WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTROLS OUR LIFE HE WILL PRODUCE...KINDNESS,GOODNESS...GENTLENESS.GALATIANS 5:22-23
Dr John C maxhellwrites:sooner or later, a man ,if he is wise ,discovers that life is a mixture of good days and bad days,victory and defeats,give and take.Hlearns that it doesnt pay to be a too sensitive soul,that he should let somethings to go over his head.He learns that he who loses his temper usually loses out, that all men occassionally have burnt toast for breakfast, and that he shouldnt take the other fellow moan too seriously. He learns that carrying a chip on his shoulder is the easiet way to get in to trouble, that the quickest way to become unpopular is to carry tales of gossip about others, that buck-passing always turn out to be a boomerang, and that it doesnt matter who gets the credit so long as the job gets done. He learns that most other are as ambitious as he is, that they have brains as good or better, that hard work, not cleverness, it the secret of success, he learns that no one ever gets to the first base alone, that it is only through coperative efforts that we move on to better things. He relises (in short)that the "art getting along" "depnds 98% on his behaviour towards others.
SO WHAT ABOUT YOU? Jesus said 'consider carefully how you listen'(Luke 8:18)when was the last time someone brought you news you did not want to hear? Or strongly disagreed with you? Confronted you? if its been a while, you may not be a very approachable person.
We can give no better gift to other than puttin them at easy.
Food for the soul:Isiah 8:11, Mathew 10:32-42, Psalm 107:1-9,Proverbs 3:13-18
Work the Word that the WORD may work for you
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Cultivate a thankful HEART !!!
I will Bless the Lord at all times. Psalm 34:1
David said, i will praise the Lord at all times, I will constantly speack of His Praise,I will boast only in the Lord, let all who are discouraged take heart.
A thankful heart should be our way of life for us. But do you KNow that giving thanks can save your life? Jonah while he was trapped in the belly of the whale gave thanks to the Lord saying Jonah 2:9"But i will sacrife unto thee the voice of my thanksgiving". And when he did God made the fish spit him out on a dry land.
When we are in problems and all hell seems to be about to break loose, is the time to raise our voice to exalt the lord knowing that he is the very present help in the times of trouble Psalm 46:1.Nothing demonstrates trust like thanking God when you are in the throes of crisis.
Note this a thankful does two things:
1)It builds your faith: thre reason we can work by faith and not by sight(2 corinthians 5:7) is because we know that regardless of the situation or circumstance God is working on our behalf(romans 8:28)"all things work together for good to them that love God" David said magnify the Lord with me Psalm 34:4. To magnify something is to enlarge it.When you focus on God and not the problem what you are doing is making Him bigger and the problem smaller. Plus faith cometh by hearing the word of God(ROmans 10:17) Hearing God's promises coming out of your own lips, cuases your faith to rise in your heart.so start talking.
2)it restores Life. Before raising Lazarus from the dead ,Jesus gave thanks to God, looked up to the heavens and said Father...thamk you that you have heard me. And i know that you will always hear me (John 11:41-42). something wonderful happens when we start thanking God for saving, protecting and providing for you. Your faith soars. You gain the faith to speak to those things in your life that you thought were dead, to live again. So, cultivate a thankful heart!
Work the Word that the WORD may work for you
David said, i will praise the Lord at all times, I will constantly speack of His Praise,I will boast only in the Lord, let all who are discouraged take heart.
A thankful heart should be our way of life for us. But do you KNow that giving thanks can save your life? Jonah while he was trapped in the belly of the whale gave thanks to the Lord saying Jonah 2:9"But i will sacrife unto thee the voice of my thanksgiving". And when he did God made the fish spit him out on a dry land.
When we are in problems and all hell seems to be about to break loose, is the time to raise our voice to exalt the lord knowing that he is the very present help in the times of trouble Psalm 46:1.Nothing demonstrates trust like thanking God when you are in the throes of crisis.
Note this a thankful does two things:
1)It builds your faith: thre reason we can work by faith and not by sight(2 corinthians 5:7) is because we know that regardless of the situation or circumstance God is working on our behalf(romans 8:28)"all things work together for good to them that love God" David said magnify the Lord with me Psalm 34:4. To magnify something is to enlarge it.When you focus on God and not the problem what you are doing is making Him bigger and the problem smaller. Plus faith cometh by hearing the word of God(ROmans 10:17) Hearing God's promises coming out of your own lips, cuases your faith to rise in your heart.so start talking.
