I often feel like I am on the outside looking in.  Many times things are said and misunderstood.  Once that happens it is very difficult to undo the misunderstanding.  Discouragement will knock on the door and if you answer the door discouragement will come on in.  If  however you chose not to answer, then it will look for any cracks and attempt to get inside that way.  So we will do our best to caulk any and all cracks.  Still, we cannot protect ourselves on our own.  We have Our Lord!  When discouragement knocks on the door, Our Lord will answer the door if we but ask.  Instead of it just walking in, discouragement will stutter and walk back a bit, then it will tell Jesus it must have the wrong house.  So let it be the next time we begin to feel discouragement.  Introduce it to Jesus and Holy Spirit who live inside us.  It will be a short visit, they have little in common                                                                                                                                       

Wow amen my brother our Heavenly Father just brought me through that ,it is the second day in the week and I gave out 6 job proposal that all clients want to get the work done but no one is ready to start right now and I got Discouage ,had to step back get into his Words and refresh myself for it could be worse and looking around my new Home and give him the Praise and Glory for the things that he has brought me from ,AMEN MY BROTHER A WONDERFUL POST  

Praise God my Dear Brother

Knowing that this helped you, Blessed me so very much. Removing even more footholds that discouragements might of had before.  So very Blessed to be used by Holy Spirit.  To God be all the Glory.  Will be Praying for you along these lines Brother.  

Yes my brother TO GOD BE THE GLORY and here is a prayer of thankfulness that I'm sending up for you ,me and all that love our Heavenly Father through our big brother JESUS THE CHRIST 

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for Your gracious hand that is upon our lives. I give You glory today for all You have done in our past, all that You are doing today, and all that You will do in our future. I love You and trust You in all things knowing that Your favor surrounds us like a shield in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Amen and Amen.  I receive all that His Grace provides, in Jesus Name Amen.

JOHN 6:26-40

Words to the People

      26Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27“Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.” 28Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” 29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” 30So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform? 31“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.’” 32Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33“For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.” 34Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.”

      35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. 36“But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 38“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39“This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40“For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

Chris your comments "that we cannot protect our selves on our own." Seems quite relevant to me at the moment.

I have been thinking alot (especially since coming on AAG last November) Why is it that np matter what I do in my life its is always one step forward five back. One good thing happens and I give thanks, then its quite quickly followed by loads and loads of things to go wrong, some quite rough things, which usually means me losing out, well always means me losing out. (I know some people will say you need to be more positive (I am normally)) I have honestly asked my self "am I cursed?" "is there Karma to pay?" etc, etc.

I have read most of the comments here on this group and seen comments such as "under attack". To be honest this is how I feel my life has been, especially over the last 10 years.

I have asked God and Jesus many many times over these years to forgive any sins I have done past and present. I have asked many many times to lift away my troubles or at least give me the understanding and learning from them. Though I think both Jesus and the Lord a playing observors or if there are lessons its beyond my intelligence.

The contradiction that seems to come. Is the more, or should I say the less I try to to leave it, and give it all to Jesus and God and ask for their help the worse my situations get, and then the more I try to makes things better the harder things become and more and more problems arise and feels as though I shouldn't be pursuing them.

How do I know if this is being attacked or this is Gods work? Because if its attack then I need the Lords protection. If its Gods work then why does it hurt and is so hard and I am getting no learning or understanding from it other than its possibly neither is right or exist and I should start changing my beliefs.

I am struggling so verymuch at the moment to get any kind of understanding of what it is or why I am being so spiritual. I am 47 years old and I still feel like I don't know what I am supposed to be doing here on earth.

This time last year I was taking my younger brother to hospital who was dying from cancer, which he died from at the end of April last year a week after his 40th. I remember thinking at the time that his life here on earth has ended and he will soon be in heaven and that I kind of envied the fact that his sufferring had ended and also sad that he could have had a much better life if he had made different choices, taken different advice or took the right advice. But then I also asked was this the way God meant it be for him, for us. No matter what you do Gods will will be done, you really we really don't have a choice, so no matter the person, who they are or what they are doing, it doesn't matter its all Gods will. So then what is the point, why ask for protection or help, its already done in God s will? He protects or not, he helps or not or its beyond or intelligence so beyond learning???

