you feel safe you will be at peace. PERFECT LOVE CAST OUT ALL FEAR, WHY? BECAUSE YOU ARE SAFE IN THE FATHER'S LOVING ARMS AND NOTHING THERE CAN TOUCH YOU. BE BLESSED SAINTS.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: 1 John 4:18 says There is no fear in love: true love has no room for fear, because where fear is, there is pain; and he who is not free from fear is not complete in love.
TODAY'S PRAYER/CONFESSION: Father, help me to know that your love is like the period at the end of a sentence. It completes everything that I have said to you in prayer. Help me to understand that because you love me that you will take care of me. Help me to be confident in your love and not worry about anything today. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Friday, April 23, 2010
TEARING DOWN THE OLD FOUNDATION
ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN ONLY TO FIND A CONSTANT DISAPPOINTMENT WITH WHAT YOU ARE INVESTING IN OR TRYING TO REPAIR? WHETHER IT IS A RELATIONSHIP, A MARRIAGE, A FAMILY SITUATION, FINANCIAL OR EVEN A FRIENDSHIP. BY GOD'S REVELATION KNOWLEDGE; IT WAS SPOKEN TO ME THAT SOME SITUATIONS NEED A NEW FOUNDATION.
FOR EXAMPLE: I WAS DATING SOMEONE AND I WAS INVESTING ALOT OF MY TIME ENERGY AND INTERESTS IN THAT RELATIONSHIP. NOTHING THAT I DID WORKED. I MEAN I PRAYED AND FASTED, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. IN FACT THINGS GOT WORSE. ONE DAY I PLEADED WITH GOD THAT HE GIVE ME HIS BLESSINGS ON THIS RELATIONSHIP AND GOD SPOKE TO ME AS CLEAR AS A BELL. HOW CAN TWO WALK TOGETHER UNLESS THEY AGREE. WHEW!!! NOW THAT IS ANOTHER SUBJECT I MAY WRITE ON LATER, BUT THE FACT THAT THE FOUNDATION TO THAT RELATIONSHIP WAS BAD IS WHAT GOD WANTED ME TO SEE. THE GUY STARTED OUT LYING ABOUT THINGS AND IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE I KNEW THAT HE WAS LYING. SO NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYED, GOD NEVER GAVE ME A RELEASE TO MARRY THIS MAN. THE FOUNDATION NEEDED TO CHANGE.
I KNEW THIS BUILDER WHO WAS A FOURTH GENERATION CARPENTER. THIS GUY WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. THIS FAMILY HAD WANTED HIM TO DO SOME WORK FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY HAD HEARD HOW AWESOME HE WAS. WHEN HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE MAJOR REPAIRS THAT THEY NEEDED HIM TO DO; HE NEVER MADE MENTION ABOUT ANY OF THE WORK. AS HE WALKED AWAY TO LEAVE THE COUPLE WALKED OUT WITH HIM. THE WIFE STATED, "WELL SIR WHAT DO YOU THINK?"
HE SAID "ABOUT WHAT?" SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT WE JUST SHOWED YOU." HE SAID, "I DON'T THINK ANYTHING." THE LADY WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAVE REVIEWS THAT SHE HAD HEARD ABOUT HIM. SO SHE PROBED A LITTLE FURTHER. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" THE MASTER CARPENTER SAID, "LADY I CAN'T DO ANY WORK HERE; UNLESS YOU FIX YOUR FOUNDATION." HE TOLD HER, "NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL A JOB I WOULD DO HERE FOR YOU; IT WON'T LAST AND I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU FIX THE INSIDES UNLESS YOU FIX THIS FOUNDATION."
That is very important, beloved. A foundation, of course, is always important, important for the building. For the foundation in many respects determines the superstructure that must be built on it. It stands to reason that the foundation already determines the size and the strength and the shape of the superstructure. You cannot build a palatial edifice on a flimsy foundation, say, of twenty-by-twenty. You cannot build a perfectly square edifice on an oblong foundation. You cannot build a skyscraper on a foundation that is intended for a garage. The strength and the size and the shape of the foundation already determine the superstructure. For that reason, when the superstructure is planned, the foundation must be planned.
NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE ARE SOME OF YOU THAT ARE TRYING TO START OVER, BUILDING YOUR MARRIAGES, RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS, FAMILY MATTERS OR EVEN YOUR BUSINESSES ON A FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT HAVE NEVER CHANGED IN YOUR LIFETIME. WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS; NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY, AND HOW HARD YOU PRAY NOTHING HAS EVER GOTTEN BETTER. YOU HAVE POURED COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF YOUR TIME, CONCERNS AND EVEN RESOURCES INTO IT; ONLY TO FIND DEFEAT.
