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One Day At A Time

October 8, 2009 by admin 2 Comments

  There are two things we are guaranteed in this physical life and these same two things are so neglected in life and death. It is so easy to just go through life neglecting what we have been given and especially when we become so wrapped up in our surroundings. Why is it we don’t miss something until it is lost? It is sad but true how we so often neglect the life we have until it is taken away.

  It is imperative in this physical life to understand its purpose in order to understand the next eternal life through Jesus Christ. Our daily walk is a gift in everything we are given and even our struggles are blessings when we learn to look at them as growing experiences because the Lord teaches us that “He disciplines those which He loves.”

 We all have our own individual struggles or as Paul say’s a thorn in our side. When we face these times look at them to find the answers in which you need to overcome where you have been to insure you never fall to them again. Whoever said life was easy? In our human nature we want everything to come so easily but we must remember the appreciation in what we have when we gain something that we work for. 

 The Lord plainly tells us to take life one day at a time for there are enough worries in the day than to worry about tomorrow. So when you look at your trials take them one day at a time minute by minute and search for the answers in prayer by learning to trust in the Lord that He will bring you through because He cares. Be wise in your steps while applying His instruction to give you the direction and strength in which you need to succeed.

  I challenge you today and every other day to enjoy it as if it were your last while doing the best you can in everything you do to reflect the love of Jesus within you.

James Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, The Church Voice Tagged With: 700 club, Ac360, American Family radio, Balanced Life Ministry, billy graham, CNN, fox news, glen beck, godtv, nbc news, oprah winfrey new earth church, pat robertson, president obama, Rush Limbaugh, southern baptist, southern baptist convention, the baptist record, the purpose driven church, USA Today, washington post

A Beautiful Message

October 7, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

 In the book of Joshua chapter 3 we are taught a beautiful message in the Ark of the Covenant and the priest. Prior to this point the Israelites were lead by clouds during the day and by fire at night but this time it was different in when the Lord began to send them forward.

 As they were being sent forward the Lord instructed Joshua to have the priest go ahead of the people while carrying the Ark. What makes this different than before? Think about what is being taught here.

 After 40 years of being in the presence it was time for them to mature in life to see how they would act in being free.  But first they had to be humbled to the point of knowing who gives and takes away. The Lord teaches us here to keep Him out front and to trust and obey.

 How does this relate to modern day? Think about it like this. The Holy Bible is our Ark of the Covenant in the Word that we are given to follow. The priests are our pastors that help carry this Word forward in showing us the way home. But our pastors can only carry us so far as the priest did in the Dead Sea because the only way to cross from this life to the next is when we learn to truly believe.

 It is the pastor’s position to help us get there while he stands as the priest in the sea holding the Word of God in the Holy Bible to see Gods children be set free. Praise God in everyday we are given because each day we receive is another gift when we believe! Always remember in your walk to keep God in front while helping others in need to help them succeed….Amen

James Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, The Church Voice Tagged With: 700 club, Ac360, American Family radio, Balanced Life Ministry, fox news, glen beck, godtv, nbc news, oprah winfrey new earth church, pat robertson, president obama, Rush Limbaugh, southern baptist, southern baptist convention, the baptist record, the purpose driven church, USA Today, washington post

Don’t Be Held Back

October 6, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

 In the book of Numbers 13 we learn a valuable lesson in the characteristic of man in the flesh verses what we know in the spirit of God through Jesus Christ. Have you ever been at a point in your life where you absolutely knew the direction to take but others around you did nothing but discourage you from going forward? 

 There is another point in this besides those around you that did not encourage you in your direction which you know in your heart in what has been given by God to move ahead. This other point is satan in the spirit which robs us daily of the joys we can have if we would only listen and obey to the spirit of God in the Holy Spirit. This is taught again in the parable of the four soils by Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew 13 when He refers to the wicked one in verse 19 snatching away what we hear in our hearts in the seed of God that will give us great joy.

 In these two paragraphs above they explain two ways in which the wicked one works in order to keep us from going forward in the direction of God. With this recognition in spiritual maturity we are to recall the teachings of Jesus Christ and act in love while being fastened to the rock that will not waiver in this world.  We all face obstacles in life and discouragement to not move forward and this is where we must let go of what holds us back in the love of Jesus to receive the promise that God that has given to you and me.

