Thoughts for today - The mind

Thoughts for today - The mind

Posted by Delmar on July 31,

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)



THE CHURCH IS WHERE MOST CHRISTIAN GO TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD BUT I KNOW ON A PERSONAL LEVEL I HEARD GOD'S WORD ALL MY LIFE AND TRIED SO HARD TO LIVE UP TO IT AND KEPT FALLING INTO THE SAME OLD TRAPS THE DEVIL WOULD THROW AT ME .



I ACTUALLY BELIEVE A LIE THINKING THAT THE DEVIL HAD WON IN MY LIFE AND I HAD NO WAY OUT

SO I DIG MYSELF DEEPER INTO MANY THINGS AS THE BIBLE WOULD CALL SIN ....BUT MY MIND WOULD ALWAYS BOTHER ME BECAUSE I KNEW GOD WAS NOT GOING TO LET ME GO ....MANY TIMES IN MY WALK OF DARKNESS I WOULD COME BACK TO GOD AND CRIED PLEASE TAKE THIS AWAY .....



I HAD SO MUCH PAIN IN MY LIFE , DEPRESSION AND REJECTION AND THE LIST GOES ON BUT I WILL SAY GOD HELD MY HAND UNTIL THE MOMENT CAME YEARS LATER THAT I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANY MORE

I STILL STUGGLE BUT NOW ITS FOR DIFFRENT REASONS ....RELATIONSHIPS HAD NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY FOR ME AND I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS TO MAKE TRUE FRIENDS AT TIMES ....I HAVE VERY FEW FRIENDS THAT KNOW ME AND CALL ME AND WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING ....ON THE OTHER HANDS I HAVE FRIENDS I DO GO OUT TO LUNCH SOMETIMES .....RECOVERY IS PLACING THE TRUTH WITH THE LIE

ALL MY LIFE I BELIEVE LIES AND THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF LIES ......IN THE PAST I FOUND MANY IDOLS TO RUN TO BUT DID NOT SATISFIELD ME .....

True happiness can only be found on the inside of your being in your connection and personal relationship with the Lord. All of the material wealth and goods that are out there for the taking will not give you this kind of true inner peace, happiness, and fulfillment.







MY QUOTE FOR TODAY IS BY SAM STORMS

Nowhere in the Bible is the “mind,” per se, described as evil or unworthy of being the means by which God communicates with us. What the Bible does denounce is intellectual pride, but not the intellect itself. It is humility that we need, not ignorance. I stand opposed to arrogant and cynical intellectualism. But that is not the same thing as using the mind God has given us, with the help of the Holy Spirit and the instruction of Scripture, to evaluate and discern and critically assess what is happening in both the church and the world. Whereas some things that God says and does are transrational, insofar as they are mysterious and often go beyond our ability to fully comprehend, God never does things that are irrational in the sense that they might violate the fundamental laws of logic or the reasonable and rational truths of Holy Scripture.



PRAYER





Heavenly Father,

My desire is to have a deeper sense of Your peace in me today. Take away all fear, doubt, and concern from my heart and replace it with the peace that only You can give. Thank You that Your peace will guard my mind so that I will not give place to thoughts that are not beneficial to me. In Philippians 4:7, we are told “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Father, thank You that Your peace will guard my heart from unproductive emotions and feelings that only serve to shatter my life. Thank You that the depths of Your peace are greater than we can imagine and that through this peace, we are made whole. In Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

Thoughts for Today -Set your mind above

SET YOUR MIND ON THE ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS THAT ARE ON THE EARTH .FOR YOU HAVE DIED AND YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD. WHEN CHRIST ,WHO IS OUR LIFE,IS REVEALED,THEN YOU ALSO WILL BE REVELALED, WITH HIM IN GLORY
COLOSSIANS 3:2-4




BILLY GRAHAM QUOTED -A NATION IS MORE POWERFUL WHEN IT UNITES IN EARNEST PRAYER TO GOD THAN WHEN ITS RESOURCES ARE CHANNELED INTO WEAPONS ..WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF MILLIONS OF BELIEVERS AROUND THE WORLD AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN THE PRIVILEGE OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER?