GOD SAYS IT'S TIME TO REBUILD; BUT NOT ON THAT SAME FOUNDATION. START OVER WITH JESUS. START WITH TRUTH. BRING EVERYTHING OUT IN THE OPENING AND BE HONEST. ONLY GOD CAN BUILD A HOUSE. THE SCRIPTURE SAYS IN:
Psalms 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it...
Matthew 7:24-27 (New International Version)
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
ALSO THE LORD SPEAKS ABOUT BUILDING ON A SURE FOUNDATIONS. JESUS IS THE ROCK THAT DON'T ROLL. HE IS THE FOUNDATION TO BUILD ON.
(1 Corinthians 3:11)
There is a hope that does not disappoint, a faith that never fails. That kind of faith is built on the Rock, Jesus Christ. There is no other foundation that is worth building on.
MY QUESTION TO YOU TODAY IS, WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING? YOUR LIFE, YOUR HOPE AND DREAMS? YOUR FUTURE: HERE AND ETERNITY? ARE THEY BUILT ON A SURE FOUNDATION?
FOR EXAMPLE: I WAS DATING SOMEONE AND I WAS INVESTING ALOT OF MY TIME ENERGY AND INTERESTS IN THAT RELATIONSHIP. NOTHING THAT I DID WORKED. I MEAN I PRAYED AND FASTED, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. IN FACT THINGS GOT WORSE. ONE DAY I PLEADED WITH GOD THAT HE GIVE ME HIS BLESSINGS ON THIS RELATIONSHIP AND GOD SPOKE TO ME AS CLEAR AS A BELL. HOW CAN TWO WALK TOGETHER UNLESS THEY AGREE. WHEW!!! NOW THAT IS ANOTHER SUBJECT I MAY WRITE ON LATER, BUT THE FACT THAT THE FOUNDATION TO THAT RELATIONSHIP WAS BAD IS WHAT GOD WANTED ME TO SEE. THE GUY STARTED OUT LYING ABOUT THINGS AND IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE I KNEW THAT HE WAS LYING. SO NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRAYED, GOD NEVER GAVE ME A RELEASE TO MARRY THIS MAN. THE FOUNDATION NEEDED TO CHANGE.
I KNEW THIS BUILDER WHO WAS A FOURTH GENERATION CARPENTER. THIS GUY WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. THIS FAMILY HAD WANTED HIM TO DO SOME WORK FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY HAD HEARD HOW AWESOME HE WAS. WHEN HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE MAJOR REPAIRS THAT THEY NEEDED HIM TO DO; HE NEVER MADE MENTION ABOUT ANY OF THE WORK. AS HE WALKED AWAY TO LEAVE THE COUPLE WALKED OUT WITH HIM. THE WIFE STATED, "WELL SIR WHAT DO YOU THINK?"
HE SAID "ABOUT WHAT?" SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT WE JUST SHOWED YOU." HE SAID, "I DON'T THINK ANYTHING." THE LADY WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAVE REVIEWS THAT SHE HAD HEARD ABOUT HIM. SO SHE PROBED A LITTLE FURTHER. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" THE MASTER CARPENTER SAID, "LADY I CAN'T DO ANY WORK HERE; UNLESS YOU FIX YOUR FOUNDATION." HE TOLD HER, "NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL A JOB I WOULD DO HERE FOR YOU; IT WON'T LAST AND I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU FIX THE INSIDES UNLESS YOU FIX THIS FOUNDATION."
That is very important, beloved. A foundation, of course, is always important, important for the building. For the foundation in many respects determines the superstructure that must be built on it. It stands to reason that the foundation already determines the size and the strength and the shape of the superstructure. You cannot build a palatial edifice on a flimsy foundation, say, of twenty-by-twenty. You cannot build a perfectly square edifice on an oblong foundation. You cannot build a skyscraper on a foundation that is intended for a garage. The strength and the size and the shape of the foundation already determine the superstructure. For that reason, when the superstructure is planned, the foundation must be planned.
NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE ARE SOME OF YOU THAT ARE TRYING TO START OVER, BUILDING YOUR MARRIAGES, RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS, FAMILY MATTERS OR EVEN YOUR BUSINESSES ON A FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT HAVE NEVER CHANGED IN YOUR LIFETIME. WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS; NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY, AND HOW HARD YOU PRAY NOTHING HAS EVER GOTTEN BETTER. YOU HAVE POURED COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF YOUR TIME, CONCERNS AND EVEN RESOURCES INTO IT; ONLY TO FIND DEFEAT.
