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Don’t Love The World’s Ways

June 6, 2013 by Steve 6 Comments

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1 John 2:15-17Β (NIV)

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them. 16 For everything in the worldβ€”the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of lifeβ€”comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

The Message (MSG)

15-17 Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the worldβ€”wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear importantβ€”has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way outβ€”but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.

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Clean Yourself Up!

June 4, 2013 by Steve Comments Off on Clean Yourself Up!


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Colossians 3:8

But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

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Marriage

May 31, 2013 by Steve 15 Comments

My Thoughts πŸ’­Β 

One of my fave ministries is “Telling The Truth” and this is an article on marriage by Pete Briscoe

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πŸ’¬ Quote 4 2dayΒ 

β€œGetting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts.” β€”Jeff Foxworthy

The Pew Poll reports that 44% of Americans under 30 believe that marriage is heading for extinction, but 95% of Americans want to get married someday.

That’s interesting, isn’t it?

There’s skepticism, but also intrigue. They know there’s something dynamic and special about this relationship, but our culture keeps saying, β€œMarriage was great for your grandparents, but it’s unnecessary bondage for this age of freedom.”

Time magazine recently ran a cover that simply asked in big letters, β€œWho needs marriage?” Good question. How would you answer?

Lie number 1:Β Marriage is an archaic institution irrelevant for enlightened modern people. Many believe this lie, the rest of us need to ask ourselves if marriage is even worth it. Why do we even need this anymore?”

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. β€”Genesis 2:24

This is the way God always intended it: one man, one woman coming together, becoming one, enjoying oneness in Christ. It’s God’s original plan, and it’s meant to last. He’s never rescinded it. Marriage is simply one of God’s great ideas.

I’ve done dozens of weddings over the years, and I start them all the same way:

β€œMarriage is:

  • A holy estate.
  • Instituted by God.
  • Commanded in Scripture for all who enter it lawfully and in true affection.
  • Confirmed by Christ’s solemn words and consecrated by His gracious presence at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee.
  • Set forth by the apostle as signifying the mystical union between Christ and the Church.
  • Ordained for the consecration of union between man and woman so that the natural instincts being directed aright they might live in purity and honor.
  • Ordained for the increase of mankind and that children might be brought up in the fear and the nurture of the Lord.
  • Ordained for companionship, health, and comfort, which husband and wife ought to have of each other.
  • Ordained for the welfare of human society which can be strong and happy only where the marriage bond is held highly in honor.”
  • Satan lies. The truth is that marriage is divine, timeless, and significant. You might be in it or out of itβ€”either way, marriage is partof God’s eternal purpose for the Body of Christ… and it will be until death we do part.
πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

God, make me a vessel of Your truth. When I begin to doubt the validity and need of marriage, make me willing to take that thought captive. By Your Spirit and Your Word, convict me of Your divine purpose in the marriage covenant for my good and for Your glory. Amen.

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WordPress Family Award

May 16, 2013 by Steve 16 Comments

WordPress Family Award

A huge thanks to all of the kind people on here for inviting me into the WordPress Falimy as their loving brother! πŸ™‚

  • Β Thanks Adeline for thinking of me for this award.Β Adeline is such an inspiring sister who lives out and mirrors the love of Jesus around the world. Please check out her blog “Dancing In The Storm” and be blown away with how God works in and through her life!
  • Thanks SherriΒ for being such a loving sister who always encourage’s Β and inspires me. Please check out her amazing blog A View From My SummerhouseΒ and be filled with hope, peace and love!

A message from Shaun, the creator of this award:

“This is an award for everyone who is part of the β€œWordPress Family” I started this award on the basis that the WordPress family has taken me in, and showed me love and a caring side only WordPress can. The way people take a second to be nice, to answer a question and not make things a competition amazes me here. I know I have been given many awards, but I wanted to leave my own legacy on here by creating my own award, as many have done before. This represents β€œFamily” we never meet, but are there for us as family. It is my honour to start this award. Thank you, Shaun @ http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/”

Rules:

  1. Display the award logo on your blog.
  2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
  3. Nominate 10 others you see as having an impact on your WordPress experience and family.
  4. Let your 10 Family members know you have awarded them.
  5. That is it. Just please pick 10 people that have taken you as a friend, and spread the love.

