Nothing can keep us from praising God.
2 Samuel 22:50 – Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
Month: August 2017
Thoughts / August 27, 2017 / Offenses
Who among us is not offended by one thing or another. This morning I watched a good message on being offended by Gregory Dickow.
I have been studying on how to handle offenses with a better attitude for a while but I realized this morning as I watched this message that I have slacked off ob this study. I can make many excuses, such as having to move has taken up so much of my time especially since there have been multiple plumbing issues and having a plumber come to make repairs 4 times in an 8 day period. Then being blamed for the plumbing issues even though they began before I was moved in. I then took offense. This however is just an excuse. So I am going back to my studies and listening to messages on how God wants me to deal being offended. When I remember 1 Corinthian 13 the chapter on love I am reminded of what God say love is and what it is not. The fact that I am still offended but what others do is a red flag to me that says that I am not operating in His love at that moment. I do not react to offenses in a loving way the way I know He tells me to do.
1 Corinthians 13:5 (AMP) It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured.
I also would like to share a great book on this subject titled Satan’s Bait by John Bevere, you can find it on Amazon if you are interested.
https://www.amazon.com/satan-bait-Books/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Asatan%20bait
I have this book in my library and found it to be a good study tool on the topic of offenses.
What is the difference between remorse and repentance?
As a Christian this might be an important question to think about: What is the difference between remorse and repentance?
Both repentance and remorse is associated with the emotions of sorrow. But there are differences between the two. So what are those differences?
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How Does One Determine Happiness?
How many times have we overheard someone say, “If I could only win that lottery, my troubles would be over!” “If only we lived in a larger home, we wouldn’t fight all the time.” or “If only I were thinner, I would be happy!”
Would incredible wealth, a great home, a CEO position, perfect body or perhaps gourmet meals with servants to wait on you every night really make us happy?
What happens when you reach that goal but there is still emptiness within your soul? What fills the void then? Food? Food can’t hug anything but your hips.
Adam was created by God Himself, with the perfect physique, placed in a perfect world but he still wanted something more. Walking with God wasn’t enough for him, and he reached for something he shouldn’t. Even living in a perfect environment didn’t bring happiness!
Don’t judge him too harshly. Today we…
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Seeing What You Want To See
If you want to see the beauty that is around you, you will see beauty. If you want to see the ugliness of this world you will see ugly. Yet if you really want to see the truth, then you will see both. This world around you has both love and hate, beauty and ugliness. Yet this world is temporary, and for those of us who have received Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we are pilgrims only traveling through it.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (ESV) 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
Psalm 146:8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous;
Acts 26:18 to open their eyes so that…
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Is Love Blind?
He Sees Everything
Is Love Blind? Julie Sheppard
You have heard the saying that love is blind. I recently came across something that caused me to think about this saying as more than an excuse for allowing hurtful or destructive behavior of one we love. This then made me think about how much God loves us.
John 3:16 (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
God sent His Son, Jesus to this earth, to pay the price for our sins. The price was His life. Both the Father and the Son knew that Jesus would not be coming to live a life of royal comfort. He came knowing that He would be ridiculed, rejected, hated, beaten, abandoned, and crucified. He did this to show us how…
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August 22, 2017 / Prayer for today
A light at the end of the tunnel/ Art by Julie Sheppard
May God provide for all of your needs, and may you be filled with His peace and joy.
Philippians 4:19 (KJV) 19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
August 21, 2017
I have not had much time to write or anything else to be honest. I had to move this month. I had to move to a smaller apartment. Not my choice but a one bedroom apartment came available so I had no choice. 1st dislike; I would not have chosen to move in one of the hottest months of the year.What I am grateful for is the wonderful friends who helped with the move, especially since they are not in any better physical shape than myself. 2nd dislike; I had 6 closets and a pantry in my old apartment, I now have only 2 closets and no pantry. Grateful to have a home. Major dislike in 8 days a plumber has had to come out 4 times do to plumbing issues that flooded bathroom. Would have been nice if he would have fixed the problem the first time. Now my time when I am not at work is spent finding new places for my belongings while down sizing. I am trying hard to find positive things about this move while I unpack, hang curtains and put up pictures. Well now that I have vented I need to get back to unpacking.
Can You Repent Without Changing?
When a sexual sinner repents, self dies and God reigns. It is far more than merely giving up one’s sexual sin, but surrendering one’s whole life. In this age, sin will always be present in us. But in true repentance, the sinner’s life is no longer controlled by his sexual sin. Instead, he is governed by a longing to obey God.
For more than 25 years, I have counseled Christian men and women who have lived in bondage to sexual sin. I’ve met with people who have hired prostitutes, had affairs, were addicted to pornography, lied, and blamed a spouse for their problems. I’ve listened while they described financial loss, job loss, sleep loss, and familial loss, all due to sexual sin.
As we look to the future, we see the spiritual and relational threats of sexual sin are even greater in the coming generation. Preteens are increasingly engaging in…
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Things I Want….8/11/2017
Today I want to be able to feel the pain in my body without it effecting my mood.
This is not something new for me but my pain level over the last two weeks has been more than unbearable and it has worn me down to raw nerves. This how ever is no excuse for wrong behavior on mt part, and I also should not let it make me a less compassionate or loving person.
I read my Bible, I pray, and I sings songs of praise in worship which on any other day lifts my spirit, but in the last week I can really tell a difference in my attitude towards others. I am less patient, I tend to get offended easier than usual, and I am snapping at people I know God is forgiving and I know He did not cause my body t be in pain, but if this pain is the thorn in my flesh that I must bear then I want to do so with a spirit of joy and longsuffering. I want others to see the love of Jesus in spite of my pain.
Well it is time to get back to moving I have both packing and unpacking to do.
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