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A Father And A Son

April 14, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

I once heard a story of a father who was trying to read the paper with his young son sitting on the floor beside him. The child kept disturbing his father and distracting him from the article that he was trying to read. After several attempts of the father telling the young son to not disturb him the father found a picture of the world in the paper. He then tore the picture into several different small parts and then handed all the pieces to his son.

His son asked,”Dad, what do you want me to do with these pieces of paper?” Cleverly thinking, the father then said,”I want you to take these pieces of paper and reconstruct the picture of the world.” The son went to work and the father finally thought he would have some peace but no sooner than he got relaxed he heard his son say,”I got it Dad!”

To his surprise he looked down to see the picture of the world back together and then he said to his young son,”How did you reconstruct the world back together so quickly?” The son then said,”Awe dad it was easy”. What do you mean it was easy, the father asked? “Well dad there was a picture of a man on the back of the world and when I put the man together the world came together.”

The father then picked up his son and said,”I am proud of you son because if we are not together then how can we expect something else to come together?”

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In God’s Timing…

March 25, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Throughout the Word of God we are taught to make Godly decisions and to seek the Lord for the direction that we are to take. In this decision process it is wise to be patient and to evaluate all avenues to insure the road that we travel. No decision should ever be made without considering the affects on others and without recognizing the commitments in our word. 

 Our choices play a major roll in the lives of others and when we only think about our self then our decisions are being spiritually misled. Satan knows our human weakness and how we tend to act in our emotions and make selfish decisions. He (Satan) likes for us to make spontaneous decisions without seeking Godly council. This leads to many regrets and heartache from unplanned children, divorce, debt, murder, rape, and to marriages that are not of God.  The list goes on and on in different sins due to our spontaneous decisions.

 In making a Godly decision it is wise to know that what God brings together that no man can tear apart! By keeping God in the center of our focus, our commitments are with Him where He will give us the council and the strength to carry us forward. There is always Hope with God and I pray that every individual that reads this message will seek before they act to insure the steps being taken…amen

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The Trickery of Satan

March 21, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever been at a point where you felt as if you could not trust someone and that you had to watch every move they made? Did you ever feel like if you missed something that it would be the very moment that something might take place? Spiritually Satan works in our minds with distrust because he knows how it can rob us and in-prison our spiritual being.

 When we have lack of trust this displays our spiritual immaturity and it can lead to a controlling spirit. Within this controlling spirit Satan will try to misguide us in our  human efforts instead of understanding the true meaning of love.If you are holding on to something in distrust then you are allowing Satan to spiritually rob you of the blessings that could be right around the corner.

  Jesus knew that Judas was a thief and Jesus knew that Peter would deny Him but did He allow this to detour His love or distract Him from the mission? Jesus plainly taught us Psalm 118:8 in placing our trust in God instead of placing confidence in man. When we learn how to place our trust in God is when the Lord will bring down the spiritual walls of Satan that restrict us from the blessings of God….

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The Greatest Blessing…

March 17, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 We tend to think in our human nature of blessings in terms of prosperity rather than the high-quality relationships God makes possible for us. No matter what our economic situation, we can love and respect the people that God has brought into our lives. In so doing this, we give and receive blessings. Love is the greatest blessing.

 Don’t hold back something you can give in love! For when we hold back is when we limit the blessings that can be received… 

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The Principles of Balance…

March 10, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever considered the importance of learning to Balance the loads that we carry? Think about it! Can you see how a plane or a boat would struggle in its performance if their cargo was not properly Balanced? What would happen if the cargo was not properly secured or anchored when turbulence entered the course?

 There is alot of wisdom to this if you will meditate on this message with God. Because when you look at your physical life as a boat you will find that Satan likes to weigh you down like himself who is confined to the ground. Now on the other hand, once you learn who floats your boat and how to keep it above water is when Jesus can teach you how to fly.

 The object is to learn how to distribute our weights and learn what could be holding us down due to the lack of understanding in the Word of God. You want your marriage to take off? Put God in the center! You want your business to have new life? Put God in the center! You want your life to have purpose and your load to be light? Then learn how to Balance with God and allow Jesus to set you free!!!

 Because there is nothing worse in this world than to feel as if we are drowning because we never learned who floats our boat and who sets us free…

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