I saw this “message” this morning and these words came to me…
Who will believe?
Who will receive?
Do you want more?
Only I can open that door!
The time has come where hearts need to cry out to Him. He is the Key to overcoming all that this world will throw at us… but who will trust Him to walk in total faith with HIM! Only He can reveal what has been hidden but we have to seek before we will find. Do you want more? Think about it.
I just want to share with all of you a reminder that God is always with us and gives us the encouragement that we need to keep walking in faith. You see, I posted just this picture that I found with the poem by Helen Steiner Rice last night with Jeremiah 29:11, a verse that I have to hold onto every day. Then this morning, October 6, as I read my devotional, “Jesus Calling”, these words just jumped out at me…
“Be willing to follow wherever I lead. Follow me wholeheartedly with glad anticipation quickening your pace. Follow though you don’t know what is ahead. I know and that is enough. Some of My richest blessings are just around the bend: out of sight but nevertheless, very real. To receive these gifts, you must walk by faith, not by sight…”
So I add these words to my posting to give the Glory to God and a reminder to all to trust God as He leads. We never know what He has planned just “around the bend.”
Secret Angel
Author: Sherri Stewart (www.fraidycatfiction.com)
Pride is a Wonderful, Terrible Thing.
Just ask Lucifer.
Pride is one of the big three mentioned in I John: the lust of flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Jesus addressed the first two explicitly in His sermon on the mount when he told us what to do if our eyes cause us to sin. Then He spoke about pride, but He didn’t name it. Instead, He painted pictures of what it looked like.
Why did He have to do that?
Pride is insidious, meaning we don’t recognize it easily. It was pride that made Eve want to be like God, knowing good and evil. I bet she didn’t realize for a second that she was entertaining proud thoughts because pride sneaks in, masquerades as something human and normal, and then contaminates our minds. The consequences can be devastating–death or worse.
Pride is a problem because we’re not sure when we’ve crossed over the line. When does normal contentment with an accomplishment, a job well done, or our children’s contributions or performance become sin?
We live in a world that promotes posturing, networking, rooting for our football team and beaming when they win over their opponent. We glow when our kids get As, score a touchdown, or are accepted at a top-tier law school….
Pride is as insidious as a snake.
By Sherri Stewart
A dull knife is still a knife but far less effective than one that has been thoroughly sharpened. The same goes for Christians. A Christian who is lax in obtaining knowledge by way of reading scripture is still a Christian, but far less effective than a believer who reads the living Word daily. Both Christians will be used of God, but the one who is more spiritually minded will have greater success in leading others to Christ. Continue reading “Christian Fellowship: Are You Ready To Be Sharpened?”
teachmekindness.com 