Tuesday, January 13, 2009

She knows.... *smiles*



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The Joy of You....



Currently Listening to:
Eagles Wings
by
Hillsong



Break that unhappy cycle!


“There is all the difference in the world between rejoicing and feeling happy. The Scripture tells us that we should always rejoice [Phil. 4:4]....To rejoice is a command, yes, but there is all the difference in the world between rejoicing and being happy. You cannot make yourself happy, but you can make yourself rejoice, in the sense that you will always rejoice in the Lord. Happiness is something within ourselves, rejoicing is ‘in the Lord.’ Take the fourth chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. There you will find that the great Apostle puts it all very plainly and clearly in that series of extraordinary contrasts which he makes: ‘We are troubled on every side (I don’t think he felt very happy at the moment) yet not distressed’, ‘we are perplexed (he wasn’t feeling happy at all at that point) but not in despair’, ‘persecuted but not forsaken’, ‘cast down, but not destroyed’--and so on. In other words the Apostle does not suggest a kind of happy person in a carnal sense, but he was still rejoicing."

~ D. Martyn Lloyd Jones


Happiness is something within ourselves, rejoicing is ‘in the Lord.’ What liberating truth. Our feelings and emotions may fluctuate, but the eternal God never changes, and we can rejoice in Him, no matter what time of the month it is!

~Nicole Whitacre~




The Morning Dew of My Life



Currently Listening to:
To The Ends Of The Earth
by
Hillsong




Here I am....


Monday, January 12, 2009

Walking Through Light



Currently Listening to:
ARISE!
by
Brendon and Cathie Clancy



Have faith: Hebrew 11-12 :)

"If I believe it, I can receive it!" :D

In trouble times, in suffering times, in tearing times, in sorrowful times, in hard times, have FAITH. Have faith that you are not alone. That God is watching over you, speaking to you and understands your pain. Have faith that through Him, no storm will last forever. That through Him, your sufferings will past. And through Him, you will find peace in moving on.

Have faith.

Have faith that God is way bigger than any problem.

Have faith that whatever you are going through, the Lord will bless you, comfort you and love you. You are never alone.

All things are possible with God.

It may seem surreal.
But once you've tasted His faithfulness, you'll know you will never be the same again!

You just need to have FAITH.

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This is for you my beloved friend(s) who's heart, mind and body is burdened (you know who you are). God can change that - just have faith. :)


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Faith is just not merely proclaiming in believing something, but the act in believing.

When you ask God for patience, do you think He would just give you patience itself? Or would He give you the opportunity to be patient?

the same goes to:

When you ask God for strength to fight temptation, do you think He will give you the strength suddenly by itself? Or the opportunity to be strong and resist when temptation comes?

You may not be strong enough, but God certainly is. You just need to have faith and abide. Don't only have faith only in your lips but in your heart, mind, actions, works and in your life. So when trying times arrive, through God, you will be strong.

God is fair and just. He does not force. He gave us human a CHOICE. A choice to believe, a choice to receive and a choice for a better life in Him.

You can ask God to help you in your addiction, but you have to want to get rid of the addiction yourself. Make a step to change and God will strengthen that step (and the rest to come).

Two farmers are waiting for rain from God for their. One farmer prepares His crops and waits while the other decides only to do so when God rains on them.
Now which farmer do you think will be the one most likely to be blessed with rain? :)

God will work in You when you start working in yourself!

Have FAITH that God is HERE and that He wants to save you, to prosper you and to love you unconditionally.

He is ever here waiting. Just have faith.

God is not a mere idol sitting on top of a praying table. He is so much more than that. He does not need joysticks or food to bless you. God is a loving God, He wants to know you and for you to know Him and have a relationship to bless you.

It is through the decision we make in the hard times that determines who we are. What you decide can either break you or make you.
Which are you?

Honour God and He will honour you.

LIVE in Faith