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A Time to Think
"Make us ever eager, Lord, to share the good things we have. Grant us such a measure of Your Spirit that we may find more joy in giving than in getting."
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| To Act Celebrate the unique gifts that you bring to the world. |
| To Pray Lord, help me to remember in thought and prayer those whom You have brought into my life. |
~ Daily Thoughts from Guideposts
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I am so blessed to be able to 'talk' with you via email messages, and I so miss you when you don't write. I remember the days we had a 'party line' phone (now, if YOU remember those days too, you're confessing your age 
!! We had no 'FAX', no cell phones, no computers, but yet we kept in touch through phones and actual mailed letters. I miss those days because
!! We had no 'FAX', no cell phones, no computers, but yet we kept in touch through phones and actual mailed letters. I miss those days because they represent the best and most personal of having 'long-distance friends' !! Now a-days, it's so easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day living, that we forget to 'keep in touch' with those who think of us, and who pray for us.
1 Thessalonians 2:8
"We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News
but our own lives, too."
"We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News
but our own lives, too."
Proverbs 18:24
"There are 'friends' who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother."
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother."
Therefore, I write to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I pray you receive God's richest blessings.
Are you upset little friend?
Have you been lying awake worrying?
Well, don't worry...I'm here.
The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will
shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you.
Have you been lying awake worrying?
Well, don't worry...I'm here.
The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will
shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you.
~ Charlie Brown to Snoopy ~
We all have been besieged with so very many 'happenings' in this country.... There is so much to cry about, and to pray for. Some have been hit directly, others know of those who have been effected, others know of no one personally, but are still saddened regardless.
It is in times like these that we NEED to share with each other and to band together as friends, as a country, to stand together as a nation, to pray together as God's family.
Hope you have a lovely, prayerful, SHARED day. Maggie
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Ephesians 6:12
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
When folks go through 'tough times', there's an old saying, "You really out find who
your friends are." Also, "friends are the angels who lift you when you forget how to fly"...
More Valuable Than A Fortune
~A MountainWings Original~
I sat in the dark.
Most mornings at five, I am up in prayer. I sit in the dark
downstairs in a sound isolated room that used to be a home
recording studio vocal booth. No noise enters from the outside
I sat in the dark.
Most mornings at five, I am up in prayer. I sit in the dark
downstairs in a sound isolated room that used to be a home
recording studio vocal booth. No noise enters from the outside
so that I can hear the quiet inner voices clearer.
I thought about material things. Not the desire for more or the
I thought about material things. Not the desire for more or the
plans to make more.
I thought about the meager times versus the times of plenty.
I have lived on both extremes. For years, I earned less than
I thought about the meager times versus the times of plenty.
I have lived on both extremes. For years, I earned less than
minimum wage. Now I am in the top tax bracket.
My first car was a 1966 Corvair. Not Corvette, Corvair. I paid
My first car was a 1966 Corvair. Not Corvette, Corvair. I paid
$125.00 for it. It leaked a trail of oil everywhere that I drove.
I now have a luxury car whose key costs more than my first car
and my motorcycle costs more than my first four cheap vehicles.
My first home was a condo. I paid $21,000.00 for it. That was
I now have a luxury car whose key costs more than my first car
and my motorcycle costs more than my first four cheap vehicles.
My first home was a condo. I paid $21,000.00 for it. That was
cheap even when I bought it. My home now is far larger and
more expensive.
I sat in the dark and thought about all these things.
I am a rather content and happy man. I honestly would not
I sat in the dark and thought about all these things.
I am a rather content and happy man. I honestly would not
trade places with anyone on earth even if I had the power to do
so. Yet, as I thought of all these things and the vast change in
material status, realization dawned.
I was happier with the cheaper things. Not even a private jet
I was happier with the cheaper things. Not even a private jet
would bring as much joy as my mini-bike.
As you grow, both in age and wisdom, the power of the material
to bring you true joy diminishes. Material things fade and turn to
As you grow, both in age and wisdom, the power of the material
to bring you true joy diminishes. Material things fade and turn to
dust, both in the natural and in the spirit.
Relationships and their power over the human spirit endure.
True love grows and remains just as strong and is even enhanced
as the years march by.
God spoke into my spirit as I sat in the dark and reflected. As I
Relationships and their power over the human spirit endure.
True love grows and remains just as strong and is even enhanced
as the years march by.
God spoke into my spirit as I sat in the dark and reflected. As I
thought about it during the next two days, it grew stronger and I
saw the truth of it even clearer. I repeat it for you now.
A friend is more valuable than a fortune. You will be called upon
A friend is more valuable than a fortune. You will be called upon
to help a friend in trouble. What kind of friend will you be?
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Choose Friends Wisely
The company you keep has such an influence on your spiritual life. Fellowshipping with godly people will help speed you on to victory, while fellowshipping with those who are ungodly will drag you down to defeat.
That's why the Bible has some things to say about your friends. That's why it tells you to separate yourself from the world. Because evil companions will corrupt you.
Now, I'm not talking about ministry. Jesus Himself ministered to sinners. You have to mix with them to preach to them and pray for them. What I'm talking about here are the people you choose for friends.
If you want to walk in the things of the Lord, don't choose friends who walk in the things of the devil, people who talk and act ungodly, who don't give God any place in their lives. They'll pull you down. As you rub shoulders with them, you'll expose yourself to temptation. You'll get so familiar with sin it will start to appear less repulsive to you. Sooner or later, you'll fall into it. So choose your friends wisely. Fellowship with those who call on the Name of the Lord out of a pure heart.
(2 Timothy 2:22). Expose yourself to their love and peace. Let their faith rub off on you!
- Kenneth Copeland
I was actually looking for this resource for a few weeks. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Wonderful, inspirational
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