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TOUCHED!
Written by FAVORED1 on September 3, 2010 – 11:22 am -Friday, September 3, 2010
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
[Matthew 17:7]
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
[Matthew 20:34]
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
[Mark 1:4]
When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!” And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear. But Jesus said, “No more of this.” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
[Luke 22:49-51]
“TOUCHED”

[Psalm 34:18]
God’s touch will bring that joy that is unspeakable! … oh .. and we can touch Him too… and when we touch Him… He’ll touch us back!
…. and that Beloved is Good News!
Y Stress? … U Blessed!
Have A Fabulous Day and a Wonderful and Safe Labor Day Weekend!
“Lay Your Hands On Me Jesus.. I Don’t Mind”, Rev. Timothy Wright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqc5a5AI4Cs
“One Touch”, Nicole C. Mullin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJVd6KDf6oU
“Jesus Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened”, Rev. James Cleveland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A0dE9spbbg
“Where Is Your Faith?”, Rev. James Cleveland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17wIwcXUPv8
“For Every Mountain”, Kurt Carr Singers (J2IM Mime)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRnVqQsmJuU
“Never Seen Your Face”, Melvin Williams & K&K Mime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp3OLpBXIAI
“God Is Here”, Kurt Carr.. (K&K Mime)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHUwZXnjAtc
“I Give Myself Away”, William McDowell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4v5IXbEauM



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BE ENCOURAGED!
Written by FAVORED1 on September 1, 2010 – 11:05 pm -Thursday, March 11, 2010
So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing. Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever He promises. And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in Him, the One who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and He was raised to life to make us right with God.
[Romans 4:16-25]
BE ENCOURAGED!
He’ll make it alright,
but you gotta stay strong.
Be encouraged no matter what’s going on,
He’ll make it all right,
but you gotta stay strong.
I know right now it’s impossible to see,
but God is gonna work it out if you just believe.
Remember this one thing while you’re going through,
if God delivered Daniel, He’ll do the same for you.
Hold on, trouble don’t last always,
these trials are just a test, just a test of your faith.
So stand strong and dry your weeping eyes,
‘cause joy comes in the morning,
and everything is gonna be alright.
Be encouraged,
be encouraged,
but you gotta stay strong.
Be encouraged.
… or not doing
. He knows us so much better than we know ourselves. He is with us through life’s challenges and life’s triumphs. What He is pulling out of us is priceless. Be encouraged! Don’t wait for someone to encourage you.. sometimes you just gotta encourage yourself. Everyone is not going to understand the place you are in all the time. I once worked on a job where one of the employees was angry because he didn’t receive a cake in celebration of his birthday like everyone else did for theirs. He was smiling, but I knew he was angry about it, how? because he talked about it EVERYDAY for the entire two weeks I was there. What baffled me was that he had told his boss during the party for his co-worker months before, that he didn’t eat cake, was raised Jehovah’s Witness, and didn’t celebrate birthdays. Question? What was the problem? I suspect it was less about cake, and principle and more about offense. Listening to him everyday, I could hear how he felt that others were favored over him. We need to get a hold of ourselves when we feel ourselves slipping into self-pity and discouragement. The Bible tells us to encourage one another, and we can’t give what we don’t have. Feeling a little low? Go to the Source… He will gladly fill you to overflowing with what you need.. exactly when you need it…
…what you are doing right now, and give God some Praise for what He’s already done!

“Balm In Gilead”, Karen Clark Sheard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5y0mUayAkM
“Jesus Is A Love Song”, Karen Clark Sheard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs0mB-RSV0c
“Pure Gold”, The Clark Sisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5E3PxkL8Y
“Endow Me”, The Clark Sisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkkTWq8XevM
“Its Your Time”, Donald Lawrence w/Vanessa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuOcIigwVhs
“All I Need”, Brian Courtney Wilson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztCZ1NMhNPU
“I Need Thee”, Bishop Paul S. Morton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiLHo2oFNHg
“Cast Your Cares”, Donald Lawrence w/Lejeune Thompson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQwem9kQjw
“He’s Preparing Me”, Daryl Coley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpJ_0IxNoUM
“Yes”, Shekinah Glory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obIT-By1VOU
“Let It Rain”, Bishop Paul S. Morton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApjyAnt4-qE
“Moving Forward”, Israel Houghton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfc7iQecw8





