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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Psalm 66:4 ————– ” This is good and pleases God our Savior, for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth, for there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and people. He is the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone.” 1 Timothy 2: 3-6

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Just what is the Great Separation? It is the great divide between our God in heaven and his children upon this earth. It is God’s desire that not one person be left behind to burn in hell. It is his desire that all will accept Jesus and have eternal life. This, however, will not be the case. We know by the scriptures the fate of this world, and that there will be those who reject his offer of eternal life. There are people who will go about their daily routines never giving thought to the one who offered his life in order to purchase them with his blood. They will go about their lives with the idea they are in charge and that nothing can stop them. After all, they are totally in charge of their own lives. What can possibly go wrong? They first need to understand that they are no match for the devil of this world. He will crush them with the slight of his hand and take them to hell with him. He is the great deceiver and will deceive as many as possible. The bible tells us that even some of the elect will be deceived in the end days. God has given us each a free will. He did this so that you and I would come to him voluntarily, making our own decision to do so, and not because he is demanding us to make that choice. Just as you and I go to the store to purchase items, Jesus went to the cross to purchase you and me. His death gives us a chance to close the great separation in our own lives and follow him. It is our responsibility, while we continue to be a part of this world, to present to others the message of Jesus. We are not to push his message down their throats but instead present it in the way God wants the message presented. We are to live our lives that show his tenderness, love and patience for others. We are to be prepared to answer questions when asked about our faith. We should be prayerful and praise our God every day in order to be prepared to take on the devil and the world in general. The desire of our Lord God is to save as many in this world as possible. There is no evil too large that God will not forgive, if a person will just commit to Jesus. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5 ——-“never get tired of doing good.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13

TODAY’S MESSAGE: It is sometimes very difficult to maneuver through this world with a kind heart and a message of love and peace. The world itself does not allow for that and therefore, makes it difficult to live our lives with the kindness of our Lord and Savior Jesus. As we travel through God’s word, we begin see and we can reflect upon the ways of Christ. We can see the way his journey took place and just how he walked and maneuvered his way through the world during his 33 years on this earth. We are able to see the compassion he had for others. We can see the spirit of love he had for those around him. We can see the power of the peace he generated to others when he was around. We can make our travels on this earth much like those of Jesus, if we just remember to put into action his ways when we deal with things of this world. We must be willing to stand out and be noticed, as his ways are a direct opposite of the ways of the world. We must be willing to be compassionate to those who need it even if it means harm to us. We must be able to love others when their love toward us is hatred. When we live our lives through the eyes of Jesus we see things differently. We begin to have compassion and begin to understand how he loved even those who were putting him to death. We can begin to see how he showed compassion to the sick and gave out love to all with whom he came in contact. If we remember how Jesus lived his life and begin to see things through his eyes, then our lives will begin to evolve into the way our God in heaven wants us to represent him. We must dive into his Holy Word each day and soak up as many of his ways as we can. When we do, we are given the opportunity live our lives as Jesus lived his. JESUS IS LORD! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

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Daily writing prompt

Who are the biggest influences in your life?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him.” Psalm 24:1

TODAY’S MESSAGE: The Lord our God is the creator and the ruler of the universe. There is nothing that is not his and nothing that anything or anyone can take control over without his permission. Our God created the sky, the clouds, the oceans and the seas. He is the controller over the animals of the desert and the fish of the sea. He made the mountains, the birds, the grass and all the animals of the world. He is the creator, the Savior and the Lord over you and me. We are made in the image of our God. We are to be like him and live as he does. However, there was an uprising in the heavens at which point the devil was thrown to the earth and became overseer and deceiver of the world we live in. He can, however, do nothing to us without our consent. It is when we live in weakness that the devil and his army rule us and take over our thoughts and deeds. It is when we neglect our Lord God in heaven or even pay no attention to him at all, that we allow the evil one to access our bodies and use them against us and our God in heaven. However, we truly belong to our saving God. We are his instruments and are to follow his ways and not ours or those of the devil himself. Through the death of Jesus on that cross, we are able to know our Lord on a personal level and are able to walk and talk with him at will. It is through the sacrifice of God’s Son that you and I have a chance to live a life deserving of eternal life in heaven. We must remember that when we follow the ways of Jesus, we are instruments of our God and belong to him and not ourselves. It is his choices, his desires and his ways that we are to follow and not any other. It is he, through the Holy Spirit, that directs our ways and our words. It is through prayer, faith, trust and repentance of our sins that we are able to follow him in his ways. We must focus on our faith and not on the world. We must continue our trip down his pathway and not our own. This world belongs to our God in heaven, and he will one day retake possession and make it even better than when he first created it. We are instruments of our God and must work hard to follow his commands for our lives. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