 I challenge you today and every other day to not be robbed of the joy that you can have when you finally make the steps forward that have been holding you back. This applies to every aspect of life once we understand salvation in Jesus Christ…Amen

James Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: 700 club, Ac360, American Family radio, Balanced Life Ministry, billy graham, CNN, fox news, glen beck, godtv, nbc news, oprah winfrey new earth church, pat robertson, president obama, Rush Limbaugh, southern baptist, southern baptist convention, the baptist record, USA Today, washington post

Competition In The Church Body

October 5, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

 It is sad but true how many churches have fallen into the trap of competing against one another instead of working with each other as they should. Some churches are even copying others while some are even trying to market themselves to pull people in. Church is not a place for competition nor a place that should be marketed as a product on the street. It doesn’t matter the type of building we may have or the activities in the church! What matters is the movement of the Holy Spirit in a church that understands their position under God through Jesus Christ in being real verses one that is not. 

 Every church under Christ has its church roll within the body and it is our job to be sharing the Word with others in the streets. As we do the work in sharing the Truth with others then it is between the individual and the Lord for them to follow the pull that they receive in their heart.  Who is guilty of this sin in allowing the competition in the church and (feeling) like they must keep up with the Jones’s to keep their flock together? This sin falls upon our leadership for not properly teaching the love within the family and trying to hold the family together with things of this world verses being in a bond of true love that can’t be broken.

Love is not something that can be bought for it was freely given. For things of this world fade away, and the love of God goes on forever…

James Harrison /Messenger

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, The Church Voice Tagged With: 700 club, Ac360, American Family radio, Balanced Life Ministry, CNN, fox news, glen beck, godtv, google blogs, James Harrison, nbc news, oprah winfrey new earth church, pat robertson, president obama, Rush Limbaugh, southern baptist, southern baptist convention, the baptist record, the clarion ledger jackson mississippi, the commercial appeal memphis tennessee, the vidette tishomingo county, USA Today, washington post

Paralyzed Christians In America

October 4, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

 When you look at your life what do you see?  Do you see growth physically, mentally and most of all spiritually?  If not, why not? What is holding you back in the instruction and direction of God that has been given to each of us in the Holy Bible?

 God did not give us this place to sit still! We are to seek Him first and work in the direction of God through the love of Jesus in everything we do to eventually break through! This place is only a training ground to see which one of the two roads we will travel. With this being said it is wise to know the path we are on and very wise to keep ourselves nourished along the way.

  Do you know for sure the road you travel? If so, what are you doing to help others along the way? Are you encouraging? Are you helping? Are you even moving? Or, are you just sitting back judging others that pass you by?

 It is our place to move forward in life in the direction of God while working together as One in respecting and understanding each party’s position that has been given by God in the love of Jesus Christ.  A body can’t move if each part doesn’t work together and continues to pull in its own direction. Think about it! If my right leg wants to go one direction but my left leg wants to go another can you see how the body gets nowhere and can become broken or even paralyzed?

 This is where the overall church body is today in being paralyzed and almost broken. Because by majority everyone is fighting for the head position that has already been given by God in Jesus Christ being the head of the body. The Lord has already given us the direction and we are to keep Him up front while doing everything we can in the talents in which He has given to each of us to help others along the way.  

 God has given me this wisdom to help you see the Way. Can you see it? I can… I don’t know about you but I want to go home. We can’t go home until we learn to come together as One and understand who is the head of the body being Jesus Christ. Whether this happens today, tomorrow, or years ahead I am going to work hard to nourish and improve everything God puts in my path to help you in yours. I only do this in the glory of God and because I want this place to be a better place for our children in the present and in the future.

 I challenge you today to open your eyes and ears to move forward in life with Jesus Christ. Don’t be held back by Satan because he wants you to stay on his road that is so widely traveled…Amen    

James Harrison / Messenger

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, The Church Voice Tagged With: 700 club, Ac360, American Family radio, Balanced Life Ministry, billy graham, CNN, fox news, glen beck, Leadership Forum, nbc news, oprah winfrey new earth church, pat robertson, president obama, Rush Limbaugh, sara palin going rogue tour, southern baptist, southern baptist convention, the baptist record, the purpose driven church, USA Today

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