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  The Comeback Kid
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
Today's Word
For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again...~Proverbs 24:16
Today's Thought
Life is full of things that try to push us down.  We all face disappointments and setbacks.  Maybe you got some bad news concerning your health or maybe a relationship didn't work out.  That was a setback. Was this a BAD WEEK? 
It's easy to get discouraged or lose your enthusiasm or even be tempted to just settle where you are.  But if we're going to see God's best, we have to have a "bounce back" mentality. That means when you get knocked down, you don't stay down. You get back up again.  You have to know that every time adversity comes against you, it's a setup for a comeback!
Remember, as a believer, the same power that raised Christ from the dead lives on the inside of you.  There is no challenge too difficult, no obstacle too high, no sickness, no disappointment, no person, nothing that can keep you from your God-given destiny.  If you stay in faith, then God will turn what was meant to be a stumbling block into a stepping stone, and you'll move forward as a champion full of faith and victory!
So Rest this weekend. ~ Don't stay home from Church! ~ Then start over on Monday!
Today's Prayer
Father in heaven, thank You for setting me up for success in everything I do.  I choose to trust and rely on You knowing that Your plans are for my good.  I know my best days are ahead of me and look ahead to the blessings You have in store for me.  In Jesus Name.  ~Amen.
        

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Truth Never Changes! Nothing New Is True And Nothing True Is New. ~C.H.Spurgeon
Today's Word
And what this love consists in is this: that we live and walk in accordance with and guided by His commandments (His orders, ordinances, precepts, teaching). This is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you continue to walk in love [guided by it and following it]. ~2 John 1:6

Today's Thought

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  The Curse Cancelled  
I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind. ~Antoine de Saint
Today's Word
Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself]... ~Galatians 3:13
Today's Thought
I heard of lady the other day that came from a very negative environment.  The people who raised her were constantly putting her down.  She didn't feel like she measured up to her sister.  She couldn't seem to keep a good relationship and never got any good breaks.  She finally said, "My life has been one disappointment after another.  I think these people have literally cursed my future." 
I would tell her what I'm telling you today, "Before anyone could curse you, God set you up for a life of blessing.  It doesn't matter what others have said about you; it only matters what God says about you.  But you have to make the decision to agree with what He says about you and declare His truth over your life.
If Christ's death and resurrection where enough to cover the debt of "ALL" sin, don't you think it can cover a few crazy relatives, or your misspent past?
Come on! Don't insult Christ by thinking and then eventually believing that someone or something from yesterday is "Greater" than Christ's Atonement.
The Bible says that when two or more are in agreement, it shall be done.  Friend, you and God are a majority! Declare today, "I'm a child of The Most High God.  I am blessed and I cannot be cursed.  I'm wearing my crown of favor.  I've been equipped with everything I need to succeed in Jesus' name!"  When you declare what He says about you, you will move forward into the life of blessing He has for you!
Today's Prayer
Father in Heaven, thank You for setting me up for blessing.  I choose to set my mind on You and declare Your promises over my life.  I thank You for leading me into paths of righteousness.  In Jesus Name.  ~Amen.
           

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  More Abundantly
Today's Word
But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. ~Romans 15:29
Today's Thought
Are you living in the fullness of His blessing? God's blessing is His supernatural empowerment. It is His favor. And we've all seen a measure of His blessing, but I believe there is a whole new level He wants to take you to. God has promises and opportunities in store for you that you haven't even thought of yet! What you've seen in the past is only a fraction of what God wants to do in your future.
Understand that God likes to outdo Himself. He wants to open doors for you and bring out talents and abilities you didn't even know you had. Remember, the God we serve is a God of abundance. He is the God of more than enough. Not only does He want to meet your needs, He wants to give you enough to bless other people. That's living in the fullness of the blessing. Don't settle where you are. Your destiny is not determined by the economy, by your past, or what anyone else thinks or says.  Your destiny is determined by Almighty God. He wants you to tap into a greater measure of His blessing and live the abundant life He has in store for you!
Today's Prayer
Father in heaven, I come before You today with an open and humble heart, ready to receive all You have for me. Teach me to live a life that is pleasing to You so that I can be an example of Your love in the world around me. In Jesus Name. ~Amen.
Are you trusting Jesus, All along the way? Does He grow more precious To your heart each day? Are you His disciple? Test His Word and see, He will give the Spirit more abundantly.
More abundantly, More abundantly, That they might have life And more abundantly...
                      

