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Archives for October 2009
Courage & Motivation
Have you ever stopped and ever really considered where our courage and motivation comes from?
What is it that drives us? Is it something we seek in selfish gains or in something that can make a difference in helping someone else along the way?
Who do you think woke you up this morning and who do you think told you to stay in bed?
It is very easy in our sinful nature to fall to satan and allow him to make us feel there is no use but this is where we must begin to call upon Jesus in giving us the strength to get us through.
Our minds are the filters to what we allow in our hearts, and the only true antivirus is the blood of Jesus Christ that will protect us from our cancer of sin that can grow when we let it in.
I challenge you today and every other day to go th extra mile in everything you do in allowing the love of Jesus to reflect through you.
In God We Trust…amen
James Harrison / Servant
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The American Dream Still Stands…
Why is it when our young children come to us with life ambitions that we encourage them by telling them they can be anything they want but then as they mature we tend to stop encouraging them which causes weak self esteem within themselves?
Think about it! As you have matured in life how many people have ever discouraged you by looking at what you wear, maybe for what you look like, your background, your age or simply by just telling you this can not be done? Is this not complete opposite of what we teach our children when our daughter comes to us wanting to be that princess or when our son comes to us wanting to be that astronaut?
It is vital to recall that every child is a child of God and we never know the age of that lost soul when their eyes may be opened to the Truth in salvation. It is our position to seek Him daily while encouraging each other no matter the age in the glory of God through Jesus Christ!
Do you recall the lesson of Abraham & Sara in the birth of their son Isaac? The lesson was that our heartfelt dreams can be fulfilled at any age of our life if our faith is right by God and we are working within His will!
It is pathetic how how our society by majority has lost their sight in encouraging and helping one another reach their goals in life! Instead we sit around looking and dissecting the task while discouraging someone who can make a difference because we can’t see how God is working in their life. GOD HELP US For How Blind We Are!!!
Our society and even many of our churches are holding our children back because we have lost sight of how to grow in the Spirit of God! We are to help those below us and encourage them to travel further than ourselves while never forgetting the roots of our foundation in the Word of God through the love of Jesus Christ. It is also our position to respect and uplift those above us in order for them to maintain their position until the next one comes along and many have lost sight of this principle in life.
What do you think Martin Luther King would say right now to those who told him to keep his mouth shut and that he would never make a difference? Looks like his heartfelt dreams have now been fulfilled because of the belief in the dreams that he once carried and passed on. Do not ever lose sight of how God can work in our life when we learn to follow Him in true faith and seek His direction in the talents that He has given to each of us to make a difference in our children’s future. Not all things happen in our timing but when we plant the right seeds in fertile soil you never know when the tree may sprout. Every generation is to help nurture and fertilize our children of tomorrow!
I challenge you today and every other day to encourage someone and help them in life by learning to work together and not apart! Don’t disrespect God as Sara and laugh at things that you may think are not possible. Because ALL things are possible with God and greater is He that is within us than he that is in this world!!! Amen
James Harrison / Servant
How To Properly Invest…
Did you know that everyday we are given we should be gaining interest? If you are thinking of financial or material gains at this time then you need to recheck yourself in the investments that you are making. Because life is not about money or material gains! Life is about maturing internally within yourself and growing with others in the love of Jesus Christ…
It is sad but true how so many have allowed satan to control their thinking into relying on money and numbers rather than relying on God to bring us through. Many in our nation seem to think that if we have money then this will solve our problems and many of our churches have even fallen to judging themselves by the numbers within the congregation while giving a watered down sermon to appease the people rather than speaking the Truth in the Word of God.
This has allowed a negative ripple effect in our homes and in our children by misleading them into where we are to place our security. Because when we look at money as our solution rather than relying on God then we are only covering up the problems we carry. There is only one way to fix a problem and that is to face a problem, and when our pastors and leaders only tell half the truth to appease the crowd then they are not doing what is right by God and leading us down a path of destruction.
The fact of the matter is, “If we place our security in financial status or judge ourselves by those around us then we need to relook at ourselves to insure the investments we are making are being made into the right foundation of God and not in this fallen world of sin.” Each of us are accountable for our own life under God and everyday we are given we should strive to do something positive in our lives in turn that will pass something positive to others.
Because there is no better feeling then when we know our life is right by God and we are living within His will while investing in others. And everyday that we receive we should make a point to check our daily account within our works and within ourselves to insure that we are making positive investments in our life along with others. I challenge you today and every other day to invest something positive in your life that will encourage someone else in theirs…Amen
James Harrison / Servant
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You Never Know Where or When…
God often works in unexpected ways. When He chooses people to fulfill His plans, He always goes deeper than appearance, tradition, or position. He sometimes even surprises us by choosing the less obvious person, at least by human reasoning.
Always know that God can use us to carry out His plans, even if we don’t think we have all the qualifications. All we have to do is follow and obey while listening to the Word of God that is placed on our heart to do our part.
Circumstances are never so bad that they are beyond God’s help and we never know what good He may bring out of seemingly hopeless situatons! For God has forgiven us and we should forgive others to move from the past towards the eternal future.
In God We Trust…amen
James Harrison / Servant
http://balancedlifeministry.org
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