Daily writing prompt

Share what you know about the year you were born.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “Human plans, no matter how wise or well advised, cannot stand against the Lord.” Proverbs 21:30 —– ” But, of course, you know that such troubles are going to happen to us Christians.” 1 Thessalonians 3:3 —– ” I was afraid the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless.” 1 Thessalonians 3:5

TODAY’S MESSAGE: As we continue to work hard at living a life representing Jesus, there are forces that will continue to come against us because of our efforts as followers of Christ. These forces will throw problems and unexpected troubles our way and expect us to fall at their command. However, we are to follow our Lord Jesus. There is no greater force than our Lord. There is nothing that comes against us that we cannot handle if we are following Jesus. It doesn’t matter the size of the problem or even how well planned it is; we have been totally prepared for every circumstance by our Lord God in heaven. We have been trained to live a life of faith. When our faith stands up the evil runs away. When we use our faith in the name of Jesus there is no thing that will be able to resist us. However, as humans we are sometime very vulnerable to the enemy. We, at times, will forget that we have a great reviver in God. We forget that He is able to resist all the enemy can and will throw our way. When troubles come, we wilt and allow the devil to spread his fears upon us. We go about our days living in sadness or fear of what could be next. Our lives are no longer representing the strength of Jesus but instead the weakness of our own humanness. We are living outside the will of God. We must keep ourselves protected by His great insurance policy that we have received from the death of our Lord Jesus on that cross. He has given us his Holy Word to read and digest daily. He has given us the name of Jesus for prayer and communication with our Lord God in heaven. He has given us faith to believe all of the actions our God will take on our behalf when we find ourselves in worldly situations. We must keep up the faith and never allow ourselves to become susceptible to the world around us. If we trust in Him, we will be able to live strong and happy lives even through the toughest of times. I am trusting Him! I hope you are doing the same! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

List your top 5 grocery store items.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “PETER DECLARED,’ EVEN IF EVERYONE ELSE DESERTS YOU, I NEVER WILL.’ ” MATTHEW 26:23 —– ” KEEP ALERT AND PRAY. OTHERWISE, TEMPTATION WILL OVERPOWER YOU. FOR THOUGH THE SPIRIT IS WILLING ENOUGH, THE BODY IS WEAK.” MATTHEW 26:41

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Sometimes when we follow Jesus, we try to become too perfect in our walk. We try to do things that we are unable to do as humans. We believe ourselves to be perfect when in reality we are not and never will be perfect while we live on this earth. I have found myself in this boat. While I am to strive to be the perfect follower, I must recognize that I am a human who was born a sinner, and just because I have accepted Jesus, doesn’t mean that I will not occasionally fall flat on my face by making mistakes in my life. I sometimes forget, but must always remember, that is why Jesus died on the cross. He took the sins that I commit, the mistakes that occur in my life, to the cross with him and died for each. All I must do is remember to go directly to him to repent and ask for forgiveness. We must all be cautious as the devil tries to use the goodness of our God and turn it around for his benefit. We have to continue to watch and pray as we are instructed to do and be careful in our actions as we continue to follow God’s ways. It is our duty to strive to be perfect in our lives. We are to do our best in our efforts to do good and live our lives with love, forgiveness and compassion for others. But we must also remember that we will falter at times. However, our Lord thoroughly understands our humanness, and because of our earthly tendencies to sin, he gave his son Jesus Christ to die for all of our missteps and failures. We must not feel that if we make a mistake in our life that we are not going to get to heaven. We instead, must remember that when we fall, Jesus is there to pick us up and make us right. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “And you know that the way we lived among you was further proof of the truth of our message.” 1 Thessalonians 1:5 —– ” Our purpose is to please God and not people.” 1 Thessalonians 2:4

