Take Good Care of Yourself

God, Me, Family & Work

Time is a commodity that once it’s spent, you can never get that time back again.  Time is something that one should spend wisely.  Take time to be with your family and enjoy that time.  Steal-away continuously to be alone with God.

As in the diagram God should be primary.  He should be the first person you seek in the day and the last person that you think of and talk with at night.  Go to bed, wake up and “Praise the Lord.”  God is our father and as His children, He wants us to love Him and want to be with Him.  When we put God first, everything else will fall into place.

YOU should be next (take care of yourself).  If you don’t take care of yourself, how in the world are you going to care for another person, place or thing?  If you are a 'caretaker' then take some time to get YOUR annual physical, eat healthy, exercise and be the best You that You can be.  Pamper yourself a little, smile and be happy.

Next is your family.  Take them to church, don’t just drop them off.  Have dinner with them & leave the electronic devices in another room.  Attend their games, but don’t try to involve them in everything that you might have missed in your childhood.  Extracurricular activities should not control your time especially time away with your spouse.  Do all things in moderation.

Now for the thing that most of us need to do in order to have funds for the other three entities, and that is ‘work’.  We have to work in order to pay our tithes, give to others, put food on our table, pay for a roof over our heard, get a manicure, clothe our bodies and enjoy time out.  Sure, God supplies our needs, yet we have to do our part to live, nevertheless, we shouldn’t allow our jobs to overcome our families, ourselves or God.  It’s time to set our priorities in order and live our lives the way God intended.

Believe and Receive

You may ask, “If God is able, then why doesn’t He…?”

“Why doesn’t He heal me?”

“Why doesn’t He use me for His service?”

“Why doesn’t He prove this or that to me?”

Well, first of all, God is sovereign (having supreme rank, power, or authority).  He doesn’t have to prove anything.  Sometimes He does, but that’s up to Him.  He is Elohim (the Creator).  He is El Shaddai (the all-sufficient one).  He is God.

Secondly, the reason why God may not show Himself to you is because of your unbelief in this or that situation.  Or it may be because of a lack of faith.  Yes, I too sometimes have to build up my faith level in a particular area.  I’m striving to achieve the level that Brother Smith Wigglesworth had.  Through the power and anointing of God, he once resurrected a woman from the dead.  He slammed her against a wall and spoke life back into her body.  (Was that the first method of CPR—the Holy Ghost way?)

Yes, our faith has to be built up, and we do this by praying to our Father and asking for an extra dose of the Gift of Faith.  Then, while awaiting the manifestation of the gift of faith, we must believe that we have received it.  In other words:  trust, believe, and receive.

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“Some Encouraging Words?”

Reading the newspaper (as small as it was for our town) was one of my daily duties.  One day I came across an article entitled “Success Isn’t Measured by Mistakes.”  The author rendered a few good thoughts:

A small blunder in business can make a customer end a life-long relationship.  Mistakes are costly.  Even minor errors delay work, cause repetition of tasks and lower profits, productivity and efficiency.  We do not measure mistakes we make, but rather by how quickly we recognize and recover from them.  The key to turning mistakes into profit is to learn from each mistake.

Four steps are involved in turning our mistakes into personal gain.  First, don’t allow the idea of making a mistake, paralyze your progress.  Second, find the lesson. Once you accept the fact that you will make mistakes, move forward and accept the challenge.  You will make errors.  Your success now hinges on learning the lesson.  The third step is to forgive yourself and go on with your life.  The final step is to think ahead which also works in other aspects of our lives.  Carefully consider what may happen with each decision you make. — Taylor, Don. “Minding Your Own Business” Clovis News Journal: Clovis, NM

Was opening the store a mistake?  Did I jump the gun so to speak?  Could my husband forgive me?  Could I forgive myself, pick myself up, dust myself off, and go on living?  What about the embarrassment of failure?  Sure, there’s no failure in God, but what about me?  Did I fail to hear Him?

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It’s all about the “Prayer”

I don’t normally pray for celebrities, yet today I was prompted to pray for Beyonce.  Why – I don’t know.  Haven’t heard anything in the news lately, but when you’re led to pray for someone or something in particular – just do it!  We never know when intercessions are needed on our behalf.  It doesn’t have to be a long eloquent prayer because God already knows, nevertheless He was waiting for someone to stand in the gap and PRAY.

What is prayer?  Prayer is communication, communion, speaking with, and hearing from God.  It’s being in His presence, and not being alone.  It’s waiting for an answer and being still enough to hear that answer.

 

Making The Difference

You never know when it’s your prayer that makes the difference, in someone’s life.  Have you ever thought that your prayer was not necessary for someone else to make it through?

You probably knew that other people were praying for the same thing, so why should God bother with your little prayer?  You never know.  Your one little request may be the one that God is waiting to hear.  So don’t count yourself short.  Your prayers do count.

God’s Got A Super Highway

If you think the “Computer Internet” is something, tap into the Power of Prayer with God, and get the expected and the unexpected.