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No Jesus No Peace..Know Jesus Know Peace! :)
Written by FAVORED1 on August 31, 2010 – 11:20 pm -Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
[Philippians 4:4-8]
NO JESUS NO PEACE… KNOW JESUS KNOW PEACE
Good Morning Beloved,
Awwww….. “peace”. Just the word alone seems to come with it’s own built in sign of relief. I thought about that word “know”. In the biblical sense, it speaks of intimacy and closeness. When the bible talked about a man “knowing” his wife, it spoke of their physical union. Likewise, when we are spiritually intimate or “united” with our God, things happen. Even as the outside world seems to remain the same, something happens to us on the inside. Life begins to well up within us… the beginning of that “abundant life” Jesus promised us. A life not predicated on what we have or don’t have, but rather “WHO” has us. The situation may not be moving or changing as fast as we would like it to, but WE are changing. Becoming more patient, more calm, more fervent in our faith..more like Him. Ever been in a situation and thought…“wow.. when this happened last year, I went off.. today I just laughed!” Change is here my friend. Congratulations! You “know” Jesus
. Celebrate the victories, no matter how “small” they may seem to be to you. Every one of them is a stepping stone, taking us one step closer to where God purposed for us to be. It all starts in our spirit, but it is worked out through our mind. The mind is our “control tower”. It dictates where we will go and what we will do. If left to its own devices, no telling where that could be. BUT, if our spirit, filled with the Holy Spirit, has control over our mind, we will live the “good” life. Too often we think of the good life as being rich, successful and hanging out with the beautiful people. The real “good” life is like the life God created for Adam and Eve in the garden. Remember, God said that everything was “good”. Do you have food? .. water?.. clothes?.. shelter?.. love?.. family? .. at least one friend?… than my friend …welcome to the good life. There are millions of people all over the world who would change places with you in a hot second. On top of all that finery that you possess
… you know Jesus. Never forget that He is the peacemaker. He has given you a personal invitation to come into His presence and fellowship with Him. Dine with Him.. reason with Him. To participate in a Holy exchange… our ashes for His beauty.. our weights for His strength… our weariness for his rest…. awwww…. PEACE….
…. that Beloved is Good News!
Y Stress? … U Blessed!
Have A Fabulous Day
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What God Has 4 U… It Is 4 U! :)
Written by FAVORED1 on August 30, 2010 – 11:00 pm -Tuesday, August 31, 2010
In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment. He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God. One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said. Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.” As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants. He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa.
Acts 10:1-8 (New Living Translation)
What God Has 4 U .. it is 4 U!
)… I do not mean to imply in anyway that the whole world revolves around us. It revolves around The True and Living God. Sometimes, I feel the need to lean a little more on one side for a while, because so many people have such a dim, cloudy view of God. They make Him seem so harsh, cold and unloving when that could not be farther from the truth. Their perception is off because of the smooth, subtle, lying lips of the adversary. He is jealous of God (remember He wanted to usurp God’s Throne) … and he is jealous of us, and our position in God. We want balance. Balance is good. We need to know how much God loves us and that “no good thing will He withhold from them who walk upright”. He also wants us to live in purity and honor; not hesitating to offer our bodies as “a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God which is our reasonable service”. Settling our mind on an issue is the toughest part. Once we have decided in whom we’re going to believe, the rest gets easier. I made a conscious decision not to drink in my teen years, because I had seen the devastation alcoholism wreaked in our family and I did not want to take any chances. I was teased and called lame and boring, but I really didn’t care. I had made my choice and that was that. Every person needs to know their own limitations. I felt in my heart that it would not be something I would be able to put down easily… so I never picked it up. It was the same with drugs. I knew people who did drugs. I never wanted to. I didn’t like what it did to them and I didn’t want any part of it. A made up mind. Others indulged and made it through… some did not. Some are still struggling with a habit they’ve had since their younger days and it has really taken its toll. Shattered lives, broken dreams, missed opportunities, humiliation, pain, regret.. all to fit in, or to anesthetize some area of pain in their life. The good news is that this is a new day. Trials come… trials go, but for those who have made Jesus their choice, and accepted His life-giving, life-changing sacrifice… the blessing of God is upon you no matter what is going on around you. This is a brand new day to recognize the saving, healing, cleansing power of the Blood of Jesus. Fresh start … fresh insight … fresh anointing.. new life… everyday…
A penguin would be quite sad and frustrated if he tried to use his wings to fly like other birds. But a penguin in the water is quite content because there he can use his wings to swim gracefully. Likewise, we will not find contentment and joy until we stop comparing ourselves to others, and instead, inquire of the Lord as to the place he has for us in his plan.
[Mike Waters]


