“TREAT ME AS I TREAT MY NEIGHBOR”

Are you aware that this is what you are saying to your Father? Give me what I give them. Grant me the same peace I grant others. Let me enjoy the same tolerance I offer. God will treat you the way you treat others.

In any given Christian community there are two groups: those who are contagious in their joy and those who are cranky in their faith. They’ve accepted Christ and are seeking him, but their balloon has no helium. One is grateful, the other is grumpy. Both are saved. Both are heaven bound. But one sees the rainbow and the other sees the rain.

Could this principle explain the difference? Could it be that they are experiencing the same joy they have given their offenders? One says, “I forgive you,” and feels forgiven. The other says, “I’m ticked off,” and lives ticked off at the world.

It’s as if God sends you to the market to purchase your neighbor’s groceries saying, “Whatever you get your neighbor, get also for yourself. For whatever you give him is what you receive.”

Let’s take this a step further. Suppose your neighbor’s trash blows into your yard. You mention the mess to him, and he says he’ll get to it sometime next week. You inform him that you’ve got company coming and couldn’t he get out of that chair and do some work? He tells you not to be so picky, that the garbage fertilizes your garden. You’re just about to walk across the lawn to have a talk when God reminds you, “Time to go to the market and buy your neighbor’s groceries.” So you grumble and mumble your way to the store, and then it hits you, “I’ll get even with the old bum.” You go straight to the skim milk. Then you make a beeline to the anchovies and sardines. You march right past the double-chocolate ice cream and head toward the okra and rice. You make a final stop in the day-old bread section and pick up a crusty loaf with green spots on the edge.

Chuckling, you drive back to the house and drop the sack in the lap of your lazy, good- for-nothing neighbor. “Have a good dinner.” And you walk away.

All your brilliant scheming left you hungry, so you go to your refrigerator to fix a sandwich, but guess what you find. Your pantry is full of what you gave your enemy. All you have to eat is exactly what you just bought. We get what we give.

Some of you have been eating sardines for a long time. Your diet ain’t gonna change until you change. You look around at other Christians. They aren’t as sour as you are. They’re enjoying the delicacies of God, and you’re stuck with okra and anchovies on moldy bread. You’ve always wondered why they look so happy and you feel so cranky. Maybe now you know. Could it be God is giving you exactly what you’re giving someone else?

By Max Lucado

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The Key to Answered Prayers:

1. Have faith.
2. Be obedient.
3. Seek God’s will.
4. Repent your sins.
5. Pray without ceasing.
6. Pray with perseverance.
7. Praying with persistence.
8. Pray in the name of Jesus.
9. Give thanks and praise to the Lord.

"LIFE IS A THEATER INVITE YOUR AUDIENCE CAREFULLY"

I came across this and it really made me think about all the people that I have allowed into my life and what influence they have had in my life, both good and bad. It made me realize that some people just don't need to be in my life if all they're going to have is a negative impact on my life. Life is too precious and short to surround yourself with negative people! Hope it touches you like it did me....

Not everyone is healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives. There are some people in our lives that need to be loved from a distance.

It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize, your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going-anywhere relationships or friendships!

Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention. Which ones lift and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which ones discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?

When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse? Which ones always have drama or don’t really understand, know or appreciate you?

The more you seek the love of God, quality, respect, growth, peace of mind and truth around you, the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the FRONT ROW and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.

You cannot change the people around you....but you can change the people you are around! It Is Better To Be Alone, Than In The Wrong Company.

Thought of the day........

1 Corinthians 15:33 - Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. "A mirror reflects a man or woman's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he or she chooses." The simple but true fact of life is that we become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad.

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that don't help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don't increase you will eventually decrease you.

Consider this:* Never receive counsel from unproductive people.

* Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. We are certain to get the worst of the bargain when we exchange ideas with the wrong person.

Don't follow anyone who's not going anywhere. With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. We must be careful where we stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships.Happy moments? Praise God.

Difficult moments? Seek God.

Quiet moments? Worship God.

Painful moments? Trust God.
Every moment? Thank God.
If you see people without a smile today ... Give them one of yours.

God is STILL on the throne.

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Prayer is the most powerful weapon against trials. The most effective medicine against sickness. And the most valuable gift to give to yourself and your loved ones. Through prayer, you can conquer all things.

Jumpstart your prayer life today with empowering, uplifting and inspiring 30 Days of Prayer. Act Now! Don’t let the enemy cheat you out of your divine destiny! Invest in your prayer life today, and begin to unlock your destiny through powerful prayers!

