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Be An Victor Not A Victom

December 6, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 God’s Word teaches us in Ephesians 4,”To always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of our love. In making allowance for one another this means that we are to pick up the slack when something gets missed in love without allowing bitterness to build in our spirit.

 By learning to pick up the slack when others fall behind this teaches others to do the same. Don’t allow Satan to spiritually rob you and cause you to just sit around and complain. Too many times we allow Satan to spiritually keep us in the wilderness because we fail to recognize how to walk out of the forest. If there is something or someone that is causing you to travel in circles learn to do what it takes to be set free.

 We all have different strengths as well as weaknesses and it is our place in the love of God to learn how to work together in the spirit of the Lord without allowing Satan to spiritually hold us back…Amen

  For where I am weak you are strong and when we can go no more is when God steps in…

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum Tagged With: balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, special delivery

Trials Build Us Stronger

November 29, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 God is faithful and His strength is sufficient for any trial. God allows trials to come our way to keep us from pride and to teach us dependence on the Lord.  We often wonder why we encounter trials and tribulations but it is wise to recognize them as a test from God to help build us stronger in the future.

 Don’t give Satan victory in your test and allow him to rob you of the joy that you can have in Jesus Christ! For when we seek God for our lessons, He will help us develop that inner strength for the road ahead….amen

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Leadership Forum, Prison Support Tagged With: balance, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, God, James Harrison, life, special delivery

Love Thy Neighbor

November 24, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever witnessed the joy in watching a newborn child take his/her first steps? The first steps of an infant are the hardest steps of their life due to their fears of falling. You would think that their feet weigh a thousand pounds in the effort that it takes for them to take their first step. Once they make this first step every other step gets easier as long as they continue to try even after their fall.

 Our children have a security in the arms of a parent that surrounds them in love as they begin their walk in life. This security gives them an inner confidence that helps them to develop a strength in their walk as they grow from day to day. There is a parallel to the steps of a newborn child learning to walk in relation to the steps of a newborn Christian. Based on the Word of God we are to be there for our brothers and sisters in Christ just as we are there for our children in their first steps in life.

 We all know that a child will fall in the early stages of their walk until they learn how to stand on their own. Why is that when we see a child fall we have compassion and even help them up but when we see an adult fall we won’t even give them a call? Why do we forgive our children over and over but when another adult offends us we cut them out as if they mean nothing at all?

 What is wrong with this picture based on the Word of God? If we are going to call ourselves parents lets be parents and if we are going to call our self a Christian then lets be a Christian. Learning to love is not something that only takes place in a brief period of time. Love is something that grows deeper and deeper the more we learn to love thy neighbor as thy self…

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum Tagged With: American Family radio, balance, balanced life, child, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, love, special delivery

Speak The Truth Without Fear

November 19, 2010 by admin 3 Comments

 Due to our society here in America drifting away from the Word of God and leaving out the gospel of Jesus Christ this has allowed Satan (spiritually) to develop a society that is growing in fear. This fear that has been building here in our country has allowed our government and leadership to develop laws of man to govern the people instead of teaching the self discipline that is taught in the Word of God. We have become a nation of critics instead of One Nation Under God with Liberty and Justice for All.

The spirit of fear has been used as a marketing tool of Satan to spiritually rob us of our joy that we simply have in life. Unfortunately, this spirit of fear has even misled many pastors in the pulpit due to their own fears of losing the congregation verses trusting God to supply their needs. God’s word plainly tells us that no man knoweth the day nor the hour and the Lord plainly teaches us to cast our fears upon the Lord while trusting in Him to deliver our needs.

