AWE- ALMIGHTY GOD!
Week Of June 25th 2012
Monday, June 25th 2012
Philippians 2:14-15
Do all things without grumbling or disputing; 15 so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
Developing My AWE-GOD With An Attitude Of Gratitude!
2012 AWE-GOD Gratefulness! I am so grateful today for a God like ours WHO always makes a way of escape for us. We can have those pesky suddenly attacks that bring the temptation to be discouraged, tempt us to be dissatisfied and are designed to stir up doubt. BUT GOD, no matter how many suddenly things pop up in our lives, I am so thankful that God has creatively and purposefully made a way for us to endure them until they serve HIS good purpose in our lives and then create His own miraculous moment out of them. He is so good at that. I am grateful today for His Sovereign purpose that is always accompanied by the Way of His Great Love and always works for our good! AWE-GOD!
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Freedom nor faith is ever accidental - Beth Moore
M.E.A.L…. Meet With God! Examine The Word! Apply It To My Life! List My Learn!
M.eet! E.xamine! A.pply! L.ist!
M.eet!
Lord, Holy Spirit, please meet with me in Philippians Two today and speak to my heart. Change me. Mold me. Shape Me. Speak to me that which is not easily seen or discerned, speak to me YOUR heart Jesus! I pray that these precepts in Philippians will be shaped to my personality. May my personality look like YOUR Word! Jesus!
E.xamine!
3 Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].4 Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others
A.pply!
The word motives jumps out at me right now. Doing is always fueled by a motive. When you take an action and do something, there is always a heart motive. Sometimes I am oblivious to my heart motive, especially if I am in a hurry or if what I am doing is all about me.
Factional: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking
- Could that also mean that sometimes we do things not motivated by our heart but by the cause of someone else. Factional also implies it might mean contentious or self seeking.
- My motives should never have self seeking attached to them.
- Empty arrogance! What a great way to describe arrogance. Arrogance is truly vacant of all things Godly. Phil 2:3
- Don't be prompted by selfish conceit or another way to say that is impelled by selfish prideful motives. What am I pursuing right now? Am I in touch with the heart motive for this pursuit?
- If I am going to live my life from the inside out, the 1st stop of evaluating every action should be my heart motive. Why am I doing this? Is my motive pure?
- Esteeming Others! Does what I choose to do value, look out for the interests of others? What is my heart motive?
- True Spirit Of Humility! What is it? What makes it true? The heart motive!
- Meekness is a motive that begins in the heart 1st! Before humility it is ever an action, it has saturated your soul and filled your mind with thoughts of pleasing others 1st over yourself.
L.ist!
Lord Jesus, my motives really, really matter. Help me be more aware of them. Shape them into Your characteristics.
Lord purify my motives in Your humility and create a lowliness of mind, where I am thinking JOY= Jesus 1st Others 2nd You (me) last.
Lord cause me to esteem others over myself, to place a high value on them from my heart motive to my actions.
Help me to always evaluate my pursuits by checking my heart motive and making sure it is aligned with YOUR Heart passion.
Lord I pray that selfish pride never enters into my life through my heart motives. Keep my heart guarded with Your Word.
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Heart Motives Matter
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Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].4 Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.
The word "motive" jumps right out of this verse at me right now. I know I do not pay enough attention to my heart motive and for someone who is supposed to live from the inside out, this is not a good evaluation! My heart motives affect my actions with either selflessness or selfishness. Selflessness is a supernatural trait that flows in my life when I have surrendered myself completely to God; selfishness is a human condition that I truly do not want to feed my flesh with.
I realize that my outward doing is always fueled by an inner motive. Why am I not more aware of my motives? Because in light of this scripture, I can see that they really, really do matter! When I take an action to do something, there is always a heart motive in play. This brings up another question to the forefront of my mind and that is: Are God's Kingdom Purposes In Play In My Heart Motives?
Sometimes I am oblivious to my heart motive, especially if I am in a hurry that is being motivated by impulsiveness. Impulsive actions are always masking a hidden heart motive. All the times I have been oblivious and have blocked out my heart motives, is usually because what I am doing is all about me and what I want. My pride helps me block out my heart motive, because my selfishness is always contentiously seeking to satisfy my flesh. Before I act, it really matters that I check my heart motives before I act on them, to make sure there is nothing self seeking attached to them.
I don't want to be prompted by selfish conceit or another way to say that is impelled by selfish-prideful motives. I want to be compelled by the Love of God. Empty Arrogance! What a great way to describe our arrogant motives! Arrogance is truly a motive that is vacant of all things Godly in characteristic!
What are the things my actions are pursuing right now? Am I in touch with the heart motive for the pursuits I am acting on? My heart motive matters! If I am going to live my life from the inside out, the 1st stop of evaluation for every action should be my heart motive. Why am I doing this? Is my heart motive pure? It matters!
Esteeming Others Comes From A Pure Heart Motive! Does what I choose to do value, look out for the interests of others? What is my heart motive?
True Spirit Of Humility! What is it? What makes it true? The heart motive does! Someone can look like they are being humble in their actions, but have a totally different heart motive. Our heart motives need to be Holy Aligned with God's Truth. A pure heart motive matters. A heart motive set in the fullness of truth matters!
Meekness is a motive that begins in the heart 1st! Before humility is ever an action, it has saturated your soul and filled your mind with thoughts of pleasing others 1st over yourself. Therefore, you act out the meekness that is already set in your heart, already a mind set in your thoughts.
