Tuesday, September 15, 2009

PRAISE YE THE LORD!

You are a most awesome God. Jesus, you are the Bright and Morning Star. There is none like you. You are the Way, the Truth, the Light. No one comes to the Father, but through You. You are Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace. Lord you are adorable, beautiful, everlasting, eternal, amazing, incredible, fantastic. I worship you and praise your mighty name; Jesus. Thank you Lord for all you do for me; for loving me, for taking care of me; for all that you give me. Every good gift and perfect gift is from  the Father above. Praise your holy name. Praise you in the heavens; praise you in all the earth. Let everything that hath breath; PRAISE YE THE LORD!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Can't Get Enough of GOD

If you  love HIM, You can't get enough of God. What do I mean by that? God is with you all of the time and if you are born-again, you have a relationship with Him. He is always with you. So if someone is with you, should you ignore them? You might say, I can't talk to God every second of the day. Well, that's not exactly what I am saying, however, when you are a believer, then you can be mindful of him all of the time. The Holy Spirit is with you, Jesus is in your heart so They should be in your consciousness all of the time. It is good to acknowledge the Lord each and every day. In the morning you can start your day by praying, reading the word, or if you are not a morning person, at least say,"Hello" to Him.That is a better start on your day than nothing at all. My point with this post is; the more you talk to Him, acknowledge Him, the more you want of Him...you  can't get enough of God. The more you talk to Him, the more you will begin to hear Him respond to you. It is not that He only "speaks when spoken to," but if you're not mindful of Him, not talking to Him not taking time for Him, then you won't hear what He is saying to you. God wants to communicate with His people, but if  you aren't listening, or you don't believe He will talk to you then you most likely will not hear him. If you are one of those people who have been told God doesn't speak to "regular folk" then you need a mind change. If it is hard for you to believe but you really would like to communicate with God and hear Him talk back, then if you come to Him with a sincere heart to hear from Him, you will hear. God will never speak anything that goes against His Word. He will never tell you He does not love you. He won't tell you to kill someone or anything like that. He will tell you He loves you and to follow Him. He will encourage you to fulfill His will for your life and it won't be something that you are unable to do. If you are an artist, He won't tell you to be a bookkeeper (unless you love both things) He won't tell you to live in a way that goes against His word. The more you reach out to the Lord, the more you'll be blessed with the wonderful gifts He gives to His people. Some of those gifts are; joy, peace, love, hope, faith, etc., Those are just some of the spiritual gifts He gives us. He gives us physical gifts too like healing, financial, relationships,etc. God is a giver. That is His nature; He loves to give good gifts to His People. Let the Lord speak to you and receive what He has to say, trusting that your life will be so much better, fuller, and richer for it.  Once you get into a relationship with the Lord, you will just want more of Him and like the title says, you can't get enough of God. Be Blessed!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Economically Challenged? Tithe!

Yes, these are economically challenging times. I am not an economist nor any kind of financial advisor. So what do I know about economics? Not much there either but I do know about God's laws of reciprocity.Yes God has spiritual laws. One of them is tithing. One Tenth of your income. This is to the believer. Now this is not a pre-payment for God to do you favors. God can't be bought off because guess what...He owns everything anyway. Bill Gates may think it is all his but in the blink of an eye it could all be gone. Same with Donald Trump; what he owns is fleeting and subject to change. If you are one of those church goers that thinks that all of the preachers just want your money and they are continually trying to separate it from you, then your head is in the wrong place. Here is the deal in plain language: Tithing isn't so God can get to your wealth; it is so he can add to your wealth of blessings. Tithing is used for the churches and ministeries to spread the Gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ. It is used to bless other people etc. When a ministry blesses people and gets them saved by way of your money, it is you also getting credit, spiritually speaking. The other spiritual benefit that you get from releasing your money that you want to hold onto so tightly is; you have just taken a step in saying to God that you trust Him with your needs-with your life.You are saying to Him that He is more important than anything else in your life. You are obeying God. The Bible says that obedience is better that sacrifice. Plus, the Bible tells us to tithe- It even says that if we don't tithe we are robbing from God. A God robber. Ouch!  I don't want that to be said of me, do you?  We all need to be reminded. The word also says that God loves a cheerful giver. Proof that you trust the Lord is that you give joyfully.  Don't make the person taking the collections have to pry the money out of your tight fist. Don't let spiritual riggamortis set in. If you give joyfully then joy will follow you  in other areas of your life. You can't put a price on that. Be Blessed!