stop with the excuses

What fresh and fiery mission is God calling you to trust Him with, friend? Let me encourage you to stop with the excuses. I'm living proof that God will free anyone from her shame and can use anyone for His purpose. Step up to the burning bush-into God's presence. Listen to His voice. Obey. Follow. Take courage. Trust Him with your past and with your tomorrows. Allow His grace and love to decide what your mission should look like.

Little children

Sometimes little children don't realize that some things just aren't possible.  Little Jennifer Land was expecting something that hadn't even been invented yet.  She trusted and believed that everything is possible.  Sometimes as we grow up, we forget how to believe in amazing things like little children do.  Jesus is just asking us to trust that what seems too good to be true really is true!

Mark 10:15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

http://www.todayinsci.com/L/Land_Jennifer/LandJennifer-Quotations.htm

Sometimes it's hard

Sometimes it's hard to be kind or forgiving when someone is in our way or is ruining our big plans, or when we're doing something much too important to be stopped.  But those are the times we most need to follow the Bible when it says, Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Jan 1, 2012

No matter how we count the days or try to figure out what will happen in each one of them, the Bible reminds us what really counts. Psalm 118:24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. God wants us to appreciate and enjoy each day, and be thankful to Him for the gift of life He give us everyday we are here on earth.  That is the best way to keep track of what will happen to our hearts and spirits through the months and years, no matter what other things may happen.

When we all get to heaven...

day 4 @Osaka - shine brightly in a life of suffering

Though suffering is often a part of Christian life people anticipate with fear, God uses it to produce deep and lasting peace, joy & hope.  These shine most brightly in a life of suffering.  Joy is, to some degree, a choice.  Are you to simply ignore your circumstances and live outside reality?

Accept your circumstances & be thankful in them
Choose not to worry
Fix your eyes on Jesus
Put your hope in future glory

day 3 @Osaka - trust & comfort

Trusting God does not mean He will tell us what's ahead.  It means we're safe with Him no matters what happens.  We can meet our troubles head-on because we know God will provide.  Trust allows us to accept and appreciate all the surprises of life.

God's comfort has a definite purpose.  He comforts us so that we can comfort those in trouble with the comfort we have received from God.  God's comfort to us will be so great that it will overflow to others.  Others will be comforted in their sufferings by our example, empathy and encouragement.