Flattery is an example of a heart motive that is not pure! I think the best compliments are encouragements that come from a heart motive that is aligned with God's Purposes. When your heart motive is selfish and does not truthfully line up with the words spoken, I believe this is flattery. Encouragement and flattery have two different sources. I try to keep my motives pure, in holy alignment with God's Purposes, so I speak His encouragement and never give way to flattery that has selfish motives.
Motives matter because truth brings life into relationships. Our words have to align with our motives in order for us to walk in the fullness of truth. Christianize is words spoken with heart motives that do not have the same heart attitude as the words spoken. This dysfunctional action will not bring life, but death into a situation or relationship. Never say something you don't mean in order to soften the blow of a hidden truth that you do mean!
How are we freed in relationships with each other? The fullness of truth! How do we not hurt one another? We speak the fullness of truth where our heart motives line up with our spoken words in holy alignment with God's character, purpose and way.
Jesus, I hope you lead me by Your Holy Spirit, so I am continuously untainted by the world, pure in heart, sincere in spiritual motive, unerring in choice, blameless in behavior, pure in character and always having a reputation that is unsullied by this world. My heart motives matter. Everything begins with my heart attitude that is translated into motive 1st, and then thoughts and actions! Lord please guard my heart!
I hope my motives will always be selfless, pure and truth led. I want to welcome the fullness of God's truth into my heart motives every day.
I pray for all of us Jesus, that we encourage each other by motives untainted by selfishness. Keep our heart motives pure-unerring in Godly Character. Let our heart motives always lead us to having a reputation that is unsullied by our human condition. Heart Motives Matter! Holy Spirit, keep us in touch with our heart motives! Tall Order - BIG GOD! Hoping huge in God today for all of us. AWE-GOD!
Meditate On It! Roll It Over In Your Mind!
Philippians 2: 13 [Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. 14 Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves], 15 That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen as bright lights (stars or beacons shining out clearly) in the [dark] world
My own strength is usually will power that does not outlast my challenge
God-power is found in my complete dependence on HIM
God's purposes are always in play in my life- they take longer to bloom in His goodness when my will is bucked up!
God effectually works in me through His purposes in play in my life
It is all about God, it is all about HIM working in me, therefore I lay down my will, my way and be found ALL-In With God!
God delights in creating passion in me for His Kingdom purposes
God satisfaction comes when I depend fully upon the strength of my AWE-GOD
All-IN with God means no, absolutely NO grumbling
When I am faultfinding, I am not all in with God's compassionate heart
When I am complaining, I am truly walking in the frustration of leaning on my own strength
Questioning God starts when I lean on my own understanding and strength and it ends when I find the position of being ALL-IN with AWE-GOD
Holiness is contaminated by doubt and unbelief
The innocence of faith is nurtured by complete surrender, being All-IN with AWE-GOD
When am I blameless? When I am All-IN with AWE-GOD; completely surrendered
Guileless is the state of being constantly connected, in Holy Alignment with God's character
Without blemish! The Bride of Christ Spotless! With God, In Holy Alliance With His Purity, this can be so!
God wants us to be unrebukable in every facet of our lives. Constantly-Consistently making the right choice the 1st time. Let this be our pursuit instead of winning trophies and titles that tarnish and rust! Shine Brightly Today From Each Moment To Every Choice! Glow God's Glory!
In the midst, in the middle of, surrounded by a crooked and wicked generation and this is right where God plants and blooms us in His Glory!
Perversion is even dark in the natural sunlight, but can be blanched by the supernatural Glory Glow of God's people! Shine!
Be a bright light today as you SHINE God's Glory in every thought, action, motive and word. Shatter the darkness with His Light!
Putting The Word To Work By Joyce Meyer
Do you ever wonder if your life as a Christian makes a difference to those around you? The Bible teaches that it certainly does! In Philippians 2:14,15, Paul says that just as stars brightly shine against the dark of night, so our lives as Christians shine like light in the spiritual darkness of the world. Ask God to help you shine brightly with His love and joy to those around you.
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#AWE-GOD! Let Your purposes in play energize the goodness of YOUR heart towards us! #TWorship
Perversion is dark, even in the natural sunlight, but can be blanched by the supernatural Glory Glow of God's people! #SHINE #TWorship
Shatter The Darkness! Be a bright God-Light today as you SHINE God's Glory in every thought, action, motive and word. #Tworship #AWE-GOD
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Yes Followship is being F.A.T...... Faithful Available Teachable Servants! We never just lead, we follow 1st and we serve 2nd. We are Servant-Warriors for the Gospel of Jesus Christ=Servant Leaders!
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What an amazing weekend! God was actively working in the chats! I got to private chat with three people whose hearts were definitely being touched and lives changing. Only God can do that! Praise God! This is a great scripture to start a week with… hope yours is a great one! Let me know how I can pray for you this week! God Bless You Huge!
1 Peter 1:15 But as the One Who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all your conduct and manner of living.
I pray we all come into His Presence this week as we develop our relationship with an AWE-GOD and are confronted by His Amazing Grace!
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Holy Says It All: Christ For The Nations
Psalm 99: 1 The Lord reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!
Psalm 99 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His footstool— He is holy.
1 Peter 1:15 But as the One Who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all your conduct and manner of living. http://youtu.be/gMhlwqF83hY
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Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional
Pursue a Life of Holiness
1 Peter 1:15 But as the One Who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all your conduct and manner of living.
