When Blessings Bring Joy

What a blessing you all are to us. As we watch the stats and map stats within our Christian Blogging network, it brings such encouragement and joy to us to see all the visitors from around the world. My original prayer when we started this online ministry and network was "Lord send them from the north, the south, the east and the west" and "may you Lord be Glorified, as others are blessed".

 

Thank you to all the visitors that visit our blogs and again re visit us. Thank you for all the wonderful emails over the years.
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El Nino Just Might ....

You might recall the El Nino's of the past. Some meteorologists believe that we are in for another El Nino and that E Nino will bring rain to drought stricken parts of Texas. Well, after all the fires here in California, El Nino just might bring major rains, mudslides and flooding to California. This could be a very wet year coming this winter.

 

 

Sometimes the weather man hits the target, other times they miss. However, it would be wise to prepare in advance just in case we have a very wet winter with lots of severe weather and storms. Make provisions for your family, relatives and friends.

 

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When The Hearts Agenda Is Not Of God

Many times people bring false accusations against others with an agenda. They usually start with behind closed doors gossip as to gather strength in numbers. Yet it's the agenda that drives their heart. After they sow the seeds of false accusations whereas they feel empowered, they then put their agenda's to work with the well "we think" mind set.

What they fail to realize is that in doing so, they stain their own garments and dis honor God

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Feeding The Homeless

At the church we attend, I have watched the homeless outreach grow leaps and bounds over the years. I remember when it was simply two lockers, a table and some can food. Today around 150 families come each week to get food. There are two huge refrigeration units, Ilse of foods of all kinds and about 20,000 square feet set aside for outreach. It's amazing to see the love that pours through the homeless, food and food warehouse at our church.

 

It's also amazing to see what the new director is doing and all the changes that have come forth. The love, dedication and handwork that is being poured into and through the homeless outreach is amazing. People are being blessed, getting much needed food and are being ministered to and God gets all the Glory.

 

There are blessings overflowing when we reach out and help others in need.

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The River Of God's Love & Grace

Just imagine a river flowing from the heart of God filled with His love and grace. Just imagine that river flowing richly into your life, home and family. Is it possible that life could be filled with love, peace, and joy. Yes!  One of the ways to find that very river is through prayer. Prayer has this unique way of opening the very floodgates of God's heart over our lives. Prayer brings change, change that is good!

 

Jesus said "my house shall be called a house of prayer".
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Blog Colors, Banners & Graphic Designs

Looking for a custom blog banner? A custom blog banner can really add some life to a blog. Just imagine the colors that can be incorporated to match your overall blog design and layout. You might even have noticed the blog banner at the top of this blog. A simple design put together in Photoshop SC3.

If your looking to breath some life into your blog with a custom designed blog banner, contact Custom Blog Banners at: http://custom-blog-banners.blogspot.com/ . All they need is your blog address so they can see your layout and color scheme and they can design you a colorful banner that will complement your blog.

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Hitting The Mark While Running Life's Race

What a mad house life can occasionally be. The demands, responsibilities, schedules, work, financial responsibilities and every other aspect of life can be like a mad house. Then of course there are those hidden and unseen situations that arise. Ouch!

 

It's like being in a race, running the fast lane of life and trying to hit the mark. Problem is that fast lane just never seems to end, and whatever mark we hoped to hit or accomplish seems to get lost in the lane changes, off ramps and on ramps of the freeway system.

 

Let me encourage you. If life is getting the best of you, slow down. Take some time, relax and simply put things into perspective. I also encourage you to spend some time in prayer seeking God for His perfect will in your life. You see, when we get into the flow of God's river, the ride is so much easier and so filled with joy.

 

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Bad Hair Day People

There's nothing worse than bad hair day people. People that are always looking for some dramatic situation to unfold to make their day seem worth wild. People that are always gossipping about the latest, meddling in other peoples affairs, pointing fingers at others, judging and creating drama. I just don't understand that mind set. As if peace, happiness and joy escape them. What kind of life is that?

 

Life is beautiful, it is wonderful and it is filled with wonder. Yes, there are those days, weeks and sometimes seasons, but why with intent create difficulties and hardships. Why light the fire, place the skillet on it and jump into the skillet. And the worst part, why expect others to jump into the skillet with you.

 

Trade your bad hair day mentality in for days of peace, balance, and sound mind.

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Finding God In The Midst Of Difficulties

Very few people look towards God when things are going well. Truth is they are usually to busy and consumed to think about God. However, when times become difficult or troubles come, that's when we all seem to call out to God. Sometimes God takes the worst of situations and circumstances and turns them into blessings. We of course can't see this in the beginnings or as it's unfolding, but as time passes we do.

