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A Title Does Not Make Who We Are

May 14, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 It is very easy in our sinful nature to allow Satan to spiritually mislead us when we reach certain levels in life. Just because the Lord may have blessed us with a certain position or with certain material things does not mean that we are any better nor different than someone else. It is easy to see in history those that forgot how to climb the latter of success with God because they began to place their trust in their own accomplishments instead of recalling the Rock of our foundation from which we stand.

 The Lord teaches us that we can not serve two masters and if we begin to place emphasis on our accomplishments rather than on the glory of God then we need to take a step back before we stumble to prevent the fall. The positions or titles that we receive in life are nothing more than something to show our commitment to the field that we are in. Our titles do not determine who we are because anyone can gain a title of man but what we show in our actions determines the type of person that we are and that we understand the position which we temporailly hold.

 In this world anyone can buy a title or purchase a position but when we learn to allow God to move us where He can best use us is when we truly learn the art of how to climb on the mountain with God. A true title or position is one that is given by God and not seeked by man...amen

For God resist the proud but gives grace to the humble…1Peter 5:5  

James Harrison / A Humbled Servant

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Maturity In The Word Of God Develops Wisdom

April 29, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 In our youth it is natural for us to copy what we see but as we mature each individual should be learning to develop and stand on our own with unity in the body of Christ. God shows us things to learn from them and to grow in them without taking away from the overall family of God.  This is where many people miss the overall direction of God and take matters into their own hands instead of learning to commit themselves where they have been planted and trusting God for the outcome.

 This stage of spiritual maturity was taught by King David in 2 Samuel 16 of the Holy Bible. In his youth David would have probably taken Shimei’s head off but in his maturity he learned to trust in God for the end results rather than taking matters into his own hands. It is natural in our youth to want to act in the flesh but when we do this is when we often miss the hand of God at work because we become impatient and want immediate results.

 I challenge you today if you are struggling with an issue to stand strong where you are in love and allow God to fix what needs to be repaired. It is easy to jump ship when we feel as if ours is sinking but until we learn to trust in God and work together every ship will eventually take on water…

James Harrison

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Live In Freedom With God

April 12, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 There are times in life when we have been trying to hang on that we may need to let go in order to be set free. One of the hardest steps that we ever take is in trusting God but this is where we must have faith. Without faith there is no hope and without trust there is no honor.

 For what is life without having love, liberty, trust, and honor? Life is very self serving and meaningless without God and once we learn to trust Him it is amazing at the freedom that we will receive as we learn to truly trust Him and believe…amen  

 James Harrison

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Don’t Be Held Back Spiritually By Satan

April 5, 2010 by admin 2 Comments

 Our vision is limited and sometimes even lost when we focus on ourselves instead of looking to God for our direction and placing other people in front of our own desires. It is very easy to become trapped in our circumstances when we allow Satan to spiritually restrict our vision by placing our eyes upon the things of this world  instead of what God has in store for us in the next life to come. Spiritually Satan wants us to waller in our hurts and pains instead of learning to grow stronger and allowing the Holy Spirit to show us the direction that we are to follow.

 Sometimes we need true friends just to give us a good kick in the rear when we are allowing Satan to spiritually hold us down. This example was taught to us with King David in 2 Samuel after he had fallen to sin and after he had lost his son. He was hurt and falling into depression because he simply allowed Satan to spiritually hold him down. Sometimes we all have to receive that loving kick in the rear from our true friends to help us when all we can do is complain or frown.

  When we take our eyes off of our self and begin to look upon the needs of others then God will open our eyes to see something that we have not seen before. So many times we slip in this area because we feel that we don’t have the time to encourage one another or we become too concerned of how someone is going to react to the truth that can set them free. While then there are those like Job’s friends who just want to sit around and tell us what we  might have done wrong instead of just helping us through. 

  As a true Christian it is our place be there for one another and simply speak the truth in love that someone might pick themselves up after a fall. The outcome of the truth once spoken is between God and that individual. It is our place to to surround them with love and always be there for when they may return. I challenge you today to not allow Satan to spiritually hold you down and allow the love of Jesus to get you through. For there is nothing too hard for the Lord and all we have to do is put our trust in Him instead of putting our confidence in man…amen

James Harrison

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Look For What God Wants In Your Life

March 29, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Often we think that events just happen to us when we don’t understand the Word of God. The Lord uses common occurences to lead us where He wants and it is important for us to evaluate all situations as potential divine appointments that are designed to help shape our lives. Both our good and bad circumstances alike help build certain qualities in us that not only make us stronger and wiser but they lead us to serve God in new areas that we may never expect.

 One of the most beautiful things in life is when we begin to connect the dots as we mature to see what God has taught us and how He has brought us forward. We all face difficult times in life and go through things that we don’t understand but when we begin to look for what God wants in our life verses what we may desire then we are on the way to a new beginning.

James Harrison / Servant

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Moving Forward At The Outpost…

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The Lord recently led me from my daily writings at BLM, to living it out in faith, at a little place on the edge of the TN River called The Outpost located in Pickwick, TN.

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