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Have you ever heard of the old saying “you are just a chip off the old block”? Have you ever considered just what this means? It means that you are just like someone else. It usually pertains to being similar to your mom or dad. You may have the same values as they or you may have the same characteristics as they do. As we continue to grow in Christ, we are to be chips off the old block. We are to develop the same values and characteristics as Jesus. We are to grow into the love he displayed while on this earth. We are to search for and develop the values he displayed. When we live our lives, we are to live them in the same manner as Jesus. We must be able to display his same actions and his same attitude. As humans we will fail at times. We will falter and do things we shouldn’t. But we should immediately fall down before our Lord and repent and ask for his forgiveness. It is because he lives in us that our hearts know just when we do something wrong. We begin to feel guilty because we are going against the values that our Lord has instilled in us. We will not be able to understand all things or be able to see things through the eyes of Jesus until we get to heaven, but we are to strive for his ways, thoughts and vision in our own lives. When we accept him, he accepts us. He accepts us just as we are and begins to teach from whatever point in life we have obtained. If we have hit rock bottom, then he accepts us at rock bottom. It doesn’t matter to him where we are he comes to us to begin his tutorial. Our lives in Jesus are a work in progress. It is continually being molded into what the Lord wants us to be. We, however, must have faith and trust in our Lord and allow him to take our lives into his hands and help us along the way. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

What skills or lessons have you learned recently?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “You must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you.” Colossians 3:12-13 —– “And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love.” Colossians 3: 12:14

TODAY’S MESSAGE: When you are going out for an evening of relaxation you go to your closet to find the right apparel for the evening. You want to look your best to impress those who are around you. Yesterday we talked about the new life in Christ Jesus. As we get ready to out into the world each day we need to go to our closet and choose the right clothing to live our new life in Christ. The Lord gives us great insight into what we are to wear. We are to wear tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and the love of Christ. It is with this clothing that we are prepared to go out into the world and represent our new life in Christ Jesus. We are never to put on fear, doubt or worry. We are to take our old clothing, consisting of anger, jealousy and intimidation and do away with them. Our lives are to change, and they are to change for the better. When we are confronted with troubles, we are to be patient and not allow anxiety to overwhelm us. We are to be humble before others and not try to be intimating. We are to reflect the gentleness and love of Christ. His love is to flow from you and me to those around us. When others are going through troubled times, we should be the calming effect on not be and enabler for sadness, anger or anxiety. When we truly change our lifestyles for Christ, we must dress for the occasion. We must show the world who we are and what we stand for. Our new life is that of Christ Jesus and we must dress appropriately. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

Daily writing prompt

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “Since you have been raised to a new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God’s right hand in the place of honor and power. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.” Colossians 3:1-2

TODAY’S MESSAGE: We live in the earthly realm and are surrounded by the things of this world. We live by the world’s standards, the world’s rules and all of the other ways that are dictated by the world itself. However, when we accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior we became citizens of a new place, a wonderful place, a place inhabited by Christ Jesus himself. We became citizens of heaven. Even though we may not be residents’ just yet, we do belong to our new place of citizenship and have obtained all of the benefits that come with living in heaven. It is harder for us who currently reside in this world, to think of heaven as our permanent residence and what it offers to us as citizens, but if we just read the Word of God each day and pray, we are given the opportunity to reach out and grasp onto the realities of heaven itself. We are told in Colossians 3:1-2 that we are to let heaven fill our thoughts and not the earth. We are to learn the ways of Jesus and live our lives that represent the ways of our new place of citizenship. Our lives here on earth should be completely different than the lives of those in the world. We are to stand out, and when we do, we will have to endure mocking, persecution and taunting. Our roots must be allowed to penetrate so deeply into the soil of the Word of God that we produce the fruits of heaven here on earth. We must be so strong in God’s Word that we no longer fear the taunting and persecution of those who surround us. We must, without fear, allow ourselves to spread God’s ways to others in preparation of His return. It is important that we live the new life here on earth. We have a purpose and a role to play while we are still a resident on this earth. Let is all stay prayerfully aware of our new citizenship established in heaven and let us Live the New Life without fear. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

Daily writing prompt

What are your favorite physical activities or exercises?

