Week 163: Minute by Minute- Moment by Moment

              Minute by Minute—Moment by Moment

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

• Minutes turn into hours. . .

• Hours turn into days. . .

• Days turn into years. . .

     Our lives are comprised of minutes and moments. Each minute holds a story within itself. One minute can’t give the complete picture of who we are, however, if it were possible to analyze all the things that we did with each one of them, we would know why we have become who we are. 

                           Each minute holds a precious space in time.      

         Okay, you might not like this, but here goes: You only have so many of these minutes and moments from the time you are born until you—well leave. Looking at it from that perspective could make you think twice before you blow any of them on petty disputes, unsubstantiated fears, useless worries, and yesterday’s regrets.

    

The best way to safeguard your time is to put your faith in God. When you put your faith in God, you have hope, and when you have hope; possibilities are before you. Think about all that you can enjoy and accomplish using your time looking at the goodness of God in your life. 

           You really do have time to: “Stop and smell the roses.” 

     As I look back over my life, it was the minor; so-called unimportant, things that hold the most precious memories. One day God put in my spirit: Any moment of time that you spend worrying, is a moment that you’ll miss seeing the “small” but yet wonderful blessings I’m showering you with. Capture these moments by taking mental pictures of the small stuff. 

    All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings], but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of circumstances]. Proverbs 15:15 (AMP)

                       Minute by minute—moment by moment:

                            Concentrate on what’s going right!

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Week 162: Keep on Growing

                                    Keep on Growing

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Romans 1:17.

• Maturing. . .

• Flourishing. . .

• Developing. . . 

                                      Growing, Growing, Growing, Growing. . .

   Words like Awesome, Amazing, and Marvelous cannot describe Who God is. As a matter of fact, there are no earthly words that can adequately come even close to explaining the Grandeur of God’s Majesty.

                         The extensiveness of God will explode the human brain.

It’s as though the human brain has an automatic shut-off valve that stops it from entering into the mysterious territory of the FULLNESS of God. As long as we are in these human bodies, we won’t be able to comprehend His massiveness. However, we should want to know as much as we are allowed to know at a given stage in our lives. As we learn and grow in God, He will continue to open Himself up to us. When we fall in love with God, we will want to get closer and closer to Him.
Like the body craves food, the mind should crave to know God. Even atheists can sniff that there’s more than what they can see, hear, smell, or touch.

The brain has to satisfy this craving—even if it has to accept a false truth.    

Think about how much God could do through our faith when we continue to grow in Him? Hunger pains lets us know when to eat food; craving more of God lets us know that it’s time to advance to a higher level. Don’t ignore those cravings!

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

    The most important question we should ask ourselves:

                                           Am I Still Growing?

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Week 161: Read Only - No Action Required?

                        Read Only—No Action Required?

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? James 2:14 (NIV)

    • Apply. . .

    • Use. . .

    • Utilize. . .

If we treat the Bible like a read-only document, then what’s the point? The Bible offers us much more than a historical outline of nail biting, cliffhanging pursuits and feats. It’s more than a collection of our favorite verses that we love to quote. It’s more than a place to record births, marriages, and deaths.

                         

                       The printed Word is the Living Word!

The Bible gives us a glimpse before time began, and a peek after it ends. But, it’s the span in the middle—that we should pay close attention to. Those are the pages that gives us God’s blueprint for mankind. 

The Bible gives us real-life situations of how people made it against all odds. Those examples are there to teach us about the faithfulness, love, and power of God.

              

                 Faith is more than just another word in the Bible.

By faith; we know God will give us step-by-step instructions, because He gave Noah directions on how to build an ark. By faith; we know not to worry when faced with high-ranking powerful enemies, because God gave Moses the courage to face Pharaoh. By faith; we know if we bring our little to God, He will multiply it just like Jesus did with the five loaves and two fish. 

                    Those accounts are for our edification. 

To put it in a nutshell: The purpose of those old testimonials is to show us how to apply God’s Word to our lives: Today—Right Now! 

To say it another way: If we don’t take the Word as a personal road map for our individual lives, then it will remain as a read-only file. We have to receive revelation that the Word of God is Him talking to us personally—at this moment in time.

I personalize the Scriptures by inserting my name to make God’s promises—His personal vows to me. God will do the same for us as He did for the men and women in the Bible because Jesus Christ is the same today as He was yesterday. (Hebrews 13:8)

                         Faith Does Require Action!

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