Heart 4 U

Heart 4 U
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Truth needs no defense, debate, or excuse.

"For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave His only begotten son. That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
( John 3:16)

For this cause, Jesus came into the world. To atone mankind from death through sin. For as sin entered into the world through the first Adam; By the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary and by the shedding of His sinless blood, He became the ultimate atonement for all time.

The second Adam, can place us who will embrace Him as our Savior, back in right standing with our heavenly Father unto everlasting life. That's what Easter is all about. Without Jesus, there would be no reason to celebrate for there would be no resurrection.

FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

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Before I became disabled,my employer told me something that I continue to see how much truth was in his words. He said "What I did was not who I was."

Although I was a very dependable employee and performed my tasks with diligence, that only identified a characteristic I possessed. I've become so grateful for these words of wisdom. They became a stepping stone to my living with the effects of Lyme Disease.

Albert Einstein said "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."

Galatians 5:22-23 tells us "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I am so thankful for the WORD; the LOGOS!! Like I said, it is a haven in times of trouble. I no longer have the high paying job, the new home, the car, the photo-static memory, or the ability to go back to college right now. What I do have is the ability to look beyond the materialistic realm to find my value. Jesus has taken me to a place where I can see His face (Fred Hammond; "The Essential Fred Hammond" 2007 ).

In Everything Give Thanks!

IN EVERYTHING, GIVE THANKS Thank you Mimi, for giving us a place to tell what we are thankful for!
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"I'm thankful, LORD, that all the darkness in the world has never put out Thy light." -Unknown

The quote I just used may have been said by someone else unknown, but I am glad to repeat it. In my struggle with Lyme Disease, I would not have been here today if it hadn't been for God's light.

David said "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my pathway." (Psalm 119:105 ) Earlier in the same Psalm, (vs 11), David said "Thy word have I hid in mine heart , that I might not sin against thee."

Because I had many scriptures memorized and relied much on my faith in God, He was able to speak to my spirit in my time of trouble. I am so thankful for early training in scripture!

The gratitude that comes from my innermost being is that I could hear God speaking above all the materialistic, financial , and physical disability I was facing. As I have stated in a previous posting, I found the ability to go on with life by heeding God's instruction to store my treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21).

What we possess here on earth will not be taken with us when we die. I have never seen a hearse with a u-haul attached to it on the way to bury the dead. If it was, I'm almost positive that it was carrying a vault at the most!

Sure, we've read of how the families, slaves, and treasures were buried with kings, but the point I'm trying to make here is that those things didn't go with the soul. God's WORD says that we as mortals must take on immortality. And corruptible; incorruptible. Man made items are not included. Sorry. You might want to think about this.

HERE'S TO TODAY

Millaa Millaa Waterfall
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There are two days in each week about which we should not worry. One of these is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.

Yesterday, with its misunderstandings, faults and blunders, aches and pains, has passed forever beyond our control. We cannot undo a single act that was performed or erase a single word that was spoken. Yesterday is gone.

And tomorrow is beyond our immediate control. The sun will rise, maybe in splendor or behind mask of clouds. But it will rise. And until it does, you have no stake in tomorrow. This leaves only one day to concentrate on --- today.

And anyone can fight the battles of just one day. It's when we add the burdens of yesterday and tomorrow that we break down. Live one day at a time.
--Author unknown

Serenity

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"How do I quiet my mind? Serenity is a state of being that comes from an inner sense of
well-being."
Iyanla Vanzant

We always complain about what's going on on the outside. No matter what you think should be going on or what should be happening; it all fades in God.

Jeremiah 29:11 says "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

SHARE THE DREAM

share the dream
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'When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance."
Joel Osteen

If your dreams only include you, then it isn't a dream! Mankind has been designed to live corporately; not alone.

When God created the heavens and the earth with all it's living creatures, He made sure each one had a partner. One after it's own kind that was understanding toward the needs of the other. All the way to putting Adam into a deep sleep so He could fashion Eve as a mate for him.

Most people have heard the phrase "No man is an island; no man stands alone." Scriptually, this is also true. Jesus told the young ruler that the greatest commandment was to "Love the Lord with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." Then He went even further to tell him to "Love thy neighbor as thyself."

In Acts 2:44-45; we read that the believers "were together and had all things in common; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need."

So what I hope you will come to realize is that it is God's desire to fellowship with us. Once again in the future when He returns, that will be the joy of being His children. We who have accepted Him as our personal Savior, repented of our sins, been baptized in the name of Jesus, and filled with His spirit will live in fellowship with Him forever more.

Right now, it's my dream of that beautiful day to come. But what's so exciting while I wait is that it's not just a dream; one day soon it will become a REALITY!!!

Be encouraged and keep the faith.