Adeline has already listed a few of the people I was going to nominate (you know who you are!) πŸ™‚ So I will continue to add 10 more who have truly made me feel loved, encouraged and part of this amazing WordPress Family.

My nominees

  1. The Most Excellent Way
  2. Wannabephotographer87
  3. thinkinaboutjesus
  4. Peace Of My Heart
  5. Nancy Loderick’s Blog
  6. Diary of a person being human
  7. Simplyenjoy
  8. Fragrant Grace
  9. Unwalled
  10. Heavenlyraindrops

Once again I need about 200 more blogs to nominate! πŸ™‚

πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!Β 

Romans 12:5Β (NIV)
so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

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Reprogramming

May 2, 2013 by Steve 10 Comments

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Romans 12:2
New International Version (NIV)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will isβ€”his good, pleasing and perfect will.

My Thoughts πŸ’­Β 

I have had a real impression on my heart to focus on the pollution that goes into my body through the filter called my face.

Travelling into London on the train IΒ felt a real conviction to listen to what God was trying to tell me in that moment. As I was stood up and squashed into the carrage, I could just make out a few people intently reading books, magazines and newspapers and I thought about their brains as the most advanced computer on the planet and how they were programming it with the computer language from the stories they were reading. My thought process continued and as wondered how that code would affect their behaviour when they left the train to meet people,

Reprogramming….

On my iMac (desktop computer) there is an app called Terminal, if you type in a simple piece of code it can change the way the iMac responds, reacts and behaves for the rest of its life, or until you remove that piece of coding.

Billions of pounds (maybe more) are spent trying to protect and secure ourselves when using a computer, smart phone, tablet etc, yet we fail to protect ourselves from this creeping death that we choose to let into our immeasurably more advanced brains as we watch TV, listen to music, audiobooks, Read magazines, listen to gossip etc we’re failing to empty our own trash and also stop more from seeping in and reprogramming our brains and hearts!

So…how is your programming doing? Are you using “wholesome” or “Worldly” code?

Are you aware of the code you use and how it affects your life and the people around you?

Or do you wear a face filter?

πŸ“– Another Verse 4 2day!Β 

Philippians 4:8-9

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirableβ€”if anything is excellent or praiseworthyβ€”think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in meβ€”put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

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Be Aware!

April 27, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

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1 Timothy 6:3-6Β (ESV)Β 

3Β If anyoneΒ teaches a different doctrine and does not agree withthe sound[a]Β words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teachingthat accords with godliness,Β 4Β he is puffed up with conceit andunderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving forcontroversy and forΒ quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,Β 5Β and constant friction among peopleΒ who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth,Β imagining that godliness is a means of gain.Β 6Β But godlinessΒ with contentment is great gain,

The Message(MSG)

tag them for what they are: ignorant windbags who infect the air with germs of envy, controversy, bad-mouthing, suspicious rumors. Eventually there’s an epidemic of backstabbing, and truth is but a distant memory.Β 

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Prince Of Darkness

April 21, 2013 by Steve 18 Comments

My Thoughts πŸ’­Β 

I am writing this post after being completely stunned by just listening to an Alice Cooper song that I spent most my adult years (aged 14-30) listening to, singing to and rocking out to, but had no idea what it meant! I simply can’t believe this and how I could ever miss it!Β 

This instantly brought me to the verse below and got me thinking just how thick the veil must be as I wore it for so long. I sit here in complete disbelief that I could have missed what the song is about and I knew every word. This is the first time I have heard this song as a Christian and it just stopped me in my tracks,

πŸ“– Verse 4 2day ~Β 2 Corinthians 4:3(NIV)

And even if our gospelΒ is veiled,Β it is veiled to those who are perishing.


πŸ““ Lyrics 4 2day!

