Tenacious for what you Believe

How tenacious are you in what you stand for? If you were in a situation where you had to make a choice could you be pertinacious and still survive? Would you be able to stand fast and not waiver in your choice?

In our lives we have the opportunity to stand fast for what we believe just as Stephen did. When he was accused of blasphemy he held steadfast in his love of Jesus he did not waiver in fact he prayed this 

Acts 7:59-60 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep

Just think about this. Will we be like Stephen and not waiver?

Have a great day!

Every word of God is flawless!

I found this to be quite inspiring.

Next to grace time is the most precious gift of God. Yet how much of both we waste. We say that time does many things. It teaches us many lessons, weans us from many follies, strengthens us in good resolves, and heals many wounds. And yet it does none of these things. Time does nothing. But time is the condition of all these things which God does in time. Time is full of eternity. As we use it so shall we be. Every day has its opportunities, every hour its offer of grace.  Henry E. Manning

“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.”


Proverbs 30:5-6

The New International Version

God Bless

Pray Without Ceasing

What’s important is that God is so much part and parcel of life that spontaneous mental chat becomes second nature.  Cliff Richard

I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalm 16:7-8 

(The Revised Standard Version )

How many time throughout the day do we find ourselves thinking about the Lord? How many times do you find yourself asking for forgiveness for something we said or did in that day?

We may find ourselves asking for
forgiveness a lot.

If we were to try what is suggested in 1 Thessalonians 5:15-19:

15. See that no one repays another with evil for evil,

but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

16. Rejoice always;

17. pray without ceasing;

18. in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

19. Do not quench the Spirit;

(New American Standard Version)

We are surly bound to have a great day.

So go ahead and give it try.

When you feel like getting mad or angry over something

PRAY

Seasons

So this is Thursday and it is snowing. More winter. I love winter. I think it is one of the finest seasons. We get to celebrate the birth of our Lord.

When it is snowing it seems to make everything look new and fresh.Although then the shoveling starts, but this year it is a little easier my snowblower works great. Thank you Jesus.

Well everyone I wish you a great day.

God Bless you.

CHANGES

In our lives we see many changes

Changes that we have no control over

We may see them coming and be prepared

However, they come and go and we stopped and think

Wow that wasn’t so bad.

Other times we see that the change made

A drastic difference in our lives

May help us in a decision for the good or bad

One thing is for certain

We have to live with it

When we look back at our life of the previous year

We see many many changes

We wonder to ourselves

“What difference did the changes make in our lives”

Did we affect the change to better ourselves?

Or did we affect the change to better someone else

We may look back and see that we had many an opportunity

Consider the paths of people we crossed

Did we tell them of Jesus?

Or did we pass them by

And wonder why we didn’t say anything

And we wonder if they knew or know Christ

We may never know in this life but in the next we sure will find out

As you look into the events of this past year

You may wonder if I wasn’t here what would have been

Did I make a difference or was I just someone in the background where I don’t matter

In the Kingdom of heaven YOU DO matter

All the Angels Rejoiced when you made the decision to follow Christ

So as you see someone made a difference in your life when they told you about Christ

So go out and do the same… tell people, everyone you meet on the street, bus, and plane, and everywhere you go strike up a convo and tell them about your life with Christ

You see there is one thing for sure that we all can count on

And that is that God our Father, His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit

Are and have been and EVER will be the same

So when you ponder your life you will see that Christ is the same

Yesterday, today and tomorrow

He is the Alpha and the Omega

The Beginning and the Ending

He is your consistency

He is your guide to follow through your life with Him as your guide

Then you won’t have to wonder what your life will be like

Just look to Jesus

By Steve LaVallee

A CLOUD IN YOUR SKY

Sometimes  you may find
A cloud in your sky
That cloud could contain a variety of things
Rain, snow, hail or just be a simple cloud

So when people look at you what do they see
Do the see the true you or do they see something
different.
So when you go about your day try being you and
not something your not.
When you feel like rain, snow or hail let them see.
It is OK to let your feelings be known, it just matters
on how you display them.

Then when you feel the anger or the frustration of the day
Remember that Jesus want to be your guide.

Ask Him for help!

God Bless

GIVE GLORY TO THE CREATOR

God is So Good.

When we make our way through the day it would be interesting if we could all just have a look at the beauty of God's creation. Not only the area around you but the whole of the universe. We keep on seeing pictures that NASA takes of the universe. That is God's creation as well. Can you imagine the infinite wisdom of the Creator to create such a vast awe inspiring place if not to keep up the curiosity of the human race. Wow God is so Amazing in all He has conceived.

So let all try this. When you proceed through your week try to find something that you haven't thought of before and give the glory to the Creator and thank Him for what he has made.

HAVE A BODACIOUS WEEK