Spiritual Motivation and Insight - Page 5

kmasheld · #61 03-03-2002, 04:07 PM

I have not had an easy life and I have been through a lot. When I graduated high school, I was going to go to college and I always wanted to pledge Delta. Instead of attending College - I enlisted into the US Army and I thought that I would never get the chance to beome a Delta. Well, in the wake of tragedy I lost a child and got reassigned to Oklahoma and decided with the help of freinds to get my degree. Again I am in the presence of Delta and hopefully will meet the challenge of one day being a Delta. I have been reading the message on this web site and it amazes me that you never bicker and you inspire me more and more each day. especially, Crimson Tide4.

I just wanted to say thank you. The world should be made of Deltas.

CrimsonTide4 · #62 03-03-2002, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kmasheld
I have not had an easy life and I have been through a lot. When I graduated high school, I was going to go to college and I always wanted to pledge Delta. Instead of attending College - I enlisted into the US Army and I thought that I would never get the chance to beome a Delta. Well, in the wake of tragedy I lost a child and got reassigned to Oklahoma and decided with the help of freinds to get my degree. Again I am in the presence of Delta and hopefully will meet the challenge of one day being a Delta. I have been reading the message on this web site and it amazes me that you never bicker and you inspire me more and more each day. especially, Crimson Tide4.

I just wanted to say thank you. The world should be made of Deltas.

WOW! Thank you for your kind words. Welcome to GC. May God bless you for sending you our way. We hope your trip to GC is a pleasant one. Make yourself at home but please search before posting a new thread.

Sisterly,
CT4

CrimsonTide4 · #63 03-03-2002, 08:48 PM

March 2 Defeat Your Giant

"Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"(1 Samuel 17:26)

You may be facing a giant today. He may be a giant of sickness or failure, of financial shortage or another kind of trouble. But don't let him scare you. You have a secret weapon. A weapon that once turned a shepherd boy into a bear-busting, lion-killing, giant-slaying champion.
That weapon was a blood covenant with Almighty God.

Back in David's day, circumcision was the sign of that covenant. So, when he called Goliath uncircumcised, David was saying: This guy may be a giant; he may be strong; but he has no covenant with God and that's why I can kill him.

Like David, you, too, have a covenant. But yours is better. The covenant David had offered a wealth of blessings to those who kept it, but it also included curses for those who broke it.

Yours doesn't. Yours is a New Covenant that Jesus bought with His own blood. It doesn't depend on your ability. It depends on Him and what He has already done. He has done it all! All you have to do is believe it and receive it.

Read Deuteronomy 28:16-68. That's a list of the curses Christ has freed you from. You might even call it a list of the giants Jesus has already slain for you. It contains every diabolical thing the devil
could ever use to destroy you.

Read it and rejoice. God has healed you and delivered you from those things!

Don't let any giant intimidate you. You have a blood covenant with Almighty God. There's no uncircumcised circumstance on the face of this earth that can take your victory away from you.

SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 3:13-29

CrimsonTide4 · #64 03-07-2002, 12:28 PM

Stay Focused

There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old shotgun and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out and kill something for dinner.

As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit and he shot at the rabbit and missed it. Then he saw a squirrel and fired a shot at the squirrel and missed it.

As he went further, he saw a wild turkey in the tree and he had only one bullet, but a voice came to him and said "pray first, aim high and stay focused."

However, at the same time, he saw a deer which was a better kill. He brought the gun down and aimed at the deer.

But, then he saw a rattlesnake between his legs about to bite him-so he naturally brought the gun down further to shoot the rattle snake.

Still, the voice said again to him, "I said 'pray, aim high and stay focused." So, the man decided to listen to the voice.

He prayed, then aimed the gun high up in the tree and shot the wild turkey.

The bullet bounced off the turkey and killed the deer. The handle fell off the gun and hit the snake in the head and killed it. And, when the gun had gone off, it knocked him into a pond.

When he stood to look around, he had fish in all his pockets, a dead deer and turkey to eat.

The snake (Satan) was dead simply because the man listened to God.

Bottom line: Pray first before you do anything, aim and shoot high in your goals, and stay focused on God.

CrimsonTide4 · #65 03-11-2002, 10:53 AM

1. Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.

2. Your words, your dreams, and your thoughts have power to create conditions in your life.

3. What you speak about, you can bring about.

4. If you keep saying you can't stand your job, you might lose your job.

5. If you keep saying you can't stand your body, your body can become sick.

5. If you keep saying you can't stand your car, your car could
be stolen or just stop operating.

6. If you keep saying you're always broke,guess what? You'll always be broke.

7. If you keep saying you can't trust a man or trust a woman,
you will always find someone in your life to hurt and betray you.

8. If you keep saying you can't find a job, you will remain unemployed.

9. If you keep saying you can't find someone to love you or believe in you, our very thoughts will attract more experiences to confirm your beliefs.

