Eyes of Faith, Hearts of Hope
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As you know, I firmly believe in God's having His plan for us all, and sometimes I'm astounded
by His timing. Just when the devil starts 'nana-nana-boo-boo-ing', God sends us confirmation that He's still here with us. We just need to look and listen. Maggie
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Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, and |
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A Time to Think
"When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I would have not a single bit of talent left and could say: 'I used everything you gave me'."
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To Act Encourage me God, to see the value in what I have. |
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To Pray God just for one day let me see only the good. Give me the eyes of faith, the heart of hope. |
~ Daily Thoughts from Guideposts
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Today's Forecast
~A MountainWings Original by C. Nicole Freeman~
Due to some underhanded situations at work, I lost my job.
I had to refer to my favorite scripture that says,
"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy will come in the
morning." So 3:00 am the morning after I received my
Due to some underhanded situations at work, I lost my job.
I had to refer to my favorite scripture that says,
"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy will come in the
morning." So 3:00 am the morning after I received my
termination notice, I began to write this...
Awakened from a slumber, you rise and pray,
"Lord let today be better than yesterday."
For yesterday brought humidity, clouds, and/or rain,
Some were clear, others brought with them pain.
Humidity where situations to handle alone were just too hot,
Yet you wrestled with the idea of giving them to God or not.
Storm clouds are going to rise, that's nothing, we can get by,
The only way through them is by giving God a try.
Rain will fall; it's not unusual that it may last long.
Don't forget, trials come only to make you strong.
To God always remain true,
Remember King David said, "Cast all your cares upon the Lord
For He cares for you."
Humidity, clouds, and/or rain, sun, snow or dew,
What will today's forecast be for you?
Awakened from a slumber, you rise and pray,
"Lord let today be better than yesterday."
For yesterday brought humidity, clouds, and/or rain,
Some were clear, others brought with them pain.
Humidity where situations to handle alone were just too hot,
Yet you wrestled with the idea of giving them to God or not.
Storm clouds are going to rise, that's nothing, we can get by,
The only way through them is by giving God a try.
Rain will fall; it's not unusual that it may last long.
Don't forget, trials come only to make you strong.
To God always remain true,
Remember King David said, "Cast all your cares upon the Lord
For He cares for you."
Humidity, clouds, and/or rain, sun, snow or dew,
What will today's forecast be for you?
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You're a Winner
"I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one." 1 John 2:14
Man was created to be a winner. The Bible tells us so. We read in Genesis, for example, that man was originally put on this earth as a dominating lord. God gave him dominion over the earth and everything that crept, flew, crawled, and breathed there.
Man didn't even know what losing was until he separated himself from God through disobedience in the Garden of Eden. When that happened, he ran headlong into defeat. He was forced to accept failure as his lot in life, lowering himself to a subordinate position--a position he was never meant to occupy.
It's a sad story. But if you're a born again child of God, your story has a happy ending. Through faith in Christ Jesus, you've been made a winner once again!
In fact, God has guaranteed your success. Let me show you what I mean. Imagine you're about to tackle a really tough job, and before you even get started on it, God speaks to you right out loud and says, "I just want you to know, I'm going to personally see to it that this project you're working on succeeds."
Well, let me tell you something. You do have God's promise that you'll succeed. He said in His Word that you're an overcome! In Him you can overcome any problem the world throws your way (1 John 5:1-5).
It doesn't matter how much you feel like a loser. It doesn't matter how many times you've failed in the past. If you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, then you've become more than a conqueror in Him (Romans 8:37).
Does that mean you won't have any more trouble? No. It simply means you can go through that trouble and emerge triumphant.
If you've been feeling like a failure lately, renew your mind to the Word of God that says you're a success. Every time a challenge comes up, respond by saying, "Well, praise God, I can beat this thing because I'm an overcome in Jesus!" Let that Word from God abide in your heart. It will make a winner out of you.
Man was created to be a winner. The Bible tells us so. We read in Genesis, for example, that man was originally put on this earth as a dominating lord. God gave him dominion over the earth and everything that crept, flew, crawled, and breathed there.
Man didn't even know what losing was until he separated himself from God through disobedience in the Garden of Eden. When that happened, he ran headlong into defeat. He was forced to accept failure as his lot in life, lowering himself to a subordinate position--a position he was never meant to occupy.
It's a sad story. But if you're a born again child of God, your story has a happy ending. Through faith in Christ Jesus, you've been made a winner once again!
In fact, God has guaranteed your success. Let me show you what I mean. Imagine you're about to tackle a really tough job, and before you even get started on it, God speaks to you right out loud and says, "I just want you to know, I'm going to personally see to it that this project you're working on succeeds."
Well, let me tell you something. You do have God's promise that you'll succeed. He said in His Word that you're an overcome! In Him you can overcome any problem the world throws your way (1 John 5:1-5).
It doesn't matter how much you feel like a loser. It doesn't matter how many times you've failed in the past. If you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, then you've become more than a conqueror in Him (Romans 8:37).
Does that mean you won't have any more trouble? No. It simply means you can go through that trouble and emerge triumphant.
If you've been feeling like a failure lately, renew your mind to the Word of God that says you're a success. Every time a challenge comes up, respond by saying, "Well, praise God, I can beat this thing because I'm an overcome in Jesus!" Let that Word from God abide in your heart. It will make a winner out of you.
- Kenneth Copeland
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