As followers of Christ, we should never judge and we should never be quick to anger. Read this below as a reminder and give someone a big smile today instead :)
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Help us to remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day, that she is rushing home to cook dinner and help with homework, to do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who takes forever at the checkout stand, is a worried 19-year-old college student, who is balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.
Remind us that the scary looking bum, begging for money
in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!)
is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow
through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.
Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive.
Let us show patience, empathy and love.
Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us,
but to all humanity.
Remind us each day that of all the gifts you give us,
the greatest gift is love.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Help Us Remember
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Encoragement when i need it
"Encouragement When
We Need It the Most"
"They helped every one his neighbour: and every one said to his brother, BE OF GOOD COURAGE". Isaiah 41:6 KJV (Capitals are mine for emphasis)
A GOOD HABIT I HAVE ENDEAVORED TO DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS
No matter who we are, all of us are going through something, and need a word of encouragement. A good habit I have endeavored to develop over the years is to find something good about everybody, and compliment them on it. There are enough people with toxic personalities injecting their poison wherever they go. When people spread gossip and evil reports, don't you feel dirty, and like you need to take a bath? These kind of conversations are non-productive and only serve to drag down those who engage in such practices.
REACH OUT TO THE DOWN-AND-OUTERS AND GIVE THEM A BOOST
When we receive a good report of encouragement it produces the desired affect of lifting us up. There are enough "downers" in this world already without us adding insult to injury to the list. Jesus came to our planet not to push people down further than they already were, but to reach out to the down-and-outers and give them a boost. In my mail it is not unusual to read words such as, "Some days I do not want to live anymore". This does not come from those who do not know the Lord, but from Christians who have been serving the Lord for a long time. They have been so continually put down, that they are despairing of life itself.
THE LORD SEEMS TO ARRANGE FOR GOOD REPORTS TO COME TO US FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
When we need it the most the Lord seems to arrange for good reports to come to us from all directions. Recently friends in Oklahoma and Missouri surrounded me with hospitality and godly love. This included a couple I have known for 30 years, and two professors who were in my meetings about 40 years ago, and the pastor of the mother church of Pentecost on the West Coast, USA, whose life was changed dramatically when he was a teenager in one of the spiritual renewals I preached. Happily they shared with me during a time I needed to hear good reports.
ONE LITTLE WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT CAN TIP THE SCALES
Have you encouraged someone lately? It could make a difference which would make one feel like a failure or a success. People need to feel worthwhile and as though they are needed and appreciated. The devil knows that his time is short and he is pulling out every trick in the book to bring discouragement to those on the front lines of battle of spiritual warfare. One little word of encouragement can tip the scales favorably to be a catalyst to propel one over the top to be the best they can be for the Lord.
We Need It the Most"
"They helped every one his neighbour: and every one said to his brother, BE OF GOOD COURAGE". Isaiah 41:6 KJV (Capitals are mine for emphasis)
A GOOD HABIT I HAVE ENDEAVORED TO DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS
No matter who we are, all of us are going through something, and need a word of encouragement. A good habit I have endeavored to develop over the years is to find something good about everybody, and compliment them on it. There are enough people with toxic personalities injecting their poison wherever they go. When people spread gossip and evil reports, don't you feel dirty, and like you need to take a bath? These kind of conversations are non-productive and only serve to drag down those who engage in such practices.
REACH OUT TO THE DOWN-AND-OUTERS AND GIVE THEM A BOOST
When we receive a good report of encouragement it produces the desired affect of lifting us up. There are enough "downers" in this world already without us adding insult to injury to the list. Jesus came to our planet not to push people down further than they already were, but to reach out to the down-and-outers and give them a boost. In my mail it is not unusual to read words such as, "Some days I do not want to live anymore". This does not come from those who do not know the Lord, but from Christians who have been serving the Lord for a long time. They have been so continually put down, that they are despairing of life itself.
THE LORD SEEMS TO ARRANGE FOR GOOD REPORTS TO COME TO US FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
When we need it the most the Lord seems to arrange for good reports to come to us from all directions. Recently friends in Oklahoma and Missouri surrounded me with hospitality and godly love. This included a couple I have known for 30 years, and two professors who were in my meetings about 40 years ago, and the pastor of the mother church of Pentecost on the West Coast, USA, whose life was changed dramatically when he was a teenager in one of the spiritual renewals I preached. Happily they shared with me during a time I needed to hear good reports.
ONE LITTLE WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT CAN TIP THE SCALES
Have you encouraged someone lately? It could make a difference which would make one feel like a failure or a success. People need to feel worthwhile and as though they are needed and appreciated. The devil knows that his time is short and he is pulling out every trick in the book to bring discouragement to those on the front lines of battle of spiritual warfare. One little word of encouragement can tip the scales favorably to be a catalyst to propel one over the top to be the best they can be for the Lord.
Bishop Marvin Schmidt
World Changers International
"Making a Difference in Our World"
Bishop_Marvin@WCI888.com
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