10. Turn your thoughts and conversations around to be more positive and power packed with faith, hope, love and action.

11. Don't be afraid to believe that you can have what you want and deserve.

A. Watch your "Thoughts," they become words;
B. Watch your "Words," they become actions;
C. Watch your "Actions," they become habits;
D. Watch your "Habits," they become character;
E. Watch your "Character", for it becomes your "Destiny"

GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY!!!
--author unknown to me

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" Proverbs 23:7 KJV

"Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed." I Peter 1:13 NIV

volgirl2376 · #66 03-11-2002, 12:31 PM

I saw this on a sign at my church (one of those they change out every week and has words of wisdom)

"Mans rejection results from God's protection"

Just a comforting thought to a single girl like myself...

12dn94dst · #67 03-23-2002, 10:58 AM

" ...ANGER RESIDES IN THE LAP OF FOOLS. "
ECCLESIASTES 7 : 9 (NIV)

One day an eagle swooped down and caught up a weasel. As the big bird flew away, its wings suddenly went limp, and it dropped to the ground like a brick. With just one blow, the tiny weasel struck the eagle's heart and killed it. Bitterness will do the same thing to you!

We all get angry at times, but Solomon says only a fool allows anger to move in and take up residence.

Max Lucado writes: "Hatred begins like the crack in my windscreen. Thanks to a speeding truck on a gravel road, my window was chipped. With time, the nick became a crack, and the crack a winding tributary. Now I can't drive my car without thinking about the idiot who drove too fast. Though I've never seen him, I could describe him. He's a dead-beat who probably cheats on his wife, drives with a 6- pack of beer on his seat, and keeps his television volume so loud that the neighbours can't sleep."

Blind rage will sour your outlook. It'll break your back, not to mention your spirit. You'll buckle under the weight of it. The mountain before you is steep enough without carrying that load. Drop it! You'll never be called upon to give more grace than God has already given you.

Want to set yourself free today? Pray, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Lk 23:34). Want to please God? Listen: "If you suffer for doing good, and you are patient, then God is pleased" (1 Pet 2:20 NCV).

Printed copies of "The Word for Today" are available free from UCB, PO Box 255, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8YY, England. www.ucb.co.uk

CrimsonTide4 · #68 03-26-2002, 11:45 AM

HOW TO WORK IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

1. Understand that God anoints you for trouble.
Be sure you are a Christian.
Put on the armor of God before going to work.

2. Don't expect to be appreciated.
Your only expectation should be to get a paycheck.
Don't come to work to have personal relationships.
Don't allow what you do to affect who you are.

3. Do your job well, but remember your mission.
God put you there to be a light.

4. Seek opportunities to change the atmosphere without commenting on the problems.
You have a God to talk to.
You're on an assignment.
In quietness and competence shall be your strength.

5. Don't let your environment get inside of you.
You should influence it, not let it influence you.
Stop going to work to be fed- you didn't come to receive, you
came to give.

6. Increase your capacity to work with different personalities.
God will often bless you through people you don't even like!

7. Remember where you are does not define where you are going.
This will deliver you from frustration.
God has a plan for your life.
Keep your eye on the prize.
When Peter did this, he was able to walk in what other people
sank in!

8. Get the optimum results with minimal confusion.
Be effective without making the environment worse.

9. Don't be associated with one group or clique.
Labels limit your usefulness.
God wants you to work with everybody but be labeled by nobody.
Use all your gifts.

10. Always keep your song near you.
Keep a consecrated place in your soul.
Hold on to your praise.

--points from T. D. Jakes

Salience · #69 03-26-2002, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by volgirl2376
I saw this on a sign at my church (one of those they change out every week and has words of wisdom)

"Mans rejection results from God's protection"

Just a comforting thought to a single girl like myself...

I'm with YOU!It is a comforting idea. We're just being prepared for The Right One.

12dn94dst · #70 04-12-2002, 12:50 AM

just passing this along.
Kel
---------------------------

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung
on the ends of a pole which he carried across his
neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the
other pot was perfect and always delivered a full
portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the
stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half
full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the
bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of
water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was
proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was
made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
imperfection, and miserable that it was able to
accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After 2 yrs of what it perceived to be a bitter
failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the
stream... "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to
apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only
half my load bec! ause this crack in my side causes
water to leak out all the way back to your house.
Because of my flaws,you have to do all of this work,
and you don't get full value from your efforts," the
pot said.

The bearer said to the pot... "Did you notice that
there were flowers only on your side of the path, but
not on the other pot's side? That's because I have
always known about your flaw, and I planted flower
seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we
walk back, you've watered them. For two years I have
been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate
the table. Without you being just the way you are,
there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Moral:

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked
pots, but it's the cracks and flaws we each have that
make our lives together so very interesting and
rewarding. You've just got to take each person for
what they are, and look for the good in them.