I think we need to be a little more careful than we are with how we live. Not that we have to be so careful that we live in fear, but careful in a godly way, not a legalistic way.
Because if we're not careful about who our friends are, what television programs and movies we watch, what kind of books we read, what kind of music we listen to, how we spend our money, and what we do with our time, we could end up living wasted lives.
As Christians, we must pursue holiness and realize that we are sanctified, which means we are set apart for God's use. In fact, the minute we accept Christ as our Savior, we are sanctified by the Holy Spirit and set apart for a God-given purpose. And if we're not fulfilling our purpose or if we're not pursuing our purpose, we're going to feel empty and frustrated.
I urge you today to pursue your purpose of holiness. When faced with tricky decisions, ask God what to do and choose the path of holiness that He has laid out for you.
Prayer Starter: Holy Spirit, alert me before I do something that would pull me away from a life of holiness. With Your guidance, I want to live carefully, following the path of holiness You have for me.
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Holiness needs to be a higher priority for me. Pursue means to chase after. What are the things I am chasing after in my life and are they in holy alignment with God's will and way? Respect for the Holiness of God is honoring the God-Presence in me. God lives in me! What does that say about my standard of holiness?
Don't let your emotions make your decisions. Joyce Meyer
AWE-GOD! Let Your purposes in play energize the goodness of YOUR heart towards us! KimberlyMac
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God has won. HIS Truth prevailed. Always speak it! There is power in the Truth. It can stand on its own. Speak it in love and love the recipient of it. We don't have to prove it. God already did that. We just speak it, always and forever, we stand and speak God's truth. Truth is Truth. Whether received or rejected it is still... TRUTH! You don't have to agree to disagree about TRUTH. Truth is! You agree to disagree because of LOVE, and you stand in the truth that has already WON, already been proven to be TRUE.
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People who can't accept God's truth usually come down to saying this:
"We have to agree to disagree on this" I usually say. No, there is no disagreement with God's truth for me. God's Truth Has Already Won – It Has Been Proven. So I don't agree to disagree on God's Truth. I don't have to prove it to you, He will. But, I do agree to disagree with you because of God's Love, because I know I can't prove His Truth to you, but He can, so I am letting go, letting God and loving you!
Your calling… God's got that. It belongs to HIM. The GOD of the universe, the ONE WHO created everything and every one. Your calling… He will equip you for it with everything you need. You will work hard with His excellence. Why? Because you are called to HIM1st!
AWE- ALMIGHTY GOD!
Week Of June 17th 2012
Tuesday, June 19th 2012
Philippians 1:4-5
Word Of God Wisdom! Power Of God Changing Me With Truth!
Important Wisdom For Living Out Our Christian Life Found In The Bible
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Give them their true title: Deceiver! Antichrist!
1 John 1: 8-9 And be very careful around them so you don't lose out on what we've worked so diligently in together; I want you to get every reward you have coming to you. Anyone who gets so progressive in his thinking that he walks out on the teaching of Christ, walks out on God. But whoever stays with the teaching, stays faithful to both the Father and the Son. 10-11 If anyone shows up who doesn't hold to this teaching, don't invite him in and give him the run of the place. That would just give him a platform to perpetuate his evil ways, making you his partner.
Colossians 4 ~ The Amplified Bible
5 Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the very most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity. 6 Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you].
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Yes He Can! He Is The Solution! The Way-Maker RT @REVTONIBROWN: God can make things work that have NEVER worked!
Hey Family! Sometimes the seasons of life we are in are just plain hard and other times they easy breezy… BUT All the time… Our help is from God (Psalm 21) Who is always for us! Hope you have a great Wednesday!
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Important Wisdom For Living Out Our Christian Life Found In The Bible
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Isaiah 62:4-5
You [Judah] shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land be called Desolate any more. But you shall be called Hephzibah [My delight is in her], and your land be called Beulah [married]; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married [owned and protected by the Lord].5 For as a young man marries a virgin [O Jerusalem], so shall your sons marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
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God will rejoice over us with singing forever. He is a forever God, with a forever joy. As part of my forever, I cling to HIM.
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Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome
- God is in our lives now and until and through forever. His thoughts, His plans for us are as infinite as His Love for us
- When God says He loves us, it is with a forever love and His commitment is sealed with a forever peace.
- God loves us and looks out for our welfare today, tomorrow and forever. His thoughts and plans for us are HUGE and as deep as they are wide!
2 Samuel 22:33-34
God is my strong Fortress; He guides the blameless in His way and sets him free.34 He makes my feet like the hinds' [firm and able]; He sets me secure and confident upon the heights.
- Forever a fortress! #AWE-GOD He guides us, He is our Way-Maker from now to tomorrow unto forever.
- God is our forever security and we can constantly and consistently put our trust in HIM
Proverbs 4:20-27
My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. 25 Let your eyes look right on [with fixed purpose], and let your gaze be straight before you. 26 Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered alright. 27 Turn not aside to the right hand or to the left; remove your foot from evil.
- God's Word is able to keep us forever. Our commitment to His Word needs to be a forever commitment.
- Keeping God's Word at the center of our heart is vital as we let it wash our soul and saturate us with Kingdom Attitudes!
AWE- ALMIGHTY GOD!
Week Of June 17th 2012
Tuesday, June 19th 2012
Philippians 1:4-5
Developing My AWE-GOD With An Attitude Of Gratitude!
