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How To Build Character…

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 In life it is easy to run from our responsibilities and we all want to hide our downfalls. When we accept our responsibilities it helps us to build our character and build an inner strength to overcome our temporary set backs. Once we learn who we are under God and accept our decisions God will give us the motivation to complete our work and an inner confidence because we no longer rely on ourselves but learn to rely and trust in the Lord.

 Satan wants us to hide our issues and run from our problems because he knows how they can destroy us. He also wants us to become angry when confronted and make excuses rather than taking responsibility for the decisions and actions which we have made. Where Jesus on the other hand instructs us to confront our issues in love and walk in faith to reach the other side in God’s glory. I challenge you today to act in love and to commit yourself in everything that you do for others to see the love of Jesus that will shine through…amen

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Stay Focused & Never Give Up!!!

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 In life it is very easy to speak when we know the answer and it is in our human nature to raise ourselves up to something that we might not be ready for. This is how Satan works because he wants us to jump before the time in our youth rather than waiting and trusting in God for His timing instead of our own. Have you ever made a decision and then realized you were not ready? Or, have you ever made a decision that failed but then as you walked on in life the Lord brought it back to you again?

  Just because we might not succeed the first time, the second or the third does not mean that we are to ever give up!!!  It just means that we need to just learn how to trust God in His timing instead of our own and learn from our falls to one day climb again but much wiser and stronger than before.

  I challenge you today and every other day to learn from your falls to see what you could have possibly been missing to insure your steps in the future. We all stumble at times when we get caught up in the climb and lose sight of the foundation from which we stand…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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In God’s Timing…

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 In  the book of Genesis 41 Pharaoh recognized that Joseph was a man that was filled with the spirit of God when he shared the wisdom that God had given him with Pharaoh. Joseph was a man that endured every trial and served God in every situation. He did not  hold grudges nor seek revenge with those who did him wrong. Joseph allowed God to bring things together in the Lord’s timing without trying to step out and take matters into his own hands.

 Unlike Joseph we might not get to speak with the king but everyday that we are given those who know us should be able to see God in us through our kind words, our merciful acts, and our wise advice. Whatever our situation, no matter how undesirable it  may be we need to consider it part of our training program to serve God rather than allowing Satan to separate us from what we know in our hearts to be true.

 When we begin to look for God in man rather than looking at what we see then the Lord will begin to shape us into who we were set out to be. I challenge you today to  trust in God through every circumstance  and allow your relatives, neighbors, and even co workers to see the spirit of God in you by the way you serve and the way you act…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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Are You Listening???

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 If you were to truly stop and listen without any type of distractions what would you hear? If you were to stop and listen to others around you what would they be expressing from their heart? So many times in life we cover up our pains because we don’t want others to see us cry and we don’t want them to know how we are hurting on the inside.

 When we hide our pains without expressing who we really are or what we may be going through then we are only allowing Satan to rob us of the healing that we can receive. It is in our human nature to put up a front but until we learn how to humble ourselves to who we really are then how can we ever honestly expect to be set free?

 Deep down inside we all seek the same thing of just wanting to be loved for who we are on the inside and not for what we temporarily have on the outside. To experience true love we have to be honest with who we are through Jesus Christ and learn to trust God to bring things together. I challenge you today to let go of what may be holding you back and to spend sincere time with someone to show you care. We all have something to share if we will just stop and listen…

James Harrison / Servant

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There’s Always Hope In God’s Mercy…

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 It doesn’t matter how bad something may seem or far someone may have fallen for there is always hope in God’s mercy and grace. Throughout history God has restored individuals, families, and even nations but only when they returned to Him with repentant hearts. All it takes is us putting God first in our lives and learning to trust in Him to give us the direction which we need. Don’t ever fall to thinking there is no hope, for when you do this then you are doubting God’s Word!

 As long as we have life there is hope and it is our job as a true Christian to follow God’s Word and serve others instead of ourselves. Many of us encounter different test in our life in order to grow stronger and to learn how to trust in God instead of what we see. I challenge you today and every other day to put God first in everything you do and never lose hope no matter how bad something may seem. It is when we learn from our past that we can move forward in our future…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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Spiritual Revelations

Don’t be like Eli in 1st Samuel and miss something that has been given by God. If you recall with Eli he did not listen because the Word of God was rare in those days and he did not recognize what was taking place until he saw the persistence of Samuel…

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