Let us not loose out on our miracle...

Hi..family and friends..

Let us not cancel our miracle by harboring bitterness, unforgiveness, grudge, impure and negative thoughts. Let's not loose out on entering our promised land by complaining, murmuring, grumbling. The Israelites not only roamed in the desert for 40 years, one generation failed to see the promised land.`

Abba father..
Help us to be humble, loving, kind and not be hard hearted, unforgiving and bitter..
In Jesus Name..
Amen

God's word says...

Ephesians 4:30 "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

1 Peter 4:9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

Resentment and bitterness can grow and grow like a weed and takes deep root in us, destroying even the good in us.

That's why the Bible wars us in...

Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
So let us let go of all negative feelings.
Ephesians 4:32 " Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you."
Colossians 3:13"Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]."

2 Corinthians 12:20  "For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder."
Today, if we feel we have any un-forgiveness, bitterness or resentment in our heart, can we tell the Lord to take it away?

We reap what we sow.
Let's sow forgiveness, love, joy, laughter, money, material things, prayer and other good things,

May God's love rule and reign in our hearts.

YSIC

Julia

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.
If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy.
If you plant patience, you will reap improvements.
If you plant faith, you will reap miracles.
But
If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust.
If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness.
If you plant pride, you will reap destruction.
If you plant envy, you will reap trouble.
If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation.
If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation.
If you plant greed, you will reap loss.
If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies.
If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles.
If you plant sin, you will reap guilt.

ISRAEL IS HERE TO STAY.......

Israel is here to stay,
Israel will never be removed...
God is her protector!
HE IS HER KEEPER.
THE LORD WHO KEEPS ISRAEL,
NEVER SLUMBERS OR SLEEPS.

Psalm 121: 1 to 8 

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—

    where does my help come from?

² 

My help comes from the Lord,

    the Maker of heaven and earth.

³ 

He will not let your foot slip—

    he who watches over you will not slumber;

⁴ 

indeed, he who watches over Israel

    will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ 

The Lord watches over you—

    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

⁶ 

the sun will not harm you by day,

    nor the moon by night.

⁷ 

The Lord will keep you from all harm—

    he will watch over your life;

⁸ 

the Lord will watch over your coming and going

    both now and forevermore.

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~THE STRANGER~Author unknown

THE STRANGER

A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small Texas town.  From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.

As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey.

But the stranger...he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies. If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He took my family to the first major league ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.

Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet.

 (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)

Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them. Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home... Not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our longtime visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush.

My Dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol. But the stranger encouraged us to try it on
a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished. He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing.

I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked... And NEVER asked to leave.

More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you could walk into my parents' den today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures. His name?.... 
We just call him, "TV."

LOOK BEFORE YOU LABEL~Max Lucado

Here below is the 25th chapter of Max Lucado's Book, " A Gentle Thunder" (Hearing God through the storm).

Be Blessed,

YSIC

Julia

LOOK BEFORE YOU LABEL

~Max Lucado~

Caring or Condemning? 

Recently we took our kids on a vacation to a historical city. While going on a tour through an old house, we followed a family from New York City. They didn’t tell me they were from New York. They didn’t have to. I could tell. They wore New York City clothes. Their teenager had one half of his head shaved and on the other half of his head, his hair hung past his shoulders. The daughter wore layered clothes and long beads. The mother looked like she’d raided her daughter’s closet, and the dad’s hair was down the back of his neck.

