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Posted: Apr 26 2014 at 5:23pm |
I will post here old threads because they will eventually be deleted, and we can't bump them, but they have gold info:________________________________________________________________
To brighten your day! Rules from God
1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up !! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7
3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. "He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3
4. Stand Up!!... For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.. "Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10
5. Look Up !!... To the Lord. "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
6. Reach Up !!... For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path." Proverbs 3:5-6
7. Lift Up !!... Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6
If the Lord has you on hold... hold on! If the Lord has said "NO" to you... thank Him! If the Lord is molding your heart and mind... go with His change! If the Lord opens doors that you have been asking Him to open... Praise Him! Be blessed wherever you are in your life today! God has His hands on the situation! thread***************************************************************** |
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God says: My grace is sufficient |
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You say: "I can't figure things out" |
God says: I will direct your steps |
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God says: You can do all things |
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You say: "It's not worth it" |
God says: It will be worth it |
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You say: "I can't manage" |
God says: I will supply all your needs |
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You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated" |
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You say: "I'm not smart enough" |
God says: I give you wisdom |
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You say: "I feel all alone" |
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you |
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Posted: Apr 26 2014 at 5:28pm |
" A Goal without a timeline is only a dream "
Praise God
Can I get an amen!
Thank you!
 THANK-YOU 
Dear GOD,
I want to thank You for what you have already done.
I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards, I am thanking you right now
I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better,   I am thanking you right now
I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me,  I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears , I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves,  I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet,  I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job,  I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief,    I am going to thank you right now.  
I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed.  I am thanking you right now.
I am thanking you because I am alive. 
I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties. 
I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more
and do better.
 I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me. 
God is just so good, and he's good all the time.
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Posted: Apr 26 2014 at 5:39pm |
Today's Topic: God Is Full Of MercyAuthor: Jerry SavelleVerse(s): Psalms 103:8
Devotional:
Religion makes it hard to get the
ear of God. Religion makes you think you've got to be so good, and have
all this merit, for Him to notice you and help you. But the Bible says, "He's full of compassion."
I believe many sinners stay sinners because they've had the wrong
image of God portrayed to them. Most people not serving Jesus don't know
the goodness of God. They hear that God is just looking for an
opportunity to knock their brains out. That's what I thought before I
began serving the Lord. That's the image that Christians gave me.
But then I got into the Word of God and found out that I'd been
lied to. I found out that God is gracious. God is full of compassion.
God is merciful. He's plenteous in mercy and not only that, the nature
of God is to show favors.
I found out that the more the nature of God was released out of
me as a result of fellowship with Him, the more I am disposed to show
favors to others. You become like God. You become full of mercy. You
become compassionate. You become one that people can ask for favors.
The NIV Psalm 103:8 says, "The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." Did you hear that? You are not making God mad all the time. Even
when you foul up, God's not saying, "Where's Michael? My war angel? Kill
them." No.
He's slow to anger and abounding in love. He's a good God.
By faith, receive his compassion and grace towards you today.
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threadYes, God is a good God, and he is not mad at you. He forgave you already but don't take advantage of his love and mercy.
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Posted: Apr 26 2014 at 5:45pm |
We need to learn to thank the Lord for closed doors just as much as we
do for open doors. The reason God closes doors
is because He has not prepared anything over there for us.
If he didn't close the wrong door we would never find our way to the
right door. Even when we don't realize it, God directs our paths
through the closing and opening of doors. When one door closes, it
forces us to change our course. Another door closes; it forces us to
change our course yet again.
Then finally, we find the open door and walk right into our blessing.
But instead of praising God for the closed door (which kept us out of
trouble), we get upset because we "judge by the appearances." And in our
own arrogance, or ignorance, we insist that we know what is right.
We have a very present help in the time of need who is always standing
guard. Because He walks ahead of us, He can see trouble down the road
and HE sets up road blocks and detours accordingly. But through
our lack of wisdom we try to tear down the roadblocks or push aside the
detour signs. Then the minute we get into trouble, we start crying "Lord
how could this happen to me?"
We have got to realize that the closed door was a blessing. Didn't He
say that "No good thing will He withhold from them that love Him?"
If you get terminated from your job - don't be down, instead thank God
for the new opportunities that will manifest themselves - it might be a
better job, or an opportunity to go to school. If that man or woman
won't return your call - it might not be them, it might be the Lord
setting up a roadblock (just let it go).
One time a person had a bank he had been doing business with for many
years tell him "NO" for a $10,000 loan. The Lord led him to call another
bank. That bank approved a $40,000 loan for him at a lower interest rate
than his own bank had advertised.
I'm so grateful, for the many times God has closed doors to me, just to
open them in the most unexpected places. "The steps of a good man are
ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way." (Psalms 37:23) The
mountain top is glorious, but it is in the Valley that I will grow!
Always Remember God gives you...
Enough Happiness to keep you Sweet
Enough Trials to keep you Strong
Enough Sorrows to keep you Human
Enough Hope to keep you Happy
Enough Failure to keep you Humble
Enough Success to keep you Eager
Enough Friends to give you Comfort
Enough Wealth to meet your Needs
Enough Enthusiasm to make you look forward
Enough Faith to banish depression, and
Enough Determination to make each day a better day than the last.
