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God Is Beside You…

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 Do you believe all things are possible by God? Do you believe that Jesus can heal you of all your hurt and pains? If Jesus was to appear right in front of you today and tell you that you have been healed and that you can do anything that you set your mind to if you only believe would trust in His Word? If so, then what makes you think that He is not standing right beside you at this time and telling you that it is time for you to do the work it takes to move forward in your life once again? 

 When we say that we believe but continue to be consumed with our issues in life or the what if’s then we need to ask ourselves, ” Who are we doubting?” Because when we know something is right by God and doubt how we are going to make it to the other side then we are only allowing Satan to rob us of the life we can have through Jesus Christ.

 To overcome something or to achieve something we must learn to trust in God and allow Him to take care of the details while we just do the work that He places before us. I challenge you today and every other day to look beyond what you see and hear to receive your direction in life. We all have a purpose and God did not give us this life to be unhappy. He gave us this life not only to see the direction we would travel but also how we would help others that have lost their Way…amen  

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Allow God To Say ‘When’…

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 There are two parts in life that are very difficult to understand until we learn to trust in God and allow Him to carry us forward. One, is our youth and recognizing when to step up. Second, is our maturity of recognizing when to step aside to help our youth or someone else that God is directing to help carry us forward in the love of Jesus Christ.

 So many times in our homes, in our relationships, in our careers and even in our churches we face decisions that need to be made to carry on what God has given in this journey of life. But when we don’t face what is before us then we are only allowing Satan to hold us back in the spirit of God. There is a great momentum in the spirit of God when we begin to work in the love of Jesus Christ. It is our job to serve God the best we know how until He brings someone else to help carry us forward. When He does this then it is our position in our maturity to help develop the youth into who God wants them to be.   

 I challenge you today and every other day to not only serve the best you know how in the glory of God but teach others how to develop their gifts to serve our children of the future. For as the Lord teaches us our lives are like grass and we only bloom for a little while. The only way to keep the bloom alive is by learning to spread that seed to others…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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Stand Upright And Bloom…

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 “The grass withers, the flower fades. But the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8

 If you were to look at your life today as a plant which plant would best describe who you are? Are you a flower that makes other people smile,  a cactus that people want to only observe from a distance, or are you the strong oak tree that others lean upon in a time of need? 

 In the body of Christ we are all living plants that are given life in the breath of God. We all have a unique purpose to spread the seeds of love in the Word of God to help nourish others along the Way. It is very easy to look upon the differences within the body but until we learn to focus on ourselves and strengthen our own roots then our lives will serve no purpose and can eventually fade away.

 Don’t fall to thinking the cactus has no purpose because in a drought if the flower was to seek the cactus for advice the flower might learn how to survive to one day bloom again…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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Living Free Under God…

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 James 4:17  “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.”   

 So many times in life we know what needs to be done but we allow Satan to hold us back because we don’t want have to face the immediate results instead of looking at the future outcome. When we hold back what we know in our hearts then we are only allowing Satan to dig a deeper well for us to climb out of. The object is learning to seek God for the timing to address and trusting in Him to bring it all together. 

 It is very easy to fall complacent and give in at times to something that we know is not right by God and still think that we will be excused. But what we need to asking ourselves  is this,” What if it is not?” A child of God knows when they are doing wrong by the conviction of the Holy Spirit and if we want God to bless our lives then we need to follow His Word and strive to do good in everything we do. i

 There is nothing worse in this world than to live with a conviction of the Holy Spirit and try to hide our issues that we may carry. When we learn to humble ourselves and do what is right by God then there is a freedom in life that we will receive through Jesus Christ. I challenge you today and every other day to not live in a spiritual prison and allow Satan to rob you of the peace that you can have…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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Put CHRIST In Your Christmas…

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 God instucted us in the Holy Bible to set up traditions for the sole purpose of never forgeting our history in life and to give praise for how far He has delivered us from where we have been. I can never give words for what Christmas means to me now compared to all the rest. It is truly amazing how our relationships can grow when we stop and  listen to what is really being said in the spirit of God and allow Him to develop our lives into who He wants us to be rather than what we want for ourselves.

 For if we do not know our self then how can we even expect a true relationship with someone else. There is a peace that we can have beyond measure when we truly accept who is in control and receive true salvation in God’s mercy and grace. There is no better gift than true salvation through Jesus Christ and even though I believed before, I failed to truly apply God’s word to my life and follow what I knew in my heart to be true. I’ll never forget saying to my dad, “Dad, I figured it out! Do you want to know why our entire life we have risen and then fallen?” Then I said, “We left God out and put ourselves in front!” It is real easy when we are down to pray to God and ask Him to lift us but then when He lifts us we tend to forget who got us there.

 This is sad but true and once I read the Holy Bible I saw this same cycle of events that paralelled my family’s life and my own. This is where I thank God for the BEST gift we have ever been given in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and for now allowing me to see what I was truly missing in my life that was tearing my family all apart. Now it is my mission to not only help in restoring my family but share the importance of teaching the Word of God in our homes where it all begins. Real change starts first with our self then to our homes and then to our nation. May God bless you and your family this Christmas and I pray that the love in your heart will be be felt by everyone in your path and that you will share what Jesus has done for you to encourage others along the way…amen

James Harrison / Servant

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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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