HAMM ,my beloved brother welcome to the  majority side of the CHRISTIAN FAITH, you 47 and I'm 58 and a whole lot of other are younger as well as older ,and their walk is the same way but through that walk we was never forsaken ,look back over your life and check out how many times you felt like you feel now and you made it through the BATTLE ,WE ARE IN A REAL WAR MY BROTHER AND I'M SORRY IF YOU FELT THE SAME WAY THAT I DID WHEN I GAVE MY HEART AND SOUL TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER  I JUST KNEW MY LIFE WAS GOING TO BE A CAKE WALK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ,BUT WOW WAS I IN FOR A REAL AWAKEN ,BUT TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO THE POINT ,AND THIS IS THROUGH MY EXPERIENCES ,THOSE WHO IS THE STRONGEST GET TESTED THE HARDEST SO FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOURSELF AND KEEP LOOKING HEAVENLY WARD FOR YOUR REWARDS IS BEING LAID UP THERE FOR YOU AND satan IS TRYING TO GET THE SAINTS LIKE YOU AND ME AND OTHERS TO GIVE UP AND TURN OUR BACK ON OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ,I'M FIGHTING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE WEATHER FOR CONCRETE IS GREAT WHERE I'M BUT I HAVE GIVING OUT 6 PROPOSAL GOT 3 OTHER CONTRACTOR THAT I WORK FOR ,YET THIS IS THE 4 DAY THAT I DID NOT WORK AND THE CLIENTS  WANT TO GET THE WORK DID PLUS THE OTHER CONTRACTOR GOT WORK TOO BUT NO ONE IS READY RIGHT NOW SO I GOT TO KEEP MY MIND ON JESUS AND TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND KEEP MY PRAYERS AND MY HOPE UPWARD  SO MY BROTHER STAY PRAY UP ,MUCH LOVE TO YOU. 

Hamm 

I was away yesterday.  Arnette and I celebrated 15 yrs married.  I was struck by a few things in your comments.  The first of course is we all know that dance one step forward 5 back.  What we learn in the end however is that.  That one step forward forward has more power then the 5 back do.  Especially when we make that one step after we have the 5 back.  For us to continue after being pushed back, is and takes strong Faith.  Takes more to go forward then it takes to get pushed back.  We can only do this in His Grace and from His Power.  

Hamm after you have asked to be forgiven, and you have received that forgiveness then that is done.  You have been forgiven Brother, as we all have.  I do understand the feeling behind the thinking.  And, if I do then even more so the Father does.  So it is OK, just know that after you have asked, then receive and it's done.  

"How do I know if this is being attacked or this is Gods work?" As long as we continue to Trust and obey the Lord.  The result will be the same.  We know God does not attack us, that is the enemy.  Yet, the lesson we learn in trusting God is what counts.  

I have yet to lose a family member yet.  So I do not know that pain.  I will continue to Pray for you in that area.

When times are hard, Believe and know your Heavenly Father Loves you.  When times are not so bad know that your Heavenly Father Loves you.  As we look at these back to back what do we see.  As we learn to Trust God and Believe we are Loved, it is the hard times that help us more then the easier times do. 

As Alcedes can tell us about concrete work.  Each job is different, the conditions of the area, time of the year, on and on.  We want the best results, but that can be difficult when the ground is dry or wet, the wind, the temp., it all has to be considered.  To the inexperienced these conditions can and do work against the person.  To the experienced they know to add more or less water, or any number of things in different conditions.  All of this will be the difference between how long things will last and or look.   As with all things we gain it all be going through them whatever they are.

 We just have to keep going, like you are Hamm.   And Trust in the Love of the Lord to show and see us through. 

Something we must always know.  We are Loved!!!  We might think we are stepping back, and we do if that is all there are.  As we keep in mind we are Loved, then we learn from those steps back.  Yes, maybe 4 but next 3 then only 2 steps back, until we find ourselves moving forward in His Love, to His Glory.