Life must be lived forward but can only be understood backwards.
Commit to the Lord in whatever you do and your plans will succeed.
(Proverbs 16:3)
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Posted: Apr 26 2014 at 6:54pm |
A B C's
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lthough things
are not perfect |
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ecause of
trial or pain |
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ontinue in
thanksgiving |
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o not begin to
blame |
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ven when the
times are hard |
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ierce winds
are bound to blow |
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od is forever
able |
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old on to what
you know |
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magine life
without His love |
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oy would cease
to be |
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eep thanking
Him for all the things |
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ove imparts to
thee |
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ove out of
''Camp Complaining'' |
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o weapon that
is known |
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n earth can
yield the power |
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raise can do
alone |
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uit looking at
the future |
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edeem the time
at hand |
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tart every day
with worship |
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o
''thank'' is a command |
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ntil we see
Him coming |
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ictorious in
the sky |
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e'll run the
race with gratitude |
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alting God
most high |
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es, there'll
be good times and yes some will
be bad, but... |
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ion waits in
glory...where none are ever sad! |
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I asked God to take away my pride. And God said "No".
He said it was not for him to take away, but for me to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. And God said "No".
He said her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience. And God said "No".
He said patience is a by-product of tribulations. It isn't granted, it is earned.
I asked God to give me happiness. And God said "No".
He said he gives me blessings, happiness is up to me.
I asked God to spare me pain. And God said "No".
He said suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow. And God said "No".
He said I must grow on my own. But he will prune me to make me fruitful.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. And God said "No".
He said I will give you life, that you may enjoy all things.
I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.
And God said, Ah, finally you have the idea.thread
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Posted: Apr 26 2014 at 8:12pm |
In the Silence of the Night
When the world falls down around you
and a prayer will see you through
Say an extra prayer for someone
Who may need it more than you.
For who knows whose hearts are breaking
In the silence of the night
Just that extra prayer you whisper
May help someone to see the light.
Every time you help a stranger
With an extra prayer or two
You are building extra blessings
That will always come back to you
~ Author Unknown ~
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CALM DOWN---SHUT-UP-----AND QUIT TRIPPIN'
Psalm 46:10; "Be still and know that I am God." So many times we
make situations more than they are due to our anxiety.
CALM DOWN! God has your life under control. He knows
how to handle even the seemingly complex situation
with ease.
Then, SHUT UP! Stop having pity parties and talking
about your "business" all the time. Don't you know that the power
of death and life is in the tongue? Stop speaking negative
things into existence in your life and others.
QUIT TRIPPIN'! When you look at your situations
through your eyes, you often read more into the
situation than what is there. It's not as bad as you think.
Be courageous!
2 Timothy 1:7 - "For God hath not
given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of Love, and
of a sound mind." Fear is not of God. Have the courage
to step out on faith and do the seemingly impossible;
anything that you've been afraid to do and you know
that God has called you to DO!
Have confidence!
Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all
things through Christ which strengthens me."
Remember, greater is He that's within you than
he that's in the world. You have the powers of
the most High God working in you and you have
His Son steadily making intercession for you.
You have nothing to worry about! Walk with your
head up! You say you have low self-esteem;
somebody told you that you'd never amount
to anything; the devil is a liar! Know that you are
somebody because you are a child of The King!
Walk in the VICTORY!
Romans 8:28 - "And we
know that all things work together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to His
purpose." Do I need to say anything else? The jury has
been out and the verdict is in - YOU WIN!
In your finances - YOU WIN!
On your job - YOU WIN!
In your relationships - YOU WIN!
In your health - YOU WIN!
God has already worked it out for you. It may not
come the way you think it should come, but remember -
CALM DOWN, SHUT UP, AND QUIT TRIPPIN'!
He's working it out for "YOUR" good. (and for HIS
glory)
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you
are not willing to move your feet!
Deuteronomy 28:11-13
The
LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body
and in the offspring of your beast and in the produce of your ground, in
the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. "The LORD
will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your
land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you
shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. "The LORD will
make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you
will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD
your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully."
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26 Beautiful One-liners1. Give God what's right -- not what's left.
2. Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an endless hope.
3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him be the period.
6. Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
7. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.
8. When praying, don't give God instructions - just report for duty.
9. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
10. We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.
11. The church is prayer-conditioned.
12. When God ordains, He sustains.
13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
14. Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
16. Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.
17. Exercise daily -- walk with the Lord.
18. Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.
19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
21. He who angers you controls you.
22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop. 23. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.
24. Be ye fishers of men -- you catch them & He'll clean them.
25. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
26. Read the Bible -- It will scare the hell out of you.thread
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Finger Prayer thread
1.
Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for
those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our
loved ones is, as C. S Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."
2. The
next finger is the pointing finger Pray for those who teach, instruct
and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need
support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them
in your prayers.
3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It
reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business
and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and
guide public opinion. They need God's guidance. Also include our
servicemen and women here and abroad who always stand tall in the duty
of defending and protecting our nation. They need God's strength and
comfort.
4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to
many is the fact that this is our weakest finger; as any piano teacher
will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in
trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot
pray too much for them.
5. And lastly comes our little finger;
the smallest finger of all. Which is where we should place ourselves in
relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the
greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself.
By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs
will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for
yourself more effectively.
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