Tags: gift of God, what God has for you is for you
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Unfathomable Reward
Written by FAVORED1 on August 30, 2010 – 6:18 am -Monday, August 30, 2010
And behold, I (Jesus) come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Revelation 22:12
UNFATHOMABLE REWARD

“holiness, without no man will see the Lord”.
“Worship Medley”, Darwin Hobbs
“Work On Me”, Tonex
“God Didn’t Give Up On Me”, Deitrick Hadden
“He’s All Over Me (and He’s Keeping Me Alive)”, Georgia Mass Choir
“I Love The Lord”, Georgia Mass Choir w/Whitney Houston (The Preacher’s Wife Soundtrack)
“Just To Be Close To You, Fred Hammond
“You Were Much Closer”, Fred Hammond
“Give Me A Clean Heart”, Fred Hammond
“Show Me Your Face”, Fred Hammond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CGdwBrIvww http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ22a–zHLs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpEIrIJFTHs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAK8xQS0CU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjP4LgW0Rw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya3TbkAentU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcTqTYSUHRQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqI_K2RC7pU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TqOMLlk9M
Tags: God's reward, Jesus appearing, reward, sign of the times
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The Promise.
Written by FAVORED1 on August 27, 2010 – 6:03 am -
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
[Matthew 28:16-20]
The Promise…

Good Morning Beloved!
Happy Friday! … Jesus said that He would “never leave us nor forsake us”. How long is never? No matter where we are… there He is. Sometimes so silent we wonder if He didn’t turn His head away from us. I’ve heard the heart cry of many of God’s people who want to know “why?”. Why are they going through what they’re going through. Why is the wicked seemingly prospering even as they curse and mock the name of God at every turn. We are not alone in that sentiment. All throughout the Bible God’s own have had the same question… from Job to Jesus. Why? We have the benefit of seeing how their stories turned out, but our own story isn’t finshed yet. God is turning situations around, and strengthening us in the middle of where we are. On my job I have been stretched and tested for the past two weeks. The blessing of having God’s Word in me, is that in the midst of whatever-it speaks to my heart and encourages me. I am learning things that will stand me in good stead. Valuable information. Keeping in mind that God has promised that He would be with us always. He will never leave nor forsake us. How many have said that they could not have deserted Jesus, if they saw Him with their own eyes. In the text, we learn that some of Jesus disiciples that were with Him, who witnessed His miracles first-hand.. doubted. We have the benefit of not only knowing what they knew, but we have had our own experiences. Didn’t He make a way before? Remember, His “ways are not our ways, nor His thoughts our thoughts”. “All things” really will “work together for our good” … it may not BE good, but it will work out FOR our good. I am typing this offering of love, but our story, even though it is still being written out in our everyday life, in the eyes of the Master it is already finished… and it is a best seller. He knows that.. He’s just waiting for us to catch up with Him and know that too
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… and that Beloved is Good News!
Y Stress? … U Blessed!
Have A Fabulous Day and a Wonderful Weekend!
Regina

Tags: God keeps His promises, promises of God, The promise
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Excuse me.. You got a lil somethin’ in your eye :)
Written by FAVORED1 on August 24, 2010 – 12:21 pm -
Excuse me … you got a lil somethin’ in your eye
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Tags: judge not, righteous judgement, righteousness
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Is That What You Want? Are You Sure?
Written by FAVORED1 on August 18, 2010 – 9:39 pm -Thursday, August 19, 2010
LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble: You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your Ear to hear:
[Psalm 10:17]
You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
[Psalm 21:2]
Delight yourself also in the LORD: and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
[Psalm 37:4]
Is That What You Want? Are You Sure?