 

If your encountering difficulties let me encourage you to call out to God through times of prayer, worship and simply taking the time to share fellowship with Him. You just might find all your difficulties being turned into blessings as time passes.

 

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How Do You Define Terroism

We've all heard about terrorism. It didn't start with 911 and the attacks against The United States. It started long ago. Even back in the days of Christ it was present and long before. Just imagine being taken hostage and fed to lions. Just imagine being taken hostage and forced to fight another human being to the death.

 

What about what was done right here in the United States. What about the Indian Nations, the wars? What about the slave trade and what was done to the people of the African nation that were brought here in chains and irons? What about abortion? Do not all these things qualify as terrorism?

 

I guess it depends upon how you look at it. I would imagine that even the people of Iraq, the everyday citizens, the mothers, father and children were terrorized. Just imagine a bomb killing your entire family and your just a child. I would imagine that every time a bomb falls on the innocent, they feel terrorized. So what is a terrorist? Is it a group of people that blow people up, blow up cars to kill people, that attack hotels, take hostages and so on? Yes, that is definitely a form of terrorism.

 

Personally, I feel that anytime a human being's life is being threatened regardless of the reason or so called justification. That is terrorism. Life, all life, should be held with the very highest of regards, respected, protected at all cost, not taken by acts of terror. And to sacrifice the innocent to root out the evil, is a great sin.

 

Love conquers all things, love overcomes all things, for love not killing, is the greatest of all gifts.

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Touching The Nations Of The World In High Speed

Have you ever noticed how many times we seem to get into high gear before we shift from 1st to 2nd to 3rd and to 4th. This happens in churches, in ministries and in our personal lives. Personally I have found God, my walk with God and the Christian life to be season after season of change and that God is in no hurry. Considering that Christ died upon the cross over 2,000 years ago and countless generations and seasons have unfolded, that in it's self proves that God is a patient God. After all, God could have judged the world 1,000 years ago and called His Bride home, yet here we are, still awaiting the second coming of Christ.

 

Many times, we just flat out get in a hurry. We get so far ahead of God, His plans and His purposes that we are creating our own agenda's while thinking and believing we are in God's Perfect Will. I've oftened wondered this in regards to the size of our online ministry which has grown to over 150 separate ministry blogs, not counting all the other blogging communities that we are involved within. Yet and again, I feel this overwhelming call to share the love of Christ and His Redeeming Passion with the world. If you have a passion to share Christ with the world, contact us. We are always looking for blog authors and writers to share the love and passion of Jesus on the Internet around the globe.

 

 

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The Fruit Of Compromises

Jesus spoke of the man who built his house on solid foundation vs. the man that built his house on sand. One was built on rock solid foundation, while the other was not. Jesus went on to say that the house built on the solid foundation could withstand difficult times, that the winds could blew and the house would remain, but that the house built on sand would not stand and great would be the fall of it. Just imagine the endless situations and circumstances that this application could apply to.

 

Sometimes it's possible to start out on solid foundation and slowly be moved to unstable foundation. One way for this to happen is through compromise. We all occasionally compromise, however if we continue to walk in compromise it can cause a shift and that shift can lead to unstable grounds.

 

When this happens, we must examine situations, ourselves, and the path that we have taken. For it's easy to get off course in today's world.

 

There are blessings found in the straight and narrow.

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God's Little Lambs

We have a wonderful children's ministry at our church and a very loving pastor that pastor's over the children. She's truly a very loving and special woman who loves God and his little lambs. It's such a blessing to see all the joy on the children's faces each weekend as they attend the children's classes. You see, this one woman's love, dedication, sacrifice and simply who she is in Christ touches and makes a huge difference in the lives of so many. It's breathtaking and priceless to see.

 

Just imagine if we all possessed such character and qualities. Our world would be a better place.

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When Misery Becomes Daily Life

We occasionally encounter those days that affect us. They affect our happiness, our personalities, our character and some times others around us. Depression is occasionally a part of life, unfortunately. However when misery and unhappiness becomes a daily routine, somethings wrong, drastically wrong. Many times within this we easily blame others for our unhappiness or we adapt that if only I could, or if only life was attitude.

 

The truth is that there is something wrong and that something is found deep inside of us. Yes, we can blame others and take on that pity party attitude. We can apply that but if only mindset, however the truth is that we need to look within us, deep within us, because somethings missing. You see, we were not created to live a life of sadness, misery and unhappiness. Life is not suppose to be ruled by these emotions and problems.