I BELIEVE WE ARE LIVING IN SOME DARK DAYS AND TO BE HONESTI AM CAREFUL WHAT I WATCH ON TV ...IT IS FULL OF DARKNESS , CRIME MOVIES AND THE WAYS OF THE WORLD

JESUS SAID SET YOUR MINDS UP ABOVE NOT ON THINGS THAT ARE DOWN HERE
IT WAS ALSO EXPRESS IN PHILIPPIANS 4:8 MENTIONS
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. (AMP)

I KNOW WE ARE IN THE WORLD BUT WE ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD
AS THE WORLD BECOMES DARKER LET US BE TUNE IN TO THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG RUN TO GOD HE IS THE KEY TO EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND IF THINGS DONT WORK OUT HE HAS ANOTHER BUT BETTER PLAN FOR YOUR CURCUMSTANCES .
Can we pray for justice, and yet love our enemy at the same time? The answer is yes…We will magnify the mercy of God by praying for our enemies to be saved and reconciled to God. At the personal level we will be willing to suffer for their everlasting good, and we will give them food and drink. We will put away malicious hatred and private vengeance. But at the public level we will also magnify the justice of God by praying and working for justice to be done on earth, if necessary through wise and measured force from God-ordained authority.



John Piper


PRAYER

DEAR LORD I PRAYER THAT WE CAN KEEP FOCUS ON WHAT IS LOVELY AND PURE TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS TRUE AND HELP US NOT TO BE IN OUR CURCUMSTANCES AND WORRY ABOUT THEM BUT HELP US KNOW YOU ARE IN FULLY IN CONTROL EVEN WHEN IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT
THANK YOU IN JESUS NAME AMEN

Thoughts For Today -Getting God's Guidance

AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE COME BACK TO THE LORD , I SURELY HAD MY UPS AND DOWNS IN LIFE AND THINGS I DID IAM NOT PROUD OF BUT GOD LOVED ME
(JUST AS I AM) A SONG THEY USE TO SING AT EVERY BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADE
HE KNEW I WOULD COME BACK TO HIM BUT SOMETIMES WE WANT TO LIVE OUR OWN WAY AND NOT LEAN ON GOD'S WAYS . I FIND GOD'S WAYS ARE SO MUCH BETTER BECAUSE HE CARES SO MUCH FOR US HE DID NOT BUILT US LIKE ROBOTS BUT TO HAVE A CHOICE . I FINALLY CAME TO THE END OF MYSELF AND FIND IT IS EASIER TO LiSTEN TO HIM AND THE MORE I FOLLOW AND LOVED HIM THE MORE GRACE HE GAVE ME TO BE FREE .

DELMAR


















Getting God's Guidance



I Believe there is a time and season for everything
lately there seems to be more Earthquakes and fires,Gas prices rising
The Rise of Unemployment and Murders and Wars
Which has always been there in the world but I notice they have much increased.

Every sign that leads to the Lords coming back to get his bride . I know People who are Hurting with Depression and Suicidal thoughts and all hope is gone .
Some People find it very hard to get out of bed in the morning .
I remember as a little boy what was wrong back then now is right in the eyes of man .
We as a People took God out of our Schools and we are telling God we don't need you .
As the bible says in the last days it will be like the days of Noah , People will be lovers of themselves not God .
I remember Churches were Respected on Sunday and most every store was closed on Sunday . I believe we lost the true meaning of what life was all about and that is Leaning on the everlasting Arms of Jesus .
I remember singing that song When I was a little Boy
I was thankful that I Who was a Prodigal Son many times throughout my life can Honestly say seeds were planted in my childhood of Learning on the everlasting Arms .

1.What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms!
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms!
◦Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.
2.O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms!
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms!
3.What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms!
I have peace complete with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms!





Prayer: "Our Loving Heavenly Father, thank you that you
are interested in every detail of my life. Again this
day I commit and trust every aspect of my life to you.
Please give me the insight to see the reality in every
situation I am in. And then, help me to know what I need
to do and give me the courage to do it no matter what
it is. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer.
Gratefully, In Jesus Loving Name I Pray. Amen."

