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Weekend Words of Hope
Friday, August 12, 2011
We are not here to live a life of worry, guilt, or fear. Lord, may I reacquaint myself with the true meaning of living in the Lord.
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Each day is new! Each day is an opportunity to start again and be our best selves. Lord, silence my old ways of thinking, my old habits, and my old tapes inside my head.
Sunday, August 14th , 2011
Have the strength to do what is right regardless of the consequences. Lord, show me your way so that I may walk in your truth.
Daily Words of Hope
You’ve made it half way through the week and you have already broken some of the promises that you made to yourself and God. Instead of having a pity party. Look at the situations and circumstances that lead you to fall short. After you have evaluated your shortcomings, ask God to fill the Gap between where you are now and where you wish to be. One Final Thing no MATTER what KEEP PUSHING.
Lord Give Me the Strength to Finish Strong!
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Don’t give up because your best has not yet been achieved. Lord, take away my doubts and give me courage to accept my opportunities.
Weekend Words of Hope
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Friday, August 5th, 2011
Not one day passes without receiving wonderful blessings from our loving and generous God. Lord, may I forget the irritations that distract me from Your happiness.
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
To love and be loved is the greatest of joys. Lord, inspire me with ways to show my love.
Sunday, August 7th 2011
Holding on to hurts causes us to live the pain over and over. Lord, may I forgive so that I may heal
Daily Words of Hope
First Corinthians Chapter 13 talks about love in a very descriptive manner, the apostle Paul characterizes love in many ways, patient, kind, long suffering, nonjudgmental, but even the apostle Paul was unable to define love with one word. But let’s say that we know that love at its minimum is patient, kind and nonjudgmental.
From the children’s hymn we know that Jesus loves us but we often view God as this mean person judging us from afar, who uses every opportunity to scold us, but if God loves us, then we should find peace knowing that God is patient, kind and long suffering.
Sometimes it is hard for us to think of God as loving because we encounter people in our lives that represent everything but a loving spirit, but we should not let these people dictate our views of God, self and humanity.
God’s love for us is patient kind and long suffering, simply God will stick with you even when you feel Unlovable. God’s patient Love shouldn’t be an excuse to live lives that’s hurt others and ourselves. Be wise don’t take advantage of God’s love. We shouldn’t live good lives, because of fear only. Yes, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom but not the end.
As Paul stated the greatest of all is Love. Live right because you Love God, yourself and others. Push forward regardless of your mistakes because you understand that God’s love is patient and one mistake wouldn’t cause God to give up on you.
The Takeaway
Love is Powerful; use its power to live a better life.
Daily Words of Hope
Trust in Him who will not leave you
Whatsoever years may bring
If by earthly friends forsaken
Still more closely to him cling
But you’ve got to hold
As the timeless words of the hymn “Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand” assures us that we have a friend that will be there with us at all times. We only have one responsibility, “HOLD ON”. Lord give me the strength hold on to your unchanging hand’s even when letting go seems easier. (Min Mike)
Daily Words of Hope
I was reading one of my favorite books of the Bible as it pertains to being a leader, the Book of James and found a passage of scripture that speaks for itself. We often hear or talk about the importance of forgiveness, but the act of forgiving is powerful to save a life. It transforms the forgiver and the forgiven.
Take Away
Forgiveness is never easy, but it offers freedom from the bondage of hurt, guilt, regret and anger. Forgiveness allows our heart more room to love!!!. Jesus forgave those that persecuted him and saved millions. Choose to forgive someone and possibly save a life.
Scripture
James 3: 13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
Daily Words of Hope
God will never fail you or abandon you. Lord, I am sure that everything that happens is for the purpose of strengthening me and bringing me closer to You. I trust in You to continually bless me with all that I need to successfully handle my circumstances.
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