AWE-God Gratefulness! I am thankful for a God that can change a heart. I am grateful that YOU, Almighty God, know our hearts and can change the direction of them instantly. Thank you Jesus for being the Way-Maker of our heart attitudes! I am eternally grateful for an AWE-GOD Who cares so much about our inner man that YOU set the atmosphere in our hearts by Your Incredible Presence. Thank You Jesus for setting eternity in our hearts and giving us hearts that supernaturally pursue and seek after You.
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Lord I Need You By Chris Tomlin
Where sin runs deep, God's Grace is more! Where God is, we are free! Holiness Is Christ In Us! Let It Be So! http://youtu.be/_rR_Rdb1CTE #AWE-GOD #TWorship @worldprayr
Jesus You Are Our Hope And Stay! We Need You Every Moment Today! Our Righteousness! We #TWorship You!
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This was a sad conversation I had on Twitter where a "Christian" was spouting out in judgement against another Christian, wanting everyone to unfollow them, the conversation started with them saying they did not want their name associated with them, such arrogance…. Oh Where Is The Bride Of Christ? At the end of the conversation @psTruth4u publically blocks me and says I am not following after God…. And this is the love of the Bride of Christ…. Jesus, I pray You bring the Bride of Christ, all of us to the place we need to be in YOU. How can we reach the lost when we can't even carry on a conversation on twitter without arrogance, pride and ugliness?
@psTRUTH4U Your arrogance is pride and pride goes before a fall...the beam in your eye blocks the passion of GOD's Heart
@psTRUTH4U Oh Yes, they do have a heart problem, sheep in wolves clothing.. but so do we, we have not arrived either, we NEED God, they do2
@psTRUTH4U Jesus was not arrogant in any way towards those that betrayed HIM, He was constantly reaching for them, showing them the Father
@psTRUTH4U Jesus knew Judas was a wolf in sheeps clothing, yet He kept him at the table during the most intimate of times...
@psTRUTH4U If we shun them, if we act arrogantly among them, like we are better than them, we will fall by our pride. We ALL are sinners
@psTRUTH4U Do you think God can't handle sheep in wolves clothing? Do you think He can't reach them? He can and He does it through us
@psTRUTH4U Jesus still reaches for them and will until their last breathe. He loves them, He loved Judas
@psTRUTH4U Jesus never rejected anyone at anytime. In humility he died for all... including the wolves in sheeps clothing
@psTRUTH4U Those who preach against the truth are LOST-very lost. They need Jesus. His heart breaks for them- I will shine His LIGHT to them
@psTRUTH4U I don't follow a false prophet, I follow Jesus, I act like HE acted. I am no better than a sinner. I need Jesus, they need Jesus
@psTRUTH4U In context that verse says: ......don't invite him in and give him the run of the place... His Truth- His Light shines out of me
@psTRUTH4U Jesus was among the sinners. He modeled that. He told us to GO out there, share the gospel be light. I partner with HIM
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#AWE-GOD RT @LifestreamWayne: Too many people hold on so tightly to something God HAS done that they can no longer see what he IS doing.
Yes and AMEN! #AWE-GOD RT @faithclubdotnet: #Jesus #quote Romans12: 15 Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep.
#AWE-GOD #TWorship RT @Godinthewhisper: I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Ps 91:2
#AWE-GOD #TWorship RT @Godinthewhisper: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:1
Yes and AMEN! #AWE-GOD RT @faithclubdotnet: #Jesus #quote Romans12: 15 Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep.
Yes Lord! #AWE-GOD RT @vw94: Dear Father, let me be diligent in all my understandings and give me patience to wait for Your harvest!
Yes and AMEN! RT @shelms06: RT @JoyceMeyer: God expects us to give away what we have freely received from Him—including forgiveness.
#AWE-GOD #TWorship RT @YayJesusMinist: For God so loved the world that he GAVE.
So True! RT @DrJuliSlattery: Pride and God's glory can never exist in the same heart. He will not share His glory with another.
Yes Lord RT @MissionsCols: Father, we adore you. Give us the grace to have the courage to live our convictions - and not to compromise them.
#AWE-GOD #TWorship RT @ForwardDayByDay: O magnify the #Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:3 #God
Yes And AMEN! RT @PattyTownley: Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God.
#AWE-GOD RT @GodsWordSays: Christian, you will become good as you get more and more in contact with Christ's goodness.
#AWE-GOD RT @amyjaclyn: Lam. 3:22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;#Christian #JesusTweeters
#AWE-GOD RT @Sharritiner: Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. #TWorship
#AWE-GOD #TWorship RT @Stevewillhite: I love my Master Jesus. He's the one I praise. He's the one who saved me. And keeps me through my days
Yes and AMEN RT @TheTravisFowler: Don't just get into the Word... Let the Word get into you. #mkbiblechat #teamJesus #Tworship
A Seasoned Servant Of God Has Encouraged Me Today
Psalms 12 ~ The Amplified Bible
5 Now will I arise, says the Lord, because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants.
6 The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.
7 You will keep them and preserve them, O Lord; You will guard and keep us from this [evil] generation forever.
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We are promised and blessed in so many ways it is overwhelming... but that is our God, so Abundant in nature! #AWE-GOD!
How are you sweet friend? Hoping Huge God is at the center of your transitions today, guiding you in that incredible Way-Maker way of HIS!
