Lord, I Need A Pep Talk

Pulling weeds and planting seeds. That's the story of life. We are individual lots on which either weeds of selfishness or fruit of the Holy Spirit grows and flourishes

Dennis and Barbara Rainey

God designed me to fly like an eagle. If I don't load myself up with burdens, I can soar for my entire life. I will not let the world clip my wings or force me into its mold. I will fly like an eagle.

The Law of Attraction

"The law of attraction is that our thinking creates and brings to us whatever we think about,"

God's Word has gives us that concept and we've been studying it and living it for years

such as

Philippians 4: 8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

You can transform your life by staying positive. Plant seeds of positive thinking, give them a dose of God's living water every day and your life will turn into a flourishing garden of beautiful blooms. But remember to pick the weeds of negatively and toss them away or they will choke out the flowers you have nurtured.

and then, for added pleasure

share the flowers of your garden with everyone you know!

Here I AM Lord Use Me

A young man who saw all the sin, selfishness, and injustice in the world complained to his pastor that God had made a mess of things. "Why," the boy said, "I could make a better world myself." "Good," said the pastor, "go to it; that is just why you're here!" Unknown



Here I AM Lord


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Lord I AM Faithful, Where Is My Reward

A certain man had been a faithful builder for an employer for many years. His employer decided to take a world cruise. Before leaving he left with his builder plans for an ideal house. "Build it according to specification, spare no necessary expense. I want this house to be a good house for a special reason."
But the builder thought of the many years he had worked for small wages and decided to make a profit for himself, so he substituted cheap materials wherever it would not show. On his return his employer observed the house with satisfaction and said,
"You have served me well these many years. In reward I have planned this house for you. It is yours, to own, and to live in." Walter Cowen


Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. - 2 Corinthians.16:18

Child of the living God … don’t let the devil try to convince you that you have every right to be rewarded NOW – in THIS life - for your faithfulness. Hebrews 10:36-29 is addressing this very issue. We need to KEEP enduring – keep persisting – keep persevering – KEEP ON KEEPING ON, because our rewards are being layed up in heaven for us.Norm Rasmussen

Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

As I encourage others, I am encouraged
As I thank others for the things they have done for me, I feel thankful
Do you suppose if I love others as the Lord has loved me, I will feel loved?
I think so too.

I once heard Joni Earechson saying how she thanks God everyday for something. At first it wasn't that easy to say, "Thank you for making me a paraplegic" but I had to start small and thank him for the fact that there was a big window in her room so she could look out even when she couldn't lift her head.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Marnie Pehrson explains, in other words, put out good, help others, and it will return to you in your hour of need. If you have sown good seeds, then in your moment of crisis, it will return to your rescue in the exact moment that you need it.
God takes what we sow and transforms it into abundance. Just as a tiny pea yields a plant laden with peas, so the Lord takes our efforts and multiplies them in our behalf. We can never be certain when, where or what seeds we sow will yield a harvest. Cheerfully do all within your power to lift, to build, to help and to serve from morning until evening, because you never know when or how your blessings shall return.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 (The Message)
1 Be generous: Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns. 2 Don't hoard your goods; spread them around. Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night. 3 When the clouds are full of water, it rains. When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls.4 Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life. 5 Just as you'll never understand the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, So you'll never understand the mystery at work in all that God does. 6 Go to work in the morning and stick to it until evening without watching the clock. You never know from moment to moment how your work will turn out in the end.

John 1:16 From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.

Dear Lord, Forgive

Forgiveness is not an elective in the curriculum of servanthood. It is a required course, and the exams are always tough to pass.

thank you Charles Swindoll

Matthew 6:14-15New International Version (NIV)14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Matthew 6:14-15 The Message Translation) It’s not that we earn God’s forgiveness when we forgive…it’s that, if aChrist-follower refuses to forgive he reduces his capacity to receive forgiveness

Evening Prayer

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