I had them all figured out. The kid was probably on drugs. The parents were going through a midlife crisis. They were rich and miserable and in need of counseling. Good thing I was nearby in case they wanted spiritual counsel.
After a few moments they introduced themselves. I was right; they were from New York City. But that is all I got right. When I told them my name, they were flabbergasted. “We can’t believe it!” they said. “We've read your books. We use them in our Sunday school class in church. I tried to get over to hear you when you spoke in our area, but that was our family night and ...”
Sunday school? Church? Family night? Oh, boy. I’d made a mistake. A big mistake. I’d applied the label before examining the contents.
We've all used labels. We stick them on jars and manila folders so we’ll know what’s inside. We also stick them on people for the same reason.
John tells of a time the disciples applied a label. Jesus and his followers came upon a man who had been blind from birth. Here is the question the disciples asked Jesus: “Teacher, whose sin caused this man to be born blind-his own sin or his parents’ sin?” (John 9:2).
     Never mind that the man is a beggar in need of help. Never mind that the man has spent his life in a dark cave. Never mind that the man seated in front of them is in earshot of their voices. Let’s talk about his sin.
      How could they be so harsh? So insensitive? So... blind.
      The answer? (You may not like it.) It’s easier to talk about a person than to help a person. It’s easier to debate homosexuality than to be a friend to a gay person. It’s easier to discuss divorce than to help the divorced. It’s easier to argue abortion than to support an orphanage. It’s easier to complain about the welfare system than to help the poor.
      It’s easier to label than to love.
      Is that to say we should be unconcerned for doctrine or lax in a desire for holiness?

Absolutely not.

That is to say there is something wrong with applying the label before examining the contents.
      It’s easier to label than to love.

      It’s especially easy to talk theology.

Such discussion makes us feel righteous.

Self-righteous. 
      As long as I’m confessing sins, I might as well confess another. WE had such a theological discussion in Brazil. We missionaries debated whether we should offer Communion to people who are not members of our church. Our reasoning? What if they aren’t faithful? What if they aren’t truly converted? If we offer them Communion, we could be leading them to eat the bread or drink of the cup in an unworthy manner, thereby leading them to sin (see 1 Cor 11:27). So we decided that first-time visitors could not partake.

      We meant well. It sounded right. But I learned a lesson.
      Guess what happened. That very week a friend told me he would like to visit the church. The same friend I had been inviting for weeks. The same friend who had shown no interest was suddenly interested. At first I was elated; then my heart sank. I told him he could come, but he could not partake of Communion.
       As long as I live, I’ll never forget the look on his face as he passed the Communion plate to the person next to Him. He never returned. Who could blame him? We’d applied the label before we looked inside.

      Is that to say religious discussion is wrong?

Of course not.

Is that to say we should be unconcerned for doctrine or lax in a desire for holiness?

Absolutely not.

That is to say there is something wrong with applying the label before examining the contents.

Do you like it when people label you before they know you?

“Hmm, you’re an accountant?” (Translation: Must be dull.)
“She’s an Episcopalian.” (Translation: Must be liberal.)
“She’s an Episcopalian who voted for the democrats.” (Translation: Must be a liberal beyond help.)
“Oh, I’m sorry; I didn’t know you were a divorcee.” (Translation: Must be immoral.)
He’s a fundamentalist.” (Translation: Narrow-minded half-wit.)

        Labels. A fellow gave me one the other day. We got into a lively discussion about some ethical issues. Somewhere in our conversation he asked me what kind of work I was in. I told him I was minister, and he said “Oh I see,” and grew silent.
        I wanted to say, “No you don’t. Don’t you put me in a box. I’m not a minister. I am Max-who-ministers. Don’t you put me in a box with hucksters and hypocrites you may know. That’s not fair.”
        Labels. So convenient. Stick them on a person, and you know what pantry to use.
       What if God did that with us? What if God judged us by our outward appearance?

(Thank God He does not do that!!!)

What if he judged us based on where we grew up? Or what we did for living? Or the mistakes we made when we were young? Would He do that, would He?
        “Don’t judge other people. Or you will be judged. You will be judged in the same way you judge others, and the amount you give to others will be given to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2).
Be careful when you judge. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t discern. That does mean we shouldn’t pass verdict. The amount of grace you give is the amount of grace you get.       Jesus had another view of a man born blind. Rather than see him as an opportunity for discussion, he saw him as an opportunity for God. Why was he blind? “ So God’s power could be shown in him.” (John 9:3).
       What a perspective! That man wasn’t a victim of fate; he was a miracle waiting to happen. Jesus didn’t label him. He helped him. Jesus was more concerned about the future than the past.
       Who do you best relate to in this story? Some of you relate to the man born blind. You have been the topic of conversations. You have been left on the outside looking in. You’ve been labeled.
        If so, learn what this man learned: When everyone else rejects you, Christ accepts you. When everyone else leaves you, Christ finds you. When no one else wants you, Christ claims you. When no one else will give you the time of day, Jesus will give you the words of eternity.