A Seasoned Servant Of God Has Encouraged Me Today
Pastor Elliott Osowitt
3 John 1:5-8
5 Dear friend, you are showing your faith by whatever you do for the brothers, and this [you are doing] for strangers;
6 they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God,
7 since they set out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from pagans.
8 Therefore, we ought to support such men, so that we can be co-workers with the truth.
Dear Bob and Kim, please don't take this wrong, but I believe everyone loves to have someone speak well of him or her. I do. It can be an encouragement and healthy as long as we don't take the credit away from the true source and let the compliment go to our heads. In this scripture, John is writing to Gaius, a man who consistently lives his faith. He follows the teaching of his Lord Jesus Christ in all areas of his life. He is not just a "Sunday-Go-To-Church" Christian.
Today, be on the lookout for a stranger whom God may send across your path. He will not look like the people in your church. He may have darker skin than yours. He may not talk with the same accent as you. It may be a divine appointment and a test. Exercise your faith beyond people like yourself.
In our day and generation, some of the greatest missionaries are Chinese, Korean, Mongolian and African. They are dying for the faith. They are suffering for the cause of Christ. They are winning souls for the Kingdom of God and most of them receive no financial support for their effort. When they do receive finances they spend it on widows and orphans in their villages and in the country side. . "You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God, since they set out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from pagans. Therefore, we ought to support such men, so that we can be co-workers with the truth."
If you already are a supporter of a missionary, then prayerfully consider if you are giving as much as you really can. Love the people who cross your path today. Give yourself to the cause of Jesus today. Take up your cross and follow HIM.
Pastor Elliott
My Thoughts About This = Miraculous Musings! J
Great Challenge! Thank you! I will be aware today of every divine appointment. I think the best compliments are encouragements that come from a heart motive that is aligned with God's purposes. When your heart motive is selfish and does not truthfully line up with the words spoken, I believe this is flattery. Encouragement and flattery have two different sources. I try to keep my motives pure, in holy alignment with God's purposes so I speak His encouragement and never give way to flattery that has selfish motive.
Tweet: I try to keep my motives pure, in holy alignment with God's purposes so I speak His encouragement and never give way to flattery that has selfish motive.
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For those of us who are walking with the Lord today, be encouraged! Our enemy knows that we have potential to do great things for God, and out of fear, he'll try anything to take us out. This is so very evident by the constant battle we all face.
Kimberly, Let's stand strong against the devil today! And rise up to the Lord's calling upon our lives! We will fight and we will WIN! Because if God is for us, who can be against us?!
Your family in the Lord with much agape love, George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah
Negev Desert, Israel
Developing My AWE-GOD With An Attitude Of Gratitude!
Awe-GOD Gratefulness 2012! I am filled with gratefulness for my Way-Maker. The way He makes for me is always nothing short of miraculous. I still can't believe how He manages to turn every mess I make into a message. I don't deserve His amazing Way-Making and at times it truly humbles me. I am grateful for a Way-Maker Who does things in ways I could not even hope for or imagine. His timing is perfect, His way is full of abundance and His miracles are AWE-Inspiring. Every way He makes for me, leads me to a huge thankfulness, a heart overfilled with AWE. Thank you Way-Maker! I am grateful for you AWE-GOD!
Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional
Philippians 3:12
Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own.
God Knows We Can't Be Perfect
There are many people who are so afraid of making a mistake that they don't do anything. Instead, they sit around saying, "What if I'm wrong? What if I miss God?"
Do you know what God told me one time? He said, "If you miss me, I'll find you."
If we are wandering off somewhere and not sure where we are, we can just lift up our hands and say, "Jesus, come and get me! I'm confused. I think I made a wrong decision."
God knows we cannot be perfect, so He sent His son as a perfect sacrifice for us. Now we're pressing toward the mark of perfection. In Philippians 3, the apostle talks about pressing forward to what lies ahead and forgetting about the past.
God is calling you to press forward today. Stop living in fear of making mistakes, because everyone makes mistakes, period. God is not asking you to not make mistakes. He's calling you to press forward, trusting Him to lead you. He's asking you to call upon Him. Don't live in fear of your imperfection. Live with faith in God's perfect plan for you.
Prayer Starter: God, I don't want to live paralyzed by fear of my imperfection and my mistakes. I know that instead, I can call out to You, and You will help me press forward to the mark of perfection.
(Does the situation you are in feel cold as ice? Hmmmmmmmm Let God! May the Hidden Fire of His Holy Spirit Glow within You! Hoping Huge in AWE-GOD today… Kimberlymac)
Those who know nothing of the spiritual life declare that it is impossible to experience real peace and heavenly joy in this grief-stricken world. But those who have experience of the spiritual life know that just as one finds here and there in the midst of the ice fields of the polar regions flowing streams of hot water, so in the midst of this cold and sorrow-laden world there are to be found flowing in the hearts of believers restful streams of heavenly peace, for the hidden fire of the Holy Spirit glows within them.
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Graced Again! leadership wisdom from Ron edmondston
Here are 7 ways I protect my Sabbath:
Recognize the value – I have to realize there is a reason to observe a Sabbath. It's almost like God knew what He was doing. If I value it enough, I'll make it a priority. The value of a Sabbath is not only for myself, but it aligns me with God's design for mankind. "On the 7th day He rested". Have you read that somewhere? We were created with a need for the Sabbath. That makes it valuable.