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  Will History Repeat Itself?

When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion. ~Pat Riley

Today's Word

The appetite of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is abundantly supplied. ~Proverbs 13:4

Through indolence (lethargic; not showing any interest or making any effort) the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. ~Ecclesiastes 10:18

Today's Thought        By Donald Trump

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  Keep It Simple
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art. ~Frederic Chopin
Today's Word
At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman's wife as a maid. One day the girl said to her mistress, "I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy. ~2 Kings 5:2-3
Today's Thought
Simple requests require simple answers. Simple directions require simple adherence. Still, we like to complicate the simple, adding unnecessary baggage to straightforward problems.
A young girl, taken captive out of Israel, had been made a slave to an influential man with leprosy. This girl, out of remarkable compassion, offered a simple solution to Naaman's problem: She suggested that he go and ask the prophet of her people to heal him. What an astoundingly simple solution to Naaman's suffering! However, between Naaman, his king, and the king of Israel, the simplicity of these directions became quickly muddled.
Piled high with silver, gold, clothing, and a neatly written note, Naaman approached the king of Israel with his request. Simple directions had turned into a very complicated bribe that was misinterpreted by the king of Israel as a threat of war.
Fortunately, Elisha settled the king down and offered Naaman some surprising directions for his healing: Wash seven times in the river Jordan. The directions were simple and straightforward, but somehow Naaman managed to be insulted, "So Naaman turned and went away in a rage" (v. 12).
In the end, all ended well, but it is worthwhile to examine the causes of all the barriers to healthy communication. Doubt and fear led Naaman to believe he had to earn his healing even though the slave girl simply directed him to ask. Suspicion and insecurity caused the king of Israel to distrust Naaman's request of healing. He was suspicious of Naaman and doubted God's power in Elisha. Pride caused Naaman to insist on his own terms even though he desperately needed healing.
We certainly can complicate our lives by adding a pinch of doubt and fear, a touch of suspicion and insecurity, and topping it all off with pride. God asks us to follow him, obey him, and love him. The directions are really very simple. The challenge is to keep perspective, remember the directions, and keep it simple. With God's help, we can do it.
Today's Prayer
Father In Heaven, help me to Keep My Faith Simple. Forgive me for complicating a lot of simple things You want to get done through me. Forgive my Fear! Who Me?... Forgive my Suspicions! What do "they" really want?....Forgive my Pride! Why not ME?.... Lord keep me Simple. In Jesus Name. ~Amen!
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  Better Not Bitter
Whoever You Trust Controls Your Future!
Today's Word
Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. ~Mark 9:23
Today's Thought
If you're not satisfied with what is, then you need to get busy and move toward what can be. Replacing or improving the undesirable is much more effective than just rejecting it. Being for something works infinitely better than just complaining.
Rather than waste your time and effort on useless complaints, invest yourself in improving the situation. Moving forward will get you much farther than moving against.
There are those who complain, who take pride in being a victim. And then there are those who see the enormous opportunity that comes from making a situation better. Which approach makes the most sense to you?
If there's something you don't like, make it better. It's not that big of a step from seeing something as undesirable to seeing how it can be better. Put some effort behind your vision. Don't just stand there complaining. Make it better!
Today's Prayer
Father In Heaven; Help me to stop with the Bitter and start to try to make things Better. I will refuse to "Complain" Today! I will Look for a way Out. I will Trust You Lord. I will Move! In Jesus Name. ~ Even if it's only from one leg to the other! ~Amen.
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  The Blessings of Fear
Shame arises from the fear of man; conscience from the fear of God. ~Sam Johnson
Today's Word
BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) is everyone who fears, reveres, and worships the Lord, who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments. ~Psalm 128:1    (Read 128:1-6)
Today's Thought
We don't hear much these days about the fear of the Lord. All too often the Lord is looked upon only as a heavenly friend, someone who walks with us and smiles on us constantly. But our verse today says, "Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord."
What does it mean to fear the Lord? It means to be in reverential awe of Him. It means we don't tempt Him. We don't jest with Him. We don't try to make Him do things He will not do. The Israelites did not fear the Lord. They tempted Him. They played with His Law and tried to see how close they could get to the world. So God had to discipline them.
God blesses us in three areas of our life when we truly fear Him.
First, He will bless us in our walk. "Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways" This means that our conduct and our character become holy.
Second, God blesses us in our work. "When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you" (v. 2) Some people are unhappy in their work. But if we are obedient to God, we are doing His work no matter what our occupation is and therefore can rejoice in it. When we fear the Lord, we can go to work and be happy.
It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of men. ~John Witherspoon
Third, God blesses us in our homes. "Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table" (v. 3). This does not mean that everybody is going to have a family, let alone a big family. It does mean that you'll be a blessing to your family. "Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord" (v. 4).
Today's Prayer
Father In Heaven; let me Never become so "familiar" with You that I lose my reverence for You. I know You are my personal God, but You deserve my awe and respect. I understand that The fear of the Lord is the key to blessings. I will Reverence You and Walk in Your ways and receive Your blessings. In Jesus name. ~Amen           

