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Stay The Course Inspite The Winds

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 Life can be an emotional roller coaster when we fail to place our trust in God and we take matters into our own hands. Learning to communicate in love can be a strenuous thing in our flesh but when we learn to keep our eyes on the cross rather than the obstacle that may be before us is when God will carry us to the other side.  

 Seeking what is right by God rather than what we think is right for ourselves helps us to maintain a steady coarse without all the ups and downs. Just because we may have done something one way for so long does not mean that we can’t try something new. Think about it; The wind blows in many different directions and sometimes gentle with other times very strong but does this mean that we are to lose site of the objective? Absolutely Not! This just means that we learn to entrench ourselves in the Word of God to develop our senses as we are taught in Hebrews 5:14. 

 Then it just becomes application as Jesus taught us in Matthew 10:16 in being wise as a serpent and then as gentle as a dove. If your life is full of ups and downs don’t allow Satan to rob you of your joy. Stay the coarse and learn to trust God while being anchored to the Rock of Jesus who teaches us the Way…Amen

James A. Harrison

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Godly Decisions

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 When we care more about our own economic well being than the glory of God and the salvation of lost souls it is a clear sign of idolatry, greed and worldliness. It is very easy in our human nature to carve out certain segments of God’s instruction when it goes against our fleshly desires but when we learn to recognize the areas that God wants us to address is when the Lord often blesses us in another way.

 It is vital that we make Godly decisions without worrying about the loss of support that can come through the people. For when we allow our decisions to be based solely on the financial gain then we are simply allowing Satan to spiritually misguide our actions. At this point of maturity in making Godly decisions we learn to place our trust in Him to give us just what we need instead of trying to control things ourselves…amen

James Harrison

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God Holds Us Accountable

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 All people are individually responsible to God but believers have a special responsibility to warn unbelievers of the consequences of rejecting Him. If we fail to do this, God will hold us responsible for what happens to them. This should motivate us to begin sharing our faith with others in our actions and cause us to avoid being unconcerned in our attitude towards others.

 One of the most important parts in calling out sin is that it is not our place to drive the nails. Once we have confronted an issue in love then it is our place to allow the Holy Spirit to do the work on the individual while we learn to stand true to God’s Word….amen  

James A. Harrison

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Discipline With Love And Justice

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 There are two principles that make up the very foundation of God’s character and they are love and justice. These principles are not easy to keep in balance but they are essential to maintain who we are as a child of God. Some people are loving to the point that they excuse wrong doing while other people are just the opposite in forgetting how to love .

 Love without justice leaves people in their sins because it is not aiming them to higher standards. On the other hand justice without love drives people away from God because it has no heart. To specialize in one and forget the other causes a distortion in our witness while leaving a negative impact on someone else.  

When you are called to discipline someone else like your children, students, employees or other church members do not be rigid. Vary your approach according to the goals you are seeking to accomplish and in each case ask yourself this question before your act, “Does this person need guidance or do they need to be nurtured?” 

 God is patient with us and we should be patient with others…

James A. Harrison

http://balancedlifeministry.org

Are You Firmly Planted?

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 Did you know that it is Satan’s objective in your life to keep you from being committed not only to God but in everything else? It should be our desire as a Christian to make a positive difference in this world but what good is this if we can’t even make a positive difference where we are? We often tend to chase the world instead of learning to grow where God has planted us because we tend to neglect what we already have.

 It is in our human nature to conquer things that we don’t have but what good is conquering something if we don’t know how to maintain it? Don’t fall to the spiritual traps of Satan that cause us to lose our balance and forget where we stand. The world likes to tell us, “Do this and do that.” Where God says, “Take care of this and if you neglect what you have don’t be surprised when I allow it to be taken away.”

 Staying in tune with God and learning to grow where He has planted us helps us to develop a sense of peace that only comes from God. If you are missing this peace seek God in prayer for the direction you need to bloom where you have been planted…

James Harrison

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Spiritual Revelations

Don’t be like Eli in 1st Samuel and miss something that has been given by God. If you recall with Eli he did not listen because the Word of God was rare in those days and he did not recognize what was taking place until he saw the persistence of Samuel…

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