Failure May 2

 

        Try not to spend much time thinking back upon your failures, dwelling on your excuses, or even any immaturity from them. Lean on the Holy Spirit and you will have the power to put all things in the proper place. Your age may not matter. Your attitude and character does. Heavenly Father has placed many things in subjection to humanity, but He has not given up total control. Search with the Holy Spirit for your special insight. He still guides any journey when allowed.

 

Prayer: Lord, keep reminding me today that you direct our path.

Struggles May 1

 

        When you enter the path of joy or pain, comfort or discomfort, knowledge or questions, the journey may not always be for your direct edification. The Lord continually seeks those who need salvation. You may enter a struggle with Christ for the sake of someone else. God’s compassion leads to your passion. Even if you are tempted to question or fear . . . remember, God looks to save throughout the universe, and you may be traveling with Him. He will lead. You are to pay attention and follow.

 

Prayer: Lord, help me remember the Holy Spirit works always through pain or prosperity.

Forgive Behavior? Apr.30

 

           What about passing judgement on someone’s behavior? Even forgiving another’s behavior? We need to leave that for heavenly Father to judge. We are to let the Father’s Love settle in us, so we can forgive another person’s original humanity made in the image of God. There may be exceptions, but Who they are may be innocent or guilty, depending on their choices or circumstance. Believe it or not, the Heavenly Father loves them more than we can, including our deliberate enemies we think need justice. Pray and desire for the best, even for those who appear vilest in behavior. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” must remain our attitude.

           Prayer: Lord, help us love more and judge less.

 

Work Apr.29

 

           You need not force yourself to do God's work. Your body should not force the Spirit. Relax in Christ, be receptive enough to accept his work and endure, and then have your spirit bring the body along. God is not a scorekeeper. If thought as a game, it stays already won. Christ will give the opportunities for any task. Heavenly Father is the Love-life that energizes the body and soul. He grows your spirit essence for your decision-making soul that influences your body, while His kingdom keeps moving along.       

           Prayer: Lord, help me daily to keep my spirit in harmony with your Spirit and with my body.      

 

What is Sin? Apr.28

 

           Earthly definition may give a rational explanation for sin, like there could be no good without evil-sin, but all the reasons are too human. When you cross over to the other side, heavenly Father will show the real reason for evil and that knowledge will bring you such joy that it will take the heavenly atmosphere for you to be able to stand it. Know this: Ending Sin is not the complete point of salvation. You can only partially understand God’s eternal balance right now. Have the passive energy in faith in the not knowing of this dimension and what is yet to come. Have faith in the All-Knowing, All-present heavenly Father.

           Prayer: Lord, all I really know is. . . thank you for saving us from sin destruction.

When tired Apr.25

 

           Heavenly Father made creative energy to work its way throughout our step-by-step linear time. The Holy Spirit does the connecting. Yet, energy flows through establishment and change. Sometimes God works changes outside of earthly operating time by rearranging the distribution of energy without consuming it. Remember the burning bush and Moses, the Cross and Jesus’s resurrection.  Sometimes the energy may be light [insight], sometimes music [peace], sometimes art [beauty], suffering [character building], life in a seed or person[future change]. Life challenge is all around you. When you feel you cannot go any longer, tap into the energy.

           Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving us hidden strength when most needed. Help us trust.

Your journey Apr.24

 

           Because the Holy Spirit stays jointly with you, when you practice God’s presence, you have a divine partnership. God can and will prepare the way. Many obstacles may appear in your path. That does not mean divine help is absent. Disrupters of life appear but the Spirit will guide you through the journey. He is present although you are unaware. You will get through as scripture promises. Your final challenge is not each hurdle, but the waiting for God to carve out the way. He prepares the seasons, the flavor of life, and the hearts to make your way for the right connections. Pay close attention. All things do work for what's best who remember Christ.

           Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving the true Way and helping us recognize what we should learn.

 

Behavior Apr.23

 

 

           One small deed that honors heavenly Father will be worth countless words. In the beginning, like in Eden, when humans replaced God’s trust with the substitution of false words, humanity started hiding itself behind language. Words are of the physical senses. The Lord may speak to you with other means, heavenly connections, often seeming invisible. Like a generous act of giving shows and speaks more volumes than words.

           Prayer: Lord, help us keep growing with the fruit of the Spirit, displaying generous action with all we learn to serve.

Winning Apr.22

 

 

           You have already won because you have the ‘more than’ from the DeVine creator. Do not fear any changes in your life. Change brings greater opportunity to practice more of heavenly Father’s  presence. In practice comes the assurance you can conquer. Holy Spirit being with you gives a constant reminder of your personal forgiveness and mercy. Walk as truly forgiven, fully renewed, and fully accepted by the Grace of the Father. No earthly event can satisfy your thirst like knowing God’s consistent presence with you.

           Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that with your help, we are more than adequate for any task.

 

Home Apr.21

 

           Your body, as a house, remains My home. Your house is My home as well. Turn no one away without some little Love kindness. I, the Lord, may have sent someone to you, put in the heart an impression to visit you. When you serve them, you serve Me.

 

           Prayer: Lord, remind me to pay attention to any person who surprises today. Help me honor you.

Joy Apr.20

 

 

 

           Joy is not just a state of being but a process as well. You experienced the first real joy at your salvation, the awe and wonder of unmerited favor, filled with love and mystery. Now, joy needs to spread through a journey of discipline. With daily practice God’s Word develops the joy of knowing, not just knowledge, but a completeness to know the overall strategy of the Father in the spiritual realm. Sometimes you will not feel the joy because pain, doubt, or questions plague you. But if you seek heavenly Father daily, you will reawaken wonder, praise, and the knowledge that you know that you know God’s Will.

        Prayer: Lord, flood my soul with your joy. Remove any negative that blocks my true journey.

Hope Apr.19

 

           When you need extra energy the most, look for a rising up inside. God's Holy Spirit, as your plus energy, will remind you that hope gives you power to love in the most desperate circumstances. Remember that hope vibrates through the kind of faith which goes beyond fact-belief. . . in that you act upon what you had faith in as if it were fact.

 

           Prayer: Lord, thank you for love you gave us, so we can keep hope in any hour of need.

Balance Apr. 17

 

                 When you feel yourself off-center, stop and ask for realignment. Christ is your balance. To be in balance with Jesus promotes the peace that goes beyond human understanding and rests in the Creator. Just as a precision instrument needs all parts working smoothly in cooperation with each other, you need body, soul, and spirit vibrating in His harmony. This shows the true power of Holy Love. Only God’s holiness gives you true holy.

                 Prayer: Lord, help us do our part to remove any disruptor that would hinder harmony with you.

Resurrection Apr.16

 

             When Jesus traveled through a town called Nain, recorded in Lk 7:11, some people carried the body of an only son of a widow. Earlier, he died. One reason may be Jesus’s heart went out to her because he was a son who would die but would be raised, so he raised the boy from the dead. Heavenly Father would raise his son from the dead. Resurrection surrounds us everywhere. We can live the resurrected life now. Something must die for something to rise. The Resurrection Principle vibrates all around us. Look for it as a reminder that Jesus’s death actually conquered death.

             Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving us the Way to live again.

 

The Blood Apr. 15

 

                 Think on Jesus’s pure blood that was spilled for humanity. It has no decomposing quality in it, no corruption. It cannot decay. [Psalm 16:10; Acts 13:37] Where did it go? It has blanketed the universe, spread throughout eternity to cover the sins of humankind forever. The blood is so richly pure that when one drop fell to earth, it helped the reclaiming of creation. When Jesus took blood to heaven, somehow he layered it throughout the heavenly bodies. When it was shown to hell, it announced His true salvation. Like gravity or the unseen, Jesus blood stays cleansing even today, vibrating for renewal until He comes again.

 

                 Prayer: Lord, I remain in awe of your gift and stay humbled by your sacrifice. Words are not enough. Take my heart and blood always. Thank you, thank you for the blood.

Seeking Apr. 14

 

                 Seek you first the kingdom of heavenly Father. Look for life (anything that promotes God’s life-creations) in the smallest events or in the largest decisions to be made. The Holy Spirit will sharpen your senses, when you seek and then obey. Following Holy Spirit will show you the Love for motivation, the path of the kingdom road, and the resources available. God’s answer is YES! He will help conquer your fears and doubts. He will show you heavenly principles joining the earthly creations.

                 Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for your continual watch care and the magnificent promises you place within our thinking.

 

Gain Apr. 13

 

                 Often. . . .You try to get ahead. Instead. . . get- a- heart, that which you have dedicated to the Christ. Any gift to heavenly Father, whether large or minor enhances the kingdom. Even tiny gift upon tiny gift upon tiny gift, given in true Love, will support the foundation of what was begun from the beginning. Count the gains of this world as loss by giving them away to the heavenly Father’s glory.

 

                 Prayer: Lord, help our vision stay directed toward your light and your love. Help us live the Resurrected life NOW.

 

Clear Thought Apr.12

 

 

           You can get so blinded by the attractions of the world that you see only through foggy lenses because you get distracted. Concentrate more on watchfulness. Seek clarity. Clarity is linked with your alert ability. Alertness comes by your permission. Ask for God’s Light that clears away the fog. Your spiritual lenses can be cleaned. The true perspective is to see through God’s eyes, the windows of eternity.

 

           Prayer: Oh Lord, I want to see clearly what you would have me be and do.

