Guest guest Posted June 6, 2002 Report Share Posted June 6, 2002 WONDERFUL, SAM !!! THANKS, HON !!! 8^) FROM: THE WOMEN'S DEVOTIONAL BIBLE 2 YOU ARE PRECIOUS BY SUSAN LENZKES BUT NOW, THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAYS--- HE WHO CREATED YOU, O JACOB, HE WHO FORMED YOU, O ISRAEL: " FEAR NOT, FOR I HAVE REDEEMED YOU; I HAVE SUMMONED YOU BY NAME; YOU ARE MINE. " _________________VERSE: ISAIAH 43:1 _______PASSAGE: ISAIAH 43:1-4, 18-19 AS A TEACHER TEACHES BEST BY SPARKING CURIOSITY, SO A FRIEND ENCOURAGES BEST BY KINDLING SELF-WORTH. RECENTLY A DEAR FRIEND WAS TALKING WITH ME ABOUT HER STRUGGLE TO REALIZE HER OWN WORTH. " THE OTHER DAY, " SHE SAID, " I WAS SO FRUSTRATED WITH MY SLOW PROGRESS, WONDERING IF I WOULD EVER REALLY LEARN TO BE KIND TO MYSELF. THEN I THOUGHT OF YOU AND ANOTHER FRIEND WHO HAVE AFFIRMED ME FOR SO MANY YEARS, BELIEVING IN ME EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T HONOR MY OWN OPINIONS AND FEELINGS, AND MAKING ME FEEL SPECIAL WHEN I DIDN'T PLACE MUCH VALUE ON MYSELF. AND I SUDDENLY UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING THAT'S HELPING ME BE MORE PATIENT WITH MYSELF. " I REALIZED THAT YOU'VE LOVED ME A LOT LONGER THAN I'VE LOVED MYSELF, SO YOU'RE *BETTER* AT IT! I KNOW WHERE THAT KIND OF LOVE COMES FROM. AND I KNOW THAT IN TIME, I'LL GET BETTER AT IT TOO. " WHAT A PRIVILEGE GOD HAS GIVEN US TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! WHEN THE APOSTLE PAUL INSTRUCTED US TO OBSERVE WHATEVER IS TRUE, NOBLE, RIGHT, PURE, LOVELY, ADMIRABLE, EXCELLENT AND PRAISEWORTHY (PHILIPPIANS 4:8), HE HANDED US A DELIGHTFUL SET OF TOOLS TO CARVE SELF-WORTH INTO THE LIVES OF OTHERS. AS WE SEE AND AFFIRM THESE POSITIVE QUALITIES IN OUR FRIENDS, OUR FRIENDS BEGIN TO SEE THE *SOURCE* OF ALL THAT IS TRUE AND EXCELLENT AND PRAISEWORTHY. AND SOON THEY BEGIN PRAISING THEIR LOVELY CREATOR BY BECOMING ALL HE MEANT FOR THEM TO BE. ------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE READINGS: 1 SAMUEL 20:16-17 HEBREWS 10:25 1 JOHN 4:16-19 GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 FROM: 365 DAYS WITH E STANLEY JONES BODILY HARMONY AND DISEASE " . . .A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME. " _____________________HEBREWS 10:5 ANOTHER MAJOR ENEMY OF THE PERSONALITY [iS] *BODILY DISHARMONY AND DISEASE. . . .* BODY AND MIND ARE INTERTWINED UNTIL ONE CAN SCARCELY SAY BODY AND MIND, BUT BODY-MIND. IF THE SOUL AND MIND PASS ON THEIR SICKNESS TO THE BODY, THEN JUST AS DEFINITELY DOES THE BODY PASS ON ITS SICKNESS TO THE MIND AND SOUL. THE WHOLE PERSON BECOMES SICK. . . . THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE CASTIGATING THEIR SOULS AND LOADING THEM WITH GUILT WHEN THEY SHOULD ATTEND TO THEIR NUTRITION OR HAVE OUT AN INFECTED TONSIL. IF THE NERVES ARE STARVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE LACK OF VITAMINS, THEY WILL KICK BACK IN SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THAT A STARVED SOUL WILL KICK BACK IN BODILY DEPRESSION. THEREFORE CHRISTIANITY SHOWS ITS ABSOLUTE SANITY BY TAKING THE BODY SERIOUSLY. IT IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE GREAT FAITHS THAT DOES SO. IT IS FOUNDED ON AN INCARNATION. DO YOU TAKE YOUR BODY SERIOUSLY? O GOD OF MY BODY, YOU HAVE MADE ME FOR HEALTH. HELP ME TO PRESENT THIS BODY OF MINE FOR YOU TO MAKE OUT OF IT THE VERY FINEST INSTRUMENT FOR YOUR PURPOSES. HELP EVERY BRAIN CELL AND EVERY TISSUE AND EVERY NERVE TO BE THE STRING UPON WHICH YOUR CREATIVE FINGERS WILL PLAY AND BRING OUT UNDREAMED-OF HARMONY. AFFIRMATION: I WANT MY BODY TO BE AT GOD'S BEST. FOR FURTHER READING: HEBREWS 10:5-7 JOHN 1:14 GALATIANS 6:17 ROMANS 12:1-2 GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 WELL I SURE DID NEED TO BE REMEINDED OF THIS!!! I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I ENJOY OUR DEVOTIONS BY NOW. I LOOK FORWARD TO EACH AND EVERY ONE! THEY MAKE ME STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND MORE THAN THAT THEY HELP ME COMMUNICATE WITH GOD IN A MUCH BETTER WAY. THANK YOU FOR DOING THESE FOR US!!!! HUGS, MARCY WEDNESDAYS DEVOTION WELCOME NEW DAILY DEVOTIONS MEMBER FROM: 365 DAYS WITH E. STANLEY JONES THE ART OF PRAYER: BE STILL "BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!