Don’t underestimate the power of prayer! People are testifying of financial breakthroughs, business breakthroughs, job promotions, marital breakthroughs, academic breakthroughs, healing and so much more, after 30 Days of Prayer!

~ Act Now, Tomorrow Is Promised to Man! Take the Challenge Today & Begin to Unlock Your Destiny Today! Tomorrow May Be Too Late! ~

1 Thessalonians 5:17-18: "Pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

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The Key to Answered Prayers:

1. Have faith.
2. Be obedient.
3. Seek God’s will.
4. Repent your sins.
5. Pray without ceasing.
6. Pray with perseverance.
7. Praying with persistence.
8. Pray in the name of Jesus.
9. Give thanks and praise to the Lord.

WAITING ON GOD

Waiting on God is where a lot of us are in our lives right now. We wait for healing (emotionally and physically). We wait for our relationship to improve, we wait for a job, we wait for some indication of what God would like us to be doing with our lives or where he would like us to be in this world. We wait for help, we wait to help others, we wait for our life to change in such a way as to find fulfillment, joy or happiness. But the bottom line is that we wait.

The question which perhaps we need to consider is "How do we wait on God?" I've dealt with this idea in the past, but here are some new suggestions from God's word. You may remember reading the passage from Psalm 27:14 which says, "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." (KJV) There are some interesting points which you might not have thought of before in reading this passage.

In this passage, David tells us how to wait. He said, "Wait on the Lord, be of good courage". The Hebrew word for courage here has this definition: "to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm," (Strong's Dictionary of the New Testament).

This "courage" then carries the idea of waiting with commitment. It is having made up our minds to dig in our heels and stand fast in our belief in God and his power over the universe, no matter what. There will be no circumstances, no difficulty which is going to change the way we believe in our all powerful God.

If we understand this concept, then perhaps we need to ask ourselves, "What am I willing to put up with", "what am I willing to suffer", "for how long am I willing to wait for my answer or my deliverance" and most important, "What if I never receive my answer or deliverance in this life?"

Think about the message found in Hebrews 11. You most likely are familiar with verses 1-3 which read: "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." (NIV)

Then in Hebrews 11:4-11 we see a list of people who waited on God. People like Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Sarah. But notice especially verse 13 which says; "All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth." (NIV)

You see, these folks discovered the key to waiting with commitment! They never received that for which they were waiting, but they realized that the earth was not really their home. They realized who was really in control.

Last night my wife and I had dinner with some old and dear friends who drove from Indiana to visit with us. Our discussion at one point turned to the condition of our world and the difficulties so many of us were going through. I commented to them, "Isn't it great that we don't have to stay here forever, that we have something better to look forward to?"

How about you, to what are you looking forward to in your future, what are you truly waiting for? For me an old hymn sums it up when it says, "My hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus blood and righteousness".

For what are you waiting? My prayer is that you may find the courage, commitment and the faith in you heart to wait upon the Lord.

By Russ Lawson

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Prayer is the most powerful weapon against trials. The most effective medicine against sickness. And the most valuable gift to give to yourself and your loved ones. Through prayer, you can conquer all things.

Jumpstart your prayer life today with empowering, uplifting and inspiring 30 Days of Prayer. Act Now! Don’t let the enemy cheat you out of your divine destiny! Invest in your prayer life today, and begin to unlock your destiny through powerful prayers!

Don’t underestimate the power of prayer! People are testifying of financial breakthroughs, business breakthroughs, job promotions, marital breakthroughs, academic breakthroughs, healing and so much more, after 30 Days of Prayer!

~ Act Now, Tomorrow Is Promised to Man! Take the Challenge Today & Begin to Unlock Your Destiny Today! Tomorrow May Be Too Late! ~

1 Thessalonians 5:17-18: "Pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

=>> 30 Days of Prayer <<=

=> 30 Day Prayers for Favor

=> 30 Day Prayers for Singles

=> 30 Day Prayers for Fasting

=> 30 Day Prayers for Healing

=> 30 Day Prayers for Success  

=> 30 Day Prayers for Prosperity

=> 30 Day Prayers for your Family

=> 30 Day Prayers for your Children

=> 30 Day Prayers for your Marriage

=> 30 Day Prayers for your Finances

=> 30 Day Prayers for your Business

=> 30 Day Prayers for Every Situation

=> 30 Day Prayers to Unlock your Destiny  

=> 30 Day Prayers for Stubborn Situations  

The Key to Answered Prayers:

1. Have faith.
2. Be obedient.
3. Seek God’s will.
4. Repent your sins.
5. Pray without ceasing.
6. Pray with perseverance.
7. Praying with persistence.
8. Pray in the name of Jesus.
9. Give thanks and praise to the Lord.