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[gloriajean]

Hello my friends! Today we were blessed with another beautiful fall day - in the 70's, I'll take that any day. My husband was out selling Lighthouse and enjoyed visiting with a few priests about an hour away - and he knows he'll get some sales after they look over the material because they are very interested. Praise God! Other than his day, it's been quiet here - just an ordinary day but very nice out! I froze some more raspberries, and there'll be more there tomorrow to pick - until we get a frost. They are so good in our salads too. Please pray for my former neighbor and friend, Linda, cancer. She's at the Mayo Clinic, and just saw a post from her on Facebook - the tumor was too big for surgery, it got cancelled, now they are trying to find something to shrink it. She needs a lot of prayers. Years ago I worked with her in an antique store - really enjoyed it. It was her store she rented - it was just one year but it was fun. Praying for you all and God bless you!!

If you are over committed, things begin to fall apart. Lord, help me be reasonable
in the expectations I place on myself so that I can efficiently use my time and still
have enough time to relax and enjoy the day.

Scripture for the day:

"By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to
guide our feet into the way of peace." ~Luke 1:78-79

Meditation for the day:

For straying from the right way there is no cure except to keep so close to
the thought of God that nothing, no other interest, can seriously come
between us and God. Sure of that, we can stay on God's side. Knowing the
way, nothing can prevent our staying in the way and nothing can cause us to
seriously stray from it. God has promised peace if we stay close to God,
but not leisure. We still have to carry on in the world. God has promised
heart-rest and comfort, but not leisure in the ordinary sense. Peace and
comfort bring real inward happiness.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may keep my feet on the way. I pray that I may stay on God's
side.

Got Jesus?

Consider the good news ...

God loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. -- John 3:16
None of us will ever satisfy God's perfect standards. We can't work our way into Heaven. For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard. -- Romans 3:23
Jesus did something you and I could never do. But God showed his great love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us -- Romans 5:8
The only way to God is through Jesus. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me." -- John 14:6
Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart. "I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in ..." -- Revelation 3:20
You need to personally receive Jesus Christ into your life. For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. -- Romans 10:9

Aren't you ready to invite Jesus into your life as Lord and Savior? All you have to do is ask Him. Right now. Ask Him to take over your life, to help you become the kind of person you want to be, to help you with your struggles. Thank Him for dying for your sins. He came to this world so you and I can live an abundant, joy-filled life now and forever. Once you've made your decision, you need to find a group of committed Christians to help you in your walk. You need to spend time each day reading and thinking about God's word and you need to spend time praying, just talking to God about your joys and concerns, offering your thanksgiving and confessing your sins. Your life will never be the same with Jesus. You will be able to do anything and overcome anything. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -- Philippians 4:13.

So, Got Jesus?

10 Suggestions to Help Develop a Healthy Self-Image

Here are 10 suggestions to help you develop and maintain a healthy self-image. Read them slowly. Meditate on them regularly.
1. Hate your sin, but never hate yourself.

2. Be quick to repent.

3. When God gives you light, walk in it.

4. Stop saying negative things about yourself. God loves you and it's wrong to hate what He loves. He has great plans for you, so you're in conflict with Him when you speak negatively concerning your future.

5. Never be afraid to admit that you've made a mistake and don't always assume that when things go wrong, it must be 'my fault'.

6. Don't meditate excessively on what you've done, right or wrong; both of these activities keep your mind on you! Center your thoughts on Christ.

7. Take good care of yourself physically. Make the best of what God gave you to work with, but don't be obsessed with your appearance.

8. Never stop learning but don't allow your education to become a point of pride. God doesn't use you because of what's in your head: He uses you because of what's in your heart.

9. Realize that your talents are a gift, not something you have manufactured yourself; never look down on people who can't do what you do.

10. Don't despise your weaknesses they keep you dependent on God.

Prayer of Healing
(From: Praying God's Promises)

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.

I praise you, mighty Father.

You forgive all my iniquities, and you heal all my diseases.

Thank you, Lord. When I am sick, you send your Word, and it heals me and delivers me from all destructions.

Your Word is life to me, and it brings healing to my flesh.

Thank you for the healing power of your Word, Father.

I will never let it depart from my eyes.

I will keep your Word deeply implanted within my heart.

Praise your name, holy Father.

I love you, and I thank you for healing me and keeping me in good health.

Food for Thought
ALIVE ON THE OUTSIDE

In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved
us. Romans 8:37

From a distance, it looked like a victim of last year’s hurricane. My
friend Sarah, pointed. “Look at that!”, she exclaimed. I followed her
finger, and saw the huge tree where half of it had been ripped off.
Literally. The jagged place showed just where the wind force lopped
off a giant part of the tree.

We walked closer to it and noticed a dark area in the trunk. Upon
closer examination, we found, what appeared to be, the heart of the
tree all blackened and dead looking. How could the tree be alive if
it were dead on the inside?

I thought of Rita. Radiation treatments had claimed her dark, curly
hair. On the outside, her body was failing. On the inside, her spirit
was more vibrant than ever. While we were visiting, her sunken eyes
were closed, breathing shallow. But oh my, the peaceful expression on
her face said it all. Talk about shekinah; the glory of the Lord shone
from within her. Her spirit was very much alive, even though, on the
outside, her body was wracked by disease

Last week I was at the home of a neighbor. Terry looked great on the
outside, acted fine too. She welcomed us, chatted animatedly,
graciously offered a snack her husband had laid out on the kitchen
table. We were there to pray with Terry, whose diagnosis was stage 4
metastasized cancer. She was thin, and her body clearly showed signs
of battling a disease. On the inside, though, her spirit was vigorous,
as was clearly evident as we prayed together.

Looks are deceiving, and things are not always what they seem. Some
people are alive on the outside, yet dead on the inside, in their
spirit. Still others look sick on the outside, yet are very much alive
in their soul, on the inside.

At Terry’s home, I found this note taped to the bathroom mirror, which
her son kindly let me copy :
Cancer is so limited.
It cannot
Cripple love
Shatter hope
Corrode faith
Destroy peace
Kill friendship
Suppress memories
Silence couragea
Invade the soul
Steal eternal life
It cannot
Conquer the Spirit.

The bible tells us we are “more than conquerors through Jesus Christ.
(Romans 8:37).
That is very good news.