 

If you're dealing with daily misery and can't find happiness. Is it possible that what's truly missing is God in your life?

 

God can meet all your needs.

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Laughter, Joy And The Holy Ghost

Have you ever performed a word study in the Bible on joy and laughter? It's a fun and very informative Bible study. Where there is laughter, heaviness ceases. Where there is joy, depression flees. Where joy and laughter are found, sadness is not.

 

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

 

Blessings through the power of the Holy Ghost

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Allow The Peace Of God To Quiet The Storms

I love to rest in God. Life comes with many different challenges and sometimes those challenges can overwhelm us. Over the years I've learned a very important fruit of the Spirit. Patience! Within such, I've learned to rest in God, to not respond so quickly or become easily offended by situations. I simply take a deep breath and start praying when situations arise. When we rest in God, we find God's peace, wisdom and counsel flowing and that simply calms the storms. It helps us to put things into perspective.

 

Let me encourage you to rest in God when things seem to overwhelm you. Remember, yesterday is gone, today is here, and tomorrow will take care of it's self. Allow Jesus to calm the storms, and allow the Holy Spirit to minister peace to you.

 

Blessings are found in resting in God.

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The Selling Of Doves

Have you ever asked yourself what is the business of the Kingdom. Jesus said that He was about His Father's business. Jesus also called the money changers and those selling merchandise out side of the Temple, some pretty harsh things.

 

When you read the Bible and the accounts of Jesus and the Apostles, what do you find? Do you find a huge marketing concept? Do you find a huge merchandising concept? Did Jesus and the Apostles set up store fronts, open business and market God's Word, Salvation, Redemption and charge admission on the Day Of Pentecost.

 

Yet today, church's are big business. I've been pondering that a lot lately, wondering if such things are being about the Father's business.

 

Blessings, in Christ

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Those That Thirst And Hunger

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

 

May you be filled as you hunger and thirst after God.

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Hatred, Lying And Slander

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. Poverbs 10:19

 

A great Bible study is found in Proverbs - Chapter 6

 

Blessings, in Christ

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The Beauty And Power Of Unity

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

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The Destructive Power Of A House Divided

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

 

However, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

 

Blessings, in the Spirit
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Saul's Encounter With Jesus

And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 9:17

 

I've chosen the above scripture to hopefully get you to read Acts Chapter 9 because it is a very important section in the book of Acts. Catch the story line of Saul and what happened on the Road To Damascus.

 

Blessings, in Christ

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Love, Power And Authority

I love the word of God, the teachings of Jesus and yes, the teachings of the Apostles. Jesus made things simple and the Apostles whom were led of the Spirit and anointed in power went forth preaching the Word with signs and wonders following as the Lord was working with them. Preaching was simple. It was about Christ and the rule of the Kingdom. Prayer was simple and through such lives were changes and transformed. The Apostles walked the walk and were about the business of the Kingdom as Jesus was about His Father's business. Neither Jesus or the Apostles walked around with Bibles.

 

The Apostles and the church were empowered by the Holy Ghost and the church was being born as it unfolded. You see something wonderful happened on the Day Of Pentecost. The church was born, the Apostles were empowered and Kingdom Authority was the rule. Heaven came to earth like a Mighty Rushing Wind.

 

It's time for the church to submit to the word of God, the doctrine of the Apostles, cast out the religious spirit and the precepts of men. It's time for the church to stand upon the very ROCK whom is the Lord, the Holy and Anointed One. It's time for the church to rise up in love, in power and in authority.

 

Blessings in the Anointing of God.

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Rising Above Potential Disasters

Just imagine if your house was not built on concrete, but rather sand. Things could become very unstable at any given time. A earthquake could occur, or a winter storm. There could be a flood, or even a mudslide. The results could be very bad. Just imagine all the potential possibilities for disaster if your house was built on sand. Now imagine your life being built on sand.

 

Here are the words of Jesus on the matter. Life changing words that are over 2,000 years old, yet eternal.

 

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

 

They key is reading, knowing and understanding the sayings of Jesus.

Blessings, in Christ and His Words.

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Living A Victorious Life

What is living a life of victory? How do you measure a life of victory? Is it wealth, possessions, material things, health, who you are, what you accomplish, what others say about you? Well I guess many would say yes. However consider this. Living a victorious life just might be a life of blessing others. In other words having the ability to do good, to make a difference and to be a world changer. Regardless of how we might all see what it is to live a victorious life. One thing is certain. With God's blessings and favor, living a victorious life gets a whole lot easier.

 

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