Amen my brother Chris those backward make us stronger for the next ones because as long as long as we in this body and serving our Heavenly Father we are going to have trouble or  backward steps ,our big brother JESUS told us that ,and that is why  I LOVE the words and keep them close to my heart so when I do get push backward I use  them to pull me forward and make me stronger stronger,now I understand why my grandmother kept her radio on spiritual station when I was little and now I keep mine's on one 24/7 and my play list on my laptop is all songs that give strength to fight this war ,love you both,through the love of Jesus our big brother    

o CHRIS CONGRATULATION ON NUMBER 15 ,IT IS SUCH A BLESSING TO HEAR WHEN WE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST HAS PASSED NUMBER 10,AND STILL GOING STRONG IN LOVE ,THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR 33 AND IF THE LORD BLESS US TO LIVE AND SEE NEXT YEAR I WANT TO RENEW OUR VOWS ON MY 60 BIRTHDAY 

PSALMS 73:20-28

20Like a dream when one awakes,
         O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.

21When my heart was embittered
         And I was pierced within,

22Then I was senseless and ignorant;
         I was like a beast before You.

23Nevertheless I am continually with You;
         You have taken hold of my right hand.

24With Your counsel You will guide me,
         And afterward receive me to glory.

25Whom have I in heaven but You?
         And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

26My flesh and my heart may fail,
         But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

27For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
         You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

28But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
         I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
         That I may tell of all Your works.

10Therefore his people return to this place,
         And waters of abundance are drunk by them.

11They say, “How does God know?
         And is there knowledge with the Most High?”

12Behold, these are the wicked;
         And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
         And washed my hands in innocence;

14For I have been stricken all day long
         And chastened every morning.

15If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
         Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.

16When I pondered to understand this,
         It was troublesome in my sight

17Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
         Then I perceived their end.

18Surely You set them in slippery places;
         You cast them down to destruction.

19How they are destroyed in a moment!
         They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!

BOOK 3

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1Surely God is good to Israel,
         To those who are pure in heart!

2But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
         My steps had almost slipped.

3For I was envious of the arrogant
         As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4For there are no pains in their death,
         And their body is fat.

5They are not in trouble as other men,
         Nor are they plagued like mankind.

6Therefore pride is their necklace;
         The garment of violence covers them.

7Their eye bulges from fatness;
         The imaginations of their heart run riot.

8They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
         They speak from on high.

9They have set their mouth against the heavens,
         And their tongue parades through the earth.

Alcedes and Chris thank you so very much for your comments, I love you my dear brothers. Your faith is so strong, I admire you both.

The struggle I have at the moment I know I can overcome and when the darkness lifts I do so much enjoy the light.

I was walking home tonight just in time to see one of those beautiful sunsets cutting through the rain clouds and for the few moments it lasted I gave thanks and praise for it glory and the gift from the Lord God.

When I settled down and read the comments from you both, I was humbled again, and I realise how much or how little thingsd like a sunset and caring words and words of faith from two people I hardly know and on the other side of the world can lift my heart. I have just took two steps over those 5 backwards, so 7 forward. Thanks again and may you both of you shine, shine and shine for all eternity. God bless.

Praise God Hamm  you must know what a true Blessings you are.  I so do love the way you see things.  To know that the Love of God binds us all together.  Many times the things you share I am humbled by your open and honest heart.  I do so want you to know that Jesus can be seen clearly through your words.  Few people have the ability as do you.  To be able to share honest emotions with others.  True miles do separate us, yet the Love we share cannot be limited by such things.  We are True Family.

And Alcedes wow 33 congratulations.  It took a second marriage for me.  Arnie helped me raise my5 and her 3.  God is so very Good to us All.  To Jesus be all the Glory Praise and Honor.

HAMM my beloved brother you say our faith is strong but i feel your is stronger then mine, you reminded me of  most of the author of the book of Psalms ,who lay their heart before our Heavenly Father WITH NO SHAME AT ALL that is while I posted  Psalms 73 , and thank you Chris yes he is and always work things out for the good of his children that love him ,I told Hamm some of my journey one day when time allow I will tell you also ,our Heavenly Father is awesome ,love peace and grace to the both of you through Jesus our big brother

Hamm I wanted to add something.  You do not hide your heart.  That is a very strong trait.  It so Trust in that I am humbled.  It shows the desire to know Truth.  To have a heart as that some spend a life time, trying to work up that courage.  In all these things, I see Jesus and Holy Spirit at work in you, my Dear Brother.  Just wanted you to know.

