Thursday, September 30, 2021
Happiness That Is Up To Us
James 3:18--- And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
2 Corinthians
9:6---He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth
bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
The secret to a happy
life may be no real secret exists. The non-secret to a happy life is happiness
comes to you because of the gratitude you feel about who you are and what you
do. Whether you have a life of peace and joy, even when there is suffering, is a
matter of your being thankful while making choices about who you are and what
is important to you. If thankfully you doing the Lord's will in all you say,
think, and do is your highest priority, these seeds of joy will germinate and
produce His happiness in the form of joy and peace in your soul. If you
continuously strive to serve Christ by giving away His care, kindness, and
compassion, these seeds of joy will produce a harvest of happiness in your
life. Happiness does not come to you via snail mail, e-mail, fax, or telephone.
Happiness is the result of the kind of person you are…a person of gratitude for
the blessings you have been given. When you are unselfish in thanksgiving,
happiness is the result. When you are selfish, unhappiness is the result.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Guarding Your Tongue
Proverbs 18:21---The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Everyone uses words
to communicate. Some of us love to use words, but what words are we going to
use? Every day we can use words to give others life. We can use words to give
others hope. We can use words to give others joy. We can use words to tell others
how much we love them. We can use words to tell others we accept them and we
forgive them. Our world is filled with words of death, hatred, ego, greed, and
lust. We must use Christ's words of light to counter the words of darkness
filling up our world. The words we send out come back to us. The words we send
out can store up treasures for us in heaven or dig our grave so deep down our
grave descends into the pits of Satan's hell. What we send out in words has
consequences for others and for ourselves…eternal consequences for others and
for ourselves. What kind of words will you send out today and in the days to
come?
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Guardian Angels
Hebrews 1:14---Are they, not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
We must all take
comfort in these words from Hebrews. For all of us who have renounced our sin,
we who have thrown down the cunning wiles of temptation, we who have repented
of what Satan delights in seeing us do, we all live under the umbrella of
angel’s wings. In our humanity, we are often not able to see angels or their
protective cover. In our humanity, we cannot see into Heaven nor do we often
see our real place in the destiny of the world. Because of what we cannot see,
we too often miss out on the number of times an angel has been there to help
us, shield us, and keep us from harm. A cancer victim might tell you there are
no angels and there is no protection. However, when we have faith, we can see
Jesus just across the great divide separating us from Him. When a cancer victim
has faith, the victim is not concerned about getting earthly protection in the
here and now, for the cancer victim who keeps the faith clearly sees Christ’s
arms are open and waiting. Praise be to our Lord Jesus for sending us guardian
angels who help us keep our faith and protect us from the evil one who seeks to
destroy us.
Monday, September 27, 2021
Growing Daily
Psalm 126:6---He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
Our life can get so
full of daily activities we forget we are supposed to grow, mature, and develop
each day. As we get older, we often look forward to “retirement”. For many
people, retirement from a career or a life pursuit means forgetting entirely about
growing and getting better each day. God’s will is for you to grow each day.
God will always smile upon those people who seek to grow in His wisdom, love,
and grace. Too often, we think just surviving on a daily basis counts as a
period of growth. However, if we do not intend to grow and get better we can
stagnate. If we do not take active steps to grow and get better each day, we
can remain in this stagnating state until we die. Every day you can grow in
God’s wisdom, love, and grace. Every day you can read, pursue, inquire, ask,
seek, knock, question, investigate, learn, add new skills, communicate more,
pray more, and meditate more. Age must never be an excuse for not growing. Age
must never be a barrier to growth. The mind is a terrible thing to waste at
any age. God is not glorified when we refuse to use our gift of thought to
grow. God is glorified when we choose to plan, reason, and think ahead in His
name and for His work each day.
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