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Our words are ...
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Nov 9, 2009 11:24 am
Mood: contemplative,
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"Our words are a by-product of our meditations - whatever is brooding in our hearts will eventually ascend to our lips. If we have unforgiveness prowling within, our conversations will be barbed with negative comments . . . if harboring bitterness - it will slice through our speech . . . we cannot fix our words without first fixing our heart."
Francis Frangipane
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How deep is God's love for you ...
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Nov 9, 2009 11:15 am
Mood: content,
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A repost of mine from 2007:
I know most of you have heard about ‘Agape’ love or the divine love of God towards man which involves God doing what He knows is best for man and not necessarily what man desires.
Hm-m-m!! That will make you think – huh? I’ve often wondered of late – how deep is God’s love towards me? And the only answer I came up with was “I don’t know – how deep?” which isn’t really an answer at all but another question – a question that caused me to do some digging.
John 3:16 “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.”
Eph 3:18-19 (NLT) “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.”
I am here to tell you from personal experience that God’s love contains everything you need – it will sustain you – it brings provision and life – both spiritual and physical – it brings healing and freedom – and peace and comfort in the midst of a storm and so much more than this post could ever contain.
So again I ask you – how deep is God’s love for you? I think it’s an intensely personal question – I think each person would give a different answer based on their personal experience of God’s love in their life. So think about it – how would you answer this question? Then consider sharing that experience with someone – you never know how it will affect their life - someone is waiting for you to tell them about God’s love.
Blessings to all!!
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Comfort the brokenhearted ...
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Nov 5, 2009 4:46 am
Mood: content,
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"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to announce that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed."
Isaiah 61:1
Just a reminder of some of the things we should be doing for the Lord - if you aren't doing some of these things - don't be afraid to ask Him for opportunities. If you ask - He will give. He loves for you to ask and He loves to give.
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When God whispers your name ...
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Nov 4, 2009 12:36 pm
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<<<<That's me and my baby sister in Flagstaff Arizona while on my trip out west!!
It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I do:
I choose love...No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. Today I will love God and what God loves.
I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
I choose peace... I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I choose patience... I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.
I choose kindness... I will be kind to the poor for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me. I choose goodness...I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse.
I choose goodness... I choose faithfulness... Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My spouse will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their parent will not come home.
I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.
I choose self-control... I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then, when this day is done, I will rest my head on my pillow and listen... for the whisper of my name.
Unknown Author
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Bad new virus out there ...
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Nov 3, 2009 6:07 am
Mood: enraged,
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Actually it's called a "Rogue" or "Misleading" computer virus. And I caught it about 3 days ago right here on good ole' Big Church. So I'm going to tell you all about it cause I don't want you to get hooked up with it in any way!!
The biggest thing to know about it is it's a fake and a scam to get you to give your personal information and credit card numbers. It isn't actually a security program at all. So be aware of this. It came to me as "CYBER SECURITY" and "CYBER PROTECTION CENTER". It has other names dealing with security and anti-virus issues. I already have Norton 360 has my anti-virus agent - so I could not figure why this thing was coming up - I even turned on my anti-virus to scan and it didn't pick this one up because it is so new. It's vicious.
It starts out with pop-ups saying you have a bunch of threats on your computer - trojans and such - it will be a high number like 30 or 40 of them - it freaks you out. If you hit the little x in the upper corner to close it down - that action actually starts the downloading of it rather than closing it out - a trick - a deception.
THIS IS IMPORTANT - IF YOU GET A POP UP THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE - TO GET OUT OF IT HIT THE ALT BUTTON AND THE F4 BUTTON - TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. IT DELETES THE POP UP WITHOUT IT DOING ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER - I'VE TRIED IT AND IT WORKS (even with the good pop-ups). The Norton 360 guy told us about this!
It practically took over my computer - I tried to get into Big Church and it wouldn't let me in - it said it was an unsafe site. The same thing happened with my email sights - it wouldn't let me print out a coupon from Kohl's - then it finally told me Internet Explorer was an unsafe sight - and so on and so on and so on.
So I got on my lap tap and looked up Norton 360 - found out about this virus and also got a phone number to call their help desk. They were very helpful - but it did cost me $99 to get the virus removed and they did it remotely while on the phone and I can't get it back. The reason it wasn't covered by Norton 360 is because it is very new and more vicious than the previous version of it.
It's a very frustrating virus - I hope you don't get it - please remember to do the ALT & F4 button thing with any pop-ups that don't look right to you.
Blessings to all!!
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Windows through which we look ...
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Oct 31, 2009 8:00 am
Mood: contemplative,
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A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.
The next morning while they are eating breakfast,
The young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.
"That laundry is not very clean", she said.
"She doesn't know how to wash correctly.
Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."
Her husband looked on, but remained silent.
Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry,
The young woman would make the same comments.
About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a
Nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband:
"Look, she has learned how to wash correctly.
I wonder who taught her this."
The husband said, "I got up early this morning and
Cleaned our windows."
And so it is with life. What we see when watching others
Depends on the purity of the window through which we look.
Blessings!!
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Anyone can pray ...
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Oct 30, 2009 4:13 pm
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Please teach me, Lord; I want to know
Exactly how to pray.
I need some words; which ones are right?
Please tell me what to say.
I've bowed my head, I have knelt down, but ...
Should I be upright?
I've closed my eyes, I've raised my hands, or ...
Should I fold them tight?
Do I stand up? Should I sit down?
Dear Lord ... what do you like?
Are lights turned on? Or are they off?
Maybe candle light?
Wear my glasses? Take them off? Be at my desk or table?
Should I whisper? Speak out loud? Do I quote the Bible?
What do you think about the time?
Do You prefer the dawn?
Should I pray fast, or keep it slow?
Better short ... or long?
I'm new at this; what are the rules?
I want to do it right.
How do I know you'll even hear
That I am in your sight?
And while I sat there quietly, waiting for some sign,
I heard a gentle voice say, "Oh dearest child of mine ...
Do you think I really care about the time of day,
Or whether you are standing up, or kneeling when you pray?"
I don't care about your posture, or about the place you choose;
Just open up your soul to me, I have no other rules.
Tell me what is in your heart, and tell me what you seek;
Tell me of your sorrows, and of those things that made you weak."
"Speak to me in private about what concerns you most;
I know about your good deeds ... you have no need to boast.
My child, you don't need lessons, just talk to me each day;
Tell me anything you want, dear child, anyone can pray."
Author Unknown
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Alamo pic ... a must see ...
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Oct 29, 2009 2:41 pm
Mood: interesting,
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This is the Alamo in San Antonio, TX - awesome TX history here - very interesting place. We also got the chance to visit Cornerstone Church pastored by John Hagee while we were in San Antonio - it was an awesome service. Blessings!!
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More pics of Tombstone ...
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Oct 29, 2009 2:14 pm
Mood: mellow,
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Me at Boot Hill in Tombstone, AZ at some poor fella's grave - there was a lot of shoot outs in Tombstone and a lot of folks in this famous grave yard. It was interesting.
PS - you may want to go into my blog post - the photos are enlarged there and easier to see up close!!
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- "is a place to come to when you've been damaged or beaten by the storms of life - it's a place of rest, refuge, and restoration - for a time - to receive healing or repair damages, and rest - in the Father's arms - no camping out here indefinitely - it will soon be time to get back out there and be about the Father's business. Yes, you can minister broken but how much more and better can you serve if you are restored and whole?" 
