2-22-11
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
2-21-11
"For the moment, all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it" - Hebrew 12:11
2-15-11
"Noise in your head, clutter in your heart, and distractions for your soul - all are neutralizing tactics that the world and even Satan use to keep us from dancing with God"
"Failure is not the end unless it keeps you from trying again"
"Failure is not the end unless it keeps you from trying again"
2-11-11
"God does not want his children to be burdened with the frustration and futility and depressing weariness of work"
"Work with your hands......so that you may live properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one" - 1 Thess 4:11-12
"We make much of God by earning our own living when we focus not on financial profit but on the benefit our product or service brings to society"
"Work with a view to benefiting people with what you make or do"
"Work with your hands......so that you may live properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one" - 1 Thess 4:11-12
"We make much of God by earning our own living when we focus not on financial profit but on the benefit our product or service brings to society"
"Work with a view to benefiting people with what you make or do"
Monday, February 21, 2011
2-10-11
"Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" - 1 Corinthians 10:31
"Therefore, the essence of our work as humans must be that it is done in conscious reliance on Gods power and in conscious quest of God's pattern of excellence, and in deliberate aim to reflect God's glory"
"Therefore, the essence of our work as humans must be that it is done in conscious reliance on Gods power and in conscious quest of God's pattern of excellence, and in deliberate aim to reflect God's glory"
2-9-11
"Soul satisfying fellowship with our Father is the aim of the cross"
"God forgave us in such a way that infinite joy in his fellowship becomes ours. God is the goal of forgiveness. He is also the ground and the means of forgiveness. It comes from him; it was accomplished through his son and it leads people back to him with their sins cast into the deepest sea"
"God forgave us in such a way that infinite joy in his fellowship becomes ours. God is the goal of forgiveness. He is also the ground and the means of forgiveness. It comes from him; it was accomplished through his son and it leads people back to him with their sins cast into the deepest sea"
2-8-11
"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord"
2-7-11
"It is childlike faith in the triumph of God's love that on the other side of all our risks for the sake of righteousness, God will still be holding us. We will have been eternally satisfied in him, nothing will have been wasted"
1-29-11
"To put it another way, when you put your trust in Christ, your bondage to the world and its overpowering lure is broken"
"The world is no longer our treasure. Its not the source of our life or our satisfaction or our joy. Christ is"
"He knew that suffering (whether small discomforts or dreadful torture) would be the path in this age for making him most visibly supreme"
"Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich, having nothing, yet possessing everything"
"The world is no longer our treasure. Its not the source of our life or our satisfaction or our joy. Christ is"
"He knew that suffering (whether small discomforts or dreadful torture) would be the path in this age for making him most visibly supreme"
"Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich, having nothing, yet possessing everything"
1-28-11
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the son of God, who loved me and gave himself for ME"
1-27-11
"That is that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other faith" - Romans 1:12
"We magnify God's worth the most when he becomes our only boast"
"We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that sufferings produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope" -Romans 5:3-4
"I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me" - 2 Corinthians 12:9
"We magnify God's worth the most when he becomes our only boast"
"We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that sufferings produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope" -Romans 5:3-4
"I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me" - 2 Corinthians 12:9
1-24-11
"Desire your life to count for something great! Long for your life to have eternal significance. Don't coast through life without a passion"
1-22-11
"We waste our lives when we do no pray and think and dream and plan and work toward magnifying God in all spheres of life"
"God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is"
"The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self satisfaction, but of self forgetfulness"
"God loves us by liberating us from the bondage of self so that we can enjoy knowing and admiring him forever"
"In creating us for his glory he is creating us for our highest joy. He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him"
"God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives"
"God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is"
"The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self satisfaction, but of self forgetfulness"
"God loves us by liberating us from the bondage of self so that we can enjoy knowing and admiring him forever"
"In creating us for his glory he is creating us for our highest joy. He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him"
"God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives"
1-21-11
"The godly are designed for unknown and inconceivable happiness" - 1 John 3:2
"The essence of glorifying God consists, there, in the creatures rejoicing in God's manifestations of his beauty, which is joy and happiness we speak of"
"Have a passion for God's glory and have a passion for my joy in that glory that these two are one passion"
"A passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life"
"The essence of glorifying God consists, there, in the creatures rejoicing in God's manifestations of his beauty, which is joy and happiness we speak of"
"Have a passion for God's glory and have a passion for my joy in that glory that these two are one passion"
"A passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life"
1-19-11
"Enjoying God supremely is one way to glorify him"
"Delighting in God was not a mere preference or option in life; it was our joyful duty and should be the single passion of our lives therefore to resolve to maximize his happiness in God was to resolve to show him more glorious than all other sources of happiness. Seeking happiness in God and glorifying God were the same"
"Delighting in God was not a mere preference or option in life; it was our joyful duty and should be the single passion of our lives therefore to resolve to maximize his happiness in God was to resolve to show him more glorious than all other sources of happiness. Seeking happiness in God and glorifying God were the same"
1-17-11
"Things needed for part of the journey but might not be able to take you the rest of the way"
"Major losses take time to get over, especially when the things you've lost is what has kept you going thus far and what you expected to keep you going until the end. The death of Israel's hope wasn't easy for ancient Israel. The death of your "Moses" wont be easy either. But it's a requirement for anyone wanting to step foot on Canaan's soil"
"Yesterday things. Things that were helpful perhaps even needful for a part of the journey, but are not able to take you the rest of the way"
"Major losses take time to get over, especially when the things you've lost is what has kept you going thus far and what you expected to keep you going until the end. The death of Israel's hope wasn't easy for ancient Israel. The death of your "Moses" wont be easy either. But it's a requirement for anyone wanting to step foot on Canaan's soil"
"Yesterday things. Things that were helpful perhaps even needful for a part of the journey, but are not able to take you the rest of the way"
1-14-11
"God doesn't lead his people to a place where survival is not possible but rather to a stretch of land where they can be sustained"
1-13-11
"Remember that in the unseen God is plotting for your joy. He is planning for the redemption of your brokenness"
"Christ's perfect love fights out fear"
"Anxiety, fear, confusion, depression- result of placing Christ in the wrong spot. We are not big Jesus is!"