2)it restores Life. Before raising Lazarus from the dead ,Jesus gave thanks to God, looked up to the heavens and said Father...thamk you that you have heard me. And i know that you will always hear me (John 11:41-42). something wonderful happens when we start thanking God for saving, protecting and providing for you. Your faith soars. You gain the faith to speak to those things in your life that you thought were dead, to live again. So, cultivate a thankful heart!
Work the Word that the WORD may work for you
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Help in Tight Places
Am pleased to introduce you to my blog "THE WORD FOR TODAY" as will be going through the everyday teachings together so we can work the word and make the word work for us.
God is our refuge and strength Psalm 48:1
We live in a troubled world. 9/11; natural disasters like hurricane Ktri.a, tsunamis, the sub-prime mortgage crisis and soaring gas prices have tapped the roof of our anxiety. Every night the media invades our home bringing it all to us in real time, exposing us to a new phenomenon called "compassion fatigue", modern day psychiatrists the helplessness, stress, vulnerability and depression we feel watching and wondering. What if we are the next to be targeted by terrorist or slammed by forces of nature? Who will protect us?
According to the scriptures, in the book of Psalms 46:1 the message translation says that "God is our refuge and strength always ready to help in times of trouble" :2 so we will not fear even if earth quakes come and mountains crumble into the sea, let the oceans roar and foam, let the mountains tremble as the waters surge. The KJV says “God is our refuge and strength a very present help in the times of trouble"
Now look at it this way Jesus said that the heaven and the earth shall pass away but not one word shall pass without its fulfilment. It means that this scripture is not a waste or means to occupy some space but rather a truth that can only be activated if you believe that he will be there.
No matter the circumstance or the problem the scripture is saying about you that God is our refuge and strength and that at the moment when you get into any trouble, he is present and not just there but very much there to deliver you.
As such there is no reason why we ought to panic and say negative words concerning our situations rather let remain positive since he is very much in the situation with us.
Especially when even thing we expected that will always be stable and will never change suddenly does, for example say your spouse after 20 years of relationship break up with you, it's always so painful no matter how much you might have anticipated it and tried to brace your self for it but the reality is always ore painful than the thought of it but God is saying I AM WITH YOU. Even in that very Situation you are facing. What could be so pleasing and could make one so confident and calm.
The Lord will help us.
Food for the soul: psalm 27,23 this will give us more confident that he is with us
God is our refuge and strength Psalm 48:1
We live in a troubled world. 9/11; natural disasters like hurricane Ktri.a, tsunamis, the sub-prime mortgage crisis and soaring gas prices have tapped the roof of our anxiety. Every night the media invades our home bringing it all to us in real time, exposing us to a new phenomenon called "compassion fatigue", modern day psychiatrists the helplessness, stress, vulnerability and depression we feel watching and wondering. What if we are the next to be targeted by terrorist or slammed by forces of nature? Who will protect us?
According to the scriptures, in the book of Psalms 46:1 the message translation says that "God is our refuge and strength always ready to help in times of trouble" :2 so we will not fear even if earth quakes come and mountains crumble into the sea, let the oceans roar and foam, let the mountains tremble as the waters surge. The KJV says “God is our refuge and strength a very present help in the times of trouble"
Now look at it this way Jesus said that the heaven and the earth shall pass away but not one word shall pass without its fulfilment. It means that this scripture is not a waste or means to occupy some space but rather a truth that can only be activated if you believe that he will be there.
No matter the circumstance or the problem the scripture is saying about you that God is our refuge and strength and that at the moment when you get into any trouble, he is present and not just there but very much there to deliver you.
As such there is no reason why we ought to panic and say negative words concerning our situations rather let remain positive since he is very much in the situation with us.
Especially when even thing we expected that will always be stable and will never change suddenly does, for example say your spouse after 20 years of relationship break up with you, it's always so painful no matter how much you might have anticipated it and tried to brace your self for it but the reality is always ore painful than the thought of it but God is saying I AM WITH YOU. Even in that very Situation you are facing. What could be so pleasing and could make one so confident and calm.
The Lord will help us.
Food for the soul: psalm 27,23 this will give us more confident that he is with us
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