      16Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 

FAMILY I JUST READ THIS  POWERFUL SERMON ,

The Temporal and Eternal

      1For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 4For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. 5Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

      6Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7for we walk by faith, not by sight— 8we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 9Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

FOOD FOR THOUGHTS 

What a Blessing it is to know what no matter our difficulty, " God is as deep, and long, and high, as our little world of circumstances."  He is Big Enough to handle  no matter the situations we find ourselves in.  Life can be made up of all kinds of  things.  Many times we see them as difficulties, as was said He sees them as opportunities.  This can be determined  by our heart, by our Trust in the Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit.  As we put forth our Faith, into these trials or difficulties we can understand why they are seen as opportunities.  For when we put forth our Faith, with the mindset; the desire to bring Glory to Our Lord, then the possibilities far outweigh the negative outcomes against what difficulties can give birth to.  As we strive to bring Glory to Jesus, the Victories are ours to cherish.  Lord Bless

Thanks again Chris and Acledes, your words are uplifting and comforting to the soul.

God bless you both and I pray that you both keep shining and that we all know that God is shining on you both. Love you both my friends.

Hamm ,my beloved brother you are welcome and believe me my brother my soul is being comforting and uplifting also for right about now I'm still in that one step forward and a lot of steps standing still ,but THROUGH EVERY STAND STILL I still continue to praise and give him the GLORY and wait till he take me forward another step or two ,just got my PA. home improvement Contractor registration confirmation on yesterday ,today I picked up my Certificate of Liability Insurance in the four Township that LORD'S WILLING I WILL START MY CONCRETE CLUB IN so please continue to pray for me as I'm praying for every one ,still has not worked in seven days but thank the Lord my wife job is going strong ,it usually be me working this time of the year and her job be in the slow stage but our Heavenly Father know and see all things so we just continue to give him the praise glory and the honor and he always give us the things that we need ,I thank him daily because what I thought would be up and in full swing down it is coming together later but being I know his words, ALL GLORY GOES TO HIM AND I THANK HIM FOR WHAT HE IS DOING AND HOW HE IS DOING IT IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME,MUCH LOVE TO THE WHOLE FAMILY HERE.     

Today's Bible Verse:

1 Peter 1:6-7
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (ESV)

Today's Inspiring Thought: Tested by Fire

Just as a hammer and high heat are used to forge instruments of iron, God uses trials to develop genuine faith and strength of character in us.

"Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt comes from the darkest storm." --Charles Caleb Colton

Father in Jesus Name we come and stand with our Brother Alcedes.  WE know Lord You set up authority.  We stand with our Brother, Hamm, {both Marties}, Liz, Ana and Dan, Arnette and myself and All the others here.  We stand with You Brother.  We lift up your success in Jesus Name.  Your Faithfulness in Praying for others.  Your encouraging words for all the others.  Father we stand with our Brother, and we offer All Praise and Worship to You Our Lord.  We come against the enemy in Jesus Name, who even as I have been working on this has been working against me in doing this.  So Brother Alcedes congratulations, and to God be all the Glory.  We all Love you and yours Brother, and we support you in our Prayers and Thanksgiving.  Hallelujah to His name be Praised.  And, Your Blessings overflow in Jesus Name 

,but THROUGH EVERY STAND STILL I still continue to praise and give him the GLORY and wait till he take me forward another step or two ,just got my PA. home improvement Contractor registration confirmation on yesterday ,today I picked up my Certificate of Liability Insurance in the four Township that LORD'S WILLING I WILL START MY CONCRETE CLUB 

Amen Chris.

What brilliat pray.

I also stand with my dear friends Alcedes & Chris as well as all at AAG in the Glory of your light Jesus Christ and in the ultimate wisdom you have,the continues love you provide. Continue you shine on these caring wonderful people, who celerbrate in you, have faith in you at all times through all circumstances they praise your name. I know you will honour this Lord and already provided. Thanks Amen.

Keep Shining brothers, keep stepping forward, only standstill to take rest and contemplation. You have great faith and strength God bless you both.