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  He Opens Doors
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open. ~Alexander Graham Bell
Today's Word
I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close ~Revelation 3:8
Today's Thought
God is ready to present you with new opportunities. He wants to open new doors before you. It doesn't matter what's happening in the world around you, in the economy, the housing industry, or with job reports; God's Word still remains true. He rewards the people who seek after Him. He's not the least bit concerned about how He's going to supply your needs. There is no recession in heaven. He has His eye on you, and He still opens doors that no one can shut! In an instant, He can bring the right people into your life, the right opportunities, and the right resources to take you to a new level.
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. Trust God to be with you guiding & directing your steps, leading you to a better place. A "Higher" Level of Spiritual Living.
But in order to go to a higher level, you have to have a higher way of thinking. You can't stay focused on what's happening in the natural nor allow worry and fear to fill your thoughts. Remember, God's ways are higher than our ways. He is working on your behalf behind the scenes in the supernatural realm. Choose to keep an attitude of faith and expectancy. As you do, you'll move forward through the open doors of blessing God has prepared for you.
Today's Prayer
Father in Heaven, I bless Your holy name. Thank You for opening doors for me that no one can close. I will walk through them in Your Strength. I will face the challenges before me by faith. Fill me with Your peace and joy today as I wait on You. In Jesus Name ~Amen.

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  Start With Gratitude
Your Memory Re-plays Your Past. Your Imagination Pre-plays Your Future.
Today's Word
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. ~Philippians 4:8
Today's Thought
Make gratitude your first response and it will soon become an empowering perspective from which you can achieve great things. Rather than looking for something to criticize, look for things to genuinely praise. Make the most positive qualities the first things you notice in people, in your surroundings, and in the situations which come along.
There are positive sides and negative sides to everything. The negative aspects will have little trouble asserting themselves. They need no help from you. Don't overlook them, but don't give your energy to them either.
Put your focus on finding a reason for gratitude. It's there, no matter what. From that you can build and grow, move ahead and prosper. Make it a habit on a moment by moment basis. Ingrain it in your very being. Let it become second nature to you to seek the positive and you will indeed find it. It's an approach which will bring delightful substance to your relationships and powerful effectiveness to your pursuits.
Lead with gratitude and you'll truly be even more grateful for the richness of living which most certainly will follow.
Today's Prayer
Father In Heaven; Empower me to make the lessons of "Thanksgiving" life principals instead of just an annual holiday! Let this week be the start to a NEW Positive me! Teach me to not give my focus or energy to negative things. Keep me focused on the bright & the right. In Jesus Name. ~Amen                      

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