Make it a priority – Not only do I value the importance, but I make it a priority in my week. As important as any other day, my Sabbath is a must do part of my week. A Sabbath is good for the pastor, the pastor's family and the church. That's worth prioritizing.
Place it on the calendar – The Sabbath needs to be planned in advance. If you think it's going to happen when you "catch up", you'll never take a Sabbath. Depending on the size of your staff or the demands of your church, your day may not be the same as mine, but you choose a day that works best and calendar it regularly.
Trust others – One of the leading reasons I hear for pastors not taking a day off is that they don't have anyone who can handle their responsibilities. This is especially true in churches where the pastor is the only staff member. Regardless of staff size, pastors need to surround themselves with some healthy people and take a risk on them. I delegate well so that when I'm gone I know things will continue to operate efficiently. Ultimately, however, when I honor my Sabbath I'm demonstrating that I trust God. After all, the plan was His idea.
Discipline myself – I just do it. I make myself take a day off. (You should consider this discipline!) Now, here's the hard part of that. In addition to saying "Yes" to yourself, you have to discipline yourself to say "No" to others. Without a doubt, if you try to protect a day there will be multiple invitations, seemingly good opportunities, and non-emergency interruptions. It will happen. You'll have to continually help others (and yourself) understand the value in this discipline. It's part of being a healthy pastor. And, I assume, most churches want that. Frankly some will never understand the value in your Sabbath (even if they see the value for themselves), but they will also be the first one to complain if you aren't performing at your best in other areas of your ministry.
Prepare for it – I have to work hard prior to a Sabbath so I can comfortably take it without reservation. That means I handle any details I can in advance. Whether a pastor works five or six days a week, (I personally work 6) it is important to work hard and smart enough where there is no guilt in taking your deserved and commanded sabbath. Not trying to be cruel here, but if you are not finding time to take a Sabbath, it could be a planning and organizational problem as much as it is a demand of your time problem.
Learn to enjoy -Some pastors, like me, are not wired for a Sabbath. I realize some people have no problem taking a day off, but I honestly would work seven days straight if no one stopped me. There's always plenty to do. I've learned, however, that I function better the other 6 days if I have one day that I'm not working. It's been a challenge to maintain it, but I now truly look forward to the rest. It's proven to be as important for my wife as it is for me and when she's happy, I'm happy.
Now, please understand, there are no perfect plans. This works most of the time for me, but not all of the time. There are, of course, exceptions, interruptions, and Kingdom opportunities, which cause me to not be able to protect every Sabbath day. (Jesus had those too.) As much as is possible, however, I stick with this plan, and when it is interrupted, especially if it happens several weeks in a row, I will make up the time with some extra time away. I try to get my downtime back at some point. It's that important to me now.
Pastor, are you protecting your Sabbath? Be honest.
The strength and success of your ministry may depend on it.
Pastor, what tips do you have for helping some of my burned out pastor friends maintain a weekly Sabbath?
Bonus question: Pastor, do you have a plan for extended time a way…a Sabbatical of some form? Could you share what you do in this area to help the rest of us?
My Thoughts About This = Miraculous Musings! J
The point that hits me the most is that we don't value the Sabbath! Ouch! Ouch! So True! The Sabbath has taken a hit from this culture. I know for me it has been culturalized and I have to re-establish, settle it in my heart that the Sabbath has true "soul value"! Replenish! Deculturalize the Sabbath… I need to do this; I need to settle it that I need a regular Sabbath. I am called to online ministry in this season of my life and to keep the course of my call steady in Christ, I have to be called to Him 1st. Over the past few years, God has been speaking to me about re-establishing the Sabbath in my life, but today I feel it needs to take on consistency, because constancy proves value. I don't value the Sabbath enough. Thanks for speaking to my heart today! The heart of the gospel is change… I need to change this in my heart.
M.E.A.L…. Meet With God! Examine The Word! Apply It To My Life! List My Learn!
M.eet! E.xamine! A.pply! L.ist!
M.eet!
Thank you Lord God for the book of Philippians. Be with me Holy Spirit, teach me and change my heart as I grow through this time in this amazing book in the bible. I pray for Your heart that is displayed in this book to be mine. I pray for Your precepts to lead my way. I pray for Your hope to light up my soul as I "grow through" this incredible book of Philippians.
E.xamine!
1 PAUL AND Timothy, bond servants of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), to all the saints (God's consecrated people) in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops (overseers) and deacons (assistants):2 Grace (favor and blessing) to you and [heart] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
A.pply!
A servant of the Messiah! I can't even begin to take that in. That is who I am. I serve Jesus Christ, the Messiah! Me, this so imperfect human being, He chose me. I will never understand God's Ways, but I will always be thankful for them. Heart peace is the greatest gift God could have ever given mankind. I am so grateful for it! #AWE-GOD
L.ist!
Jesus thank you for giving me heart peace, may I walk in it and use it up as I "grow through" this season of life!
I hope to be Your bond servant, forever. Guide my life, teach me how to serve like YOU did
I pray for Your Grace, Your Mercy To be in my life, saturate me with it, let me see and know Your heart of Mercy, that I might be a conduit of it!
E.xamine!
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.4 In every prayer of mine I always make my entreaty and petition for you all with joy (delight).5 [I thank my God] for your fellowship (your sympathetic cooperation and contributions and partnership) in advancing the good news (the Gospel) from the first day [you heard it] until now (amplified bible)
A.pply!