 There are many different levels of fear that can take us down into a dark lonely pit of no return. Fear causes us to run to the doctor everytime we feel a sniffle coming on, fears rob us of victory because we are too scaird of failure and our fears often cause us to sugar coat the Truth to the point that Satan will place us in spiritual bondage. Here is an example of spiritual bondage that develops in a broken home that does not follow the Word of God;

 Let’s take a single parent that has been recently divorced and lost their child. It is their time to spend with the child and they are looking forward to the weekend. Now, when the child arrives he/shetest the parameters of the home due to losing the structure that once gave them the security within their home. This often takes place due to their own inner anger with their parents and it can lead into rebellion with a child. Out of fear the parent does not want to correct the child because they fear that their child will not want to return.

 This fear of a parent not disciplining their child leads to the child now becoming the parent. Instead of the parent guiding the child the child begins to guide the parent and the longer this develops the harder it is to correct. Where many divorced parents go wrong is trying to buy their children’s love instead of teaching them how to be content and work through their issues in life through the love of Jesus Christ.

 Another side of this fear that can develop in a broken home is when the parents do not know how to trust God and be obedient to His Word. When this takes place either one of the parents or both tend to turn their child against the other parent due to their own fear of losing the love of their child. This lack of  trusting God places us in a spiritual bondage of Satan that can have a negative impact on our children’s future. Where many divorced parents go wrong is trying to rob their own child of the love that is shared with the other parent. 

 Our fears of speaking the Truth in love and adhering to God’s Word places us in a vulnerable position for Satan to rob us who we are as a child of God and it opens the doors to the pit that will take us down not only individually but also as a nation unless we Wake Up to the Truth in the Word of God. This dark pit of fear has been used by Satan spiritually to divide our children and to capitalize on our emotions. If we are not careful to address our fears in the Truth and we allow them to continue to build then we are setting ourselves up for an explosion that could have been prevented if we would simply follow God’s Word.

  Based on the 1st Amendment of the United States of America every citizen has a right to speak the Truth in the Word of God and to share their salvation in Jesus Christ. Where many Christians go wrong is that it is not our place to push our way on another for love is never directed because it comes in our own freewill.

 Man should never allow his fears to rob him of the Truth. Nor should any entity be allowed to remove God from our foundation. Without God our homes and our lives become vulnerable to Satan and they cause us to have fears that lead us to following man instead of the Lord. Without the Truth what do we really think that we have and who do we really think that we are? There is strength and security within the Truth of God that protects our nation and our homes for our children’s future.

 If there is anything gained from this article it is my prayer that you don’t allow your fears to rob you of the Victory that we have in the love of Jesus Christ and that you learn to simply speak the Truth of God while trusting in Him to do the rest. His Word does not return to us void!!!

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Divorce & Broken Homes, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children, The Church Voice Tagged With: American Family radio, balance, balanced life, cold, divorce, fear, fox news, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, rebellion, special delivery

The Creator or The Shade Tree Mechanic

November 10, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

  Have you ever studied the mechanics of a car and the principles that are required to keep them in tune? In every car that we purchase if we open the glove box there is an owners manual that simply outlines everything that we need to know in case something goes wrong with the car. This manual teaches us how to read the warning signs that pop up on the instrument panel to insure the longevity of the car.

 It was not many years ago that we did not have all these warning lights that popped up and we had to learn how to listen to the motor to insure that everything was in order. Have you ever noticed someone that kept driving their car without taking the time to address what needed to be fixed? Have you ever experienced neglecting a specific area of your car and then before you knew you were sitting on the side of the road?

 When we compare ourselves to a car it is wise to be in tune with the motor. Just as manufactures are doing today God made us so that we have to go back to the Creator if we really want to solve the issues that we have at hand. There are many shade tree mechanics that try to show us a quicker route but when we learn to stop and listen God will show us the Way.

 Have you opened the owners manual to life in the Word of God to know the warning signs and to insure that your car can go the extra mile? Or is your car falling apart because you are not taking the time to really address what needs to be done. It is very easy to run ourselves ragged and chase everything in the world but there comes a point time that we should stop and listen to what God is placing in our heart to make sure that our car will always be ready to start.

James Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Economics & Finance, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children Tagged With: American Family radio, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, creator, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life

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