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TODAY’S SPRIPTURE: “This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is changing lives, just as it changed yours that very first day you heard and understood the truth about God’s great kindness to sinners.” Colossians 1:6

TODAY’S MESSAGE: As sports fans we can really get excited about our favorite teams. Whether they are 11-0 or 0-11 we seem to be able to muster up excitement every time they take the field. Because they are our favorites, we want to show our support and root them on. Today we have another team that is ready to be rooted on. It is probably the most famous team in the world and is one that has the strongest offense, and the strongest defense ever recorded. This team is one that never loses and deserves our very loud support. It is team Jesus. There is no doubt that as Christians we belong to a team that is number one in the world. We, however, don’t always treat it as such. Many times, we like to hide it under a rug or shy away from even talking about it. This isn’t how we would treat our favorite football team. So, why do we treat team Jesus in this way? I am guessing, but I think I am pretty close in saying, that sometimes we don’t want to field the pressures that sometime come with belonging to this great team. The other teams in the world like to persecute and taunt in very unnerving ways. They like to yell loudly mean words that my sting and hurt us as we hear them. They may even get so angry that they try to hurt us. Because of this treatment we will hide our team Jesus relationship in the basement and not even talk about it. Well the time has come to show up. Jesus did not shy away from those who were fiercely against him. He didn’t shy away from those who put him to death. Instead, he stood up and put his record on the line. He didn’t yell, throw words back at his persecutors or try to find others that he could hire to hurt them. Instead, he lived his life in God. He lived with a calmness, a powerfully joyful attitude and went forward with success. You and I are to do the same. We have Jesus as our team leader. How can we go wrong. He is there to help us up when we are pushed down. He is there to give us his loving hand when we need a little nudge to move forward. Our lives must show our support and love for this great team. It is Jesus who we should focus on and not the world. It is Jesus we should put first in our lives. When we do, we will never lose. We are undefeated no matter the opposition! Let us all let it be known our support for being a member of Team Jesus! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3

TODAY’S MESSAGE: To live our lives can be simple or can be hard. If we put too much into our thoughts, we can live a very complicated and sometimes tragic life. There have been times in my own life where I sat and pondered upon subjects for hours upon hours. After I had worn myself out mentally, I found that I had accomplished completely nothing. When I began to read the bible, I found myself once again reading and trying to digest each and every word. I was a newborn Christian and wanted to digest as much as I could. However, I soon learned that my mind was about to explode. I was learning very little and came away from my study with little to no knowledge. As a matter of fact, I came away in many instances confused and without learning much at all. Still today I find myself, at times, doing much the same thing. After much prayer, the Lord made it very clear to me that in order to believe in Him and to understand Him I must not overthink things but instead become, once again childlike. I had to wipe away all of the worldly learning I had obtained over the years and be open to Him and Him alone. I had to come to the understanding that God does not talk to me mentally but instead he talks to my heart. It is what comes from the heart that drives our thoughts from Christ Jesus. He speaks to the heart and not the mind. The mind tries to outthink the Lord, but the heart accepts Him and learns by his soft touch. I learned that prayer, prior to reading his word, was important. I learned to pray for understanding and wisdom. I asked and prayed for him to talk to me and to help me to give him my total attention. Learning to hear the Lord is a process and that process comes from turning once again childlike. A child’s mind and heart are uncomplicated, innocent, clean, and open to the new things of Christ Jesus. We must learn to listen to our hearts and not our minds. JESUS IS LORD! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

What’s your favorite cartoon?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. ” Psalm 68:19 —– ” Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5 —– ” For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” Philippians 2:13

TODAY’S MESSAGE: We all live for something. Some live for their desire to accomplish great things in the world. Others live for their desire to satisfy the demands of their parents or grandparents. Still others live to be recognized by those around them for the many achievements they have accomplished at their workplace or home. This is all well and good, but we should have a greater priority as a follower of Jesus Christ. Our lives should be overcome with the desire to live in harmony with the way Jesus lived his life. We should be a sound reflection of how Jesus lived on this earth. He was loving, caring, had compassion for the needs of others, forgiving, patient, humble, courageous, gentle, and had a servant’s attitude. All of these attributes are the way Jesus led his life on the earth. That is how you and I should be attempting to live our lives. Yes, it is nice to have accomplishments and be recognized by others, but our main focus should be on Jesus and how he lived. We are human and will not always reach our goals. When we fall, he is there to pick us up. We must remember that it is from our hearts that we live like Jesus and not by our humanity. It is by the Holy Spirit that we stay on the right path and not stray. When we represent Jesus, we are helping the Lord to help those who need him so desperately. Is it time to re-focus? How are you living your life? If you are not sure, then go back to the Lord in prayer and ask him for his help. He loves us and will not leave us stranded. He is always with us and there to pick us up when we fail. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