Struggling

Philippians 4:6-8 #4
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things



I was thinking how so much bad news i here in the newspaper or to say online news , Even the Tv News and sometimes we get so focus on these things and it effects our minds to negative thinking
next thing it effect other peoples lives we are close to .
Sometimes we struggle with sin and which is another issue in our lives because of the things of this world surely effects our live . I Found peace in the verse whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.
Think on the word of God which is lovely and pure and then your thoughts are in a very good place . The word of God says we are in the world but not of this world and God made a way for us to follow him if we would just give him a chance too.

Jeremiah 29:11 says For i know the thoughts that i think towards you, says the lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil , to give you a future and a hope."



Quote for today

Hope in God's promises, therefore, is not a wishful longing but a faith-filled confidence for the future. It is simply impossible to trust one of God's promises and not anticipate its coming true. To know God is to trust Him. And to trust God is to trust His promises. And to trust God's promises is to be sure of their fulfillment. This assurance concerning the future, anchored in God's promises, is what the Bible calls "hope."



Scott Hafemann
PRAYER


Dear Lord help us to fix our eyes on you and to focus our attention what is lovely and pure
and help us to know you will see us though are struggles and give us strength to face our struggles and to give them to you in Jesus name Amen

Change

If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow
and do not shed innocent blood in this place,
and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,
then I will let you live in this place,
in the land I gave your forefathers for ever and ever"
Jeremiah 7:5-7 (NIV)



Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.
Author: Warren Wiersbe



THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

Change can happen if we want to change and God knows we can change because he is the Father who cares about us and able to far that we can imagine . The Devil will tell us we cant change but with God all things are possible . The fact is we can all do better if we let God be God in our lives .Our Savior Jesus Christ made a way for us if we just let him .

I love that quotation. I've seen it attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr., but I think when he said it, he was quoting someone else. It doesn't really matter who said it. We all live off the achievements and great thoughts that have gone before us.

The three sentences in the quotation are a prayer for change. It speaks to us on every level of business, of society, and of self-improvement.

"We ain't what we ought to be." - This simple statement signifies that we know what we are with our strengths and weaknesses. It's the first step in training. Before we begin setting goals for improvement, we must first assess who and what we are. It also lets us and others know that we expect to do better and it holds us up in comparison to a goal for that achievement. Maybe not an exact goal, but one that tells us we always need to be doing something that would make our jesus proud.


Change Your Thinking...Change Your Life
by Joyce Meyer
The longer I live the more I realize how strong a connection exists between our thoughts and our words. I honestly believe that this connection is one of the most important things we can learn in our lives.

So many people’s problems are rooted in their way of thinking, which can actually produce a lot of the problems they experience.

How does that happen?

Well, a negative mind produces negative words and, consequently, a negative life. Our words can actually become traps that cause us to continue our cycle of negative thoughts and actions.

Yes, we’re all tempted to speak negatively, but we don’t have to give in to that temptation.

To turn our words around, we need to start thinking about what we’re thinking about, and then make some real changes.

Let me show you how.

The Trap of Negative Thinking
Because I allowed many years of negative thinking and speaking in my life, I became an extremely negative, sour person. My philosophy became “if you don’t expect anything good to happen, then you won’t be disappointed when it doesn’t.”

Have you ever felt that way?

Because I had encountered so many disappointments, I was afraid to believe that anything good could happen to me. I had developed a terribly negative outlook on everything.

If I had continued to believe those lies about never getting over my past, I never would’ve gotten over my past.

New Thoughts, New Possibilities
With God’s help I am continually reminded that my past doesn’t have to control my future. I don’t need God’s help in my life to give up; I need His help to keep going!

I now know how important it is for me to understand the fact that my life would not have gotten straightened out until my mouth did…

And since the two are linked, my mouth wasn’t going to get straightened out until my mind did.

Changing your words and thoughts is definitely not an easy thing to do, but with God’s help all things are possible.