Amen in Jesus mighty name and yes all GLORY GOES TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ,O Heavenly Father ,we come to your throne of Grace in agreement with the prayers of both of my brothers here for your words tell us that where two or three gather in your name you are there with us and your words also tell us that we must worship you in spirit and truth so all though we are miles about we connect through the spirit to praise you and honor you and give you all the glory ,and we thank you O Heavenly Father for your Love Grace and Mercy ,and we thank you for the faithfulness of everyone in this group as we pray for each other and encourage one and to give you the Glory in the things in our life in Jesus mighty name and powerful blood we thank you ,for we know it is you who had placed the love that we share in this group in the hearts of all of us and we thank you and pray that we will continue to give you the glory in all that we do Amen.Chris and Hamm I thank you both and may the light of Jesus continue to shine through the both of you  

Hi guys, This was passed on to me the other week and I thought how meaningful it was.

There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbours.

"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbours when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.

"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours grow good corn."

He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbour’s corn also improves.

So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbours to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.

The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbours grow good corn.

Amen William, I am in total agreement. God bless.

God Bless Alcedes great words.

May we all continue to carry, help and support each other in this group, on AAG, our families & friends, our neigbours and all life temporal and spiritual. (Hope that doesn't sound to corny?) 

Amen Hamm and amen William

We all have read Psalm 23.  This Psalm holds the instructions we all Need as Children of the Most High God.  These words are not hard, but gentle in their description of how we Must see Our Lord.  Gentle yet, Powerful as we Trust and Believe in what is being said.  These words cover our entire life.  We see we are Protected, we are shown Peace.  We are given direction.  However, one thing that Must be Understood, we need only Believe these words.  No matter how complicated we think our life is, the answers we seek are in these words!  When we add our Faith to these words, things change!  We need to remember to have a humble heart, that we are His Children; His sheep.  For He is our Shepherd.  And, because of that fact we have all that we need!  Lord Bless you all.

The LORD is my Shepherd;

I have all that I need.

He lets me rest in green meadows;

He leads me beside peaceful streams.

He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths,

bringing honor to His Name.

Even when I walk

through the darkest valley,

I will not be afraid,

for You are close beside me.

Your rod and Your staff

protect and comfort me.

You prepare a feast for me

in the presence of my enemies.

You honor me by anointing my head with oil.

My cup overflows with blessings.

Surely Your Goodness and unfailing Love will pursue me

all the days of my life,

and I will live in the House of the LORD

forever.

One of the most important things to remember is, we are Loved.  It is a Love however that does not conform to human emotions.  It is a constant Love that cannot be changed by moods and feelings.  It is a Love that can be counted on no matter what.  We have not earned this Love, it has been given to us.  It is a Love that has been based on a decision before time began.  How we treat this gift, is of the utmost importance.  The things we do we be weighed.  We must know that in the definition of Grace:a} the free and unmerited favour  of God shown to man. b} the divine assistance and power given to man in spiritual rebirth and sanctification. c} an unmerited gift, favour, etc, granted by God.  As we hold on to these Truths and accept them as Gifts from God, we find they are as nothing else we have ever known.  Man puts conditions, some put price tags, others have seen them as a result of labor we have preformed.  Some will point to how we behave after we are born again.  Our actions after accepting Jesus as the Christ, simply show the influence of Holy Spirit on our hearts.  We will never be able to repay what has been given to us.  We can only do our best to live our lives, as ones who have been influenced by Pure Love, as a way of Thanking Him for all He has done for us.

WOW AMEN MY BROTHER ,I WAS GOING TO START A DISCUSSION ON THE FOUR BIBLICAL TYPE OF LOVE YESTERDAY BUT MY BROTHER WAS HERE FROM MARYLAND AND I DID NOT FINISH IT BUT HERE IS FOUR OF THE TYPE OF LOVE THAT THE BIBLE SPEAK ON ,AGAPE ,EROS.PHILIA AND STORGE AND I HAVE BEEN POSTING THIS ON FACEBOOK FOR TWO DAYS NOW   4Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13 :4-7 CAN I GET 10 PEOPLE TO TAKE THIS LOVE WALK WITH ME AND TRY OUR BEST TO LIVE THESE VERSE OUT FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF MAY ,GET BACK TO ME WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF EVERYONE THAT WE COME IN CONTACT WITH IF WE DO THESE VERSE .LOVE EVERYONE.GOD IS SO AWESOME MY BROTHER CONTINUE TO LET HIM USE YOU  

