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While some claim that it's ok to be neutral or luke warm about their supposed faith in Jesus, If you are in Christ, biblically there is no such thing as a luke warm Christian.
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When it comes to your faith and walk with Christ, You're either all in or you are not.
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You're either a follower of Christ, or you aren't. You either own your faith, or you don't.
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I hope and pray that you own your faith and walk and that as a follower of Christ...you're all in!
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“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
-Revelation 3:15-16 (ESV)
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"The Gifts That Are OK To Re-gift"
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God has blessed you with many skills, gifts, talents and abilities that you can in turn serve Him with all that is within you and give those gifts back in service to Him.
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He created you specifically for the good works (See Ephesians 2:10) that He's prepared for you and that He's uniquely given you the skills, gifts, talents and abilities to fulfill exactly what He's called and created you to do!
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In the case of these gifts...these are gifts that are OK to immediately "re-gift"...unlike the gifts you get for say maybe during Christmas time that you don't like so much and you immediately start formalizing, "Do I try to return it to the store?" Or, "Do I re-gift it?". LOL. ;-) You know the gift or gifts you've received that fall into this category, right?! ;-)
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No, the gifts that God has given you are meant for the explicit purpose of re-gifting to serve Him and to bless others with!
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So, the choice is up to you...will you use the skills, gifts, talents, and abilities He's given you for His kingdom and Glory or will you try to hide them and never use or acknowledge what He's given you?
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I pray that you use them and in turn you and others will be blessed and you will bring God glory in the process!
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Don't hide them my friend...use them and live them out mightily in the strength of the Lord and the power of His might!
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The Scriptures are full of examples where we're instructed to love one another, love our neighbors and love The Lord but unfortunately many have lost their way.
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We live in a world that seems to be full of those who show and spread hate by their words and actions., however, let me remind you and I that if you're in Christ...you better not be one of them!!
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It doesn't mean you have to condone everything that others do, nor it does it mean you should never speak the truth in love, but, it does mean your responsible for your actions!
You're responsible to shed and shine light...not darkness!
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Furthermore, what we often see in the news (racism, supremacy, etc) has absolutely nothing to do with The Lord Jesus Christ, His Gospel or His true followers!
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As a follower of Christ you are His name bearer and you better represent Him well by speaking the truth in love and live a life balanced by His grace and truth....then pray for all those who are spreading hate...pray for their salvation!
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Your actions speak louder than words...so stop trying to determine if you love others and instead take actions to love them!
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#love #joy #peace #truth #wisdom #life #encourage #encouragement #inspire #inspiration #inspirational #scripture #Godsword #heart #mind #soul #strength #christian #Christianity #christfollower #cslewis #ashepherdsheart
Fear is the opposite of faith and yet sometimes we allow fear to cripple us.
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It also doesn't help that the enemy of your soul, satan, tries to use fear to derail our faith!
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No matter what, we need to recalibrate our hearts and minds with the truth of God's Word because in His Word, He reminds us to fear not, why? Because He is with you and I always!!
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No matter what the accuser says or others may say, that is the truth my friend! So, let us reject fear and step forward in faith because God is with us and will never leave or forsake us!
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"fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 ESV
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Love Came Down!
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God's love came in the flesh!
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No matter what you are facing right now, may His love surround you in a very special way today, throughout Christmas, and each day as you walk with Christ!
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May you celebrate and praise the love of The Father as He sent Jesus into this world for you so you might have life in Him!
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Merry Christmas!
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There is a certain amount of focus, especially around the beginning of a New year, on what we eat and how much we exercise and more, yet, we forget to continually take inventory of all that we intake physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
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We constantly are recipients of things beyond just food and we have choose what we digest in all of the before mentioned areas.
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There's the old saying that is very true, "Garbage in, Garbage out." And, "You are what you eat."
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You have to ask yourself, "What is best for me to intake in all of these areas? Or, when presented something whether on TV, In Person, or anything else, you need to ask, "Is this something I should be digesting? "
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We are challenged to do everything for His glory, (See Colossians 3:23-24) and to hold every thought captive, (See 2 Corinthians 10:3-6), but the quest becomes, "Do we do this in every area of our lives or just focus on food?!"
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Let's pray and ask The Holy Spirit to give us wisdom and to put on The Armor of God so we can focus on what we should and should not be digesting each day as our diet is important in every area of our lives.