I really believe that gratefulness for each other is the inspiration for unity. The more we are thankful 1st for the gifts that God has given each other, the stronger the unity. I pray we chose gratefulness 1st in every relationship, we are thanking God for the ways He is seen and experienced in others. Phil 1:3-5
L.ist!
Lord cause me to be thankful for each person around me. Help me to especially look for the God-Giftedness in them, because You have gifted each person.
Help me to encourage and bless the God I see in them through gratefulness.
May gratefulness and thanksgiving lead the way in every relationship I have. Jesus!
Help me to be like this Apostle was and be an exhorter of those around me, praying for them and being grateful for them
E.xamine!
6 And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.7 It is right and appropriate for me to have this confidence and feel this way about you all, because you have me in your heart and I hold you in my heart as partakers and sharers, one and all with me, of grace (God's unmerited favor and spiritual blessing). [This is true] both when I am shut up in prison and when I am out in the defense and confirmation of the good news (the Gospel).8 For God is my witness how I long for and pursue you all with love, in the tender mercy of Christ Jesus [Himself]!
A.pply!
Convinced is a key word here. It shows where the confidence needs to be when it comes to God changing me and other people. It needs to be in God, not in us or them.
Praying for others builds the confidence that God will change them, God will finish what He started in them.
When it comes to other people, our hope needs to be in God. He can change them and only He can change them.
The more we believe and hope in God, the stronger our confidence becomes
Hoping and believing in God begins with me laying down my expectations and fully facing my #AWE-GOD with total confidence in HIM
I need to get to that place Lord Jesus, where I am convinced that it is YOU Who can start and finish the work in me and in others. What a great place to be. Convinced!
I truly believe that being "convinced" begins with developing my AWE in God. The more I stand in AWE of God, the more convinced I will be that He can-He will! Develop Your AWE-GOD!
We need to pursue each other in love, in the tender mercy of Jesus. Wow! That is good! And will be even better when we act upon it.
L.ist!
I pray Your AWE will convince me Lord Jesus from every moment to every choice I chose a HUGE Hope in You.
Increase my faith Lord Jesus, that my every step is upon belief convinced by AWE of You.
Help me to let go of trying to "fix" others and be convinced in my heart, mind and soul that You've Got This – You Have Them!
Lord cause my heart to be so full of YOU, so full of Your heart passion that I pursue everyone in Your Love with Your tender mercy.
E.xamine!
VERSE 9 And this I pray: that your love may abound yet more and more and extend to its fullest development in knowledge and all keen insight [that your love may display itself in greater depth of acquaintance and more comprehensive discernment],10 So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest and the best, and distinguishing the moral differences], and that you may be untainted and pure and unerring and blameless [so that with hearts sincere and certain and unsullied, you may approach] the day of Christ [not stumbling nor causing others to stumble]. 11 May you abound in and be filled with the fruits of righteousness (of right standing with God and right doing) which come through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One), to the honor and praise of God [that His glory may be both manifested and recognized].
A.pply!
What an amazing heart he had for those he was discipling and serving with. What an amazing prayer to pray for people you love and serve with!
He prayed for them the deepest prayers, you could see the relationship he had with them was huge. His love for those he served with just poured out in prayer
Prayer is truly love expressed from the deepest desires of our hearts
The measure of our love for people is seen in how we pray for them from our heart to God's heart.
God gives us love for others and we return it by praying for them
His prayer covered so many key areas: development in knowledge; development in insight; greater depth of love that leads to a greater depth in our acquaintance with others; comprehensive discernment;
There is no greater thing we can pray for another person than to have more comprehensive discernment.
We need to be able to sense what is vital, and roll not with earthly temporary things but eternal things that make a forever difference.
That is such a great prayer and a hope that we do approve and prize only those things that have real value
Every day we should be praying and encouraging each other to be untainted by the world; pure in heart; sincere in spiritual motive; unerring in choice; blameless in behavior; pure-unerring in character and having a reputation that is unsullied by this world. Tall Order - BIG GOD! Hoping Huge Today!
It is really important to God that we give recognition to the things Kingdom best and make a moral difference in our world today.
L.ist!
You have such an amazing heart, full of tender mercy towards everyone. I do not have it. I pray to know Your heart #AWE-GOD and be a reflection of it.
Lord create in my heart a desire for only YOU 1st. Jesus I hope you lead me by Your Holy Spirit so I am continuously untainted by the world, pure in heart, sincere in spiritual motive, unerring in choice, blameless in behavior, pure in character and always having a reputation that is unsullied by this world. Let it be so in me and all I love and know! Jesus!
Tall Order - BIG GOD! Hoping Huge Today For Me and For You To Recognize Kingdom Best And Make A Moral Difference In Our World Today!
Worship Wisdom! Changing Me! Speaking God's Truth-Hope!
Be Still By Kari Jobe
Be Still My Soul, Be Still! Wait Patiently On The Lord! He Is Here! His Purposes Are In Play For Me!
Be Still, Know He Is God! He Is Here With Us Now! Always Being! Always For Us!
#TWorship
Ephesians 3: 14-21 Draw Us (BOB, KIM, BRAD, BONNIE, KIELE, RYANNE, CHRIS, SUMMER, NOAH, LIAM, KENNETH, TINA, KENNETH, ERIC, CRISSY, NOAH, SERENITY) To You That We Might Walk With You This Day And Forever!
