God's Power

‎"And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Matthew 21:22

If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer! Some people do not realize the power of prayer so how can they understand God's Power. This is a powerful statement and most people reduce it to a new home, a new car and a bigger paycheck. Don't limit the promise of this passage to the selfish pools of perks and favors. The fruit God assures is FAR GREATER that earthly wealth, they are much greater than promotions and proposals. God wants you to soar! Your heavenly Father wants you to fly free of yesterday's guilt, today's fears and tomorrow's grave. These are mountains He has moved. And he is ready to move more mountains on your behalf if you just ask. So go ahead and Stretch your FAITH set it on something big and watch God flex his muscles.

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The difference between working hard and workaholism

Too many confuse the two and neglect their families, the Lord's day rest, and the quality of life because they live for their employers and their jobs. So many families and churches are hurting because of the workaholism in the culture. 

We do tend to glamorize workaholism in our culture when in fact it is much like any other negative addiction.

Psychologists tell us that the incessant work-related activity is usually a mask for anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship problems.  It's easy to justify "work" rather than have to deal with those issues.  Typically poor health shows up as well, but again, we never criticize someone for having migraines, backache, or a heart attack.  More likely they just get more of our sympathy for all the work they are doing.

We look down on drug, alcohol, pornography or gambling addictions - but workaholism is called the "respectable addiction."  Someone struggling with this is consumed with the idea that they are "the only one that can do the job right."

Hard workers have some balance in their lives.  They are making deposits of success in physical, family, spiritual, and social areas of their lives.  They can be writing a proposal and thinking about being on the beach.  Workaholics sit on the beach and think about working.

Here are a few steps to avoid workaholism:

• Set limits on the hours you devote to your job. (40-50 hrs max)
• Dedicate time to develop your personal relationships.
• Confront your fears of anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship problems.
• Define your worth without referencing what you "do."   Who are you?
• Engage in vigorous physical activity for 30 minutes at least 4 or 5 times a week.

When we are physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally well balanced, our work performance will improve.  Workaholism will decrease your value in any organization.  And you will be robbing success from other areas in your life.

If you you "don't have time" for success in important areas of your life - then you may be a workaholic.

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Can you imagine the ecstatic feeling you would have if your mate volunteered the question, "How can I become a better mate?" The honor you would feel would be overwhelming. So how about asking the question yourself?

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How Can Something So Little Be So Dangerous... The Tongue

James 3:8

Amplified Bible (AMP)

But the human tongue can be tamed by no man. It is a restless (undisciplined, irreconcilable) evil, full of deadly poison.

But the tongue can no man tame
Either his own, or others; not his own, for the man that has the greatest guard upon himself, his words and actions; yet, what through pride or passion, or one lust or another in his heart, at one time or another, bolts out vain, idle, angry, and sinful words: and he that does not may be set down for a perfect man indeed: nor can he tame or restrain the tongues of others from detraction, calumnies, backbitings, and whisperings; who say, their lips are their own, and who is Lord over us? no man can, by his own power and strength, tame or subdue his tongue, or restrain it from evils it is habituated to, be it lying, cursing, swearing, or what else: God, by his Spirit, power, and grace, can, and often does, change the note of the curser, swearer, liar, and blasphemer; but no man can do this, though he can tame beasts, birds, serpents, and fishes; which shows the tongue to be worse than anything to be found in the whole compass of nature:

[it is an] unruly evil:
an evil it is, for it is a world of iniquity; and an unruly one, being more so than the horse and mule, which are without understanding, who are kept in and governed, and turned any way by the bit and bridle: but though in nature the tongue is fenced by a double fence of the lips and teeth, this is not sufficient to restrain it; it breaks all bounds, and is not to be kept in by nature, art, or argument: nothing but the grace of God can in any measure govern it, or lay an embargo on it:

full of deadly poison,
which, privately, secretly, and gradually, destroys the characters, credit, and reputation of men; and is of fatal consequence in families, neighborhoods, churches, and states.

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Today has been a chill day! Perfect weather for a nice hard and long run. The sky is gray and the climate is cool. I love this type of weather it makes me want to cuddle under my covers all day. But one thing about go getters being lazy is not in our DNA. I'm so thank for all that God has done, Is doing and will do. I just love me so God!

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
45 Min

Ready In:
1 Hr

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle honey barbecue sauce
• 1 pound sliced bacon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Wash chicken and pat dry, then place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Smother chicken with 1/2 of the barbecue sauce, then layer bacon slices cross-ways on top. Pour remaining 1/2 of barbecue sauce over all.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Serve one chicken breast per person with just the crispy, top pieces of bacon.

Nutritional Information 

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 522 | Total Fat: 18.8g | Cholesterol: 108mg

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Broken For A Purpose

What does it mean to be broken? The dictionary says it means to be reduced to fragments and the bible says it means to be violated by transgression.  Anyway you look at it broken does not necessarily represent a good thing. Something that has been broken has been distorted from its original state and must be repaired or restored back to normal. Let’s be honest most of the time when something is broken we want to get rid of it. What if God had the same mentality? What if God threw us away when life situations leave us broken? Believe me I know what it is to be broken. I know what it is to be all alone. I know how it feels to think that no one cares about you. I know how it feels to be in such a dark place where you feel that God is so far away that he can’t hear you. My sister sometimes you may find yourself in a corner and it looks as if all hope is gone. You feel all alone in the mist of your situation. You’re broken and ashamed… Well don’t be because God is waiting for you to call on him, he is waiting to use you just where you are.  All you have to do is cry out like the psalmist did in psalm 51:17

 My sacrifice [the sacrifice acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart [broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:17 AMP.

The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit
That is humbled under a sense of sin; has true repentance for it; is smitten, wounded, and broken with it, by the word of God in the hand of the Spirit, which is a hammer to break the rock in pieces; and that not merely in a legal, but in an evangelical way; grieving for sin as committed against a God of love; broken and melted down under a sense of it, in a view of pardoning grace; and mourning for it, while beholding a pierced and wounded Savior : the sacrifices of such a broken heart and contrite spirit are the sacrifices God desires, approves, accepts of, and delights in;

a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise;
but regard, and receive with pleasure; (He will regard the plea of the destitute and will not despise their prayer. Psalms 102:17 ); the Lord binds up and heals such broken hearts and spirits, (He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. Psalms 147:3 ) ( Isaiah 61:1 ) ; he is nigh to such persons, looks upon them, has respect unto them, and comes and dwells among them, (The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin and are humbly and thoroughly penitent. Psalms 34:18 ) (For all these things My hand has made, and so all these things have come into being [by and for Me], says the Lord. But this is the man to whom I will look and have regard: he who is humble and of a broken or wounded spirit, and who trembles at My word and reveres My commands. Isaiah 66:2 ) (For thus says the high and lofty One--He Who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, but with him also who is of a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the thoroughly penitent [bruised with sorrow for sin]. Isaiah 57:15 ).

Never let your situation or circumstances dictate to you if you are worthy of God’s Love. The devil is a Liar! I promise you that when you call on God when you’re broken it  tugs on his heart the most, because God wants a broken spirit and contrite heart. You can never please God by outward actions no matter how good they are if your inward heart and attitude is not right. God is please with humility. We all sin and come short of his glory but we if you fall down my sister you have to get up and keep going; keeping your eyes fixed on God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit!  Let the Holy Trinity be your guide. If you are asking how do I know… I know because I gave God my broken heart and my life has never been the same. Praise God! 

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