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Everything you face in this life, the trials, the valleys, the struggles, anything... He is bigger than them all! Trust Him and rely on Him each step of the way!
He will see you through!
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It doesn't matter what your past is. It doesn't matter how bad of a life you lived or anything else. If you confess, believe, receive...you will be forgiven and set free!
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Read and or listen to Romans 10:8-11 for yourself!
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His Free gift is truly, Free!
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Jesus is mighty to save and there is no other name under heaven and earth by which you can be saved!
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#salvation #faith #hope #truth #wisdom #life #encourage #encouragement #Jesus #HolySpirit #bible #scripture #GodsWord #heart #mind #soul #strength #christian #Christianity #christfollower #encourage #encouragement #ashepherdsheart (Scripture read by Randolph Koch)
It's been my observation that there are many gifts such as the gift of prophecy and speaking in tongues that aren't handled or expressed Biblically today and we need to be careful to take in any teaching that doesn't align with God's Word.
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It's seems that specifically with the gift of prophecy, that it is often only thought by some to be the foretelling of future events but it is also and more often than the previous - it is the proclamation of God's truth from His Word. Same with the gift of tongues...if it exists at all today, I've never seen it done Biblically. (See 1 Corinthians 14)
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I'm sharing this as a warning and not as meaningless controversy by any means. It's becoming more and more prevalent to for people to see people say they are a "prophet" but, they very well may not be as the gift is more active today in proclamation (“forth-telling”), not prediction (“fore-telling”).
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With this in mind, here is the The Threefold Test of a Prophet from Deuteronomy 18:20-22:
1. They must speak in the name of the Lord only. (No other god)
2. Their message must align with God’s revealed truth in Scripture.
3. Their predictions of future events must come true exactly as predicted.
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I'm all for expressing the gifts that The Holy Spirit gives us, but, again it ought to be Biblical in expression as God will not contradict Himself and that includes not contradicting His Word.
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Please search the scriptures yourself and here are three you might read for our own edification: Deuteronomy 18:20-22, Hebrews 13:9 (ESV) and 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV) .
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No matter what you see ahead of you...
No matter what you feel or think...
No matter the circumstances of life that you experience...keep your eyes fixed on Jesus!
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"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:1-2 NASB
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You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
-Psalm 56:8 ESV
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The next time you think or believe the lie that God doesn't care about you... Read His Word which proves otherwise!
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He cares well beyond your finite mind can ever imagine!
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Passages like Psalm 56:8 and many other passages remind us that He does care.
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He knows each and every struggle you face.
He knows each and every tear you shed.
He knows everything about you!
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You are never alone as He is your all in all!
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So, seek Him all the more through every season and trust Him to make a way in Jesus name.
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No matter the storm you face, whether literal or a storm as in a trial or crisis of life, God is truly your only shelter.
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Seek His shelter friend, no matter what you face in life!
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Read the following scripture for further encouragement about this:
Psalms 27:5-7 ESV & Psalms 91:1-2 ESV
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There really are no small things as everything matters especially when it comes to the choices we make and the life we live.
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We don't completely know or realize how one choice impacts another in the timeline of our present and future.
Nor do we know what God is doing in the "background" and how He will work it all together.
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We just need to make sure to strive to give our very best moment by moment...decision by decision and trust that God is at work and again, even the smallest things / acts matter.
We just may not see it yet.
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Press on friend! God is not finished with you yet.
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You weren’t created in God’s image and placed on this earth to live a life of mediocrity. You have so much potential and I hope for you that you will do whatever is before you to your fullest potential.
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Who you are in Christ matters! You have so much potential because of Christ finished work on the cross and His progressive sanctification of you as He works in and through you!
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You are more than a conqueror in Christ! Through the power of the Holy Spirit may you rise above mediocrity for His Kingdom and glory!
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Jesus promised to send His Helper Who is The Holy Spirit.
If you are in Christ, His Holy Spirit dwells in you and I and seeks to fills us anew each day as we ask and as we seek to live a Spirit Filled and led life by taking God's Word and actively living it out!
The problem is that we allow other things attempt to "fill" our lives up including a thing called "the ego". To put it bluntly, you can't expect The Holy Spirit to do His work in your life including filling you, if you are so full of yourself or other things!
Lay down "self" and pursue Christ instead allowing His Spirit to have the room to lead and fill you!
