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God Is The Potter & We Are The Clay

February 16, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 It is very easy in this physical life to get caught up in self and forget how God is the Potter and we are the clay. Everyday we encounter spiritual hands around us that are there to help shape us into who God wants us to be but too many times we take our eyes off of God and we place them back upon man. Being formed and shaped is not something that feels good until we recognize the Potters hand at work because often the areas that need to be addressed are the ones that have become hard and require the most pressure to get back in line.

 The object is in being obedient to God in allowing His Holy Spirit to be the one that is directing the pressure and allowing Him to reshape us from within as we keep our eyes upon God. Have you ever formed a clay pot and learned the principles of not enough pressure and too much pressure to develop the vessel that is to carry the water or to hold the plant? Have you ever held up a clay pot to the light to insure there were no cracks in the vessel? 

 Throughout the Word of God He teaches us how He works through people to teach us lessons and to help us stay in tune even if we are bent out of shape. The next time something takes place that causes you to get bent out of shape seek God before you react to insure that you act in love. For there is nothing like being shaped and molded in the love of God to mature into the vessel that we are to be….Amen 

James A. Harrison

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Are You Real or Fake?

February 15, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 It is easy to act in obedience to God when we are around other believers but the real question is,”Who are we?” when no one is around. Have you ever considered the way you act or speak in front of some people and then the way you actin front of others? Are you consistent in your walk or would others find a hypocrite in your actions?

 With the Lord in the center of our lives we can find a balance in our attitudes and actions due to being anchored with Jesus at the cross. When you meet individuals that are not anchored you will find that they either have to put up a front or they simply just reveal who robs them of their joy by the way they act and react.

God wants our obedience to His Word and with our obedience there should be a consistent pattern in our lives that carries us forward. If you find yourself saying something to one individual that you would not want repeated to someone else or acting one way in front of the world but another way in front of other Christians then we need to ask ourselves this question, “Are we real or are we being fake?”

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum Tagged With: balance, fake, God, James Harrison, life, real

Pass The Baton In Due Season

February 10, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 Did you know that if we become stubborn that it can be disobedience to God and that our stubbornness will not only affect our lives but the lives of others? Many generations have mistaken stubbornness with obedience because they simply do not understand how to trust in God so they place their trust in man.  Out of fear many leaders have become stubborn and forgotten how to recognize how the Lord works through the people and when we miss this is when He often will work through nature in ways to get our attention.

 Have you ever witnessed a manager or owner of a company that held on to their position for too long and it sucked the life out of the environment? Have you ever been in a position where you had something to add but you were not allowed the chance to do so due to the insecurities of your superior? If we don’t learn how to pass the baton and work together then don’t be surprised when the foundation begins to lose its footing.

 Persistence is good when we know the motives but stubbornness is usually self centered and leads toward rebellion. When you rid yourself of stubbornness and begin to trust God for the outcome you may be surprised in the blessings that God has right before you. Don’t allow Satan to spiritually misguide you in stubbornness and learn to be alert to what God is doing all around you. For the last thing any loving Christian should want is to see the life being sucked out of the game because someone was too stubborn to pass the baton in due season…Amen

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum, Raising Children Tagged With: balance, baton, batonrt, blind, environment, God, james a harrison, life, season, stubborn

What Are You Running From?

February 9, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 How many times have you ever witnessed something of God or felt challenged by another believer in your spirit and then simply neglected what was actually taking place? This lesson of our human nature is taught with Pharaoh in Exodus 7:23 in how he was being challenged. Pharoah even witnessed a miracle but then in his stubborness he returned to his home to put the whole thing out of his mind.

 Have you ever not faced a situation that Gods has put before you due to you fears or in your lack of understanding of whom is actually in control? Have you ever gone to work to get away from something that needs to be addressed at home? Have you ever gone somewhere you did not need to be due to something else that you did want to face? Or, have you become so blind to the Power of God that you have forgotten that He can speak through a donkey?

 Never underestimate the Power of God and what He might have right before you or in that child in your home. What we think is impossible by man is possible by God! The object is are we in tune with His Word or being blinded by what we see!

 If there is something in your life that continues to pop up or something that you are trying to cover up then may I strongly encourage you to face it with a humbled heart to receive the blessing or blessings that God has right before you. For if we don’t face the Truth the Truth will face us!!! 

James A. Harrison

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Praise God In Your Burdens

February 7, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 When we are burdened or mistreated, we may feel defeated. But when we learn to seek God in our burdens He will give us the strength to grow stronger and the wisdom to help us develop the valuable qualities for our future. Be true to God in the hard times because even the worst situations can make us better people when we learn to place our trust in the Lord….Amen

 Here is a question for you this morning,”How can we be an overcomer without troubles to overcome?”

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Economics & Finance, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children Tagged With: balance, God, James Harrison, life

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