GOD SAYS IT'S TIME TO REBUILD; BUT NOT ON THAT SAME FOUNDATION. START OVER WITH JESUS. START WITH TRUTH. BRING EVERYTHING OUT IN THE OPENING AND BE HONEST. ONLY GOD CAN BUILD A HOUSE. THE SCRIPTURE SAYS IN:
Psalms 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it...
Matthew 7:24-27 (New International Version)
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
ALSO THE LORD SPEAKS ABOUT BUILDING ON A SURE FOUNDATIONS. JESUS IS THE ROCK THAT DON'T ROLL. HE IS THE FOUNDATION TO BUILD ON.
(1 Corinthians 3:11)
There is a hope that does not disappoint, a faith that never fails. That kind of faith is built on the Rock, Jesus Christ. There is no other foundation that is worth building on.
MY QUESTION TO YOU TODAY IS, WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING? YOUR LIFE, YOUR HOPE AND DREAMS? YOUR FUTURE: HERE AND ETERNITY? ARE THEY BUILT ON A SURE FOUNDATION?
Friday, April 9, 2010
HOW CAN I REBOUND FROM FAILURE?
TRY IT AGAIN WITH CHRIST
How does this story about Peter fishing all night and not catching nothing, then fishing with Jesus and catching plenty of fish relate to your life? Maybe you feel like this disciples before Christ came along: "I've worked all night and come up with an empty net." Does that describe your attitude toward your marriage, your job, or another personal problem? You feel that you haven't made any progress so you've said to yourself, "What's the use? Why keep on trying? Why put forth the effort?" Perhaps you have become a little cynical about life.
Peter didn't get cynical. He didn't say, "Lord, I've worked ten hours and didn't catch anything. That must mean there are no more fish in this lake." He knew that the fish were there---he just hadn't caught them yet.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM DOESN'T MEAN A SOLUTION DOESN'T EXIST. It is often through failure that we learn the lesson that help us succeed. God's message to you is this: DON'T GIVE UP. TRY AGAIN, but this time do it with Jesus in the boat. He will make all the difference.
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How does this story about Peter fishing all night and not catching nothing, then fishing with Jesus and catching plenty of fish relate to your life? Maybe you feel like this disciples before Christ came along: "I've worked all night and come up with an empty net." Does that describe your attitude toward your marriage, your job, or another personal problem? You feel that you haven't made any progress so you've said to yourself, "What's the use? Why keep on trying? Why put forth the effort?" Perhaps you have become a little cynical about life.
Peter didn't get cynical. He didn't say, "Lord, I've worked ten hours and didn't catch anything. That must mean there are no more fish in this lake." He knew that the fish were there---he just hadn't caught them yet.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM DOESN'T MEAN A SOLUTION DOESN'T EXIST. It is often through failure that we learn the lesson that help us succeed. God's message to you is this: DON'T GIVE UP. TRY AGAIN, but this time do it with Jesus in the boat. He will make all the difference.
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Monday, April 5, 2010
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, WE MAY REJECT THE PERSON WE NEED THE MOST---THE LORD.
COPING WITH ADVERSITY
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, WE MAY REJECT THE PERSON WE NEED THE MOST---THE LORD. WHEN A PROBLEM COMES INTO YOUR LIFE, YOU MAY SAY,"GOD, WHY DID YOU ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN?" YOU MAY REBEL AGAINST GOD AS IF IT WERE HIS FAULT. INSTEAD, YOU SHOULD SAY, "LORD, TAKE THIS PROBLEM." GOD CAN TAKE SITUATIONS THAT ARE TOTALLY BAD AND TURN THEM AROUND. WHEN PEOPLE USE SITUATIONS TO TRY TO DESTROY YOU, GOD CAN USE THEM TO DEVELOP YOU. HE LOVES TO TURN CRUCIFIXIONS INTO RESURRECTIONS.
GOD BLESS!
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WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, WE MAY REJECT THE PERSON WE NEED THE MOST---THE LORD. WHEN A PROBLEM COMES INTO YOUR LIFE, YOU MAY SAY,"GOD, WHY DID YOU ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN?" YOU MAY REBEL AGAINST GOD AS IF IT WERE HIS FAULT. INSTEAD, YOU SHOULD SAY, "LORD, TAKE THIS PROBLEM." GOD CAN TAKE SITUATIONS THAT ARE TOTALLY BAD AND TURN THEM AROUND. WHEN PEOPLE USE SITUATIONS TO TRY TO DESTROY YOU, GOD CAN USE THEM TO DEVELOP YOU. HE LOVES TO TURN CRUCIFIXIONS INTO RESURRECTIONS.
GOD BLESS!
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