Saturday June 21, 2014 thought for the day

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SOMEONE!!

 

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-It is better to be on your own than with someone who will not love you and treat you how you deserve to be loved and treated-

2-Our lives get infinitely easier the moment we stop trying to impress other people-

3-Before you assume, learn the facts.  Before you judge, understand why.  Before you hurt someone, feel.  Before you speak, think-

4-It only takes a few moments to say goodbye to someone, but sometimes you never forget them-

5-Love is giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting them not to-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Smokey the Bear's original name was Hot Foot Teddy-

 

I'VE LEARNED-We are all sinners by nature and practice-

 

DID YOU KNOW-Summer is statistically the most hazardous season-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-How can a holy God permit evil to exist at all?

2-Is death ever satisfied?

3-What is spiritual dryness?

4-If salt loses it's saltiness, can you make it salty again?

5-God wanted Jeremiah to write down all the words God had spoken to him over the past 23 years.  How could he possibly remember all that had been told him?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA    What angel helped Daniel understand the future?

Answer for today   Gabriel      Daniel 8:15-26

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY   Amos 4:13

  13 He is the one who makes the mountains
    And creates the wind
    And makes his thoughts known to people.
He changes the dawn into darkness
    And walks over the mountains of the earth.
    His name is the Lord God All-Powerful.

 

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

 Father, You have called us, Your servants, to exercise our gifts of prophesying, serving, teaching, encouraging, contributing to the needs of others, leading, and being vessels of Your mercy. Help us not to be fearful or timid in exercising our spiritual gift that flows from Your power within us, since it is not for our glory but rather for the building up of the body of Christ. We are inadequate within ourselves, but fully sufficient according to the grace given us through Your Holy Spirit. We seek affirmation from You, the ministry opportunities You provide us and other mature believers, to confirm our spiritual giftings. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

 

 

 

 

TODAY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN. BE A BLESSING. BE A FRIEND. ENCOURAGE SOMEONE. TAKE TIME TO CARE. LET YOUR WORDS AND ACTIONS HEAL AND NOT WOUND!

Saturday June 14, 2014 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-You don't need to please everyone in order to be happy-

2-No one can make you feel inferior unless you let them-

3-If you are still alive, God is not done with  you yet-

4-To avoid being pulled into error, keep a firm grip on the truth-

5-Delay is a great tool in controlling anger-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Those who do public speaking stand behind a lectern not a podium.  A podium is the platform or stage on which a speaker stands-

 

I'VE LEARNED-The impact of the result of sinning by Adam and Eve is still being felt in the world today-

 

DID YOU KNOW-Statistically, the safest age of life is ten years old-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-How do the Old Testament instructions concerning keeping the Sabbath day holy apply to us today?

2-Who was the prophetess Huldah?

3-How can a holy God use a wicked nation to bring punishment against his own people, rebellious and sinful though they may be?

4-How can a Holy God permit wicked nations to succeed in their evil oppression?

5-How can a Holy God permit the wicked to prosper often at the expenses of the righteous?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who was carried by angels to Abraham's bosom?

Answer for today-Lazarus   Luke 16:22

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Ephesians 2:4-5

4 But God’s mercy is great, and he loved us very much.5 Though we were spiritually dead because of the things we did against God, he gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God’s grace.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, when we examine the emotional pain of our lives we often start out with the question of “Why?”  But in hindsight we realize that those struggles taught us practical truths that we would not have otherwise learned, and that there truly is purpose in our pain. We often look to Joseph, not because he was a great ruler over Egypt, but because we identify with much of his life’s experiences: betrayal, fear, rejection, his being lied about, separation, unjust treatment, delays, among other struggles. You accomplished Your purpose in His life, not in spite of his trials, but through his pain-filled ordeals. His story has been a source of encouragement to us time and again as he modeled integrity in the midst of the severe struggles and sweeping storms of life. Your eternal purpose is greater than our emotional pain. Remind us that it may not just be for our own instruction but others looking on may learn from our difficult experiences. Amen.

 

TODAY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN. BE A BLESSING. BE A FRIEND. ENCOURAGE SOMEONE. TAKE TIME TO CARE. LET YOUR WORDS AND ACTIONS HEAL AND NOT WOUND!

Friday June 13, 2014 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Letting go is hard but sometimes holding on is harder-

2-I am not what happened to me.  I am what I chose to become-

3-When we worry about what other people think, we let them control us-

4-Worrying about what other people think is dangerous because we are more likely to cave into criticism-

5-You cannot please everybody-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-The London bridge has never fallen down-

 

I'VE LEARNED-We don't have to sin, we choose to-

 

DID YOU KNOW-There about fifteen thousand people in the United Sates over the age of one hundred-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is God ever afraid?

2-Should you get a second opinion of a prophet's declaration as to it's validity?

3-Is it easy to tell a true prophet from a false one?

4-Can a true prophet ever "get it wrong"?

5-Is God's compassion ever cautious?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What ungodly ruler in new testament times was struck down by an angel?

Answer for today-Herod   Acts 12:23

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Psalm 23:3-4

He leads me on paths that are right
    For the good of his name.
4 Even if I walk through a very dark valley,
    I will not be afraid,
Because you are with me.

 

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, we thank You for Jesus who conquered death and is alive forevermore. And because He lives we live also. What hope and assurance this brings to all who repent and believe, to all who receive Your Son, Jesus, as their personal Saviour. We worship “the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. For He is alive now and for all the ages – even the ages to come.” And we give praise, honor and glory to Jesus, the Alpha and Omega, who was and is and is to come. Amen.

 

 

 

 

SMILE, LAUGH, FORGIVE, BELIEVE AND LOVE, OVER AND OVER AGAIN!