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Name: Chris
Location: United States
Gender: Female
Interests: Spending time with the Lord and my family, going out to eat with my husband of 39 years, reading my Bible, Max Lucado books, and Christian fiction novels, and writing in my prayer journal
Expertise: being a grandma!
Message: message me
Member Since:
3/25/2006
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| "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!" (Isaiah 55:1). It's hard for us to think in such terms because we're so used to a world of competition and costs. We even have a saying about it: "There's no such thing as a free lunch." But in God's kingdom, "free" is the only kind of lunch there is. Every blessing He gives is given by grace, and grace is always free. Get used to it. Those will always and forever be His terms. (Daily Refreshing) | | |
| "Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble . . . whatever things are of good report . . . meditate on these things . . . and the God of peace will be with you." (Philippians 4:8-9). Meditating on the good things of life means that your mind is dominated by, permeated by, totally captivated by, and fully occupied by good ideas, concepts, and insights. What does this mean to us in a practical sense? When we choose to think about those things that inspire us, encourage us, teach us, and build us up emotionally, we find that we want to follow God's will and we will desire to remain faithful to Him. When we choose to think about the majesty and glory of God, we rely upon Him with increasing faith and trust. (Charles Stanley) | | |
| "The world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever." (I John 2:17). Jim Elliot, a missionary who was martyred in Ecuador, once made this powerful statement, "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." The things that are associated with this world - possessions, titles, fame, pleasures, wealth - are temporary and are passing away. The things that are associated with the will of God - goodness, righteousness, eternal life, peace, love - are part of the things that will last forever. When people seek to hold on to the things of this world, it is like possessing a handful of sand that rapidly passes through their fingers. It is in doing the will of God that people will find the things that endure. (Roy Lessin) | | |
| "Come unto Me . . . " (Matthew 11:28). It is never God's will that we should be anything less than absolutely complete in Him. Anything that disturbs our rest in Him must be rectified at once, and it is not rectified by being ignored but only by coming to Jesus Christ. (Oswald Chambers) | | |
| The alarm rings. As our minds wake from the fuzziness of slumber, thoughts of the day come rushing in. Our day may have some unpleasant tasks ahead, or perhaps our to-do list is so long it makes us tired before we even begin. In any case, some mornings we'd rather stay in bed so we don't have to face the day at all. But as Beth Moore states, imagine how different our days would be if we had our cups filled by Christ first thing in the morning! When Christ fills our cups, He gives us HIS love, HIS joy, HIS peace and patience. We're able to be kind, good, faithful, gentle. And hey, a little bit of self-control might come in handy at an opportune moment as well! Christ wants to fill your cup to the brim. He knows just what you need for the day ahead. (Take My Heart, Oh God) | | |
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