 

Self April 11

 

          One reason Heavenly Father sent his Son is to reaffirm a

Kingdom free from the trappings of self-centered rule.

We are a part of a new race of people. We are given strength to out-

love, out-think, out-hurt, out-give, out-live the finest worldly intellect.

We do this through humble faith and grace given by the Holy Spirit.

When the world says: Revenge, you say Forgive. When the world says reason only, you see through Jesus’s eyes. When the world says: Suffer, you say hope for Jesus’ sake. When the world says: Give in your own name. You say give for the sake of the Father’s kingdom.

           Then, your new wisdom will confound the intellects of the

world, and they will ask: “By what authority do you speak? And you

may then share God’s Grace with them. The Holy Spirit waits for you.

           Prayer: Lord, help me share who you are in every opportunity.

Earth Concerns Apr.10

 

                    With conscious effort, let go of worry about earthly functions. Consciously discover how to appreciate worldly things without the need to own them. Meditate on their individual beauty. A flower shows its individual beauty to anyone looking. To feel you have to own a thing tempts you to be possessed by it. Appreciate, then let go. If something holds you stronger than a kingdom principle, it may control you by blocking Jehovah’s path, slowing personal growth for you.

 

               Prayer: Lord, help us remove those false issues and possessions that try to consume us and control us.

Real Death Apr.9

 

           Must we come so close to Death? Must we really believe we will die and leave this earth before we can truly say: "God’s will is my will, not my will but God’s will be done?” There are many deaths in our life. We need to die to the false self that wants only what it wants. In a sense, even die to material blessings---give them away. Die to any one thing that separates us from learning and growing toward Yahweh.

Prayer: Lord, help me understand the little deaths every day I must face, so I can turn my full will over and live for you.

 

Sins Apr.8

 

           Evil [ backwards to L I V E ] has no omnipresent beingness like Jehovah. Evil disguises half-truths of the one negative being who wants you to think he is just like the true heavenly Father. Satan in nature [sin] wants to corrupt your nature. He and his followers try and constantly challenge you. Everyday sins that result from Sin-nature are actions that tell lies about the quality of life. Evil remains temporary in nature [comes and goes], faking a shallow selfish love. It leads to destruction of any clear, peaceful view of heavenly Father’s love. Jesus, the true Counselor, will bear your burdens. He covers all sin by his physical and spiritual sacrifice. He is the accurate one who maintains omnipresent ability, the constant work of the Holy Spirit.

 

Prayer: Thank you Lord, for conquering all negative forces in life and replacing them with your load-bearing love.

 

Miracles Apr.7

                 Miracles do not always happen ‘right now’. They often move over periods of your time---step by step---reaching for Jehovah’s holy conclusion. This example shows the constant perfection and consistency of the Father to work all things simple or complicated. Our minds are not large enough to see all, but Jehovah continues to make a moral universe that does what is right; it’s just that staggered human decisions chip away at God’s timetable. A mystery remains: He allows this.  But He still gives us a value intelligence, when we look to know what is right. And if we prayerfully ask, He protects us through His Son Jesus.

 

                 Prayer: Lord, I do trust that you work all things for your right purpose which includes us.

Genuine Love Apr.6

                 Trust…. Heavenly Father loves you completely….Still, when you experience emotional pain, like anger, it boils within you. It is a reaction. The Father’s Love-light fights against any darkness in you. What you may think is God’s wrath is His love showing you the weakness of sin. Your anger promotes hostile fear. It comes from missing the point. It comes from expecting the wrong things from God, like punishment. Jesus already paid for any anger you’re feeling. Divine love remains, no matter what!. Remember, divine love has an extra healing energy.

                 Prayer: Lord, thank you and help me recognize your calming love and care.

 

Power Apr.4

           Believe the fact…You have all the power you need. Remember, the actual scripture words of the heavenly Father have power to carry out what they say by putting into action what is said. The words are not just for information, although that happens. They are given for us to absorb and embrace emotionally, taking them into our lives so that the words start to read us! Watch what the Father has already achieved. Our job is to pay attention and plug-into what has already taken place in the Kingdom around us and then grow personally as new issues evolve. Let the kingdom of God ideas intermingle with your personal little kingdoms. God gives permission for you to rule over certain things.

 

           Prayer: Lord, help me understand the power of your words and discover any application to my life.

 

Forgiveness Apr.3

 

           Remember, that as a follower of Christ, you continually practice forgiving by actually living it. The life-action means you must concentrate on as much mercy as you do justice. This may mean you become more aware and practice more mercy, even to yourself. When depressed and allowing deep depression, you engage in too much judging of self and others. The judging feeling leads to despair. Despair promotes a hidden pride-attitude which blocks the opportunity for any forgiveness. Accept more faith in the One who unerringly delivers enough faith and forgiveness, at the same time!

