Dewey's Daily Cup

Dear KKIM/KARS Family,

May God be with you and yours!!!

Please drink this whole cup……please……..it has a word for you from the top to the very bottom of this CUP!

Thanks to Karen Rowe for filling in for me! Got great feedback on Karen’s messages!

I am drinking this morning from my Billy Graham CUP!!! One of the Blasts of Heaven I got was going to the COVE! The Billy Graham Training Center! I want to take Sharon there for a retreat! The Chapel there is so beautiful nestled up against the mountain and the fall trees,the colors are so wonderful! PRAISE GOD!Much peace there! I stood in the Pulpit where Billy has Preached from……my hero Billy!!!!!

On the Coffee Cup I got at the Cove, This scripture: Grow in Grace. 2 Peter 3:18

One of the volunteers prayed over us! We got to view many historic pictures that tell the life story of Billy Graham. There is so much peace at the COVE!

I pray that you followed my time with Time To Revive on KKIM/KARS with my live reports from the Revival in Asheville, NC. I also pray you followed me on my Facebook page! We posted many pictures! They should still be up.

I have to tell you Celina Lucero told me this would be a life changing time for me and it surely was. I will never be the same. Oh my!!! So many times I go to Minister and I am the one that get’s ministered to! God not only sent me to minister to people, like the homeless that is what the Lord specifically had me do but I have to tell you the Asheville Folks like, Chip, Joe, Ben and more poured into me! When we pour out, we get more than 10 times back!!! It is amazing what God has done with me! It is amazing what God is doing in Asheville, NC.

One night we had three witches take the stage and start playing the drums, one of those was the High Priest of the Witches. Dr. Kyle Martin our leader, showed them the love of Jesus but stood firm on the Lord’s Word. When the Witches left, they hugged Kyle.

I was reading scriptures to homeless people at the request of some of them, this is where drugs where being used, a guy was lighting up his crack pipe, I started to read some left, some stayed, and the Manager of the Center came running out and said, “Sir, We are not a Christian Facility, we can’t have you reading the Bible here!” I said, “I’m doing at the request of some.” She said as I grabbed her hand, “Okay, you can read to those that requested, just pipe down a bit.” As she left she patted me on the back. In confrontation we must show the Love of Jesus, but stand firm in His Word. I continued to read and when I got done a women was weeping and weeping in front of me and thanking me…..a man said I now realize I have been blessed…….We do all this for the Glory of God! To bring others into the flock!

That video is posted on my Facebook account.

What did I learn during the Revival:

The Church does a lot of talking about Revival, but sit’s on it’s duff.

You have meet people where they are at…….you have to go to the people….

To do any kind of Ministry, you and me and the Church….we have to be tied into the LORD! We have to have a close relationship with Jesus Christ so that we can hear HIM tell us what to do and where to go and how to do it.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27

The Lord would not expect us to hear His voice if He did not make it possible.

When you hear HIS voice it is so amazing to have that Voice in your life each day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You listen to HIS voice, you can do no wrong!!!!!!!!!

He sends out His mighty voice (Psalm 68:33 and says we can it )Psalm 95:7: “I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord” (Jeremiah 24:7) and “Obey My voice, and I will be your God” (Jeremiah 7:23)

Do you listen for the LORD?

What is the LORD trying to tell you?

I believe we must start listening to the LORD better, develop a better relationship with the Father so we can hear him through all the NOTHING NOISE that is going on in the Church and the Secular World.

To many are just satisfied going to Church and sitting.

As a whole the Church has failed. Only 10% of America goes to Church.That is a failing grade.

It is the people like Kyle Martin who go where people are at…..meeting people where they are at……..

Christian Radio goes where people are at…….through prison walls……..meets the homeless people…..

There still is a place for the Church, there is still a place for a meeting place, but let us have a Church with no walls and get our hands dirty for Jesus and go meet HIS people no matter where they are at.

When you are at home or in your warm Church this Sunday remember those I met in Asheville that sleep in the parks, the woods, those in your Town that live the same way…..they are lost, yes…..but not all of them….but they WILL be found if the Body of Christ get’s to work.