Alice Cooper ~ Prince of Darkness Lyrics:

An angel fell one stormy night
From Heaven’s Glory
He split the earth to reign in Hell
He fears the light
He fears the truth
He fears what’s going to be
He spits on life
He spits on God
He spits up death for you and me

Prince of Darkness
Studies the world with hungry eyes
Prince of Darkness
Ready to baptize you in lies
Heart of evil, soul of blackness
Prince of Darkness

He saw that man was just a boy
With a baby’s mind
He swore damnation of God’s creation
He lives for hate
He lives for tears
He lives up to his name
He knew the light
He knew the one
Who was crucified in pain

Prince of Darkness
Studies the world with hungry eyes
Prince of Darkness
Ready to baptize you in lies
Heart of evil, soul of blackness
Prince of Darkness

He fears the light
He fears the truth
He fears what’s going to be
He spits on life
He spits on God
He spits up death for you and me

Prince of Darkness
Studies the world with hungry eyes
Prince of Darkness
Ready to baptize you in lies
Heart of evil, soul of blackness
Prince of Darkness

He smells the breath
Of sweet human sin
And deeply breathes it in
Prince of DarknessΒ 

More Thoughts πŸ’­Β 

I feel pretty silly revealing this to you but I felt I needed to share this, I have read this verse so many times just lately as I am praying for the salvation of my family, but Β today I sit amazed how the word of God is right there in everything, and they simply can’t see it through the veil.

The irony is that I was fully sighted when I was blind to the truth, and now I am registered blind I can see! πŸ˜€


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The Armour Of God

April 19, 2013 by Steve 8 Comments

Power Armour

Β πŸ“– Verse 4 2day ~ Ephesians 6:10-18

Β The Armour of GodΒ 

10Β Finally, be strong in the LordΒ and in his mighty power.Β 11Β Put on the full armor of God,Β so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.Β 12Β For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,Β but against the rulers, against the authorities,Β against the powersΒ of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Β 13Β Therefore put on the full armor of God,Β so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.Β 14Β Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,Β with the breastplate of righteousness in place,Β 15Β and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.Β 16Β In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,Β with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Β 17Β Take the helmet of salvationΒ and the sword of the Spirit,Β which is the word of God.

18Β And pray in the SpiritΒ on all occasionsΒ with all kinds of prayers and requests.Β With this in mind, be alert and always keep on prayingΒ for all the Lord’s people.

My Thoughts πŸ’­Β 
Each morning I like to pray the armour of God prayer to ask God to equip me for the day. When not in prayer, and when I hear the words armour of God my mind shoots back to the image above, which is my fave armour (T51b Power Armour) from the Playstation 3 game Fallout 3.Β 

IΒ know that video games get a lot of negative abuse, butΒ IΒ would just like to share this with you. No i’m not losing sight of reality, please bear with me. πŸ˜€

A little about Fallout 3Β 

Fallout 3Β is anΒ action role-playingΒ open worldΒ video game developed byΒ Bethesda Game Studios. It is the third major instalment in theΒ FalloutΒ series.Β .Β Fallout 3Β takes place in the year 2277, 36 years after the setting ofΒ Fallout 2Β and 200 years after theΒ nuclear apocalypseΒ that devastated the game’s world in a future where international conflicts between the USA and China culminated in a Sino-American war in 2077, due to the scarcity of petroleum reserves that ran the economies of both countries. more on Wikipedia.

The game is based around Washington DC (theΒ CapitalΒ Wasteland). The player faces all kinds of moral choices, situations, people, mutants andΒ feralΒ l ghouls (and worse), as he tries to find his father and the truth. As you encounter more powerful enemies without much armour yourself, you keep wishing that you will find the location of the power armour (see image above). The game (like life) is full of choices, Β you can choose to do good or you can choose to do bad, and the consequences of these choices send ripples throughout the game and change the way people receive you.

My point……Β 

Β For us to stand any chance ofΒ survivingΒ against the devil’s schemes,Β powersΒ of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms, we MUST choose to put on the spiritual armour. Unlike the game we know the location of this armour is in prayer.Β 

Ready…..Aim..…Pray!

Β Each and every morning I urge you to pray on the literal Armour of God Ephesians 6 (as listed above). Take a moment and carefully consider the power, purpose and reality of each piece as you put it on. Whether you pray this prayer or a prayer like it, make it a daily routine that you take seriously.

πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

“Lord, please help me this day put on the Full Armour of God.