           Prayer: Lord, help me today to see the bright side of your kingdom, moving along with events that drag us down.

True Listening Apr.2

 

Listening to another does not mean consent to all said. True listening means to wait and hear, and sometimes it’s a verbal machine gun of words, to give your presence the best you can.

Focus all your senses, then….

~Listen without correcting.

~Listen for another’s pain.

~Listen without envy.

~Listen without predicting.

~Listen without mental argument.       

 

Practice NOT wanting to have the last word. Truly hear another’s concerned story.

Prayer: Lord, help me listen to you first then shut off self-talk for longer periods and listen fully to others.

 

Generous Behavior Apr.1

           Heavenly Father encourages a generous heart---generous with spirit, generous in attitude, generous with thought, generous with time or money. Stop, think and consider. Design all your resources around the economy of giving because sharing is the avenue for Jesus followers along the Jesus Way. Generosity feeds the spark for the  light of God’s love. His light declares the light of wisdom. His wisdom lives in charity.

           Prayer: Lord, help me be generous, not only with money but with my time, any talent, and all I can give.

 

 

Death Mar.31

       Death is an invader. It can strike like lightning or be as slow as running oil. The way stays unpredictable. Death wants to suggest a painful reminder of your mortality. But Jesus knows the pain with you and has overcome it. We are strugglers together in the time of any particular uprooting surprise. Yet, after the frightful darkness, a healing light will break through. This will be a reminder that heavenly Father has overcome the Intruder. Heavenly Father stays merciful; on that you can depend. His light continually remains to slay the darkness because his love just makes a doorway from one light to another.

       Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving us beauty and life to     remind us you have overcome death.

 

How to Trust Mar.30

  

       What if a friend suggested to take you on an exciting adventure, but did not tell you all the details? The friend kept saying all expenses were covered. But as you traveled, you became anxious and afraid your resources would run out. But assurances were made. All will be all right. All was planned, just enjoy the trip.

       Could you let go of control?

       Your Lord Savior, Jesus, will remain your faithful friend. Learn to wait and trust for today. Continue your life journey as an adventure worth seeking.

       Prayer: Lord, thank you for the spark of life that makes the living of it worth the journey.

 

A Balance Mar.28

 

           In the Bible writings, located right after the book of Jonah, Micah 6:8 states: “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,  and to walk humbly with your God?”  

           His justice is His mercy. His mercy is His Justice. There exists no contradiction. His love sees to that process. Communicating along with the Holy Spirit completes the link. Remember, as you speak to heavenly Father, take time to listen back. A true conversation is two-way.

           Prayer: Lord, help me balance mercy and justice by your ever-present guidance. We need more of your love.

Mystery of Disease Mar.27

 

Heavenly Father is willing that no one should perish, but still, He somehow allows disease.

           There are unique disease qualities. One functions more from the mind and creates attitude. So, a negative conditioning belief can create illness that comes from environment and circumstance. These are event illnesses.

    Other diseases of the body, like cancer, attack the very body structure.

Stupid diseases because they harm the very thing they live on.

Sometimes, these can be treated, if not cured, by medicines, surgery, or technology.

           Then there are combinations of illness which attack the mind, body, and spirit. These are so complex that often one area gets treated only to have another area weakened.

The confusing mystery is He allows but does not want anyone to be sick. Sometimes you may see a miracle or not. However, remember, when a cure does not happen as you thought, holy Father has given a final cure in the resurrection. Heavenly Father ultimately heals all disease.

….At times, God asks you to live in the holy tension and let mystery

stay a mystery. All things are in place to increase your faith, so you can reflect Him as creator. Heavenly Father’s ways are for growing a trust that He knows and does the best.

          

           Prayer: Lord, I will try harder to accept your way of healing in whatever form.

Messiah Mar.25

 

           Does Jehovah have needs? If so…His needs are different…Yet, we must consider He has different needs than ours, but some may seem similar. He is a kind of holy Solitude. We need solitude. He has companion. We need companion. He is love. We need love. Jesus is Holy Father’s affirmation. We need affirmation through His confirmation. We remain companions through the kingdom of heaven and earth. Walk and talk with him like a friend.

           Prayer: Lord, the one thing I know for sure is that I need you every day. 

Courage Mar.24

 

           There exists an unseen connection between all things. Heavenly Father knows all. For instance, many persons pray for you that you may not be aware of their praying. Trust in God’s connections. Treasures of the kingdom will come to you: Love, Hope, Peace, Joy, Assurance, Security, and Rest. Your courage, through freedom, can display God’s heart when you continually give away parts of yourself in His name. The Lord has planned your journey. Pay attention. Walk with Him.

           Prayer: Lord, thank you for offering courage in these struggling days.