Hey Precious Children and Grandkids!
Praying for you today! Right now we are all pretty much all over the country, yet God keeps us unified and totally in love with each other. I am praying this for us:
Philippians 1: 11 May you abound in and be filled with the fruits of righteousness (of right standing with God and right doing) which come through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One), to the honor and praise of God [that His glory may be both manifested and recognized].
Lord help us: Bob, Kim, Brad, Bonnie, Ky, Ry, Chris, Summer, Noah, Liam, Kenneth II, Tina, Kenneth, Eric, Crissy, Noah, Serenity III be filled with YOU, be called to YOU 1st and constantly-consistently make the right choice the 1st time. Keep us Jesus in right standing with you. May our lives bring YOU honor. May everything we do give YOU praise. May people we are in contact with recognize YOU in our lives through our love, actions and words.
Have a great week everyone and wherever you are know you are loved huge by Dad and MommaMac
Enjoy!
Worship Wisdom! Changing Me! Speaking God's Truth-Hope!
Me Without You By Toby Mac
Fall Into God's Everlasting Arms Today! Don't Be Without God! Don't Be Without His Eternity!
Don't build your own kingdom just to watch it fade away! Don't Be Without God! Cling To Him- Dig Your Roots Into His Kingdom!
Save Us! Rescue Us! Jesus! We Are Yours Forever! Don't Do Life Without Jesus! Be Eternity Bound With Jesus! Accept HIM! http://youtu.be/xLYRTrdo5As
Don't "Be" Without Jesus! Be Eternity Bound! Don't Chase Every Breeze That Blows Your Way! Pursue God 1st! ! http://youtu.be/xLYRTrdo5As
talk it up! twitter
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
#Believe http://bible.us/Isa26.3.NLT
Yes Lord, Let It Be So! RT @mcProdigal: May the work of our hands and hearts be a fragrant burning to You #Tworship
Worship Wisdom! Changing Me! Speaking God's Truth-Hope!
Forever Reign By Hillsong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XATchXJYI
You Are Good When There Is Nothing Good In Me!
Jesus Is Peace When My Fear Is Crippling. He Is HUGE Hope – Forever Peace!
Jesus! You Are Joy, And The Main/Only Reason We #TWorship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XATchXJYI #AWE-GOD
You Are Here! In Your Presence I Am Made Whole! MY #AWE-GOD! Of all else I let go and let YOU!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XATchXJYI Forever Reign! #TWorship
You, Jesus Christ are LIGHT when the darkness of my world closes in.
You are truth in my wandering. #AWE-GOD
Worship Wisdom! Changing Me! Speaking God's Truth-Hope!
#Jesus! The Riches Of Your Love ARE Enough! Nothing Compares To The Embrace Of Relationship With My #AWE-GOD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XATchXJYI #TWorship
Yes! "religiosity" does not work RT @Reatesgirl: RT @mcProdigal: RT @DeboWard: God will not be owned by religion ((((powerful)))) #tworship
Philippians 1:6 Meditate On It! Roll It Over And Over In Your Mind!
Philippians 1:6
And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.
Confidence exudes when our belief in Jesus Christ is at the center of our hope and expectation.
I am sure Jesus Christ is working in me His good Kingdom purpose today.
God will finish what HE started in me.
God works in us not just for the moment, but for Kingdom Purpose that is Infinite in nature.
God is continuously developing His character in me, working on my spirit, bringing His design for me to completion.
God doesn't do anything in a happy-slappy - half hazard way, His work in my heart is destined to be fully completed
Fully is God's trade mark upon our lives. He completes everything and He always finishes well.
It is my AWE-GOD Who will bring to completion everything in my life.
Nothing, No One, No Situation Can Stop God From Finishing The Work He Started In Me! #AWE-GOD
Worship Wisdom! Changing Me! Speaking God's Truth-Hope!
One Thing Remains By Jesus Culture
http://youtu.be/6_KXsMCJgBQ
God's Love Never Fails Us! Never! Infinitely So! It Goes On and On…
http://youtu.be/6_KXsMCJgBQ #TWorship #AWE-GOD
Feel Like You Are Losing It All? Don't Be Afraid! God's Love Does Not Fail! Infinitely So!
http://youtu.be/6_KXsMCJgBQ #TWorship #AWE-GOD #Way-Maker
Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional
Hebrews 2:9
But we are able to see Jesus, Who was ranked lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His having suffered death, in order that by the grace (unmerited favor) of God [to us sinners] He might experience death for every individual person.
The Bible says that Jesus experienced death for us. So you and I do not have to experience eternal death because He has paid the penalty for our sin and given us the gift of eternal life. Now that is something to rejoice about!
Because of Christ's resurrection and victory over death, what happens when you wake up in the morning? I believe that when Christians put their feet on the floor in the morning, hell ought to shake. Demons should tremble when they realize we're up!
That's exactly what will happen when we realize who we are in Christ and understand the authority we have in Him. We are soldiers in the army of God. We have authority in Him!
Jesus has defeated sin and death. Now we need to consistently walk in the authority and victory that He provides for us. Then you will be extremely dangerous to the enemy of God.
Prayer Starter: God, thank You for the victory I have in You. Every day, help me to further understand the price You paid for me, so that I can walk in all the authority and victory that You have for me.
No matter what is going on in our lives, there is nothing that stops us from making a miraculous memory out of this moment! Kimberlymac
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