do you know...
that the more you place yourself higher
to be seen of men,
the more you experience
an emptiness within yourself.
"And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
1 Thessalonians 4:11, 12
Jesus said:
"Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things that he possesseth." Luke 12:15
Prayer: Lord, please sanctify my words, my thoughts and my actions and bring them into the obedience of Christ. Amen.
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His shadow over me...
When you are kept by the Lord,
you cannot go and conquer anything
according to your own strength.
you cannot go and conquer anything
according to your own strength.
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1
Prayer: Almighty Father, let me abide in Your presence and enable me to meet You, in the secret place of prayer. Amen.
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Human Craving
Contentment- a word comprehended but hard to live by.
The human nature is always craving for something more. It supposes that the greatest experiences, the best things and circumstances are really enough to fill the heart.
If you are to get everything you want, that is the guaranteed way to be discontent. You will have nothing to look forward to anymore.
Be contented to see your life deficient of many things than to lose the enthusiasm of striving for them.
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"The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything
They just make the most of everything
That comes along their way." - adopted
The human nature is always craving for something more. It supposes that the greatest experiences, the best things and circumstances are really enough to fill the heart.
If you are to get everything you want, that is the guaranteed way to be discontent. You will have nothing to look forward to anymore.
Be contented to see your life deficient of many things than to lose the enthusiasm of striving for them.
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"The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything
They just make the most of everything
That comes along their way." - adopted
Prayer: Thank you, Lord for little trials, and big triumphs. Thank you most, for being my portion. Amen.
May You Have...
Enough happiness to keep you sweet,
Enough trials to keep you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human,
Enough hope to keep you happy,
Enough failure to keep you humble,
Enough success to keep you eager,
Enough friends to give you comfort,
Enough wealth to meet your needs,
Enough enthusiasm to look forward,
Enough faith to banish depression,
Enough determination to make
each day better than Yesterday--- adopted
P.S. This was a birthday dedication to me- a long, long time ago.
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Enough trials to keep you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human,
Enough hope to keep you happy,
Enough failure to keep you humble,
Enough success to keep you eager,
Enough friends to give you comfort,
Enough wealth to meet your needs,
Enough enthusiasm to look forward,
Enough faith to banish depression,
Enough determination to make
each day better than Yesterday--- adopted
P.S. This was a birthday dedication to me- a long, long time ago.
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A Place called Freedom
There is a place called Freedom
There blood was spilt abundantly;
In this place they bruised His side
Willingly, He died for me.
There is a place called Freedom
Free from sin, bondage, night
Old things were thrown away
Now through Him, justified.
I have accepted and yielded;
It is Christ living in me.
There is a place called Freedom:
Calvary.
“For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”
II Peter 2:19b
"I am crucified with Christ:, nevertheless I live; yet no I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me."
Galatians 2:20
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There blood was spilt abundantly;
In this place they bruised His side
Willingly, He died for me.
There is a place called Freedom
Free from sin, bondage, night
Old things were thrown away
Now through Him, justified.
I have accepted and yielded;
It is Christ living in me.
There is a place called Freedom:
Calvary.
“For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”
II Peter 2:19b
"I am crucified with Christ:, nevertheless I live; yet no I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me."
Galatians 2:20
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Butterfly Wings
These are the days
I am riding my butterfly wings:
The breeze carries me;
I glide in delicate haste.
Rushing, dashing to find
some momentous spot there is to see;
Perhaps an amusing encounter
or a cheerful, blessed one .
The air is fresh, I revel in
the warmth of God's presence
He has stirred the coldness,
and lifted me.
The wind beats tricky hard,
almost tows me farther away;
Yet these frail, breakable wings
Persevere to carry on the journey.
Still...the way is long.
The elements may look forbidding;
Even so, I take my steady rise
Soaring and beholding the work
God has done in me.
"This is the Lord's doing..." Psalm 117:23a
Prayer: Thank you, Lord for giving me a heart to see You everywhere. Amen.
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