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No Looking Back…

July 25, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Once we make a decision to move forward there is no looking back unless it is in praise from where God has brought us from. Like a farmer who plants a crop he first must recognize the season before he sets the plow to the ground. It would be wise of the farmer to be ready and his tools to be sharp for the day in the season to begin. During the season the farmer doesn’t question the process for he simply follows the steps and then trust in God for the harvest that is sure to come.

There is nothing like planting seed in the Kingdom of God and actually witnessing something develop before our very eyes. Like a farmer sometimes there is a hit and a miss due to the drought but when he learns to tap the well to irrigate the crops is when the plants will strive while the others without water simply die. It is wise of the farmer to pay close attention to his crop to insure the nutrients that to be fed and to insure that no weeds begin to hinder the harvest.

Making Godly decisions is wise to understand whether in our homes, in the church or in our careers. For this message can apply to every individual as the farmer for once we put the plow to the ground in a commitment under God there is no looking back as we trust in the Lord to help us reach the other side. What good is a farmer if he was to quit just before the rain or simply because of the work that was before him?

Jesus said in Luke 9,”No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God.”

James A. Harrison

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Evaluate Your Foundation…

July 19, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever noticed how certain things continue to reoccur in our paths and how we can’t seem to get away from them? Have you ever considered that the reason that they continue to come up is simply because Satan knows how you will fall? Every time we stumble or fall we should be recognizing what took us down in order to stand again. 

 It is within this process that we learn the importance of recognition and then God’s application to purge out everything that is wrong for simply what is right. We learn this lesson with Job for there was something in his life that needed to be purged even though he was a good and blameless man. Satan did not use the same tactic due to Job’s faithfulness to God but this discipline that came upon Job was there for a reason which is discovered in chapter 32. 

 Once Job received the Truth and learned his lesson is when he stood again and with more blessings than before. We all have lessons in life and it is how we learn to apply what we learn to the foundation in which we stand under God and then God will bless us once again…

James A. Harrison

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Breaking The Repetitive Cycles…

July 18, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Cycles in life are repetitive until we learn to look within the patterns and then allow God to show us the Way. For if we continue to face a repetitive issue then there is a reason it continues to appear. The object is to break through without any fears.
 Why would Satan want to use another tactic to hold us back when the very one he has before us is working? May every person that reads this message have a break through and grow deeper in the well. We serve an awesome God that only wants us to discover His Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven.

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Economics & Finance, Health & Nutrition, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Prison Support, Raising Children, Spiritual Growth

Tapping The Well Of God…

July 13, 2011 by admin 1 Comment

 Many people fall into the traps of traditions and they basically stop seeking a deeper understanding in the love of God due to the extra effort that is required and the growing pains that come with maturing of new wine. This is why so many different denominations have been birthed within Christianity but unfortunately many have put caps on the well for they don’t want their flock to surpass the shepherd.

 Jacob addressed this same message in Genesis 29. For there were sheep thirsty and waiting at the well but due to the traditions and the extra effort required of the shepherds they were not willing to go the extra mile until they were challenged by Jacob to simply do what was right. Traditions can be good for God instructs us to establish certain days in order to recall our past and to give us appreciation for the future but if we are not careful traditions can trap us unless we are willing to seek the other side… For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed  and what tree can grow to its full potential when placing caps at the well??? Here is a song that will uplift you this morning Our God Is Greater have an awesome day!!!!

James A. Harrison

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Honor Brings Appreciation…

July 8, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 For a person to have honor they first must have it within themselves. Without showing honor for the life that we have been given and displaying appreciation from where we have been this opens the door for a life of carelessness and little meaning. Honor is a reciprocating action that not only learns how to give but it knows how to receive. For where would the receiver be without the giver and where would the giver be without the receiver???

 Giving and receiving shows honor to our Father in Heaven and He teaches us this principle throughout His Word. Learning to live within the Kingdom of God first starts at the core and then as we grow in His understanding then our lives will begin to mature over time. By showing honor and humility in everything we do this shows in whom we serve. Without honor our homes and lives are full of chaos which spreads to the next generation. If you were to look at your life today in the mirror of God how would you recognize God in your life? Is there honor in your home or has the evil one robbed you of something that you would like to see return? Always, remember it first starts with you and then as you learn to stand in love with the Lord is when He will begin to bring things back to you…

James A. Harrison

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