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Remember & Pass the Legacy

This has been a marvelous week of dedication to a man who gave his life, so that others could live a life of respect, peace and equality for all.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was among other great men who thought, fought (with their minds and influence), and did similar things for mankind.  Let us not forget the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, Dr. King, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy – just to name a few.

Hold On — Be Strong

“Submit yourself therefore to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James. 4:7).  Make sure you’re strong enough to resist.  You should be strong in your faith and in God’s Word.  “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Eph. 6:10).   We must know the Bible in order to be resistant.  “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Tim. 2:15).  If you take the time to listen to Him, the Lord will teach you.

Order

It is ours to command, but order belongs to God.  Not our will, but His Will is to be done. “Let all things be done decently and in order” (I Cor. 14:40).

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“Mr. And Mrs. Fix It”

The transmission was going out on our Volvo, which God blessed us with in 1991.  It was our very first brand new car (you know how even a used car is new to you, well this was brand spanking new!), yet God kept it running.  He corrected what was wrong.  Yep, it still needed a ‘check-up’, but God maintained the car until the time came when we could have it fixed.  During this time I also remembered:  “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (I Cor. 10:13).

What has been a "Spiritual Band Aid" for you?

I was upset with God, just as children sometimes get annoyed with their earthly parents.  No disrespect, but yes, I was ‘perturbed'.  I continued to go to church, but no, I didn’t feel like praising God.  I felt that He had let me down, yet, in spite of my feelings, I knew that there was victory and comfort in praising God.  Worship was hard too nevertheless; I still loved God as children still love their parents when things don’t go their way.  Even if there was a lesson to be learned, I continued to love and respect God.  Later, I realized that it wasn’t God I was upset with, as much as it was myself, for having allowed the stress of the situation to get to me.

Well, the transmission in the car received a band aid from the Lord (a spiritual band aid).  It still needed to be fixed, but He put a little salve on the hurt because He knew that we couldn’t afford to fix it.  I thank God that my husband was blessed with the ability to tinker with machinery.  God has given us a self-help attitude, and we utilize that manpower when necessary…

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Desire The Best From God

Have you noticed that some people talk about preachers making money off their congregation and are living ‘high off the hog’ while they themselves live from paycheck to paycheck?  Have you noticed that some pastors teach about prosperity and “the good life”?  How dare they tell us how to live an enjoyable life here on this earth?

Well, they are telling us how we can have the best that God desires for His people.  He will make our way prosperous in order for us to be successful.  It’s our inheritance to desire the best things that are available on this earth: good health, promotion, wealth, fame, companionship and much more.  There’s nothing wrong with getting a better car, better job, good friends, nice clothes – and for most of this we need more money.

Can you see a similarity?  God has allowed us to share a part in building His kingdom, and increasing the number of laborers to proclaim the Word of God.  I’ve had a car that took “Band-Aids” to help hold it together until a better ‘used’ car could be obtained.  Sure, it took time and a better job in order to get better things.  There are times that I still find bargains at ‘resale’ shops and I’ve never turned up my nose to second-hand items.  Life is all about being “good stewards” of what God gives to us.

So don’t covet, don’t go overboard by being greedy; but do expect better.  Don’t settle for a mediocre, ‘just-getting-by’ lifestyle.  If you own a “Hooptie”, start saving and begin to profess a better car.  If you want nicer things; start acting now.  Whatever you want – ask God for it and #TBR.

Don't settle for a "Hooptie" unless it's a ride that's been "Pimped"

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“Don’t Tell Me to ‘Go Through’—Show Me How to ‘Get Through’ ”

God is also blessing others whom I know.  A couple that we knew overseas returned to the states and had a wonderful praise report.  They have a new home, she has a prosperous new job, and he retired from the Army and received salvation.  One son went into the military, and their daughter successfully graduated from high school.  You might not think this to be much, but you had to know what they had gone through earlier to appreciate where they are now.  Theirs was a real spiritual Cinderella story.  My heart was jumping with joy for them.  I was overjoyed, and the whole time, yes, the devil was in my ear taunting me about my own journey through life.  I had to bind up the enemy in the name of Jesus.  I had to get rid of the thoughts of, “Maybe you’re going crazy, nobody feels the way you do while you’re going through these tough times”.  Wrong, Mr. Devil, I am fine.  I am in Christ and all is well with my soul.  God will get the glory out of all of this.

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (I Cor. 10:13).  That verse lets us know that we are going to be tempted in this life here on earth.  We are required to go through much in order to receive much.  We are sometimes the strong ones who can help someone else to overcome difficulties that may befall them, and that’s why we go through this or that thing.

Sometimes people want you to believe and trust God without telling you how God has gotten them through a particular situation.  We can’t always just pray and expect instant results.  Sometimes we have to do something in order to reap the blessings of God.  Remember, He’s not up in heaven with a magic wand waiting for us to pray and for Him to zap it and make it better.  Read James 2:14-26.  Here, God’s word talks about using our faith to work through some things.  It’s not just our words but also our actions that matter to God as evidenced in the following verses: “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?” (Jas. 2:14), and “But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” (Jas.2:20).

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