Monthly Archives: November 2010

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Seven Excuses To Pray!

Prayer is having conversation with God.  In prayer we talk to and listen for God!  The words do not have to be fancy, just from our heart.  Most of us know that we need to pray, but often do not take the time to actually do it!  Here are seven excuses to pray!

1.) It brings you closer to God! There are two things that will grow your relationship with God better than anything else in the world.  His Word and prayer!  When we pray, we change positions and move closer to God and the things of God!

2.) It gives you a bigger perspective! One of our greatest unseen enemies is limited perspective.  When we talk to God, He broadens our horizons and allows us to see how much greater everything can and should be!

3.) It helps you to feel better! Just talking with God and hearing His gentle and reaffirming whisper help us to know that everything is going to be alright!  It helps us to let go and get out from under the weight of our burdens!

4.) It allows you to let go! When we talk to God, We have confidence that He is in control and we are able to open our hands and heart, let go and trust God to take care of us and ours!  Open hands and heart are ready to receive!

5.) It encourages others! Praying helps us to be where we need to be, so that our family, friends and even strangers get a reassurance from God’s presence and power flowing into and through our lives!

6.) It reminds you of what you need to remember! It is easy in the busyness of life to get distracted!  Prayer pulls us back to the center of God’s will and helps us to be where we need to be, so that our heart and mind can be reminded of what is really important!

7.) It works! When we pray, our praying changes things!  Most importantly, our prayer changes us!  Take some time to pray today, just make an excuse and go ahead and do it!  You and others will be amazed at the difference it will make!

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The Light Of Love!

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“You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” 1 Thessalonians 5:5 You were created by God and you were created for relationship with Him!  Through relationship with Him you find and are able to accomplish your purpose and experience fulfillment!

God is love! God loves you!  God created you so that you could love!  Are you loving Him and loving others in the way that you were created?  When we love God and love others we in humanity are participating in Divinity!  This is especially true when we find the strength in His love for us; to love the unloveable!

Who do you need to love today? Focus on God’s love for you and work to grow your love for Him and love for others will naturally flow out of your life!  God’s love changes us, motivates us, challenges us and moves us to a better place!

You are a child of light, not darkness, so live in the light of His love and shine bright that love for all the world to feel and see!

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Four Steps To The Bible Becoming Powerful In Your Life!

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Without a doubt the thing that makes the biggest impact in and on my life from day-to-day is the Bible! I read it every day and have been for years!  It continues to bring me challenge, comfort and correction.  It makes my life better and encourages me to look for and find “the more” that I was created for!  I have discovered four pretty simple steps that allow it to work in my life and I believe these four steps will allow it to work in your life too!

STEP ONE – GET IT! Don’t just think about you need one, go and get you one.  Don’t leave it in your car, your car can’t read!  Don’t leave it on the table, the table has enough to hold.  Get it into your hands, open it up and get it into your head and let your head help you, to get it into your heart, and then you will be amazed as your heart get’s it into your life and the life of those around you! Stop thinking about it and get it!

STEP TWO – READ IT! Now that you’ve got it, you have to do something with it!  This really is simple!  Take your Bible in your hand, open it up and look at the words on the page and just begin to read!  You can’t think about what it says, if you don’t take the time to read what it says!  Read it!  As you read, the Spirit will speak, bringing comfort, guidance, direction and purpose to what you are reading.  Reading a little bit everyday is better than nothing!

STEP THREE – BELIEVE IT! This is God’s Word and God does not lie!  Believe what you are reading.  If you really believe it, then it will challenge and change your life.  The challenge is some times tough, but the change is well worth it, because the change that it will bring about is a benefit and blessing to you and all of those around you!  This world will tell you lies with the purpose of destroying your life, but the Bible will tell you the truth with the purpose of growing your life for God’s glory and everyone’s blessing!  Believing changes everything!

STEP FOUR – LIVE IT! It does you no good to get it, if you are not going to read it.  It really can’t have the impact that it could and should, if you read it, but don’t believe it.  If you believe it, then you are going to want to live it.  It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it!  Put into practice what you are reading and believing, and you will be amazed at how God works in and through your life!  The Bible will make life better, if you will let it!

Take these four steps everyday and watch life take on a whole new meaning!  Thanks for reading, now let’s get started!  Here is a little bit of Bible for you:  Get It, Read It, Believe It and Live It!

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.  Psalms 119:11

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Hebrews 4:12

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.  2 Timothy 3:16

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.  Do what it says.  James 1:22

Get It!  Read It!  Believe It!  Live It!