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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

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children, Spiritual Growth

Find Your Purpose…

March 24, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Often we think that events ” just happen” to us but as we draw closer to God’s Word we can see how God uses common occurences to lead us where He wants. It is important to evaluate all situations as potential “divine appointments” designed to shape our lives by the hand of our Father in Heaven. Think of all the good and bad circumstances that have affected you lately and throughhout your life. Can you see God’s purpose in them? Perhaps He is building a certaiun quality in you or leading you to serve Him in a new area.

 There is a reason that things happen to us and the object is to not allow Satan to spiritually hold us down but learn how God can stand us up to discover our true purpose in life through Jesus Christ…For when we learn from the spiritual traps of Satan is when the Lord will make us stronger and wiser in the future…

James a. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: balance, Balanced Life Ministry, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, love, purpose, special delivery, the purpose driven church

Unity Requires Trust

March 22, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever really considered the lesson of Joshua and Caleb when they were ready to go forward into the Promised Land but the others on their team being the Israelites lacked faith in God because they could not take their eyes off of man? Think about it! If you have a team that carries specific talents and they are in their positions but fail to trust in one another then how far do you honestly expect the team to go? Could you see that the team would lack harmony due to their lack of unity?

 This same principle applies in our homes, our careers and in the church. For without trust their is a constant battle for the ball and this causes many people to miss the ones that have received God’s call. It is vital to understand that we all drop the ball from time to time but what matters is how we pick the ball back up and get back in the game!  

 James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Leadership Forum, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: American Family radio, balance, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, God, James Harrison, life, love, special delivery

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….

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: balance, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, God, James Harrison, jesus, life, love, special delivery

Are You Soaring or Sinking?

March 11, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 It is very easy in life when we drift away from God for our planes to become grounded and for our boats to take on water. Without God being in the center of our lives and maintaining our balance through the instruction of the Lord each one of us are vulnerable to become lost at sea.

 The object is to recognize how each boat leads to a larger boat and how each plane leads to a larger plane. Another point to recognize is the carrier and learn how to humbly come on board with unity to come out of the darkness into the light. This world is a tough world and will continue to get tougher. Unless we learn how to come together with God in the center of everything we do and learn how to recognize the ones that God puts before us to carry out His purpose and not our own then we are only going to continue to stand at the edge without ever learning how to go forward. 

 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. 2 Tim 1:7

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: balance, boat, God, James Harrison, life, lord, plane, purpose, sea, sinking, soaring, water

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