       Others of you will relate to the observers.

You’ve judged. You’ve labeled. You’ve slammed the gravel and proclaimed the guilt before knowing the facts.

If that is you, go back to John 9:4 and understand what the work of God is: “While it is daytime we must continue doing the work of the one who sent me.”
        What is the work of God?

Accepting people.

Loving before judging.

Caring before condemning.
        LOOK BEFORE YOU LABEL.

~Max Lucado~

THERE IS NO ONE LIKE HIM....

Hi family and friends..
Daniel 6: 26 "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom
people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.
"For he is the living God and he endures forever;
his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
Is there any one like our Lord?

KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?

DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?

1.Matthew  Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound

2.Mark : Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.

3.Luke : Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost. 

4.John: Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution in Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos. The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.

5.Peter: He was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.

6.James: The leader of the church in Jerusalem, was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club. 

* This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.

7.James the Great: Son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

8.Bartholomew:  Also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia.  He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey .

Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.

9.Andrew: Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to  the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: 'I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.' He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.

10.Thomas: Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the sub-continent. 

11.Jude: Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

12.Matthias: The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.

13.Paul: Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67.

Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment, which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire. These letters,whic taught many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the
New Testament.
Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the Apostles during their times for the sake of the Faith.

Lord give us a discerning heart

Hi...

All of us love to learn about all latest happenings from the net.

But are these news always reliable?

There are teachings for and against Biblical facts.

Some read these conflicting views of men and go astray and lost. 

But this can be avoided if one spends time reading the Word of God to learn what the Bible said about any matter.

GOD'S WORD IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH!

So we need to test all things we hear, see and read and align it with God's Word.

No wonder God's word says, 

"...PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD..." 1THESSALONIANS 5:21

David committed adultery, ordered the murder of the woman's husband he lusted for, but did God refuse to forgive him when he turned to Him in true repentance?

We serve a God who gracefully restores those who willingly repent of their sinful past and seek forgiveness.

We sure can pray for someone who truly repents and is willing to be restored to God.

 ~Let's pray for restoration, healing of broken marriages in the Body of Christ.

~Let's pray for return of prodigals.

Internet carries more negative than positive news about men of God and Christian ministries.

Even Bible teachers may have their own interpretation of the truth of God's Word. BUT GOD'S WORD ALWAYS REMAINS THE SAME. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR BEST TEACHER.

Let's test all things we hear and align it to the Word of God.

Let's not believe all we hear, see and read.

Our prayer should be..

"O Lord...Give us a discerning heart, to know what is right and wrong."

*1 Kings 3:9 "So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"

And God will give us what we ask.

*1 Kings 3:12 "I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be."

Only the truth of God's Word can help us discern. Let's read more of God's word so that we are wise to see what is right in God's eyes.

*Job 34:4 "Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good."

*Proverbs 17:24 "A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth."

*Daniel 2:21 "He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning."

Let's pray for all those who need our prayers. We also need prayer covering of others in the Body of Christ.

Stay blessed..

YSIC

Julie

I believe in Miracles by Linda Sue Etling

~Jesus Christ is Lord & He loves you~

"I Believe in Miracles"
I believe in miracles
I believe in you
I believe in the miracles
of all you do
I believe you hold my hand
and I believe in your plan
I believe in miracles
the miracle of you

I believe in Miracles
I believe in love
I believe in Miracles
Sent from above
I believe in you Dear Lord
your all to me
I believe in your loving Grace
my hearts set free

I believe you see our need
And will show you care
I believe in miracles
of the faith we share!
I believe in Hope and dreams
When none seem near
I believe in miracles
Tis what calms all fear
Won't you see the miracles
He gives today
Oh turn your heart to Him
He' ll guide your way.
For He has a miracle
In life brand new
Please take your miracle
Oh He waits for you

Linda Sue Etling

Travailing in prayer....

