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Are You Making Emotional Decisions?

November 4, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever been at such a point in your emotions that you felt that you could no longer control yourself? Have you ever lost control and then later regretted your actions? Our emotions can be extremely dangerous when we do not have the discernment to recognize good and evil in the self discipline of God. The next time you find yourself being consumed by a particular emotion take a step back to insure the proper impact on the future.

 Don’t be blind sided spiritually by Satan in your emotions and allow him to set you back instead of trusting in God to carry you forward. This lesson is taught to us in Genesis 4 with Cain and Abel and throughout the Holy Bible. Another great lesson of this is with King Herod and the beheading of John the Baptist. King Herod allowed his sexual desires to blind him into something that he later regretted. Do you think that President Clinton and John Edwards might could relate with King Herod? 

 Unfortunately, we all can relate at times to allowing our emotional decisions to guide our actions and this is why it is imperative that we teach our children the Word of God to maintain our future. If there is something in you that is consuming you and robbing you of your joy turn to God in the love of Christ before you act to insure that everything stays intact…Amen

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children Tagged With: American Family radio, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, cain, emotion, emotional, fox news, God, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, john edwards, life, president clinton, sexual, special delivery

Stay The Course Inspite The Winds

November 3, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 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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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Divorce & Broken Homes, Leadership Forum, Marriage, Raising Children, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: American Family radio, balance, balanced life, Balanced Life Ministry, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, roller coaster, special delivery, wind

Godly Decisions

November 2, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 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

November 1, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

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

Discipline With Love And Justice

October 29, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 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

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Filed Under: Abuse, Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Leadership Forum Tagged With: balance, discipline, James Harrison, Jesus Christ, life, love

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