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Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 03:24:43 GMT

Hello my friends, Ollie is here and overnight - so far so good - and he's behaving well!!! He already went in his kennel for the night! That's one blessing! Linus had a good day at work, sold a Kitchen Aid Dishwasher, washer and dryer, Fridge - and something else and enjoyed selling! It's always fun to hear how his day went at work. Another blessing is our bed because lately I've been spending time there - and it's nice and comfortable. Even when you're not feeling up to par, there are still many things to be thankful for!

Live a God-filled life and it will be only natural that you will express

enthusiasm

for life, joy, laughter and happiness. Lord, may the way I live always

express my

love for You.

Scripture for the day:

"The woman said to herself, 'If I only touch his cloak, I will be made

well.' Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, 'Take heart, daughter;

your faith has made you well.'" ~Matthew 9:21-22

Meditation for the day:

This is the time for my spirit to touch the spirit of God. I can know

that the feeling of God's touch is more important than all the

sensations of material things. With just a moment's contact, all the

fever of life can leave me. Then I can be well, whole, calm and able to

rise and minister to others. God's touch is a potent healer. I can

feel that touch and sense God's presence.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that the fever of resentments, worry and fear may melt into

nothingness. I pray that health, joy, peace and serenity may take its

place.

Amen to that prayer above!

Dialogue with Christ: Lord Jesus, I am sometimes afraid of what it means to

die to myself. Help me to use all of my talents for your kingdom. Help me to

realize that I have nothing to lose and everything to gain, and to

courageously take steps to love you.

Resolution: I will practice patience with someone who annoys me today to

show my love for Jesus.

Let Go .....

To "LET GO" Does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone

else.

To "LET GO" Is not to cut myself off, it's the realization that I can't

control another human being.

To "LET GO" Is not to enable, but to allow someone to learn from their

natural consequences.

To "LET GO" Is to admit powerlessness , which means the outcome is not in my

hands.

To "LET GO" Is not to try to change or blame another, but to make the most

of myself.

To "LET GO" Is not to care for, but to care about.

To "LET GO" Is not to fix, but to be supportive, and not violate my values.

To "LET GO" Is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.

To "LET GO" Is not to be in the middle, arranging all the outcomes , but to

allow God to work in the lives of others.

To "LET GO" Is not to be protective, it's to permit another to face reality.

To "LET GO" Is not to deny, but to accept .

To "LET GO" Is not to nag, scold or argue with another person, but instead

to search out my own shortcomings and allow God to correct them.

To "LET GO" Does not mean to deny the shortcomings in others, but to accept

others unconditionally in love.

To "LET GO" Is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to accept each

day as it comes; knowing God offers it to me for growth.

To "LET GO" Is not to criticize or regulate anybody, but to try to become

the person I understand God wants me to be.

To "LET GO" Does not mean to compete against another human being, but

rather, to compete within myself to learn "self- control" through

circumstances God brings into my life.

To "LET GO" Does mean to fear less and love more.

To "LET GO" Means I don't demand my own way, but that I hold firm to my

values and beliefs-- while allowing others the same privilege.

To "LET GO" Doesn't mean that I expect God to do everything for me, but that

I let God show me how to do His will for my life.

THE FOUR CANDLES

Author Unknown

The Four Candles burned slowly. Their Ambiance was so soft you could

hear them speak...

The first candle said, "I Am Peace, but these days, nobody wants to

keep me lit."

Then Peace's flame slowly diminishes and goes out completely.

The second candle says, "I Am Faith, but these days, I am no longer

indispensable."

Then Faith's flame slowly diminishes and goes out completely.

Sadly the third candle spoke, "I Am Love and I haven't the strength to

stay lit any longer."

"People put me aside and don't understand my importance. They even

forget to love those who are nearest to them."

And waiting no longer, Love goes out completely.

Suddenly...

A child enters the room and sees the three candles no longer burning.

The child begins to cry, "Why are you not burning? You are supposed to

stay lit until the end."

Then the Fourth Candle spoke gently to the little boy, "Don't be

afraid, for I Am Hope, and while I still burn, we can re-light the

other candles."

With Shining eyes the child took the Candle of Hope and lit the other

three candles.

Never let the Flame of Hope go out of your life.

With Hope, no matter how bad things look and are...Peace, Faith and

Love can Shine Brightly in our lives.

Dialogue with Christ: Lord Jesus, I am sometimes afraid of what it means to

die to myself. Help me to use all of my talents for your kingdom. Help me to

realize that I have nothing to lose and everything to gain, and to

courageously take steps to love you.

Resolution: I will practice patience with someone who annoys me today to

show my love for Jesus.

CALL TO ME

By Sally I. Kennedy

' Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and

mighty things, which you do not know.' Jeremiah 33:3,

We could hear it before we could see it. One lone goose, honking

loudly on his way in. If any other geese had been on the small lake

this beautiful autumn morning, they would have answered the call.

“Hunters know this”, my husband explained. “That’s the reason for the

turkey callers that they use; they can learn where the birds are.”

The goose paddled around, near the water’s muddy edge by the lily

pads, all alone. No answer. No geese were on this lake. Perhaps

they had all flown south for the winter. It was well into fall, and

there’d been one chilly frost already.

I thought, good thing we can call to God ANY time at all, and He is

never gone. Isn’t it amazing? This almighty God of the universe, who

is unchanging, sovereign, steadfast, and ever-faithful, is the same

God who keeps a listening ear out for those calling out- for

companions, for help, for whatever. And, He will answer. It’s a

promise.

That is good news.

God used an important divine inspiration to prove to us that our Holy

Scriptures contains truth... God used prophecy; this is the ability predict

the future. Nobody else can do this, because only God is the creator of

time and only God is above time to know what will happen in the future.

The Old Testament was written hundreds, even thousands, of years before the

time of Jesus.

Arguably, the most important prophecy given to us was the prediction that

Jesus will come to earth to save us. There are hundreds of biblical

predictions concerning the birth, life, and death of Jesus in the Old

Testament and which have been realised and confirmed in the New Testament.

Below are just a few of them which you may find familiar...