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Do you ever read a familiar scripture and sort of gloss over it? As followers of Christ we must never gloss over God's Word or grow tired of the truths He lovingly communicates through it!
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The same is true of 2 Corinthians 5:21. He made our sinless Savior take on / become our sin so that through His sacrifice, we might have salvation!
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We must never take for granted what God The Father did for us through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ! If we do take it for granted or become complacent, we need to check our hearts to see if they are still beating because we should be alive in Christ and God's Word should come alive for us each time we abide in it.
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Read 2 Corinthians 5:21, then stand in awe of what He's done for you and then praise and worship Him because of His great love for you!
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May The Holy Spirit continue to work in our lives so we might walk in newness of life and be completely alive in Christ, thanks to His sacrifice for us!
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If we're honest, our world is largely self-centered or full of people that have what I call "The Planet Me syndrome" where they act like the world revolves around them but NEWS FLASH...it doesn't really revolve around anyone!
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We can all get so caught up in our own lives and minds that we forget to seek to live a life that also serves others.
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It's not that we are to neglect ourselves, rather, we are also to care for ourselves in the process of focusing on caring for others because it's not all about us.
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God's Word is full of instruction on how we are to put Him and others first and yet, as followers of Christ we all struggle at times doing just that. I'm no expert at it either!
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In this New Year...
-Let's seek to selflessness instead of selfishness.
-Let's seek to trade a "me-centered" or "me first" mentality for an others-centered mentality.
-Let's seek to serve our family, friends, and community better.
-Let's trade a self serving heart for a servants heart. -Above all else, let's seek to become God-Centered in all we do!
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Repeat after me: It's Not About Me!
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We're in this life together friends so let's pray for each other that we'd realize all the more day-to-day that it's all about Him and others and less about us. This isn't always going to be easy but with the help of God, His Word, and His Holy Spirit...we can shift our focus in Jesus name!
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Let's pray for each other that we'd all be more God-centered and others-centered in 2019.
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There is no other name under heaven and earth by which you can be saved!
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There's no Jesus + Something else!
It's Jesus + Nothing else!
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He's the only One who can save you and He's the only One who sacrificed His life for you!
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He's and His Holy Spirit are also your only day to day sufficiency, strength, wisdom and peace!
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HE is all you need! Jesus is enough my friend!
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In Christ we have the ultimate hope.
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No matter what you're facing. No matter how dark, hopeless or dismal things seem at times...let Hope Arise!
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Wait upon The Lord with great expectancy.
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His Hope does not disappoint!
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Let His Hope Arise...and let all doubt, anxiety, darkness or any other negative thing...Tremble!
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Let us pray in Jesus name for each other that we will be full of His Hope no matter what this life hurls our way!
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Stay Connected to The True Vine!
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I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5 ESV
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Leadership isn't about a title or position as there are many who have these things and are obviously not leaders!
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As a follower of Christ you are a leader regardless of whether or not you have a title or position.
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God positions you to lead others to Him...He also especially equips you to lead in some shape or form at whatever you are called to do...
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This often includes what I refer to as "leading from behind"... In other words...again, no matter if you have a leadership position or title...you are called and positioned to lead right where you are!
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Just pause for a moment and take inventory of every way He's equipped you to be the light where you are through everything you do day to day in your job, school, home, neighborhood and more!?
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Then think about how you can and do inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and be more!
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Go be the leader He has called and equipped you to be because if you've done or are doing these things and more...again...you are a leader!
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Thank you Heavenly Father for
blessing me with another year of life!
Please help me to continue to grow in the wisdom and knowledge of You this next year and serve You and others faithfully with everything that is is within me all the days of my life!
In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
#birthday #blessed #faith #hope #truth #wisdom #life #joy #peace #strength #Jesus #HolySpirit #Christian #Christianity #ChristFollower #encouragement #encourage #ashepherdsheart
As followers of Christ it's vital that we seek The Lord daily. We need to seek Him, His Strength, His Presence moment-by-moment.
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Are you feeling stressed? Are you in distress? Are you feeling anxious? Are you feeling alone? Are you feeling weak? Are you in need of wisdom? Are you in need of refuge? Are you lacking provision? Are you lacking His peace and joy?
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No matter the circumstance or season...whether good or bad...you and I need to Seek the Lord, His Strength, and presence!
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Seek Him through His Word, Prayer, Worship, and in fellowship with others who can provide you with godly counsel.