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What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” Psalm 24:1

TODAY’S MESSAGE: I have many possessions that I consider to be very valuable to me. If someone were to take them from me, I would be very unhappy or even angry. Let us consider our God in heaven. He created the earth and all that is in it. The earth and everything that exist upon it belong to our God. You and I are also his possessions. We belong to him. He created each of us for a purpose and that purpose is to please him. How do you suppose our Lord feels when he sets back to view the beautiful world he has created and sees it in such disarray? How do you think he feels when he sees the destruction of his beautiful mountains, valleys and rivers? How do think he feels when he sees his children running amuck and doing things that totally against his ways? I would venture to guess that he feels much like you and me when we lose a possession that is dear to our hearts. However, his love for us is greater than his desire to destroy the earth and all who inhabit it. He did that in Noah’s time. You and I have a safety valve. We have a way out of the chaos that is prevalent in this world. Instead of a time of revenge he has created a time of grace. He allowed Jesus to walk this earth and then die on the cross so that we can live. All we have to do is invite him into our hearts and then truly believe. We must continue to live with faith and build our faith up so that our lives are a testimony to him on this earth, and not a testimony to the evil one. Yes, the devil is allowed to do his thing, but we have a chance get out from under his control by the grace of our Lord. The devil is marching to his end. The earth and all that is in it will be made anew in these end days. But we are not there yet. We still have time. Until Jesus returns to harvest his children, we can secure our spot in heaven if we just come to our senses and believe. The time is running short. Let us all get on the train to heaven and not look back. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

Daily writing prompt

Do you ever see wild animals?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: ” THAT, IN REFERENCE TO YOUR FORMER MANNER OF LIFE, YOU LAY ASIDE THE OLD SELF, WHICH IS BEING CORRUPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LUSTS OF DECEIPT, AND THAT YOU BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND, AND PUT ON THE NEW SELF, WHICH IN THE LIKENESS OF GOD HAS BEEN CREATED IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS OF THE TRUTH.” EPHESIANS 4:22-24

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Our lives on this earth cause us to become dirty because of the ways of the world and the thoughts of those around us. We are born into a life of sin. As we live our lives in the world, we continue get dirtier and dirtier with the thoughts and actions that we are prompted to go along with. We doubt, fear, get angry, hold grudges, lie and cheat among many other compromised actions. When we come to Jesus, we must become clean. We must throw away our old self and begin a new type of life. We are put on a new change of clothes making ourselves complete with the ideas of Jesus. We must begin our journey in Christ by becoming a child once again. We must throw away the learning we have attained in the world and begin to learn all over again. The ways of Jesus are completely different from the ways we were living in the world. We are to do away with our anger, deceit, lusts and worry, doubt and fear. Living in the world is much like living in a cult. When we escape, we must train ourselves once again to live in a different way. This is not an easy venture. It is a course that takes time to complete. We must not only become aware of the Lord’s new ideas, but we must also be able to live them by applying them to our daily lives. It takes a study of the Word of God along with meditation in his word. It takes daily communication with our Lord through prayer. It takes a confident person from the world and turns them into a humbled person before God. We are to become one in Christ. We are to look like him, live like him, and talk like him. When others look at us, they are to see a change. The time gets closer and closer each day for the return of our Lord Jesus. When that happens the period of grace will be complete. Don’t miss the opportunity! JESUS IS LORD! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

What is one thing you would change about yourself?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” Matthew 16:24-25 —– ” For by grace you have been saved through faith; and not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as the result of works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

