Daily Positive Thread for Saturday

gloriajean — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 02:15:46 GMT

Hello my friends! Tonight will be short, I fell, and it hurts to type, been icing my hurts, my hands hurt where I fell on, so my blessings are that I'm okay - I will heal, and no broken bones. Glad I'm able to type this, didn't know if I would be able to. Praying for you all! Love Roses, thanks for your post - very good, I cannot go there to answer now.

Keep coming!

Begin each day with the certainty that today is the best day of your life and watch what happens. Lord, I celebrate my life and give thanks for everything because for everything there is a reason.

Scripture for the Day:

"For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." Isairah 30:15

Meditation For the Day:

Confidence means to have faith in something. We could not live without confidence in others. When we have confidence in God's grace, we can face whatever comes. When we have confidence in God's love, we can be serene and at peace. We can rest in the Faith that God will take care of us. We can try to rest in God's presence until God's life power flows through us. We can be still and in that stillness thus still, small voice will come. It can speak in quietness to the human mind, that is attuned to its influence.

Prayer For the Day:

I pray that I may find strength today in quietness. I pray that I may be content today that God will take care of me.

Lessons to Learn Today

I will learn that true happiness is not always to achieve my goals, but to learn to appreciate with what I have achieved.

I will learn that I should control my attitude,
and not let my attitude control me.

I will learn that to be rich is not to have
the most, but to need the least.

I will learn that it is futile to compare myself to others, because there is always someone better or worse than I am.

I will learn that it takes years to build trust,
and a few seconds to destroy it.

I will learn that there are people who love me very much, but simply do not know how to show their feelings.

I will learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.

I will learn that I cannot make anyone love me,
but learn to let myself be loved.

I will learn that what is most valuable is not what I have in my life, but who I have in my life.

I will learn that it only takes a few seconds to hurt people I love, and that it can take years to heal.

PRAYER FOR THE PRESENT MOMENT

Dear God. I spend so much time reliving yesterday or
anticipating tomorrow that I lose sight of the only time
that is really mine - the present moment. You give me

today one moment at a time. That's all I have - all I ever

will have.

Give the faith which knows that each moment contains
exactly what is best for me. Give the hope which trusts
You enough to forget past failings and future trials.
Give the love which makes each moment an anticipation of
eternity with You. We ask this in the name of Jesus who is
the same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.

OLD JOE

By Melanie Schur

Old Joe was the local derelict. No one really knew the cause of what

sent him to the streets It was rumored he only had an elementary

education. His disheveled and dirty appearance made him seem older

than his 30 years. When he would walk by, people would whisper behind

his back saying, "Poor old Joe. Will nothing good come of him?"

Old Joe spent his days searching in garbage cans for redeemable

bottles and his nights sleeping in an alley. One day, Joe seemed to

disappear without a trace. Some thought he hopped a train to the

south, but no one knew for sure.

Ten years later, a new preacher came to town; he had a quiet and

relaxed way about him as he stood on the corner handing leaflets out.

On occasion, he could also be seen treating a homeless person to lunch

as they sat and talked and he was also a favorite guest speaker at the

local church.

After one sermon, a group of elderly ladies gathered together,

commenting on how wise the preacher was. "Obviously, he came from a

very good college," remarked one lady. "Yes, it is rumored he came

from a very well to do family," said another.

The following Sunday, the preacher began to speak, "Ten years ago I

felt I was a nobody. I had no real family, a limited education, and

couldn't get a job. No one seemed to care, so I, too, began to not

care about my self. A woman reached out to me one day, told me about

someone who DID care, God. She told me that God does not look at the

outer appearance, but at one's heart.

She told me that He loved me so much He sent His Son to die on the

cross for my sins and that, through Him, I could have salvation." The

preacher continued, "On that day, my life changed dramatically because

for once I had a sense of hope. I may not have had an earthly family,

but I had a whole slew of 'brother's and sister's' in the family of

Christ! No longer did I have to be 'poor old Joe,' because in the

Bible, it told me I was now a child of God! ("How great is the love

the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of

God!" I John 3:1)"

The whole congregation sat and stared in awe, now knowing the

distinguished man before them was 'ole Joe. That day, the sharing of

his story of faith, hope, and love changed many lives.