_______________________PSALM 46:10 4. *STILL THE MIND.* JUST AS THE MOON CANNOT BE REFLECTED WELL ON ARESTLESS SEA, SO GOD CANNOT GET TO AN UNQUIET MIND. "BE STILL, ANDKNOW"; BE UNSTILL AND YOU DO NOT KNOW---GOD CANNOT GET TO YOU. IN THESTILLNESS THE PRAYER ITSELF MAY BE CORRECTED. FOR GOD DOES NOT ONLYANSWER PRAYER; HE ALSO CORRECTS PRAYER AND MAKES IT MORE ANSWERABLE. ONE NIGHT I BOWED MY HEAD IN SILENT PRAYER BEFORE A SERMON ANDWHISPERED TO GOD, "O GOD, HELP ME." VERY QUICKLY CAME BACK THE REPLY: "IWILL DO SOMETHING BETTER; I WILL USE YOU." THAT AMENDMENT WAS DECIDEDLY BETTER. I WAS ASKING GOD TO HELP ME---IWAS THE CENTER; I WAS CALLING GOD IN FOR MY PURPOSES. BUT "I WILL USEYOU" MEANT I WAS NOT THE CENTER; SOMETHING BEYOND ME WAS THE CENTER,AND I WAS ONLY THE INSTRUMENT OF THAT PURPOSE BEYOND MYSELF. GOD'SANSWER SHIFTED THE WHOLE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE PRAYER. GOD'S CHANGES ARE ALWAYS FOR THE BETTER.O FATHER, HELP ME TO LISTEN TO YOU AND TO BE RESPONSIVE AT THE DEPTH OFYOUR PURPOSES. I WOULD BE USED BY YOU.AFFIRMATION:I AM THE INSTRUMENT OF GOD'S PURPOSES.FOR FURTHER READING:PSALM 46; 55:22; 62:1, 5, 11-12GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERSSAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 AMEN TO THAT MARCY !!!! THANKS, SAM ! 8^) WELL I SURE DID NEED TO BE REMEINDED OF THIS!!! I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I ENJOY OUR DEVOTIONS BY NOW. I LOOK FORWARD TO EACH AND EVERY ONE! THEY MAKE ME STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND MORE THAN THAT THEY HELP ME COMMUNICATE WITH GOD IN A MUCH BETTER WAY. THANK YOU FOR DOING THESE FOR US!!!! HUGS, MARCY WEDNESDAYS DEVOTION WELCOME NEW DAILY DEVOTIONS MEMBER FROM: 365 DAYS WITH E. STANLEY JONES THE ART OF PRAYER: BE STILL "BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!_______________________PSALM 46:10 4. *STILL THE MIND.* JUST AS THE MOON CANNOT BE REFLECTED WELL ON ARESTLESS SEA, SO GOD CANNOT GET TO AN UNQUIET MIND. "BE STILL, ANDKNOW"; BE UNSTILL AND YOU DO NOT KNOW---GOD CANNOT GET TO YOU. IN THESTILLNESS THE PRAYER ITSELF MAY BE CORRECTED. FOR GOD DOES NOT ONLYANSWER PRAYER; HE ALSO CORRECTS PRAYER AND MAKES IT MORE ANSWERABLE. ONE NIGHT I BOWED MY HEAD IN SILENT PRAYER BEFORE A SERMON ANDWHISPERED TO GOD, "O GOD, HELP ME." VERY QUICKLY CAME BACK THE REPLY: "IWILL DO SOMETHING BETTER; I WILL USE YOU." THAT AMENDMENT WAS DECIDEDLY BETTER. I WAS ASKING GOD TO HELP ME---IWAS THE CENTER; I WAS CALLING GOD IN FOR MY PURPOSES. BUT "I WILL USEYOU" MEANT I WAS NOT THE CENTER; SOMETHING BEYOND ME WAS THE CENTER,AND I WAS ONLY THE INSTRUMENT OF THAT PURPOSE BEYOND MYSELF. GOD'SANSWER SHIFTED THE WHOLE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE PRAYER. GOD'S CHANGES ARE ALWAYS FOR THE BETTER.O FATHER, HELP ME TO LISTEN TO YOU AND TO BE RESPONSIVE AT THE DEPTH OFYOUR PURPOSES. I WOULD BE USED BY YOU.AFFIRMATION:I AM THE INSTRUMENT OF GOD'S PURPOSES.FOR FURTHER READING:PSALM 46; 55:22; 62:1, 5, 11-12GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERSSAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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