Help me put the Helmet of Salvation on my head that I might always remember I am saved, and who I belong to, that my mind is guarded in Christ Jesus, and that I may have the mind of Christ and that I may think the thoughts of Christ and reject all others.

Help me put the Breastplate of Righteousness on so that I may walk about in Righteousness and others may see your Righteousness in me, and that my heart is guarded in Christ Jesus, and that I may have the desires of Christ and reject all others.

Help me keep the Belt of Truth securely buckled on my waist, that I may always be secure in the knowledge of the Truth and always speak the Truth.

Help me fit my Feet with the Readiness that comes from the Gospel of Peace, that I may stand firm in the Gospel, and spread the Gospel of Peace wherever I go.

Help hold the Shield of Faith with which to extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one, strengthen my arm and help me hold it high, that I may use it to protect myself, my family, my household and those under my care, and help me use the Shield of Faith to press ahead and push forward for the kingdom of God.

And Lord, help me take up the Sword of The Spirit which is the Word of God, and use it every day, help me us it to protect myself and others from the evil one through the power and authority of Your Word, and to strike the hearts and minds of those who do not know You calling them towards repentance and salvation, help me use Your Word – the Sword of the Spirit – to cause those who know you but are backslidden to repentance, obedience and service, and to help awaken those who know you, but are asleep so they may obey and serve you, and please help me use your Word to bring, encouragement, strength and wisdom to the Remnant of God through your Word.

Help me serve you this and every day. Please use me Lord. These things I ask in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Amen”

Pryer by Pastor Sikes

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A Radiance Hidden In Your Heart

April 15, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

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πŸ’¬ Quote 4 2day!

There is a radiance hidden in your heart that the world desperately needs. –Β John and Stasi Eldredge

πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!Β 

Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.Β  Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God- truly righteous and holy. –Β Ephesians 4:21-24

πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

Jesus, I believe in You, I believe You have made me fully. I’m choosing today to leave the way I used to live. I place my faith in You, and not in the strength of my flesh! I choose Your wisdom and not my own knowledge. As a leap into this new existence, I trust You and You alone to live the Christian life through me. Show me the way! Amen.

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The Crossroads

April 11, 2013 by Steve 2 Comments

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πŸ“– Verse 4 2day – Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

This is what the Lord says:Β β€˜Stand at the crossroads and look;Β ask for the ancient paths,Β ask where the good way is, and walk in it,Β and you will find rest for your souls.Β But you said, β€œWe will not walk in it.”

The Message (MSG)

God’s Message yet again:Β β€œGo stand at the crossroads and look around.Β Ask for directions to the old road,Β The tried-and-true road. Then take it.Β Discover the right route for your souls.Β But they said, β€˜Nothing doing.Β We aren’t going that way.’

πŸ“– Another Verse 4 2day – John 14:23-27

Jesus replied, β€œAnyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

β€œAll this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.Β 

My Thoughts πŸ’­Β 

Why do we choose to set our ‘Simple Disobedience’ button to on in our human settings, even when we know God loves obedience from us?

Β Are there any switches that need turning ‘OFF’ in your obedience walk?

Do you have the ‘Holy Spirit’ set to ON?Β 

πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

Holy Spirit, open my eyes today as I stand at the crossroads. Guide me away from where my flesh wants to go. Give me the wisdom to obey and hear your loving words as you gently guide me towards the light, Amen.

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Grace and Glory

April 8, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

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πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!Β 

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11

πŸ’¬ Quote 4 2dayΒ 

Let Jesus be in your heart, eternity in your spirit, the world under your feet, the will of God in your actions. And let the love of God shine forth from you. –Β Catherine of Genoa

πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

My Lord and my God, Your Word says I no longer live, but You live in me. I surrender to You now, and ask that in the big things and the little things my life would be a reflection of the radical Truth about who I am in You. I don’t want to make this up. I can’t do it in my own strength. I rest in You now and simply ask that You would live through me as You see fit. Praise to You! Amen.

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Renew my mind

April 5, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

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πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!Β 

Romans 12:2Β (NIV)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will isβ€”his good, pleasing and perfect will.