Be Patient with Yourself
We have to choose to think and speak positively. It doesn’t come naturally—and it doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it takes a lot of practice.

There will be days when you have setbacks, but just get back up, dust yourself off, and start again.

When a baby is learning to walk, he falls many, many times before he gains the confidence to walk. Failing from time to time—which you will do—doesn’t mean you’re a failure. It simply means that you don’t do everything right all the time.

Well, neither does anyone else.

If you’ve been consumed with negative thinking and speaking, the pathway to your freedom begins when you face the problem without making excuses for it.

Be patient with yourself. As you change your thinking, your words will change and so will your life!


PRAYER

Father help us to change and mold us in the way you want us to be, I pray that you Transform our minds our thoughts and our life and give us to strength to want to change in Jesus name Amen

We will overcome by the word of our Testimony

john 8:14

Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.



THOUGHTS FOR TODAY



I just shared my Testimony at a church group for Recovery in which i go , but when i read John 8:14 it reminded me of Jesus when he answered, Even if i do bear witness myself , my testimony is true, for i know where i came

When it mention i knew where i came it ring a bell in my mind because i had shared all the garbage in my passed which is so hard to do in front of people but the bible also God's Word tells us to confess our faults to each other so we may be healed. (James 5:16)



All though i was Re-living the passed but it was very healing to me because we are knew Creatures in Christ Jesus .



“He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” Isaiah 40:29-31



God has giving me the strength to get in front of people to share my life story in 30 minutes which is hard to do but i can say it was moving to others and it helps others to know they do not have to be afraid to share

your Testimony if your in a safe place .

I remember when i lived the Bar life i had many parties i would go to did all kind of things iam not proud of, but I do remember most of the times in the Bars i would go Home alone , There was a very deep feeling alone and when i was with someone they did not understand me .When i am around God's people

and sharing , there is compassion and understanding and prayers are lifted up , Mostly there is support.

When this life is over the bible says And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4



QUOTE FOR TODAY

To what end is pain? I do not clearly know. But I have noticed that when one who has not suffered draws near to one in pain, there is rarely much power to help. There is not the understanding that leaves the suffering thing comforted, though perhaps not a word was spoken.
What if every stroke of pain, or hour of weariness or loneliness, or any other trial of flesh or spirit, could carry us a pulsebeat nearer some other life, some life for which the ministry of prayer is needed; would it not be worthwhile to suffer? Ten thousand times yes. And surely it must be so, for the further we are drawn into the fellowship of Calvary with our dear Lord, the tenderer we are toward others, the closer alongside does our spirit lie with them that are in bonds; as being ourselves also in the body. God never wastes His children's pain.
~Amy Charmichael



We will overcome
By the blood of the Lamb
And the word of our testimony
Everyone overcome

PRAYER

Dear Lord thank you that all your children are in this together . the pain the suffering the hurts , Habbits , the Addictions , You help your people to help others and to be strong and without you lord we are nothing , Thank you for your love and grace and power because with God all things are possible Amen

Do not lose Heart

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal





Just a thought i took this photo some days back from my BedRoom Window and it was a site to see how God can really paint a beautiful picture of his Creation ...The colors where so nice to see ...although we do not fix our eyes on things we do not see in the spiritual world
its a blessings to see what we can see in the creation of God

Just how much blessing it will be someday when the things we do not see will be a greater blessing in our life and all the Rewards that God has for his children who believe in him .


Sometimes problems come and surround us and sometimes it is good to take a look at something to catch our eyes such as the beautiful photo i took of this picture of God's handi -work and remember he is in control of my situration Stay FOCUSED, For The Earth Is Longing To SEE My GLORY!...Stay FOCUSED, And It Will Be SEEN! Says The LORD Of The Host.

God is still in control, I am just Grateful God is in Control not me
He surely knows far more than i do and creates events in my life that i can far more dream of.


may you have a bless day

prayer.....God help us in Jesus name to see the light and smell the good side of life instead of the busy life we see everyday ...Help us to know what is important which is you in our live in Jesus name Amen