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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Iron Sharpens Iron!!!Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countance of his friend [to show rage
or worthy purpose]. Proverbs 27: 17
If you want to do something for God, then don't associate with
people who do nothing. You may have to drastically change your life if you want to move on
with what God has called you
to do. Spend time with people who know how to use their days well.
Just as iron sharpens iron, positive people will
inspire you to be positive. Godly people will inspire you to use your faith to do for the Lord what is in your heart to do.
Spend time with people who are doing something
for the Lord. Elisha got a double portion of Elijah's anointing, but he
had to associate with Elijah for a long time to get it (see 2 Kings 2: 1-14).
Count your blessings!!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Just Believe!!!May the God of your hope so fill
you with all joy and peace in believing.........that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound
and be overflowing
(bubbling over) with hope Romans 15:13
As a believer, your joy and peace are not based on
doing and achieving, but on believing. Joy and peace come as a result of building your relationship with the Lord. Psalm 16:11
tells you that in His presence is fullness of joy. If you received Jesus as your Savior and Lord, He-the Prince of peace-lives
inside you (see 1 John 14:23; 1 John 4:12-15).
You experience peace in the Lord's presence, receiving from Him and acting in
response to His direction. Joy and peace come from knowing, believing and trusting in the Lord with simple childlike faith.
So just believe........and be filled with an overflowing hope that cascades into every area of your life.
Have a Blessed New Year!!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Face the Truth and Find Freedom!!!But when He, the Spirit of truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide
you into all the Truth. John 16:13
Facing the truth about yourself is a vital key to experiencing
a breakthrough to victory. If you want to continually live in new level of victory, you must remain open and receptive to
the truth about yourself. This is not just a superficial acknowledgment of wrong thinking and behavior-it is a open honest
recognition of your sin before God that brings an attitude of repentance, which is a willingness to go in the right direction.
It
can be painful, but facing the truth about your mindsets, motives, and methods of during things enables you to move beyond
your despair and experience a wonderful fellowship with God.
The truth about yourself often brings great hurt, but
the truth of God's Word brings great healing. As you continue in His Word, the truth will set you free. (see John 8: 32).
God
bless and keep you!!!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Get Up and Get Going!!!I am weary with groaning; all the night I soak my pillow with tears, I
drench
my couch with my weeping.....Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalm 6: 6,8
Even before we are totally awake, Satan is bidding to decieve us and is ready to
plant defeating thoughts in our mind. He wants us to be hopeless, faithless, and negative. He definitely doesn't want us to
be positve when we get up. He wants us to have a bad attitude and be selfish and self-centered, full of hatred, bitterness,
resentment,doubt, unbelief, and fear-to be mad at everybody.
But thank God, through Jesus Christ, we have been redeemed
from all of those negative patterns. We can resist the devil and trust God's power in order to live victoriously today.
Happy New Year!!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
For you shall eat [the fruit] of the labor of your hands; happy (blessed, fortunate,
eniable) shall you be, and it shall be well with you. Psalm 128: 2
There is more fulfilling
than being rested and ready for the work that God has called us to do. God put the desire in us to minister to people through
whatever work we do. But ministry is work that requires physical, emotional, and spiritual strength.
Hard work is rewarding
when you follow God's way and minister to other people through "the labor of your hands." That is why it is so important to
start your day with God. His presence will build you up emotionally, His words will strengthen you spiritually, and the time
of rest That He calls you to enjoy will make you physically able to handle whatever may come your way.
Joy to you this
Holiday Season!!!
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SPIRITUAL POETRY
THIS TOWN
Look out your window
What do you see?
The road ahead
Paved for you and me
This town is so beautiful you just can't believe
Just sit back and receive
The walls made of silver - the roofs of gold
There's so much this town can unfold
When you think you've seen all there is to see
There's another road paved for you and me
Just when you think you've seen all there is to see
There's another road paved for you and me
Open up your heart - feel it inside
The love of life and joy abide
Fill you up - as far as you can bear
It takes away your smallest care
This town is filled with glory - This town is filled with joy
Step in and begin to explore
The endless feeling you will endure
There ain't nothing this town can't cure
When you think you've seen all there is to see
There's another road paved for you and me
Just when you think you've seen all there is to see
There's another road paved for you and me
by: WANDA L. BALL
copyright 1999 Wanda L. Ball
HE WILL LEAD THE WAY
Be very careful about the things you say
Too much talk and ways you walk won't lead the way
To better days to come and days to go your way
Just remember the days gone by and know that your days are numbered
But trust in God and God himself will always lead the way
Even though the days of life will let you down
The going gets rough and the going gets tough
But to your dismay you always rise above the cares of the day
The voice inside may never be what you want it to be
But listen anyway because it will lead the way
To brighter days and days to come
Just remember the God in you and He himself will lead the way
by: WANDA L. BALL
copyright 1999 Wanda L. Ball
I AM THE WAY
Lord you said you would be there
Lord you said why fear
Lord you said you would take my cares away
Lord you said you would make a way
Lord you said come to me
Lord you said I'll supply your needs
Lord you said never doubt
Lord you said this is about your life
Start believing in me and not in yourself
Don't take my death in vain
I AM THE ANSWER
I AM THE WAY
Even though you died for me
The world today doesn't seem to believe
You endured pain and struggle
Just to cure the land
Lord you said you would be there
Lord you said why fear
Lord you said you would take my cares away
THANK GOD YOU ARE THE WAY
I AM THE ANSWER
I AM THE WAY
by: WANDA BALL
copyright 2004 Wanda Ball
THE DOOR OF LIFE
Lord why is it raining on me?
When I open the door to look out and see
The way that life and love will be
The door seems to close on me
The door of life may always seem to be the will and the ways of despair and grief
And you don't know where your next turn may be
You turn left and you turn right which ever your mind will see
God knows your faults and your cares and he will be there to answer your prayers
The door of life may seem to close in your face, with it comes woes
but always think of the hill that looks over Jordan and that door will never close.
by: WANDA BALL
copyright 2004 Wanda Ball
SPIRITUAL THOUGHTS
Honor the man or woman that you are. Take the risk to express your dream. Taking action is about living fully
and expressing what you are.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
-Michael J. Fox
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character
makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
-Unknown