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He is The Answer and we need to remember these essential truths as we walk day-by-day with Him.
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Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV
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Seek Him!
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Don't trust in the world or the things of this world. This world has nothing for you!
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Put your trust completely in the Lord your God!
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Don't run to the world, run to the Lord only, always, and forever!
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No matter what you are facing right now, always remember to praise God at all times... praise His Holy Name! He's worthy of your praise...more than worthy!
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Read Psalm 34 for encouragement to praise Him!
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"See people for who they are becoming...not for who they were." -Bob Goff
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We're all a work in progress and a new creation in Christ!
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Let's pray for each other that we will give one another and ourselves grace in the process. May we always remember that we are no longer who we once were but in Christ, we are a new creation and He is transforming us!
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Do you take care of yourself body, mind and soul?
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Often we just compartmentalize how we care for ourselves and one another.
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The Lord has given us the tools in His Word to care for and do maintenance on our souls and minds and more.
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Ultimately God is where your soul finds true rest and nourishment...so seek Him with everything that is within you. Abide in His Word and rely on The Holy Spirit's help each day!
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Don't neglect your soul by taking time often to take in the nourishment He provides!
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Romans 11:33 (ESV) Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
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The God Who Created the heavens and earth knows you by name and knows your every thought and need.
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He wants to speak to you directly from His Word as you read and study it. He also wants to speak to you as well through the instruction He provides through faithful preachers and teachers who honor and communicate His Word.
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He wants to speak to You!
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Let that sink in!
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He also wants to hear from you through your times of prayer.
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How incredible it is that God wants to have a relationship with us, His creation, and He wants to speak to you and I!?
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He's speaking to you even in times you think He's silent.
The question is, are you seeking Him and are you actively listening?
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I pray that you do and are each and every moment in Jesus.
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#seekHim #listentoHim #faith #hope #truth #wisdom #life #encourage #encouragement #Jesus #HolySpirit #bible #scripture #GodsWord #heart #mind #soul #strength #christian #Christianity #christfollower #ashepherdsheart
Hello Friends!
This is the first of two posts I'll be sharing today about the launch of the two YouVersion Christmas Devotionals I'll be sharing!
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I'm excited to share that the launch date for the two YouVersion Christmas Devotionals has been moved up two days!
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They will now be launched this coming Monday, November 26th instead of November 28th.
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Here's a "sneak peek" of devotional title, graphic, and description:
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The first devotional that will launch is a 3-Day Devotional titled, "Christmas: The Promise Fulfilled". The graphic shared here is what will be loaded in the app for the daily devotional contents.
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Here's the "sneak peek" Description: God is The promise keeper and the birth of Christ is the fulfillment of promises as foretold through prophecies of The Old Testament. The aim of this devotion is to encourage you in your faith as you study some of God’s promises which are a glimpse into the events related to the arrival of Jesus which we celebrate during Christmas.
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Please pray for a successful launch and that many will be encouraged in their faith through God's Word through these written and audio format devotional offerings!
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Thank you for your prayers! Also, once they devotionals are live, I'd be honored if you'd subscribe to them in the app as well as sharing these devotionals with family and friends!
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More information to come!
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
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Do you tend procrastinate? Do you put things off that you know you can and should do now but will get to "in the future"?
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Maybe it's fear or the opinions of other people that you've allowed to be your excuse?
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What are the goals you've talked about but keep putting of until "Some Day" or "One day"?
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What is God calling you to do but you keep putting off?
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Whatever it may be, you have to decide if you'll get to it "One Day" or will you say today is "DAY ONE"!?
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Let's strive to make today - Day One my friend!
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No matter where you are, no matter what you're going through...
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You can call out to Him!
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In Him, You will find safety and refuge!
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He will be there to help you, protect you, and lead you all the days of your life!
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Time is a gift from God.
A gift and an investment for us to live life the life He's given us well for Him... To live it well for His kingdom and glory and to gift it to and invest in others.
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Don't hoard your time just for yourself but change your perspective on the gift that time is...then freely and wisely gift it and invest it in others without any expectation of gaining anything in return. Just bless them!
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Make every moment count... Again, seek to be a blessing!
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Watch this simple 15 second video and then seek the Lord for how you can better manage your time gifting and investing it in yourself and others through a practical and eternal perspective!
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God's Mercies are new each day.
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Today is a new day...a fresh start.
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Embrace the gift of today that He's given you.