“Here I Am To Worship”, Israel & New Breed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkkhhlKrrkc
“Well Done”, Tye Tribbett & GA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeMiXvKGvwM
“Chasing After You”, Tye Tribbett & GA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrDqi7HQzUc
“Bread of Life”, Fred Hammond & RFC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVPLTB_72fE
“Just To Be Close To You”, Fred Hammond & RFC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya3TbkAentU
“Hear My Cry”, Fred Hammond & RFC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deQNmb7gPqM
“Breathe Into Me”, Fred Hammond & RFC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpl_906fqk



Tags: God's heart for man, what are the desires of your heart, what have you done
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Trash?!… No …Treasure!!!
Written by FAVORED1 on August 11, 2010 – 6:07 pm -Tags: trash... no treasure, treasure in earthen vessels
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GIVIN’ :)
Written by FAVORED1 on July 29, 2010 – 11:55 am -Thursday, July 29, 2010
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
[Acts 20:35]
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Is my living in vain
Is my giving in vain
Is my praying in vain
Is my fasting in vain
Am I wasting my time
Can the clock be rewind
Have I let my light shine
Have I made ninety-nine
No, of course not
Its not all in vain
No, no LORD, no
Cause up the road is eternal gain
Is my praying in vain
Is my labor in vain
Is my singing in vain
Is my speaking, is it in vain
Is my playing the organ in vain
Is my praying in vain
Is my, is my, is my labor in vain
Is my singing, singing, singing, in vain
No, of course not
No, of course not
No, of course not
No, No, no, no, no, no, of course not
No, No, no, no, no, no, of course not
Its not all in vain
Up the road is eternal gain.
Is my praying in vain
Is my, is my, is my labor in vain
Is my singing, singing in vain
I know I’m speaking in vain
Is my playin this organ in vain, at the temple
At the cathedral, at all these churches
Is my praying, my praying, my praying, in vain oohhhh,
Is it in vain?
Is it in vain?
Is it in vain?
Is it in vain?
No it aint in vain
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no of course not
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
Of course not
No, no, no, no, no, no
Of course not
No, no, no, no, no, no
Of Course not
Its not all in vain repeated 5 x
Cause up the road, is eternal gain
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… but that’s another post
. Why is it that generally speaking we have ‘more’, but are not satisfied. What do we really want? Is it attainable? Wonder if the answer does not lie somewhere in our response to the needs of others. When we take our focus off of our own circumstances, and do what we can to help somebody else in their situation, I believe we’ll actually feel better. Remember our Lord said “it is more blessed to give than to receive”. Did you know that the word “blessed” means ‘to be made happy’? Now, look at that phrase again. I will be made happy when I give… wow. Talk about prospective. It does not negate what we’re going through. It does not tell us to ignore our situation. It simply takes the power out of the thing, by allowing our mind to shift to someone else’s predictament. On an episode of “Clean House’, Niecy and her crew tackled what was deemed the “messiest house in America“. This house was unbelievable. Fabulous mansion on the outside, but the inside was incredible. Literally piles and piles of stuff in every single room. What struck me was that this was a beautiful, intelligent, professional family, with sweet, well educated, immaculate children. Seeing them on the outside of their house, you would never in a million years imagine the horror they lived in everyday. The house had at least 3 bathrooms, but they could only get to one. The mom had taken sick and during her recovery, received no help for anyone in the house. The daughter was also diagnosed with an illness. The father is a flight attendant and is gone 20 days out of a month, so to compensate he buys ’stuff’ to show his love for his family. The mother was also a ’shop-a-holic’. Niecy and the crew really worked with this family and had really impressive results. They found out the basement was covered with black mold and everything down there had to be destroyed. They tried to save a few pictures but that was basically it. What struck me was when the mother cried over how “wasteful” they had been. She said that the money could have done so many other things, and now the items were ruined. They swept up the “loose money” and it added up to .. are you ready? $5000! .. YES! .. $5000 literally laying around the house for years. She had boxes of things she had ordered that were never opened. She had no clue what was in them. The son had a pile of unopened Christmas presents. Needless to say, theirs was the biggest yard sale in “Clean House” history. Many people were “blessed” on that day. We are blessed too.. We have more to give than we think… 
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. I’d like to believe that blood-bought believers want to live a life that is pleasing to God. It is comforting to know that we serve a God that doesn’t give up on us. No matter where we are right now, whatever junk we’ve accepted from the evil one, we are not trash… we are God’s special treasure.



