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(03/23/2001) not who has left


Hello prayer warriors, 1. Prayer note: not who has left I've been talking about perspective. It is important for us to always want to see the big picture and to major on the right things in our lives. First thing I talked about was majoring on what we have and not on what we do not have. Next is majoring on God's will and not on our will. Now, I'm going to address another important issue which I think affects many of us. We need to major on who is with us and not on who has left us. Most of the time, we are hurt because of relationships. Everyone has their own will. We are to be able to grow and learn to discern and become better judge of characters through time. Sometimes, things don't work out and people leave us. Many times, we have no control over these. What should we do? Jesus gave His disciples the best advice on these. [Matthew 10:14] And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. The disciples were going around telling the good news. There were people who rejected them. What happened if they had focussed on those who rejected them? They wouldn't have been able to continue the journey that the Lord has commanded them to do. The same with Jesus. On the night He was betrayed, He broke bread. [1 Corinthians 11:23-24] 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. He knew that Judas, someone whom He loved and lived with, was going to betray Him. Many times it is the people whom we are closest to who will hurt us the most. Yet, Jesus broke bread and was ready to go to the Cross. Why did He do that? Because He majored on the rest of the disciples who were with Him and not on the one Judas who was going to leave Him. He probably also majored on you and me and not on those people who shouted "Crucify Him, Crucify Him". He also saw it in His heart to forgive them and to move on. We need to learn to shake the dust off our feet and move on. For everyone who leaves you, think about another who is with you. If you are to major on anything in your life, major on those who are with you. Don't spend a large portion of your life majoring on the wrong things and replaying thoughts or indulging in self-pity. If you major on those who have left you, you are going to MISS OUT on your life. It is your life which Christ has redeemed with His blood. You have been bought with a price. Don't throw it all away for anyone. What if you think you just can't? You can't shake the dust off and you can't move on. You CAN. All you need to do is to want it and believe it. [Proverbs 23:7] For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. If you want it, you can ask God for the grace. He is the One who provides the supernatural enabling (grace) for us to overcome because He has already overcome. [John 16:33] These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. But we need to want it and surrender our will. Then, we've got to stop doing bad things to ourselves and start wanting to do good things to ourselves. The playground of the enemy is in our minds. Reject destructive thoughts and start meditating on God's Words, on positive thoughts and on all the promises of God. Think of how to make your life better. If not for others who are with you, do it for yourself. Because ultimately, the One who is with you ALWAYS is Jesus. If we stop focussing on self, we can focus on Him and on what He has given us and be thankful for all the people who are with us now and ask God to help us live constructive lives that will impact others positively. My pastor always tells us this and I like it a lot. I'll share it with you and you have to confess this and mean it. Here's the CONFESSION. Look at yourself in the mirror daily and confess the following: I AM DEEPLY LOVED, HIGHLY FAVOURED and GREATLY BLESSED. 2. New prayer requests: i. Prayer for My friend's Mother -- gabbi http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1756&table=prayer ii. my sister's pregnacy and the baby -- aschnadelbach http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1757&table=prayer iii. keep my daughter safe -- baumbush3 http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1759&table=prayer iv. I feel like giving up -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1761&table=prayer v. pray for all the servants of God -- ephlee http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1762&table=prayer vi. heal the pain -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1763&table=prayer vii. Pray for my son -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1765&table=prayer 3. Number of prayer warriors: 747 We welcome chinoynu, icelady, ricalmar, rdaugherty, hal bryant, fjp111, rev_mike_95969, skisaac and lynnyette2 into our prayer group. 1 has unsubscribed and 4 emails have becom invalid. in Christ, Wai Hun
Friday, March 23, 2001 9:26:28 PM waihun
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