"God can work a miracle in your emotions"
"Yield to the wilderness rather than fighting it"
"Expect the unexpected, yield to the wilderness"
"One reason for the wilderness season in our lives is to put us in a position where we'll start expecting more from God than we ever have before"
"The wilderness increases the opportunities to see God work miracles, not just in some faraway place or more deserving people. The wilderness opens the door for God to show his supernatural power right here in my life - in your life"
"We fail to remember how his often unknown, unseen hand of protection and deliverance kept us going when we didn't think we could handle anymore"
"The rock, the hard place- this is the God place - the place where he wants to show his miracle - working power in your experience"
"This is what our red sea circumstances are for - not to frustrate and discourage us, not to leave us wallowing in despair but rather than to foster in us an enthusiasm and anticipation for what God is preparing to do"
"There was a rock and a hard place and now an unjust, unfair place. But still this is God's place"
"That which was bitter was made sweet"
"Christ's perfect love fights out fear"
"Anxiety, fear, confusion, depression- result of placing Christ in the wrong spot. We are not big Jesus is!"
"God can work a miracle in your emotions"
"Yield to the wilderness rather than fighting it"
"Expect the unexpected, yield to the wilderness"
"One reason for the wilderness season in our lives is to put us in a position where we'll start expecting more from God than we ever have before"
"The wilderness increases the opportunities to see God work miracles, not just in some faraway place or more deserving people. The wilderness opens the door for God to show his supernatural power right here in my life - in your life"
"We fail to remember how his often unknown, unseen hand of protection and deliverance kept us going when we didn't think we could handle anymore"
"The rock, the hard place- this is the God place - the place where he wants to show his miracle - working power in your experience"
"This is what our red sea circumstances are for - not to frustrate and discourage us, not to leave us wallowing in despair but rather than to foster in us an enthusiasm and anticipation for what God is preparing to do"
"There was a rock and a hard place and now an unjust, unfair place. But still this is God's place"
"That which was bitter was made sweet"
1-12-11
"We have two choices, either discontent or disobedient. You need to find contentment with Gods will; stop bucking the system and allow God to control your life"
1-11-11
"Dont be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones" -Proverbs 3: 7-8
1-10-11
"God is trying to teach us about being satisfied in him"
"trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding. Seek him in all you do and he will show you which path to take"
"trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding. Seek him in all you do and he will show you which path to take"
Saturday, February 19, 2011
1-8-11
"He is our bread of life" - John 6:48
"While the enemy works overtime to keep us addicted to past likes, God relentlessly shapes us through wise amounts of blessing and correction to make us want whats really good for us, till we can truly "taste and see that the lord is good"(Psalms 34:8)
"The Manna he's asked you to chew on right now may be tough to swallow, but its the process through which your taste buds will be renovated and refined".
"While the enemy works overtime to keep us addicted to past likes, God relentlessly shapes us through wise amounts of blessing and correction to make us want whats really good for us, till we can truly "taste and see that the lord is good"(Psalms 34:8)
"The Manna he's asked you to chew on right now may be tough to swallow, but its the process through which your taste buds will be renovated and refined".
1-7-11
"There comes a point when the adversary - whether Pharaoh for the Israelites or Satan for us - is no longer our worst enemy. We are! It's the point when, like the Hebrews, we stop looking ahead and start looking back. And start smelling something in the air that used to get us through the day"
"Looking back keeps us from looking forward"
"God is trying to teach us about being satisfied in him"
"Looking back keeps us from looking forward"
"God is trying to teach us about being satisfied in him"
1-4-11
"Comparison will only discourage your heart. The whole idea with God is for you to live the lives he has called us to with integrity and passion"
"unfair comparisons are a waste of time and energy"
"Lets trust God to do whats best"
"Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God"
"teaching week after week through the lens of my brokenness"
"God paid too high a price for us to mope around acting like we are not special or that our lives don't matter"
"remember that in the unseen, God is plotting for your joy. He is planning the redemption of your brokenness"
"If we are to live like Ruth, we can learn to let our broken hearts drive us toward greater commitment and compassion"
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for man" -Colossians 3:23
"It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery" -Galations 5:1
"unfair comparisons are a waste of time and energy"
"Lets trust God to do whats best"
"Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God"
"teaching week after week through the lens of my brokenness"
"God paid too high a price for us to mope around acting like we are not special or that our lives don't matter"
"remember that in the unseen, God is plotting for your joy. He is planning the redemption of your brokenness"
"If we are to live like Ruth, we can learn to let our broken hearts drive us toward greater commitment and compassion"
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for man" -Colossians 3:23
"It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery" -Galations 5:1
1-3-11
"To avoid any slug potential, the woman of God is called to live and lead a self-disciplined life."
"Make me a women who can give her heart and her things and her time. Make me generous and remove this shield I hold in front of me" - 1 Peter 2:9
"Romans 12:18"
"Make me a women who can give her heart and her things and her time. Make me generous and remove this shield I hold in front of me" - 1 Peter 2:9
"Romans 12:18"
1-1-2011
"God loves us by liberating us from the bondage of self so that we can enjoy knowing and admiring him forever"
"in creating us for his glory he is creating us for our highest joy. He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him"
"God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives".
"in creating us for his glory he is creating us for our highest joy. He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him"
"God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives".
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