We walked the streets of Asheville, NC in the rain/sleet temps in the 30’s and low 40’s for a couple of days…….we walked…..some ran!! I had on my tennis shoes!!!

We have work to do.

I am tired of people, leaders that talk a lot and do not put their word’s into action for Jesus!

I know these word’s are strong..but these are the word’s that the Lord has given to me this day. Amen!

A lot of the Church reminds me of the Baseball player who put on his uniform, but never got it dirty!!!!!!!!!!!!

More later on the Revival if the Lord show’s me……

While I was gone Scott Cheney passed onto Heaven. I know Marci really is thankful for your prayers. Scott and Marci and their little boy are a true love story in JESUS! Marci and Steven stood by their Husband, Dad through 23 months of gut wrenching sickness. I saw such love toward Scott from Marci and Steven. I will let you know when the Funeral is, Celina Lucero told me Tuesday, I will confirm that today.

We also got this prayer need from Patty……

Let us check the Medical bag with Dr. Joe…….

Menopause
Ladies, menopause occurs when you haven’t had your period for a year. At this point, you really start to lose estrogen which is anti-inflammatory, so when it declines, some people have huge problems with joints. Others have hot flashes; some can’t sleep; some are very anxious. Research shows estrogen may also protect the heart, brain, bones, and more.

There are potential problems such as bone loss with lower levels of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone contributing to a more rapid loss in bone mass. There’s a risk for heart disease, Alzheimer’s and certain cancers. Hormones send messages between the brain, glands, and organs, and regulate inflammation. Every imbalance in hormones creates an imbalance in the body.

So what can you do to feel your best “naturally”? Take Vitamin D3 2000 IU’s per day for your bone health and as a natural anti-inflammatory, along with calcium (1,200 to 1,500 mg total daily from your diet and supplements) and 400 to 600 mg of magnesium per day. Take all these supplements with your food. For your best absorption action, split the calcium into 500 mg doses, taking the last dose in the evening with the magnesium. Reduce your magnesium dose if loose stools result. Be sure and get your Vitamin D blood levels tested in the spring and autumn and aim for a result between 30 and 50 ng/ml.

You’ll want to stay active! Walk! Do weight-bearing exercises. Practice standing on one leg at a time while holding on to something for balance as this is a great exercise that’ll put good pressure on your hips, which lose the most bone mass. Physical exercise reduces menopausal symptoms and significantly enhances your quality of life, independent of whether you are taking hormone therapy.

In the years after your menopause, you’ll keep making hormones, it’s just that you aren’t cycling them monthly like you used to. If you are a woman who sailed through menopause then you have stable, low levels of hormones. But any major stressor can trigger the menopausal symptoms. So, to avoid a return to imbalance continue daily to have joy in your life through your faith in the Lord and communication with Him, healthy relationships with others, a balanced diet, exercise and restful sleep.

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Thanks Doctor Joe. God Bless you!

My cup runneth over!!! How about yours??? I am so full of GOD I am about to burst!!
One of the great misunderstandings of Christians is that we should not go through tough times, that we will not go through tough times….. this is where this “Happy, Softball Gospel get’s people all messed up. The higher we go in our relationship with Jesus Christ we become more of a target for Satan. It’s all in the Word of God and that is why we must get back into the Word. Kyle Martin said that the Church has failed in getting people to wrap there minds, hearts, and soul around the Word of God.

Today I challenge us all to Read a Chapter of Proverbs each day……let us start with Proverbs 1 now. Billy Graham said that he would read a Chapter of Proverbs each day when going through a challenging time.

Lord Willing, more later……I have to tell you God is about to move in a great and mighty way………..and it will come as rain………and It will be sudden…..and there will be change…….and I am not to be quick to judge on this change………and it involves different states……it will be sudden…….that was Prophesied over me by Kathy in Asheville and I receive it. I am in prayer…….suddenly…….suddenly…….suddenly…….

In the Love of Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family

ps.I take Buffy to the Vet today for a check up…..will they want to restart chemo? We are praying No! So many of you are praying for Buffy and let us know by email! Love to you all. Sharon is doing AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! She is off her med’s!!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!I go to the Doctor for a check up today…please pray!