I also like this translation…

Romans 12:2Β (MSG)12

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary lifeβ€”your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around lifeβ€”and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

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πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

“Father, I don’t want to be conformed to the Taoist thinking of the world. Renew my mind, help me to stop polluting it with the things the world would like me to see and hear. Transform me according to what is true about my true identity and my new self. Amen.”

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Smile! πŸ˜ƒ

April 3, 2013 by Steve 8 Comments

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πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!Β 

Psalm 118:24Β (NLT)
This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

A photo of a smiling insect from underneath through a glass tank.

Description

Photo taken on our day trip to London Zoo.

Β Camera used – Fuji F10

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The Screwtape Letters App

April 2, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

Screwtape app logo

ο£Ώ App 4 2day! (accessible with Voiceover) see accessapple

The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis

Description from iTunes

Expand your enjoyment of literature with THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS by C.S. Lewis (unabridged). This interactive mash-up experience contains a multitude of features and content to help take you beyond the words, by providing a 5-star professional reading, background extras, and more.


Β My Thoughts

I love this book, it is a must read and I highly recommend it for everyone. I always have it installed on my iOS devices!

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Oooooooo He Has Risen! :D

March 31, 2013 by Steve 2 Comments

HAPPY EASTER!!!

πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!

Matthew 28:6(NLT)
He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.

Quote 4 2day πŸ’¬Β 

“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
[Jesus Christ – John 11:25, 26]

Alien From Toy Story Pizza Planet

Another Quote 4 2day πŸ’¬Β 

“Easter says you can put truth in the grave but it won’t stay there.”
Clarence W. Hall

πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

“Jesus, you have overcome death
And conquered every fear I could imagine
Help me to live each day remembering that You are alive
That You are bigger than anything or any situation
And that Your power is real
Jesus, you’re my hero and I’m walking with you.
Amen.”

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his is the only photo I could find in my Library that shows a true Worship face! πŸ˜€

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Depression

March 29, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

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Whilst writing “My Testimony” I found this song hiding in my hard drive.

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Depression

Written by Steve Rebus

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As I wake up I slowly realise,

That I face another day with darkened eyes,

As it hits me I have to refrain,

From the thoughts wishing me dead again!

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Pure isolation, I dream of escape,

My hopes and ambitions I’ve had to forsake,

Panic, despair, my hand grips the knife,

I pray for the strength to end this sad life!!

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(chorus)

Depression,

Comes like the darkest night,

Depression,

No glimmer of hope, no sign of light.

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I feel the torment build deep inside,

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,

It has to happen now, I need a release,

I hope suicide will finally bring me peace!

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(chorus)

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As I look back with love in my heart,

My Chains are gone, i have a new start,

The Lord is my refuge, my strength, my home,

The darkness has gone, I’m no longer alone!

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Β Β© Steve Rebus

πŸ“– Verse of Hope

John 14:1-4

β€œLet not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.”

More songs:

The Prodigal Son

Captivity of Negativity

I’m not afraid to die

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Password??

March 15, 2013 by Steve 2 Comments

Password

πŸ“– Verse 4 2day!Β 

John 14:6Β (NIV)
Jesus answered, β€œI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

My ThoughtsΒ πŸ’­

When we struggle with Guilt, worry, fear, people or any problem at all, the Bible says that we should take it to Jesus and he will free you from your chains and give rest to your soul.

So why, when we know the correct password to unlock all of these problems and issues isΒ “Jesus”. Why do we constantly insist on entering the wrong one!

Are you screaming at the issues for not accepting your password??

TryΒ “Jesus”

πŸ“– another Verse 4 2day!Β 

Matthew 11:28Β (NLT)
Then Jesus said, β€œCome to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.


πŸ™ Prayer 4 2day!Β 

“Dear Father,
I need you now because I am full of stress and anxiety. Reading your Word brings comfort, as I ask you to come and take my heavy burdens. I take each burden, one by one, and lay them at your feet. Please carry them for me so that I don’t have to. Replace them with your humble and gentle yoke so that I will find rest for my soul today. I receive your gift of peace of mind and heart. I know that you, Lord, will keep me safe. I am not afraid because you are always with me,Β Amen”


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Isaiah 58:7-9

March 11, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

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“Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help. Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind. Then when you call, the LORD will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.”

