Breakfast For Your Soul

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

Thursday, April 2, 2009

This is a trustworthy saying:

   If we die with Him, we will also live with Him. If we endure hardship, we will reign with Him.  If we deny Him, He will deny us. If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny who He is. Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.

[2 Timothy 2:11-14]

Good Afternoon Beloved,

Paul was not writing this sitting on a beautiful vista overlooking the ocean, while sipping on a virgin pina colada.  He was writing this from prision.  Not only that but he was chained and in prison. There was no cable television, no bunk beds, no rights… he was a prisioner.  His crime?  Preaching the Good News of Jesus–a living Savior that came to bridge the gap between God and man.  Believe it or not there are thousands alive right now who are being imprisoned all over the world for the exact same “crime”.  Paul could have thrown himself one large of a pity party. Instead, he used his ‘downtime’ to write and encourage his young protege’ Timothy.  Timothy loved God and had been raised in a Godly home.  No doubt, after seeing what happened to Paul… Timothy was scared. Paul did not hide the cost of serving the Lord from Timothy.  He told him how he was treated, but he also let him know what an honor it was to suffer for the sake of the Gospel. Paul reminded him that the prison was temporary, but God’s kingdom is eternal.  He helped ‘unentangle’ Timothy’s conflicting emotions.  He was a friend as well as a mentor.  Wonder who God has placed around us.  I personally believe that God has placed people in our path, and has put a Word in our mouth for them.  That is an awesome thought, and a huge responsibility.  May we never miss an opportunity to bless someone’s life, and possibly change their destiny.

… WHOA!  That beloved is Good News!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina

Oh… I receive a lot of good stuff online and every now and again I see something I feel I must share… This one is from Rex Barker:

Rex Barker [RexBarker@Joke-Of-The-Day.com] here with “Untangling Your Life” sent in by Lila S from Pittsburgh…

 

In the San Francisco Chronicle a few years ago, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a web of crab traps and lines. The fifty-foot whale was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her tail, her torso and a line tugging in her mouth.

A fisherman spotted her just east of a local island chain and called an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her – a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.

They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around – she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

This is Rex Barker hoping that you and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate this year-to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that are binding you.

 

Bread of Life -2 Corinthians 2:14 2 of 116   Jesus said in John 6:36 “I am the bread of life”. It is up to the believers to take the Bread of Life (Jesus) out of the Bakery (the church building), to where the hungry people are. After eating “Satan’s Garbage”, the aroma of the Bread of Life will certainly smell good. January 1, 2007

Dynamite -Mark 11:22 13 of 116   The power of God can remove any obstacle that is preventing you from getting to where God wants you to be. Our faith allows God to release His power in our lives, to remove the mountains in our way.

Peace Rock -John 16:33 41 of 116   Even in the midst of a stormy sea of trouble, we can have peace in Jesus, a peace as solid as a rock. But if we give in to worry and fear, we will be in danger of sinking. August 5, 2007

Oil of Joy -Isaiah 61:3 44 of 116   Like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz, the storms of life can leave us broken, and it can be tough to continue. But God provides us the oil of His joy, to heal our hurts, and allow us to move on in Him. August 26, 2007

Ranger Rescue -Isaiah 52:7 52 of 116   This cartoon is an encouragement to the church to get out of the “ranger station” of the church building, and up on the “mountain” of the world, where people are in need of rescue. October 28, 2007

Steamboat -1 Corinthians 15:58 53 of 116   Here’s to all of the people who work behind the scenes in the church, doing those jobs that may go unnoticed. Your work is just as important to keep the church moving forward.

Construction Site -1 Peter 2:5 55 of 116   If we offer ourselves in service to the Lord, He already knows just the right place we are best suited for. November 18, 2007