The Help Of My Thoughts!

But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. And he shall be like a tree firmly planted (and tended) by the streams of water, ready to bring forth it’s fruit in it’s season; it’s leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper ( and come to maturity). Psalm 1:2-3.
Your word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against You…I will meditate on Your precepts and have respect to Your ways (the paths of life marked out by Your law). Psalm 119:11,15.
Computers play a large role in our lives! It’s not uncommon for households to have no less than two or more computers being used for everyone in the house to do and to accomplish many things in our lives! When it comes to the use of computers, It is said…”garbage in-garbage out!”. We can accept this saying with these machines we use everyday, but have a hard time grasping this concept when it comes to ourselves! We read the bible a little or a lot and often times after our reading we’ve forgot what we’ve read! The bible tells us that “out of the heart flows the issues of life.” The only way to deal with these issues is to stop and take time out of our busy schedules to meditate on God’s Word to help us deal with these issues! I like to use a Scripture Confessions Book along with my bible to help me pray the Word that is categorized in topics so I can focus my prayer scripturally on the issue. wait on the Lord. “Prayer with Meditation decreases worry and hesitation!” God Bless You as you wait on Him. He will respond! 

Evil Forebodings.

All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil (by anxious thoughts and forebodings), but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast (regardless of circumstances). Proverbs 15:15 AMP.

Many times in spite of the good that is happening around us, we can face an oppressive atmosphere that seems gloomy as though something dreaded is about to happen! We may even be in peace at the moment and still feel a sense of "something is about to go wrong"! This is what the Amplified Bible calls "evil forebodings"-which is, having worry and anxiety that is not based on true circumstances or situations! The enemy of our souls-Satan the Devil, works hard to attack the believers mind and heart to bring about a vague feeling of-"is God really in control of my life?" The only way to combat this overwhelming feeling of dread is to aggressively pray that God will change our minds in believing something good will happen to us rather than being negative and expecting the worse! The Living Bible says,"When a man is gloomy, everything seems to go wrong." The Devil robs us in our thoughts and want us to doubt God's goodness and love for us-thus making it difficult for us to enjoy everyday life! We will have a better outlook for our lives from the Holy Spirit in aggressive prayer and thanksgiving for whose we are and what the Lord will continually do on our behalf! We need to be around positive people as much as possible and the "Word of God" to see the encouragement of the Lord and watch Him show up "big" to intervene on behalf of His people.

Read Psalm 103 and Ephesians Chapter 1.

God Waits For Us!

And therefore the Lord (earnestly) waits (expecting, looking, and longing) to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who (earnestly) wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him (for His victory). Isaiah 30:18 AMP.

This is a very encouraging verse of scripture in that the Lord of the universe and maker of life would choose to wait for us! The Living Bible says it this way: "Yet the Lord still waits for you to come to Him, so He can show you His Love; He will conquer you to bless you, just as He said. For the Lord is faithful to His promises. Blessed are all those who wait for Him to help them." It is amazing to think that the "Almighty God" of Heaven and earth would love us so much that he would wait for us to come to our senses, would wait for us to receive His love, would wait for us to come to Him for help! We (who have received Him) are children of God! Being a child of the Father gives us blessings that others don't have. As a dad, whatever blessings come my way, my daughter automatically deserves simply because she is my child and not because she tried to be good to earn my favor! This is also true with us! Don't let the "devil" tell you that you don't deserve the blessings God have for you! You are not deserving within yourself (John 15:4-5); you are only  deserving because you are a beloved child of the "KING of Kings" and the "LORD of Lords"! And His Name is Jesus, The Christ! Read Romans 8:12-39.  God Bless You!

Encouraging Truth!

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the truth. 3 John 2-3. John's heart was filled with joy as he heard the good report of his fellow brothers in the ministry. Gaius, his dear friend, was living in the truth that those who sacrifice their lives for the work of the Lord needed constant encouragement! Diotrephes, a local church leader who loved to be first, mistreated some traveling teachers then gossiped maliciously about John and those with him, refusing to welcome the brothers. He also stopped those who wanted to encourage the leaders to continue to do good in the body of Christ. 3 John 9-10. John would would go on to tell the church body not to imitate such behavior and stay away from those who do so. John exhorted the true believers, that those who do good is from God and encourage others who serve Him. What this says to me is that it is so easy to take those who are walking by faith in the ministry for granted, or to criticise them for what they are not doing! We are not called to this type of insensitive behavior! We are called to sacrificially bless and encourage those who lay their lives on the line for Jesus in the ministry! Send an email, write a note, and speak words of encouragement to that missionary, pastor,nursery servant, janitor, or anyone else who serve in leadership and servant hood in and about the church local and in the body of Christ. "That, my friends, is walking in the truth"!

SEEK THE TRUTH, LISTEN TO THE TRUTH, TEACH THE THUTH, LOVE THE TRUTH, AND DEFEND THE TRUTH UNTO DEATH.

John Huss ( 1370-1415)