Glory to His Name my Brother.  Like you I believe we both already do these things.  Yet, I trust you know, I will gladly with confidence and humility stand with you Alcedes.  I will be one of the ten, and Lord willing do my best to remember these verses as I encounter others in my day.  And, Brother I will keep you in the loop, by sharing the results of Living with the mindset of 1Cor 13:4-7.  I believe this is a wonderful Spirit lead idea.  As we humble ourselves, wanting and working so that All the Glory goes to Our Lord of Lords.

Wow the last few blogs have been great.

Alcedes I would like to be counted in as one the 10, though in all honesty "taking into acount a wrong suffered" is big learning for me. Especially at the moment.

Chris I have just finished reading a book "What so amazing about grace" by Philip Yancey. I enjoyed it. Good learning.

God bless you brothers.

Yes my brother Chris and I will do the same and my brother Hamm by all means my brother you are one of the ten and hopeful we can get more then ten for you and  Chris are two here and if my facebook brothers and sisters join it really will be great to see how we can make a change in other lives love you both  

You will see this in many places on this site.  WE MUST PRAY AND LIFT UP PART OF OUR FAMILY IN NIGERIA.  AND, ANY OTHER PLACE THEY ARE KILLING OUR FAMILY BECAUSE THEY LOVE JESUS!!! WE MUST PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.  LET US JOIN THEM AND STAND IN AGREEMENT WITH THEIR PRAYERS OF FAITH.  THEY ARE KILLING OUR FAMILY!!

I STAND IN AGREEMENT AND WILL BE PRAYING FOR THEM 

As I think about  1 Corinthians 13 :4-7  in the light of what is going on, we must stand for Love and show Love to others.  As they murder parts of our Family  and as we Pray for all involved.  Love is tested.  Yet, all of this shows that Prayer is the Only Way to represent Jesus.   

YES MY BROTHER FOR satan IS ALREADY AT WAR AND WHEN WE START MOVING IN WAYS THAT REALLY WILL GIVE MORE GLORY TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ,satan SEND MORE OF his AGENT ON THE ATTACK .BUT he IS A LIAR AND A FAILURE FOR STRONGER IS HE THAT IS IN US (GOD'S CHILDREN) THEN he THAT IS IN THE WORLD (satan and children of non belief ) 

Welcome Neylee to our group.  Please feel free to share the things the Spirit has shown you.  We learn from one another about different aspects of God, from each other.  We work at edifying one another, to His Glory.   We Pray for one another, your burden is our's we are the Body of Christ.  And we do our best for His Glory.  Again Thank you for joining.  Lord Bless Sister 

Today's Bible Verse:

Lamentations 3:22–24
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." (ESV)

Today's Inspiring Thought: Enough for Today

There's one thing we can count on: the steadfastlove of the Lord. Just as certain as the sun will rise in the morning, we can trust and know that his strong love and tender mercies will greet us anew each day.

So great is the Lord's faithfulness, so personal and sure, that he holds out just the right portion for our souls to drink in today, tomorrow, and the next day. When we wake up to discover his steady, daily, restorative care, our hope is renewed and our faith is reborn.

I learned long ago that with God on our side,even though we will experience disappointments in life, we can always get "reappointed" if you or I have a doctor's appointment and he has an emergency and he has to cancel , we simply make another appointment.Life can be that way too. Trusting that God has a good plan for us, and that our steps are ordered by Him, is the key to preventing disappointment from turning into despair. THIS WAS TAKING FROM JOYCE MEYER "LIVING BEYOND YOUR FEELING" pg 78. PROVERBS 20:24 Man’s steps are ordained by the LORD,
How then can man understand his way? 
PROVERBS 16:9
The mind of man plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.

As we learn to humble ourselves.  As we yield our plans to His directions.  We will see just how He can use us to His Glory.  How He can use us to help others, for when our wills are able to be bent to His direction.  His Power and Grace is beautifully displayed from a humble and willing heart.