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Be Alert In The Spirit Of God

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 Everyday we encounter spiritual highs and lows not only within ourselves but in others that affect us often in our emotions. This is what the Lord teaches us so much about in the Word of God to help us learn how to walk in this world but not be affected by this world. Spiritually Satan comes at us in all different types of warfare to try and knock us off coarse and to distract us from achieving our objectives. This is where it is vital to spiritually discern between the spirit of God and the spirit of Satan to help us maintain our Balance in life.

 Have you ever had someone to affect your day in a negative way? Who do you think was guiding them spiritually to discourage you in your path? We all fall to Satan at times but this is no time to give him victory!!! We should learn how to stand on the Word of God in the love of Jesus Christ and treat others as we want to be treated. I challenge you today to be alert in the spirit of God and allow the love of Jesus to bring you through…amen

 A frown often brings a frown but a smile can help carry us the extra mile…….

James Harrison

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Don’t Be Held Back Spiritually By Satan

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 Our vision is limited and sometimes even lost when we focus on ourselves instead of looking to God for our direction and placing other people in front of our own desires. It is very easy to become trapped in our circumstances when we allow Satan to spiritually restrict our vision by placing our eyes upon the things of this world  instead of what God has in store for us in the next life to come. Spiritually Satan wants us to waller in our hurts and pains instead of learning to grow stronger and allowing the Holy Spirit to show us the direction that we are to follow.

 Sometimes we need true friends just to give us a good kick in the rear when we are allowing Satan to spiritually hold us down. This example was taught to us with King David in 2 Samuel after he had fallen to sin and after he had lost his son. He was hurt and falling into depression because he simply allowed Satan to spiritually hold him down. Sometimes we all have to receive that loving kick in the rear from our true friends to help us when all we can do is complain or frown.

  When we take our eyes off of our self and begin to look upon the needs of others then God will open our eyes to see something that we have not seen before. So many times we slip in this area because we feel that we don’t have the time to encourage one another or we become too concerned of how someone is going to react to the truth that can set them free. While then there are those like Job’s friends who just want to sit around and tell us what we  might have done wrong instead of just helping us through. 

  As a true Christian it is our place be there for one another and simply speak the truth in love that someone might pick themselves up after a fall. The outcome of the truth once spoken is between God and that individual. It is our place to to surround them with love and always be there for when they may return. I challenge you today to not allow Satan to spiritually hold you down and allow the love of Jesus to get you through. For there is nothing too hard for the Lord and all we have to do is put our trust in Him instead of putting our confidence in man…amen

James Harrison

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Spiritual Guidance Of God

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 What is it in a man that intimidates another man? There are many different things that cause intimidation but one thing that trumps them all is confidence within a man.

 Confidence comes from knowing that something will be achieved and only God gives us what we know. For the Lord gives us the wisdom, the strength, and the confidence to persevere to the very end.  Satan on the other hand likes to intimidate or put up a front because he might appear to have what it takes on the outside but he does not have what it takes on the inside. Satan wants us to take matters into our own hands when God teaches us trust in Him rather than in man.

 When something is of God it does not move in its’ conviction but humbly stands in obedience for God to see it through. Challenging a man of God or someone in authority is going against the Word of God. For the Lord is the One who gives us our positions and He is the One that is to move the people.

 Satan on the other hand entices the people to move through alterior motives to divide the body and when the people don’t know the Word of God Satan will cause disruption among the people. A man should never try to earn a position out of challenging another man for this life is not about competition. It is about us being obedient and learning to be the best we can be in whatever position that God has given. No position is better than the next because it takes every single position within the body to serve the overall direction.

 Many people struggle with how to handle confidence and some allow it to turn into arrogance. God gives each of us our talents and when we don’t understand who is truly in control then you will find that many people will miss use their talents for their own self gain. Satan is very clever in the spirit and he is steadily at work in trying to attack each one of us because he does not want anyone to spiritually break through or to ever succeed in their mission.  

 This is where it is vital for us to teach the Word of God as a whole to our children and to our grandchildren to insure that they learn to trust God instead of putting their confidence in man. This world is is not only physical but spiritual and if we do not recognize this then we are only setting ourselves up for a limited life without Jesus Christ…amen   

” It is better to trust in the Lord, Than to put confidence in man…Psalm 118:8 “

James Harrison

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God Works In Mysterious Ways

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 In the book of Judges 14 we learn a valuable lesson between Samson and his parents that can be applied to us today. Samson was determined for his parents to do something because he had set his mind to achieve a desire. Samson was blinded by his desires and his parents could not see how God was working in the situation. Instead his parents tried to discourage him rather than asking him,” Have you prayed about this son? Are you sure that God is guiding you in this matter and have you evaluated the possible outcome?” 

 It is in our human nature to try and direct the steps of others but we must recall that we do not direct the steps of man. We should always be sure to fulfill our desires in ways that God will approve and trust God for the outcome. When someone is determined to reach a goal then we should be obedient to God’s Word and learn to be prepared to help serve in the future…amen

Sometimes in life we have to experience the fall to understand where our strength comes from.  

James Harrison / Servant

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Make The Most Out Of What You Have

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 Everywhere we turn society is telling us to make the most out of life and Satan is tempting us to jump time to feed our sinful nature. They say,” Live it up and you only live once. Reach for the stars and don’t quit until you get there.” These are good statements but the most important part that many people are missing is how to make the most out of what we already have and learn how to maintain our foundation in order for our children to stand in the future.

 It is very easy to place our eyes upon our goals but if we overlook the daily steps that are required to get there then we are only setting ourselves up for a fall. There is a specific reason that God taught us first hand with Moses how to not only walk in life but how to maintain what He has given. God wants to bless us with more but until we learn how to appreciate what we have then how can we honestly expect something better?

 I challenge you today to make the most out of what you have and do the work that it takes to maintain what you have been given. Because it is what we teach to our children in our actions that sets their patterns for their future…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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