A Valentine may play a love song for you but God sings you the sweetest love song in the universe Zephaniah 3:17 (New King James Version) 17 The LORD your God...He will rejoice over you with gladness,He will quiet you with His love,He will rejoice over you with singing.”
A Valentine may give you flowers but God sent you the most beautiful rose of all, Jesus Song of Solomon 2:1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys
A Valentine may take you out to dinner, but God has invited you to the most amazing feast ever given Revelation 19:9 (New King James Version) 9 ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’
A Valentine may bring you chocolates, but God provides you with something even sweeter, His Word Psalm 119:103 (New King James Version) 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
A Valentine may be far away, but God is always with you Matthew 28:20 (New King James Version) 20 I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
A Valentine may give you something but God has given you everything 1 Timothy 6:17 (New King James Version 17 God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
A Valentine may love you for a lifetime, but God loved you before you were born and will love you for all eternity! Jeremiah 31:3 (New King James Version) 3 “ Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
PRAYING YOU ARE BLESSED BY THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF GOD THIS VALENTINE NOW AND ALWAYS
If you are going through a testing, Choose to PRESS THROUGH! Choose to TRUSTING GOD! Choose to RESIST discouragement! Choose to LAY HOLD of God's promises and DO NOT let go!
In 2009, God wants us to know that He is a good God no matter what happens! The economy might be shaken even more, situations happen, people change but we must know that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever! We're living in an unshakable kingdom of God!
Psalm 34:10 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Choices. We make choices everyday don't we? What are the choices that we make? Attitude is a choice. We can choose what we want to feel. The choice that we make determines what is the outcome of your situation. Your attitude determines your altitude.
You see, some people that have a bad attitude look grumpy all the while but for those with an excellent attitude, you can see a glow in their faces because they choose tosmile at the storm knowing that every cloud has its silver lining.
Do you realize that your attitude affects those around you? No one would want to mix with a person who is always complaining and grumbling nor would you want to be in a company with someone who is critical or judgmental.
Be slow to form judgments about people and circumstances, and be generous in your evaluations by always giving the benefit of the doubt. It is the function of pride to think you know the heart and motives of an individual and then forming an opinion based on your assumptions.-by Marsha Burns-
In Luke 9:23 it says, Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his crossdaily and follow Me.
See the word daily..means EVERYDAY we have to submit our will to HIm and be yielded totally to God..by having an attitude that is pleasing to God.remember attitude is a choice. so in other words we are totally responsible for our attitude.
We have to make a choice DAILY to rise up and overcome our situations and put on agarment of praise no matter what we feel or think!
The mind is the battlefield, but we have the Word, the Blood and the Name to outwit the enemy! No one, not even the devil can force you to make a decision. Suggestive thoughts may come but only YOU can make the ultimate decision which will eventually determine your victory/defeat.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path.
Proverbs 3:3, 4
Well, nowadays God is teaching me how to depend totally on Him from the smallest matter to the biggest ones_ which meanstotal trust 100%.
Sometimes, we tend to take things into our own hands and leave God out of the picture subconsciously. We thought we are trusting God but we have our own preconceived ideas and think of our own solution. When things happen, some Christians act like unbelievers and they fret and whine and complain as if God in heaven is ignorant to our needs and leave us alone. Their attitude contradicts the promise of God in Hebrews13:5 which God says ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’, and in 1 Peter 5:7 it is written ‘Cast all your cares on Him for He cares for you’. If we understand this wonderful revelation, it will change the way we think and our response towards our situation. God loves us so much that he sent His only Son to die for us. Do you think He will leave us when we are down? Of course NOT!
We might say sometimes we don’t feel God’s presence…but His silence is not His absence. How can we feel Him if we murmur and not trusting? God is simply saying, “TRUST ME”! No situation that is too big that God cannot handle and nothing is too difficult for God! He is GOD!!
You see…trust is faith…if we don’t trust, it simply means we don’t have faith and without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak eats only vegetables.(Romans 14:2).See the truth in this scriptures..if we have faith even as a mustard seed, we can say to this mountain, "be thou removed" and it shall be removed. So, this is how powerful faith is.
Hmmm...talking about dependence...we really have to depend on GOD.not halfheartedly but again 100%...i realized when we depend on ourselves, ultimately our strength fails us and then we get frustrated and blame God for what happened..but actually its not Him, its us. Many times, we try to be god of our own lives, but eventually it didn't turn out the way we want. When we start to take control of our lives, God will just stand back and watch. Of course, He will not force Himself on us. It is our choice to turn our eyes to Him in dependence.
When we depend on God means we are dying to our carnal nature, our selfish desires and lay it on the cross and embrace God's will and purpose for us. Our spirit is willing to do that but our flesh is weak. It is the flesh that wants to be glorified and take all the credit. We need the grace of yielding from the Holy Spirit...so we can totally say "God i depend on You" and just let go and let God. Sometimes things happen that we would want to react to the flesh immediately and throw our tantrums...but someone once told me,
'In whatever situation, if we can react in such a way that reflect God and glorify Him..if we would just stop for five minutes and not react immediately...but consult and ask God..don't you think everything would be fine?...'
Yes..that is called depending on God..if we would just consult God in EVERYTHING, all will turn out well..right?
I came to a point that i know my own strength, wisdom, talents, skill are all limited without God. If i use only what i have for myself it will just be that and will not increase. But if i give all that i have to God i know He will increase my talents, wisdom, strength for His kingdom and His glory. That's where I,Me,Myself are not in the picture but only God and God alone gets all the glory.
Lastly,its not about how smart i am, its not about how talented i am, its not about how rich i am , BUT its about HOW GREAT MY GOD IS!! =)
Romans 6:13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life ; and offer the parts of your body as instruments of righteousness.
This verse talks about offering the members of our bodies as instruments of righteousness unto God. As how people use musical instruments for praise and worship, God wants our lives as sacrifice of praise for Him. He wants to anoint you not only to play musical instruments but also to empower you to live a life of holiness and purity. Let your life be a musical instrument for the glory of God. Never allow your “instrument” to become “out of tune” because of sin in your life. Let the Master-tuner tune your instrument for His glory. He can take your old “violin” and make it into an instrument of praise.
‘Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waster much time on the old violin, But he held up with a smile. “What am I bidden, good folk?” he cried, “Who will start the bidding for me? “A dollar – a dollar – then two, only two - “Two dollars, and who’ll make it three? “Going for three” – but no - From the room far back, a gray-haired man Came forward and picked up the bow, Then wiping the dust from the old violin, And tightening the loosened strings, He played a melody pure and sweet As a caroling angel sings.
The music ceased, and the auctioneer, With a voice that was quiet and low, Said, “NOW what am I bid for the old violin?” “A thousand dollars – and who’ll make it two? “Two thousand – and who’ll make it three? “Three thousand once – three thousand twice – “And going – and gone,” cried he. The people cheered, but some of them cried, “We do not understand. “What changed its worth?” Quick came the reply, “The touch of the Master’s hand.”
And many a man with life out of tune, And battered and scarred with sin, Is auctioned cheap, to a thoughtless crowd, Much like the old violin. A “mess of pottage” – a glass of wine, A game – and he travels on: He is going once – and going twice – He’s going – and almost gone! But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd Never can quite understand The worth of a soul and the change that’s wrought By the touch of the Master’s hand. - By Myra Brooks
