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The Sound Of Music…

November 15, 2011 by admin 1 Comment

Seeking the righteousness of God and having the self control over our sinful nature is the music that God seeks within our hearts and actions. We all strike the wrong cords from time to time but the object is to learn from our missed beats in order to rejoin within  the music of God through His unfailing love and grace. Many individuals never hear the music of God due to their own lack of understanding or due to their ears being restricted by what they see and neglecting in whom we believe.

As a musician joins a band there is much practice required in order to learn the specific sounds of each instrument. There is another part of this that many musicians can understand and that is a seasoned or gifted musician who has the eyes and ears to enter right in within the sound due to playing for what they hear. This is how Christianity should be! For someone that calls them self a Christian but sits around destructively picking apart the music instead of learning how to play is simply missing the message of God.

As a musician sharpens another musician so are we to sharpen the tune of Christianity through God’s Word. There is an important factor though to understand and that is to encourage through love and not discourage through evil. For the objective is to enjoy the music of God and not allow the cords of Satan to divide the sound…

James A. Harrison

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Angels In The Flesh

September 15, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 How many times do we fall guilty to looking  at people and thinking that there is no use or purpose in their life? Have you ever considered that this very person that God created is there for a reason to test our faith and to see how we will grow in His Word? Throughout the Word of God the Lord demonstrates how He will take those that are on the bottom and take them to the top to teach us to never lose sight or hope in the miracles of God.

 It is very easy to cast out someone when we don’t want to take the time in love to help others when they are in need. This is exactly what Jesus taught against and if we are to call ourselves Christians then we should strive to follow His Word out the love that is in our hearts and soul. Our Lord has His arms open calling in love for us to come home and never did He instruct us to close the doors of our hearts to tell others to go away. 

 I challenge you to open your heart in love and allow Jesus to show you the Way…amen

James Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: American Family radio, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, Christianity, glen beck, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, the purpose driven church

The Outside Will Reveal The Inside

May 11, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever been around someone that put emphasis on what they have or do on the outside instead of keeping the focus on who they truly are on the inside? Satan has done a good job misleading us in prestige and knowledge to the point that it has caused and still causing a division in the body of Christ. The holier than thou attitude and the prestige that many have fallen into is directly against what the Lord Jesus taught us in the Word of God.

 Nobody likes to hear someone else brag or boast because all this does is creates a negative chain reaction of Satan that can cause competition between people. When someone feels as if they can’t keep up then why would they want to keep going? Or, when someone feels as if they are above someone else then how would they properly be serving the people? 

 Everyone knows the lesson that Jesus taught when the disciples wanted to know who was better than the next. He, our Lord and Saviour, got on His own knees to serve while the others argued over their position. I challenge you to never be deceived by Satan in thinking that you are better than someone else nor don’t ever think that you can’t keep up because all this is is Satan trying to hold you down…amen

 We all walk together and go home together while truly loving one another in Christ…

James Harrison

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There Is No Hope Without God

May 8, 2010 by admin 1 Comment

 It is very easy to become discouraged when we look around and see everything that is being shown in this world. Everywhere we look we see earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and people crying out in need with others so focused on themselves that they have fallen into greed. This world is at a pivotal point that is going to have a deep impact on our children if we do not learn to trust in God instead of leaning upon man. 

 There isn’t a home, a city, a state, nor a nation that is not feeling the judgement of God that is taking place around the world because of our lack of obedience in His Word and keeping Him in front of our lives. It is imperative to recall that judgement of God does not mean that He is inflicting our pains because we are the ones who have brought this upon ourselves by following our own desires instead of following the Lords will.

 Sometimes in life with children when they continue to disobey we have to allow something to take place in order for our children to receive the lesson that needs to be learned in correction for their future. This is where many people want to place blame on God or on something else because they fail to recognize how we are all accountable for our own actions.

 Throughout the Word of God in the Holy Bible we are taught to count it joy when trials come our way because this only means that something better is on the way when we learn to trust in God rather than falling into despair. Satan has been steadily at work since the very beginning of time in deceiving us to rely on ourselves rather than learning to be patient in growth that helps us to properly develop in our maturity.

 Spiritually Satan wants us to focus on the world rather than staying focused on God because he knows how weak we are in the flesh and how easily we can become distracted from the love of God that is given in the family. When we maintain our relationships with God at the head of our lives there is a security that we receive in the love that is given. Not only do we receive comfort in the family of God but we also receive peace in our spirit because we know that whatever happens in our lives that the true love in the family of God will never fail us even when we fall.

 There is no question that America along with other nations around the world are going to continue their downward spiral unless we repent and return to the Lord. Man cannot fix the problems that we have put into place due to the years that it has taken for all of this to build into what we are now facing today. Our only hope is in God and until we begin to seek Him for our direction and learn to trust in Him for the outcome our trials will only get worse.

 God allows us to go through certain things in our lives in order for us to learn how to depend on Him and for us to grow stronger for our children’s future. Each one of us are going through something either directly or indirectly and it is our purpose to never give up or lose hope no matter what we have to face. God will give us the strength that we need when we depend on Him rather than relying on ourselves and when we learn to act in true love with one another in the family of God we will be amazed at what can take place in the Spirit of the Lord. 

 Always know that God is still in control and He protects us even when we don’t understand everything that may be happening around us. We must learn to trust in God’s protection and deliverance by maintaining our integrity throughout tough situations to always do what is right by Him instead of only thinking about ourselves. So no matter how hopeless something may seem or how much we may want to give up we need to always recall that God is in control of the world and when we do our parts the Lord will always do His…amen

 For our God is a faithful and forgiving God that specializes in bringing His people back to Him through the love of Jesus Christ…     

James Harrison / A Humbled Servant

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Balancing Our Time & Priorities

March 11, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 It is in our human nature as we climb the ladder of success to separate ourselves from those on the bottom because we often feel that our time is too valuable to waste. This is strictly taught against in the Word of God in order for us to stay in tune with life and to make sure that we stay in touch with the people. Every single day that we are given we face pulls in all directions but one thing we must remember is that God puts every single person in our path for a reason whether it is for us to help them or for them to help us. 

 We must learn to balance our time daily to reach our goals in life and to maintain what we have been given. From time to time we need to check ourselves and the people we spend time with to insure that we are not only giving time to those that can give us something in return. It is amazing at the hope that can be passed to a child or even a stranger when we take the time in true love to share with them. I challenge you today to uplift someone with some time to show you really do care and to teach others when they might rise to the top how to uplift those on the bottom…amen

 “True Giving Is When We Expect Nothing In Return” 

James Harrison/Servant

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