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PERFECT LOVE.

Written by FAVORED1 on September 28, 2010 – 6:31 am -

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.

[1 John 4:18]

“Perfect Love”

Good Morning Beloved,

I woke up with a “this is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it”, in my spirit! I’ve determined to commit this day into the care and keeping of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I resolve to listen to what He’s already said and observe to do all that is written in His commands. I can only do that by His Spirit in humble submission to His will for my life. My way will be made prosperous and I will have good success (yeah.. I’m still feeling that from yesterday!). Nothing can possibly happen today that will escape His notice or His care. His plan is settled in the Heavens. His ways are not my way, nor are His thoughts my thoughts. The assignment He has for me is for me. He could use anyone, but He chooses to use me and I glad about that. My perspective on life is changing as I shed off unnecessary baggage and put on the attributes of Christ. Every day I’m learning something new. Everyday I’m seeing something with a fresh new set of eyes. His way is not just “right”… it’s “better” (thank you Tye Tribbett!). He loves us with a perfect love. A love that is not based on what we have or what we can do. It is simply based on “whose we are”. We were created in the image and after the likeness of God. He made us. When we make something, we feel a special attachment to the thing that we made. When I was in Junior High school, I made a black and white dog pillow. I sewed it by hand because I was afraid of the sewing machine. I was afraid I would sew my fingers. The stitches are crooked and it looks kinda funny, but do you know my mother still has that pillow on her bed! Why? Because I made it. I have given her countless teddy bears and stuffies over the years. Valentines Day, Christmas, birthdays… but she still holds on to that pitiful looking dog. This world is literally a cauldron of fear. Whether we know it or not we are bombarded by fear on a daily basis. Fear of lack, fear of our neighbors, fear that our co-workers are going to go slap crazy and shoot up the workplace. Fear that our children won’t be successful. Fear that they will be left out because they don’t have the latest and the greatest new whatever the ads are trying to sell us. Fear of growing older.. going gray… getting wrinkles… gaining weight… getting sick. Think about every commerical you’ve ever seen. The underlying thought plays on our fear. “If you don’t buy ??? you are missing something that you desperately need. Your life won’t be complete with this car. You won’t get a date without this brand of toothpaste. Your children will never learn without this type of cereal. Your mate will leave you if you have dandruff.. Fear. Commercials work by convincing you of a need that you may or may not have. You need water, you don’t necessarily need their water. You need food to survive, you don’t need chocolate-fudge-brownie-surprise. It will only make you happy for a moment, not a lifetime. BUT GOD… His Word tells us that “perfect love casts out all fear“. The imagery for me is similar to the graphic shown above. A big “bouncer” type butler-dude, grabbing hold of my little fears and power-kicking them out of my spirit. Whatever the fear. However small or large. His love is big enough to handle my situations which are minuscule in comparison.

… ummmph…. whew! .. and that Beloved is Good News!

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day!

Regina

“No Limits”, Israel Houghton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkpTL-9haI

“Celebrate”, Fred Hammond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGYbxlBAzkg

“God’s Got An Army”, Carman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZdIKPIse0

“Moving Forward”, Israel Houghton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZuLWk7GPZU

“Draw Me Close”,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNL49TFC_8

“Peace Be Still”, Vanessa Bell Armstrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NTYlSrueGw

Christian Animation: Facing Impossible Odds?

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Beauty In The Storm

Written by FAVORED1 on February 12, 2010 – 2:18 pm -

Friday, February 12, 2010

And JESUS answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The LORD our GOD is one LORD: And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

[Mark 12:29-31]

Beauty In The Storm

Good Afternoon Beloved!

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… Well… most of us have been on a little unscheduled vacation here in the Washington Metro region. Those two snow storms back to back showed us who was boss. We have long been viewed as ‘wimps’ by our northern kinfolk, in terms of how we deal with inclement weather. This was an extremely uncommon occurrence for us. We’ve had no experience in dealing with anything of this magnitude. Overall, I believe we are doing well under the circumstances. I always try to find the silver lining under a situation. In this case, it is the many ‘love’ stories and random acts of heroism and kindness that have been displayed. In my neighborhood, some beautiful soul shoveled a pathway all the way to the corner (a BIG deal when the snow is up to your hips). Whole neighborhoods have gotten together and dug themselves out. People have demonstrated… love. Well, this Sunday is Valentine’s Day. It has many supposed origins. The one I like best is this one:

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine’s Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it “From Your Valentine”. Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine… Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off….

What a story! In all of the stories, the common denominator is that this was a good man, unjustly persecuted for a noble cause… Valentine’s Day makes PDA’s really cool (public displays of affection). It gives us a good excuse to tell those we love how we feel about them. Not just your mate, but your family, friends and acquaintances. Shoot ‘em a note and show ‘em your love Jesus said that we as children of God, would be known by our love. “Perfect love casts out all fear” (1 John 4:18). Love is mult-functional.. The Bible says ~

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of GOD’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! But when full understanding comes, these partial things will become useless. When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as GOD now knows me completely. Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

[1 Corinthians 13:1-13]

Love Is the Greatest!

HAVE A HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!

I Love U! … but God Loves U More!

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day and a Wonderful Weekend…

Regina