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Good Morning Dewey’s Daily Cup Readers!
Let us begin with Praise to our God. Open your Bibles to Psalm 96! While you are settling in with a mind set on praise, let me say whew and thank you for hanging in there with me yesterday! Hoping today this Cup will be just right for you!
God you reign!
“Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come into his courts.
9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.”
The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
13 Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalm 96:1-13
Great is our Lord and most worthy of Praise!
We are blessed! We have purpose! Following Jesus, He will make us fishers of men (Matthew 4:19)! Do you sense that stirring in your soul to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to the world? I do. Do you sense the love of God so full inside of you that you know God is bigger than your life? I do. Let us shout to the Lord and sing praise to His holy name! If you don’t know God’s love, then come unto Jesus and experience life with God! Saved by grace by God’s great mercy! We are saved by our faith when we first believe (John 3:16), but have you been born again? Born again is being transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit and through the repentance (turning away from) of our sins to experience being rescued from all the curses of sin! Finding peace in Jesus! Finding Love in our God! Finding Joy in the love of God! The Holy Spirit will swell inside of your being so full, there is the sense of experiencing life bigger than we know!
In addition to the stirring of our soul, the Holy Spirit brings calmness to our soul! As I was reflecting on yesterday’s Cup about Peace, I heard the song of my favorite bird sing! A Cardinal may not be the nicest of birds, but God gave this bird a voice and a song that soothes my soul and makes me feel at home wherever I might be! I consider this gift a blessing! You and I can be blessings to each other as well. Last night the group of High School Chorus students was all a blessing to me! The voices they have are a gift from God, but how they use them are choices they each have to make. I am grateful for the pride they all seemed to take in singing songs to our Lord on a school campus! This is not the only experience of God in the schools. There have been other times at gatherings that I have been so blessed by students taking the lead and offering thanks to our God in Heaven in the sweet name of Jesus!
The world may fear the name of Jesus in our schools, but only because His holy name will defeat all evil! The good Lord is alive and well!
With no words spoken, just a calm reassuring peace, nature brings silence to our souls to experience a taste of heaven on earth and so does our praise to God!
This past weekend I was sharing some small praises with my husband and he said something that made us both receive a message to be shared. Together we understood that we are not guilty of over analyzing everything by looking for what God has done. Instead, we need to pick apart everything and see the details in God’s good work!
I believe that every time the sun comes up in the morning, God has given us new hope for each day. If you have a cloudy day and there seems to be a fog over your sense of hope; if your peace seems to be missing from your certainty, Rest in your knowledge of knowing one most important thing: God has not left you or forsaken you. He is not mad at you and he has plans to prosper you and not to harm you, but to give you a hope and a future. Praise God for your hope as you thank him for the ability to be content in the moment.
Close your eyes and remember the sound of the morning bird, until you can hear it once again. Just because we can’t hear the bird every day does not change that the bird does sing and just because you can’t see your hope in a moment, doesn’t change that you have been given a great hope in Jesus for life and life to the full.
I truly believe in experience that God is training us to be blessed in our every moment. We may go through cancer or loss, but we are not the cancer or the loss … the cancer or the loss is just a stepping stone to learn more of what our God can do, when we comprehend that God is over all and through all and in all and remember how much God loves us. God will not forsake us! AND, our choices need to reflect to God that we will not leave or forsake Him.
Through thick and thin, let us love our God as He is faithful to bring us through all things! Do not doubt, do not fear, do not worry and do not let your heart be troubled! You have HOPE in Jesus that will NOT fail! He is God’s Son and God IS God! I pray for each and every person who reads this today and my prayers go up daily for those I don’t even know, but God knows you! God knows your need and the Holy Spirit leads me in prayer as I sense his amazing love for you. I sense God’s longing for those to know His goodness that just don’t know yet. Let us pray together and pray for each other; as we also pray for our self and together may we experience God’s fullness that overflows in praise!
Thank you for taking a moment of your time to praise God with me. I love this church that comes together every day to encourage, pray and share inspiration! May God continue to keep you and bless you … as I know He already is. May we trust him and trust also in Jesus through every trial that we might face and know that God is God and God loves us dearly; so dearly that he sent us his only Begotten Son so that we could live with him forevermore! When it has been Ten Thousand Years, we will still be living with peace and joy praising God to the fullest for our blessed life that God has also filled with blessings!
I have a hope to drive to Asheville to “meet in person” and visit with Dewey while he is ministering in my home state of North Carolina, however schedules may not allow. One day, I hope for my family to come to Albuquerque! We have family there J Joe and Alice, we love you all; and also, as far as me, we have family with you and KKIM as well!
Please continue to pray for the power of the Holy Spirit to change minds and hearts and bring many to God’s saving Grace, who is Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.
God’s Word awaits us … Let’s learn to seek to understand and apply God’s message that is from Him to us for our life, so that we can experience being blessed each and every day.
God bless you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit!
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
P.S. I hope you will be blessed by this book and will share a copy with someone who needs to know God’s pure and perfect love.