Isaiah 58:7-9
The New Living Translation

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Spur one another

February 22, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

✞ Verse 4 2day! –Β Hebrews 10:24,25

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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As He Promised, He Will Do

February 21, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

✞ Verse 4 2day! 

As He Promised, He Will Do
John 14:1-4

β€œLet not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.”

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Love One Another

February 5, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

✞ Verse 4 2day! 

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
β€”1 John 4:11

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My Prayer For 2013

January 2, 2013 by Steve 0 Comments

“Dear God, my prayer for 2013 is a fat bank account and a thin body. Please don’t mix these up like you did last year.” – Unknown

New Year’s resolutions seem to have more clout when they sound nice and spiritual. Another popular Christian New Year’s resolution is this: I’m going to read through the Bible in a year! I’m going to start in Genesis and by the end of December I’ll be finishing up in Revelation!

Again, I’m all for that! But that type of resolution is not a revolutionary statement. Try this on for size:

Revolutionary Statement Number Two: The Bible is living, accurate, and adequate. I’m going to allow it to speak to me.

“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.” – Proverbs 30:5-6

God’s Word is true. He told us that thousands of years ago and it’s still true today. Not only is it accurate, it’s adequate. We tend to add a lot of stuff to it like books, CDs, tapes, music, and videos. There is nothing wrong with those things, unless they start to take the place of your Bible.

The big problem with resolutions dealing with Bible reading is (again) that the focus is on you and what you do, rather than on God and what He does. Rather than making a Bible reading resolution, how about this for a New Year’s revolution instead? Rather than trying to get through the Bible in a year, what if you ask God to let the Bible get through you this year?

See the difference!? How about opening yourself up and letting the living Word of God impact your life as it chooses? What would happen if your focus was not on reading a certain number of passages a day, but rather on allowing the Holy Spirit to soak the Word into your soul, and change who you are as a person, and change how you live every day?

Heavenly Father, I praise You that You have given me the Living Word – Your words – through which I can hear from You and experience You. When it comes to my Bible, focus my heart on my relationship with You moment by moment, rather than my reading habits over the course of a year. Amen.

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A New Year Revolution!

December 31, 2012 by Steve 0 Comments

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes… Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.” – G. K. Chesterton

Over the next couple of days, hundreds of millions of people around the world will engage in one of the most common annual rituals on the planet: The “New Year’s Resolution.” I did a Google search for “New Year’s Resolution” awhile back, and 980,370 sites popped up! That’s a lot of “resoluting” going on out there every year!

Personally? I don’t like New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never done them, and if I had, I never would have kept any of them.

I looked up resolution in the dictionary, and it said, “Determination with firmness and intention to change what I’m going to do.” Theoretically and theologically, I actually have a problem with that.

Think about it! A resolution is supposed to change you by changing your behavior. That is actually backwards from the New Testament which reveals that your behavior is changed by an awareness of this fact: Christ has ushered in a dynamic revolution that transforms you from the inside out.

Revolution, on the other hand, is defined as “a radical change in constitution… to change completely.” But the traditional pattern this time of year is to make resolutions, rather than allow revolutions. Paul had something to say about that:

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. – Romans 12:2

Over the next two weeks I am going to take you through Proverbs 30, which contains nine radical revolutionary statements. If taken seriously, they can be used by the Spirit to completely change who you are as a person. These are specific transformations that are caused by the revolution Christ has begun in your heart.

May you start this new year not with temporary resolutions that are bound to fail, but by committing to the eternal revolution that Christ is bringing about in your heart!

Holy Spirit, please take the powerful, unchanging truths of Scripture and make them alive in fresh new ways each day of this coming year. Amen.

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God Has Set Things Right

December 11, 2012 by Steve 0 Comments

✞ Verse 4 2day! – Romans 3:21-24
The Message (MSG)

God Has Set Things Right

21-24 But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.

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Shepherd

October 1, 2012 by Steve 0 Comments

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. – Ps. 23:1-3

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Fruits of the Spirit

September 24, 2012 by Steve 0 Comments

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. –Galatians 5:22-25
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