Through the example of Old Joe, we can know ALL things are not only

possible through Christ who strengthens us, but, through Him, former

things are passed away and the new is now upon us! If ole Joe can do

it, so can you! Call on your heavenly Father today.

Dear God,
Help us, for we are weak, and we are tempted to sin. Like Adam who was tempted to eat the forbidden fruit, we too are tempted by the Devil with his tricks to convince us of our own personal kingdom, power, and glory.

In your world, Oh God, there is no time. To be in hell, is to be separated from You for eternity. To be in Heaven is to be in Your endless love for eternity.

My God, help us to call out for You, our savior, Jesus Christ. Help us to remember that your sacrifice on the cross is a call for repentance, and to turn away from sin. We want to receive Christ to stop our sinning, not to continue it. You are the way and the truth. Deliver us from the temptation and wicked ways of the devil who is evil, wise, and cunning. The kingdom, the power, and glory are all yours, now and forever. Amen.

- - -
Genesis 3:4-5 - (Regarding the forbidden fruit...) The snake replied, "That's not true, you will not die. God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad".

Genesis 3:13 - The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."

2 Chronicles 15:2 - "The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you."

John 14:6 - (Jesus said) "I am the way, the truth, and the life..."

Acts 3:19 - Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins.

Ways to BE !

1. Be courteous towards, and interested in, every person you meet. We

become more spiritual by treating every person as a somebody.

2. Reverse unworthy thoughts when they come. By refusing to look down

on any person, or even to be critical, we raise our own self-esteem.

3. Release the need to be "right." There are always times when we are

sure of our position. But truth needs no defenders, since in the long

run it is self-evident and self-proving.

4. Let others save face as often as possible. Even when you know others

are victims of sick pride, do not show them up by proving them wrong on

specific matters. If an error must be corrected, do it gently and

discreetly so others are not humiliated.

5. Always recognize a personal need for help: "Of myself, I can do

nothing, it's God who does the work."

6. Give credit freely, even at your own expense. We can never be

permanently harmed by this practice, because our own will always come

back to us.

7. Drop practices that are related to showing off or to obtaining

recognition for its own sake.

8. Make amends continuously, even when the other person is partly to

blame for the trouble. And be quick to apologize to children and

subordinates as we would to people of power and prominence.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Saturday

Bellabutterfly — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:15:22 GMT

Hope you feel better gloriajean...God Bless!

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NAES1 — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 05:07:55 GMT

@Gloriajean

Even though this was what you say was short, I thought to be very beautiful and thankful to have read.

I am thrilled to know that 'the fall' did not break any bones.

The first vision of those words, " fell", I thought you had landed so hard, facing down.

Sending a to you for rapid healing~ NAES

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LIG1 — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:18:28 GMT

@gloriajean~ I was so sorry to read that you had fallen, but thankfully you didn't break any bones. I hope you'll take some time to just rest and recover, don't worry about things that can wait till you fell better.

Sending you healing thoughts and prayers ((( )))

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LIG1 — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:17:29 GMT

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PamfromCT — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:42:24 GMT

So sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you are much better soon!

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Puddles — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:49:31 GMT

Gloria, I am was so sorry to hear and read about your fall. I pray for a full, quick recovery. God Bless you!

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Puzzle Piece — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:07:12 GMT

Hello To All!

Gloria - OUCH! Well, good to hear nothing is broken. Take things easy as long as you need. I enjoyed your Present Moment read. It's a challenge daily for me and yet it is how I realize my blessings.

Warm weather here for a Halloween. No plans to join in the antics that go on. Just a quiet day and evening is planned.

I truly give thanks for my many blassings here in the United States. We have so much richness and wealth in blessings. Grateful for our rights, priviledges, liberties, out outstanding troops and citizens. Daily, with our positive actions, thoughts, and prayers, we make history - we write history each and every one of us. Be at peace and know you are loved.

Pray a protection of blessings and strength over those troops who will be and are in the Middle East. We/they will need a strength that is only given by the creator.

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