Dear Readers of Dewey’s Daily Cup,
My name is Karen Rowe … Dewey asked me to write for DDC a few years back which was an amazing experience! Every morning I would wake up with words on my heart to share. Funny, but I would laugh and speak the truth, “If we are going to ask God for His help, then we better be willing to accept his help when he gives it.” Two, Three or sometimes Four or Five O’clock in the morning was about the only quiet undisturbed time that I could find to just write from my heart listening to God. Yet the experience of writing with God was well worth a little missed sleep. I was so blessed by the experience! Gratefully, it is not the wee hours of the morning for me this time. J
If I may first say, what an honor it is to write for you today! The Lord is speaking to my heart as I write. Writing to me is a way that God can speak to my soul. In my quiet thoughts I trust that quiet voice that I hear enough to write the inspiration that whispers to my soul; and then I learn; as I also search the Bible for clarification and deeper understanding. With this being said, I encourage you to write as well!
Always, God teaches me as I write and I am the one who ends up getting a message. However, I also share as I write because I trust that God’s message is for us all. I hope that this Cup will be a blessing to you; and I hope that I have served you well in Dewey’s Daily Cup today.
~ A Single mind of God ~
In the world, we usually have our mind set on our self. We think of how things or situations affect us in the past, present and future. We can even busy ourselves up trying to align good things on our own and end up taking control –instead of trusting God. Following in faith requires courage and the reward of faith is peace. However, God never said to us do it alone; He has said “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you (Hebrews 13:5).”
Along our way, we have opportunities to share Jesus in a way that does not scream his name, but rather illuminates His Peace. Peace is a mark of Unity in Christ to strive for among each other –because for one reason, Peace is God’s Signature on our heart that He is with us and we are with him; according to His Wisdom. A single mind of God is our mind set on remaining in step with God’s ways [in step with the Holy Spirit and according to God’s Holy Word]. With a mind set on remaining faithful to God, our mind is set on HIS will and not our mind that is made up. This is where we find peace that transcends all understanding.
Know that God loves you dearly. I prayed about the message to share today, and the word “peace” came to me with peace J … so I trust God in his wisdom. Before we begin, let us pray:
God you have so many names, but all I can think of in this moment to call you is amazing. God you are amazing to me! You love us so delicately, but also with a firm hand; you truly are our Father who lives in Heaven and you know the better way ~ Hallowed be thy name! Your Kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven ~ Thank you Jesus for making us a citizen of heaven; thank you Father for your Son and thank you Jesus for who you are and what you have done for us; and for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Father, we acknowledge your Son’s name Jesus, who is the Christ and you are our living God!
Give us this day our daily bread ~ anoint us with the power and strength of the Holy Spirit and feed us with your understanding and Wisdom that is according to Your Holy Word. You work all things out for the good for those who love you and we are pausing in our day to say we notice how much you love us and to say that we love you too.
Father, forgive us of our debts ~ as we listen to you to hear your voice whisper to our heart to understand that our attitudes may not be pleasing in your eyes …
As we also have forgiven our debtors ~ as we listen to you reveal any hidden bitterness in our heart …even if it seems so small. Father how can we refuse you now when you have loved us so? We bow down to honor you in all that we do. In everything we do, help us to learn how to bring glory to your name.
Because of what you’ve done, we are blessed and we pause in admiration of you. Thank you for giving us HOPE that cannot and will not fail. Jesus, you are our exalted King. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For you are the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forevermore! Amen.
The Kingdom of God is perfect PEACE; a place of rest and certainty that God is with us and we are with Him –today and forevermore! Years ago, I associated the word peace with “Rest in Peace” at funerals and “Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all men” at Christmas time. A few years ago, a forgotten Christmas banner really got my attention; and sense that time, I have learned that peace is “in experience” with God. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).”