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Shake off the dust of yesterday and move forward with His strength, wisdom, direction, will and protection knowing He has new opportunities ahead for you!
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I remember when I was a very young child there was a show called "The Six Million Dollar Man" which was about an astronaut that was hurt very badly in a crash landing.
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One of the famous lines from the show, which many say in humor today when going into surgery and other times, was "we can rebuild him." Which in the show they did as they rebuilt him with "cutting edge technology" of the 1970's. :-)
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He could run fast, (even though it was always filmed slow mo) :) and could do a bunch of other super human things as he performed missions like any former astronaut and basically newly turned into a cyborg would do. lol.
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This childhood memory reminded me of the reality that there is One who can and will rebuild our lives if we allow Him to do so.
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This rebuilding starts with receiving God's free gift of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ and is followed by walking with Him day-by-day as He renews and transforms you.
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You may feel like your life has crashed and you've hit rock bottom or you may never have experienced the "rock bottom". No matter who you are, what you've been through, or where you are today, Jesus is ready and willing to save and rebuild you! Like the show but in truth, it's as if Jesus looks at you, holds out His arms wide to receive you and says, "I will rebuild you."
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The question for all of us is, will we let Him rebuild our lives or not? Will we let Him make something beautiful from the ashes and wreckage of our life as even if things seem great for you, you are still spiritually bankrupt and you need Him to save, rebuild and renew you!
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My prayer is that you and I will let Him rebuild us because ultimately He is the only One Who Can.
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His ways are higher than our ways and we live by faith not by sight.
You may not understand God's ways but you can know that He is trustworthy. It may not always be easy but let me challenge you to put what you see and your feelings, fears and anxiety aside and trust Him no matter what!
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Hello!
I wanted to share a description of each of the Christmas Devotional Plans with you via these graphics.
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Also, here are the links to the plans via the app (if opened via a phone) or the website (if opened via PC):
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Christmas: The Promise Fulfilled.
www.bible.com/reading-plans/13399-christmas-the-promise-f...
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The Wonder of Christmas.
www.bible.com/reading-plans/13380-the-wonder-of-christmas
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For those who are looking for the audio versions, I was informed today that there has been a slight delay in the upload of the audio versions in the app but it is coming!
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Once it's loaded, there will be a speaker icon next to the daily devotional content where anyone can listen to the audio that some goofy guy recorded for you. ;-).
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Thanks for your prayers, subscribing to the plans, and getting to word out about these plans to your family and friends!
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Your Brother and Servant In Christ,
Randolph Koch
-Founder and Servant-Shepherd of A Shepherd's Heart
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We're born with baggage and as we progress through life we can collect more baggage through the things we experience and face.
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Some of our baggage range from "carry on size" baggage to massive "steamer trunk size" baggage.
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Thankfully we have the Lord Who ultimately helps us unpack the baggage due to our sin as well as the baggage due to the things we face in life! He will transform and heal us if we will let Him!
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In addition, He can and will use the body of Christ in the process of unpacking our baggage.
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No matter what size baggage we carry, we need The Lord and one another.
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We should be able to surround ourselves with at least one or more trusted friends in Christ who care and love us enough to help us unpack...and we in turn can help them too!
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I pray that we will rely on The Lord and trust Him to help us unpack and I pray that God will help us to know who the few people are that we can trust because they love us and also have our best in mind.
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It's time to unpack my friend!
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Sometimes we fixate on the wrong things, but, we really need to take a step back and see the entire picture. Sometimes people are fixated only on what they don't have and don't pause to give thanks for all they do have!
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There are everyday, every moment things that we overlook that we should be thankful to God for.
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For instance...
Each new day is a gift from God.
Each time you take a breath is a gift from God.
Each heart beat is a gift from God.
Each meal is a gift from God.
The sun that is in perfect relation to the earth so we don't burn up or freeze up is a gift from God!
Salvation is a gift from God.
Having a warm and dry place to rest each day is a gift from God.
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There is a limitless list of things that we should be thankful to God for.
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We should thank Him for everything each moment including moments of joy, laughter, victory, pain, sorrow, sadness, and more...because we are to be thankful in all things and thankful day-by-day and moment by moment.
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Let me encourage you to take inventory of all the things you are blessed with. Take inventory of all the people and things you should be and are thankful for. Then turn to God with thanksgiving!
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Give thanks to the Lord from a grateful heart all the days of your life!
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