Blessed are the flexible! , for they shall not be bent
out of shape.

Remember to appreciate all the different people in
your life!

CrimsonTide4 · #71 04-30-2002, 05:59 PM

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside just before putting him into the box. There are 5 things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and you will become the best pencil you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand.
Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil.
Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you will make.
Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside.
Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.

The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Now, let's replace the pencil with __(your name)__. If you remember these
five things, you too will become the best that you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.

Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you might make or grow through them.

Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.

Five: On every surface you walk, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to serve God in everything.

CrimsonTide4 · #72 05-03-2002, 12:24 PM

Success Gems Thought for the Day....

Did is a word of achievement
Won't is a word of rebellion
Might is a word of mediocrity
Can't is a word of defeat and fear
Ought is a word of duty
Try is a word of little faith
Maybe is a word of procrastination
Will is a word of courage
Can is a word of power and self-determination
Doing is a word of progress and fulfillment
Done is a word of success

page 11 excerpt from Jewel's book "Don't GiveUp"

Stay in the Light,
Jewel Diamond Taylor, Motivational Speaker and Author, 323-964-1736

Where is Jewel Diamond Taylor speaking next?
DoNotGiveUp.net

CrimsonTide4 · #73 05-07-2002, 09:53 AM

The Lord is my Shepherd ----- That's Relationship!
I shall not want ----- That's Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ----- That's Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters ----- That's Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul ----- That's Healing!
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness ---- That's Guidance!
For His name sake ----- That's Purpose!
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ---That's Testing!
I will fear no evil ----- That's Protection!
For Thou art with me ----- That's Faithfulness!
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me ----- That's Discipline!
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ----- That's Hope!
Thou annointest my head with oil ----- That's Consecration!
My cup runneth over ----- That's Abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
----That's Blessing!
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord ----- That's Security!
Forever ----- That's Eternity!

12dn94dst · #74 05-13-2002, 05:08 PM

Who Is That Lady?

Timmy was a little five-year old boy that his mom loved very much and being a worrier, she was concerned about him walking to school when he started kindergarten. She walked him to school for a couple of days but when he came home one day, he told his mother that he did not want her walking him to school every day. He wanted to be like the "big boys." He protested loudly, so she finally got an idea of how to handle it.

She asked a neighbor, Mrs. Goodnest, if she would surreptitiously follow her son to school, at a distance behind him that he would not likely notice, but close enough to keep a watch on him. Mrs. Goodnest said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed.

The next school day, Mrs. Goodnest and her little girl, Marcy, set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor boy he knew.

She did this for the whole week. As the boys walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, the little friend of Timmy noticed that this same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week.

Finally, he said to Timmy, "Have you noticed that lady following us all week? Do you know her?"

Timmy nonchalantly replied, "Yea, I know who she is."

The little friend said, "Well, who is she?"

"That's just Shirley Goodnest" Timmy said.

"Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us?"

"Well," Timmy explained, "Every night my mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers 'cuz she worries about me so much. And in it, the prayer psalm says, 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life.' So I guess I'll just have to get used to it."

CrimsonTide4 · #75 05-27-2002, 06:26 PM

God's Thermal of Encouragement

Many of us have experienced that low Spiritual valley where we thought
the sun would never shine again. Some were sent quickly into the valley
by a very specific event; others drifted slowly to the bottom and can't
say by what path they arrived. In either case, we wandered in this
gloom until something began to lift us to new heights.

Isaiah 40:29-31
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but
those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on
wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and
not be faint."

An eagle seems to fly effortlessly through the air with only an
occasional flap of the wings. These great birds are experts at finding
areas of rising air called thermals which allow them to soar without
using any of their own energy.

God uses Spiritual thermals to lift up those who trust in Him. Those
who believe the truth of His Word and diligently search for the rising
currents will be rewarded with effortless soaring. Those who turn to
prayer and undeterred worship will be freed from the heavy baggage which
prevents upward flight. And those who continue to flap but are unable
to climb will receive a lift from a Brother or Sister - a thermal in the
form of encouraging words or deeds.

If we find ourself back in the valley today, we must continue to seek
Him with all our heart and trust that our thermal is on the way - He has
promised to strengthen us and cause us to soar once again! And if we're
currently flying high, we must give praise and honor to our Heavenly
Father; but we must also recognize there are many others in the valley
who desperately need a lift.

God has chosen to use people to accomplish much of His work on earth.
He could have chosen other methods; "If they {the people} keep quiet,
the stones will cry out," (Luke 19:40), but He chose us. We are to
"encourage one another daily," (Hebrews 3:13). Why? Because there is a
valley full of people waiting and hoping for that rising current to lift
them up and set them free.

We have been adopted into the "Family" of God...and our Family needs
each other very much! Let's live a life which glorifies God in all we
do, say, and think; let's dedicated ourselves to soaring high and
looking for those who need God's thermal of encouragement!