Today’s Message: Following Jesus is not an easy venture. It requires a lot from us but allows us the freedoms that Jesus so richly provides. Before meeting the Lord, we are set in our ways. We are driven by the things of the world. We consider ourselves to be the center of the universe. However, after we meet Jesus all of this changes. We must be willing to make changes in our lives. These changes are not just subtle small differences but are huge changes in the way we think and the way we live our lives. We must put ourselves to the back of the line and put Jesus at the front. We no longer are to consider ourselves Kings and Queens of the universe. We instead, are to develop a servant’s attitude, where we consider others better than ourselves. We begin to understand that the things of the world are no longer the most important things to us but instead, Jesus, becomes our focus and our life. Persecution comes full force, and we must be strong in faith and in our understanding of the Word of God. We must learn of the tools that God gives us to survive in this world. We must listen to our guide, the precious Holy Spirit and make choices that we may feel uncomfortable with. We must realize that it is not works that get us saved, but instead, it is confessing Jesus as Lord and Savior and believing with a strong faith that he is our Savior, Lord and refuge. We must begin to understand that our good works come from our belief in Him and not Him from our good works. Jesus provides us a way to eternal life. That way is through Him. When we choose his way, the path becomes difficult with many obstacles put in front of us. However, we are able to overcome and conquer our fears with a strong faith in Jesus and his great power! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

Daily writing prompt

What are your feelings about eating meat?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: “Though we ourselves are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.” Psalm 65:3 —– ” So we receive God’s promise of freedom only believing in Jesus Christ.” Galatians 3:22

TODAY’S MESSAGE: Sin is everywhere. This world became sin when God threw the devil out of heaven. When you and I were born into this world we were born into the sin of the world. We were born sinners. Our make-up is that of a sinner and our natural actions consist of sin. Everywhere we go and whatever we do we have the ability and the desire to sin. Sin is who we are. However, our God in heaven loves us so much that he has given each of us a solution to our sinful problems. It was not without sacrifice that God gave us the chance at a new nature. Through sacrificing his son, Jesus Christ, he gave us opportunity to receive his nature of love, peace and joy. He gives us the gift of wiping our sins away. When he does so, he forgives them and forgets them as though they never happened in the first place. This is sometimes hard for us to understand. Therefore, he has given us a mission to accomplish. It is one that is easy and hard at the same time. We are to believe with faith in his sacrifice for us. We are to focus on and believe in Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We are to ask him to reside in our hearts and live in us. You may ask, how is that so hard? The answer is that we must believe in something unseen and not seen. We must develop a faith that is so strong that our lives reflect the love of Jesus. Our lives must reflect his joy and his peace. We must display his characteristics in good times and hard times. When a family member is sick, we must believe that God will take care of them. When we lose our job, we must believe that our God in heaven has his hand in the situation. When a disastrous destroys all of our earthly possessions we must believe that the Lord is in control. Our beliefs must be so strong that our lives gravitate to his ways and thoughts and not to those of this world. Our Lord loves us and will never disappoint us. When he closes one door, he opens another. We must believe that we receive and take action on those beliefs. We are overcomers of the evils of this world through the life and death of Jesus. Sin has no rule over us if we stay focused and believe! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Daily writing prompt

What are your two favorite things to wear?

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.” Matthew 13:13 —–“ My old self was crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” Matthew 2:20

TODAY’S MESSAGE: There have been many times in my journey with the Lord that I have read the bible and seen the words and read the words but came away with nothing. When I was reading, I was not concentrating, and I was not allowing the Lord to work within me. I was just reading because I felt that it was necessary. When I was done, I shut the bible, walked away and never applied any of his principles to my life. I was in that learning mode. Hearing him, listening to him and doing as he instructs is a learning and growing experience. His word is just that, his word. It is not something we are to take for granted. It is his true word and is coming directly from our God in heaven. Through it he strengthens our thoughts and provides us meaningful ways to live our lives. As born-again believers we have the Lord living in us by the power of the Holy Spirit. He guides our ways, helps us to make decisions, puts us back on the right path when we stray and puts us back on our feet when we fall. He also opens our eyes, our thoughts and our ears. When we allow him to actively work in our lives we see things differently. We hear and understand. We look and we see. We listen and we really do hear. When we come to the Lord, we are to recognize that our old self has been crucified. We were on that cross with Jesus and died right beside him. We no longer live! However, Jesus does continue to live, and he is living right inside of each of us who have accepted him through faith. When we allow the “Holy Spirt Experience” to take place in us, our lives become strong and full of Jesus himself. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

Daily writing prompt

What technology would you be better off without, why?

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