Hi...

It's said...
~~A person who prays is the mightiest instrument God has on earth~
Prayers that move the Hand of God in a powerful way are not limited to a select few but to all of God's children who will learn to pray with the same kind of fervency & perseverance as Elijah.
I wrote this long back when I did a study on spiritual warfare & also on the life of Elijah, from the Book of

1 Kings & 2 Kings.One thing I've learnt is that persevering prayer is the key to open great doors, the doors to answered prayers
When we face desperate situations, there seems to be no way out, no hope & we need a miracle so...badly, what do we do???

PRAY!!!

Usually in times like this we want to call it quits.
We also wish that Elijah was still around to pray that prayer of faith.
But you know that "Elijah was a man with a nature like ours."
JAMES 5:17, Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
He was a man like us who faced struggles, prone to fear & lost hope, but he kept going on because of prayer!!!!

We can see dramatic answers to our prayer, we can see loved ones saved, the sick healed & see God's Kingdom on earth extended!

We can see mountains moved, strongholds of enemy come tumbling down...JAMES 5:16b, "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."
The Bible speaks about "travailing in prayer." and in fact Elijah's prayer for rain ( just study the life of Elijah & Elisha again, you will be blessed), was like a woman giving birth.. As birth takes a lot of effort & energy so does "travailing prayer", to release the Holy Spirit's power to birth the rain that was so...badly needed after a 3 and a 1/2 years of drought.
We too need to 'travail' in prayer till we see things happen.
We need to 'travail' in prayer till we see the move of God.
It's time to get on our knees & pray.
The Kingdom needs prayer warriors.

Be blessed,

Julia

Let us pray for peace

Hi....

Years back a friend had posted this prayer request.

Let's take a mere moment of our time...
Pray for:
peace of mind for the worried
peace for those suffering in domestic violence
peace for those at war
peace for those in mental or physical pain
peace for the suffering, weak or hungry
peace for those who have lost a loved one
peace for those battling within
peace in the midst of, no matter how small, the chaos.

Let's pray the peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ will Flood their hearts and mind and their situation.
Every day there is someone, somewhere that needs our prayers.
There is always someone "out there"
needing reassurance that "things will get better".

Our prayers may not change things immediately but it sure will make a difference.

Every Nation is in turmoil.

There is threat from within the Nation and outside it's boarders.

Even in India there is a need for peace. May people dwell in unity.

Let's pray for peace from above that passeth all our understanding to flood the hearts and minds of people and the Nation.

A whisper of prayer can make a ton of difference.

A small candle too sure lights up a small corner of a room!!

Someone said..

"We may not change the world,
but we might make a dent in the difference for tomorrow!"

This can happen if we pray!!

Let's pray..

YSIC

Julie

May God's kindness touch our hearts...

Hi ...

Greetings... 

" Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32
May God's kindness touch our hearts this day.
Let's be kind.

Galatians 5:22, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Let the fruit of kindness be our portion.
Let's pray the Lord will help us be kind & speak kind words.
Let our words be pleasing in His Sight.

Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,

Father God..
Help us to be kind & speak kind words.
Forgive us for times when we spoke careless, rude words.
You put your words in our moth this day & always.
Thank you Lord.
In Jesus Name,
~Amen~

Rom 11:22, Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.

Let's speak kind words today.

Some one said..

~~"You can't speak a kind word too soon..

for you never know how soon it will be too late."~~

Have a Blessed day,

Yr sister In Christ,

Julia

"Live simply. Love generously.
Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God!"

Let's be kind to people we meet....

A poem I read...

Too often we don't realize
What we have until it is gone.
Too often we wait too late to say
"I'm sorry - I was wrong."

Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones
We hold dearest to our hearts;
And we allow foolish things
To tear our lives apart.

Far too many times we let
Unimportant things into our minds;
And then it's usually too late
To see what made us blind.

So be sure that you let people know
How much they mean to you.
Take the time to say the words 
Before your time is through.

Be sure that you appreciate
Everything you've got;
And be thankful for the little things
in life that mean a lot.

(Unknown)