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| Monday |
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February 20, 2012 |
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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4 |
| Tuesday |
| February 21, 2012 |
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. |
| Wednesday |
| February 22, 2012 |
| In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9 |
| Thursday |
| February 23, 2012 |
| Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2 |
| Friday |
| February 24, 2012 |
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You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. |
| Saturday |
| February 25, 2012 |
| Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 |
| Sunday |
| February 25, 2012 |
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Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. |
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A Prayer for Guidance
A Prayer for Guidance
I was doing some spring cleaning the other day in my office when I came across a yellow piece of paper. It was folded neatly into four parts. On the outside were hand written words in pencil:
A prayer for Jackie
I suggest you say this prayer, or at least, touch this piece of paper anytime you are going to talk about “the issue” in the next days.
I opened up the piece of paper and saw the date – July, 2004. I vividly remember the reason for the prayer and who gave it to me.
At that time I was in my first relationship after having been divorced. My life had completely changed. The divorce had been very painful and I went through years of healing. “The issue” was the struggle I was having in this new relationship.
This note came from my choir director. We had become very close and he had been a stable, spiritual influence in my life. I talk about angels coming to help us when we need it and Marcos was certainly one of those for me.
The prayer was as meaningful today as it was in 2004, so I wanted to share it. If you are seeking guidance, keep this prayer handy to help you stay on the spiritual path. “The issue” can be anything that you are struggling with as you seek a life guided by God.
God,
I can only move my feet one at a time. And I can only move my feet in the direction my eyes lead me. Be the guide of my vision, turn my face to the path you have prepared for me and keep calling my attention, tapping on my shoulder, whenever I start staring towards my own illusions and delusions.
In the name of Christ, the Light of the World, who illuminates our souls.
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Bible Study, Self Help Books and Personal Development – The Big Paradox
The book stores are filled with isles and isles of self help and personal development books. Topics to help you be motivated, achieve success, how to combat depression, anxiety, improve self esteem, abound. If you are seeking help to improve in an area of your life, you’ll most likely find a book on it.
My book shelves are filled with these “helpful” books, even spiritual and Christian books on the subject of improving our spiritual walk. I am a voracious reader, soaking up as much as I can. The more I’ve been reading, however, the more empty I have felt. This week I finally discovered why.
Build Spiritual Muscle Free Teleseminar Series Begins
Do you need a little pick me up this week? Let me introduce you to the Rev. Dr. David Holyan, pastor extraordinaire and “foodie”. We won’t be talking recipes on this call, but we will be cooking up some great conversation in the first of the series – Lose Weight, Build Spiritual Muscle – We’ll be talking about how to lose the weight of worry, doubt and fear and build our belief muscle, courage muscle and heart muscle – just to name a few muscle groups.
Tonight we will be talking about building our belief muscle. You can look forward to hearing lively conversation on practical ways to grow our faith.
Just click on the Build Spiritual Muscle banner to reserve your seat. Can’t make it tonight? That’s okay. Your reservation will allow you to hear the replay. This replay will be available for an additional 48 hours.
Future speakers will be the Rev. Scott Smith, former Army chaplain who served in Iraq. Scott will be talking to us about building our courage muscle. If you know of any families with loved ones in the military, this would be a great call to encourage them. So, forward this website link to them. Please keep our courageous military men, women and their families in your prayers.
Future guest experts will be the Rev. Dr. Karen Blanchard, the Rev. Dr. Paul Reiter, the Rev. Dr. David Butler and an ongoing list of spiritual mentors. Please join us!
Are You One of the Walking Wounded Christians? – How to Find the Real Loving God
This whole topic that I am about to share with you makes me angry. I could have chosen a different word than angry and could have sugar coated it and said that this topic makes me sad. But that wouldn’t be telling the truth. I very rarely get angry. If my son were here, he would vouch for that. He would also say, “Pay attention, because Mom is mad.”
The reason Mom is mad is because precious lives are at stake. Usually the first wounding as Christians is when we are children. Let me share a story.
The Rev. Scott Smith is an Associate Pastor at our church. He has such a gentle spirit and a wonderful sense of humor. All of these qualities are still there. You see, Scott just returned to our church after first being our youth minister. He went on a tour to Iraq and served as a Chaplain in the Army. Scott knows a thing or two about being physically wounded too. He shared this story with us during the Ash Wednesday service.
Are You Paying Attention? God can Answer in Funny Ways
Perhaps you’ve heard this joke before, but it bears repeating even if you have.
A town was being pelted by rain. The local river was in danger of flooding so the authorities went door to door to tell the inhabitants that they needed to grab their belongings, leave and move to higher ground.
One gentleman was indignant and refused to leave. He told the officers, “God will take care of me.” After trying to convince the man that he had to leave, to no avail, the officers left.
Soon the water was coming fast and furious and the water began flooding over the gentleman’s porch. Several of the local neighbors came by in their row boat and urged him to get in the boat. The man refused saying, “God will take care of me.”
Quickly the water rose up to the man’s roof. He climbed to the top of his house in order to escape the rising waters. A helicopter came by and urged the man to grab hold of the ladder. The man refused saying, “God will take care of me.”