I have learned from experience that peace is a guiding tool of certainty that we are with God and in His will in prayer and in all things. Just as we can know from experience where we are –from the East Coast to the West Coast, we can also know when we are entering and leaving the Kingdom’s Peace according to following our will or “God’s will be done”.
· Peace can be found, but not without a change of heart
· Peace is experiencing Life with God
· Peace is where we in Christ understand that we are blessed … not because of whom we are, but because of whom Jesus is and what He has done. We are being trained to be blessed by the blessed ONE –learning to be obedient to the Word trusting God and following Jesus.
And Christ will turn no one away who comes to him with a pure heart seeking the truth.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid (John 14:27).
If I needed proof that the Bible is God’s authentic written Word, this Scripture would be all the proof that I need, because Peace is experiencing on earth as it is in Heaven through Jesus Christ. God knows that we will be faced with many obstacles and opportunities for our hearts to be troubled and worried, but he pointy and purposely reminds us to remain in peace and to pursue peace (see Hebrews 12:14, Psalm 34:14 and Romans 14:19).
In addition to God’s offer of peace, he begs us to remain in peace … “Do not Let” … Reread the Scripture found in John Chapter fourteen verse twenty-seven several times until God whispers peace with understanding through your soul.
Dewey wrote on FB:
“One of the rewards of faith is peace.”
This is where the Lord is leading me to share [as he is also teaching me] –encouraging others to experience Peace by pursuing peace until we find peace breathing in our soul. If peace is missing, it is time to pause and renew our mind with God’s Word and through prayer in the power of the Holy Spirit. Peace transcends all understanding, but we can understand that peace is from God! “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place (Ephesians 6:14); and pray in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 6:10-18). Finding peace is God doing a miracle in my soul that overpowers what I would chose to do, such as remaining in my pride with my mind made up –blind to opposing God. However, Jesus is the truth, the way and the life and peace is our assurance we are listening to the right Wisdom that comes to us from heaven (James 3:17) and are heading in the right direction. “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you (Isaiah 26:3).”
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your Word. I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:9, 11).”
There is one, Satan that will try to steal your peace, but pursue peace, even if you feel like you are hanging on by your fingernails, because God has a plan for you! And our purpose is given: “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).”
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).”
Peace is in position with God, powerfully enabling us in his love –to love unconditionally and pray for another that our emotions alone could not forgive. Jesus transforms our heart to simply LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY and in JESUS, peace will live, breathe and flow in you fully!
Submit your will to God’s AND resist the devil; and he –who gives no peace will flee from you, because of the power that is in blood of Jesus. Cast your cares in the lap of Jesus –the one who Can and Does make a difference – but first, we need to allow God to change our heart and find peace –where our mind settles into be agreement with the Spirit of God alive in us. There is no peace in fighting the will of God that will be done. Our job is to submit to God’s will and experience His powerful peace and shine the light of Jesus for others to see.
The next time you feel confused, easily angered, frustrated or worried, pause and breathe in the Spirit of God into your very soul and find his Peace. Pride, selfish ambition and envy are not easy words to admit, BUT they are sneaky little words that steal your peace in an instant. Eliminate Pride and examine your heart with God to remove any hindrance to your peace [Roadblocks to peace that God already knows exist …He just needs us to see, admit and change]. We need of Jesus every day. God’s Word implores us not to boast or deny the truth; but to seek the truth directly from God. Seek first His Kingdom, Confess and Repent for LIFE with peace. Admitting pride is hard and in my life impossible without the love of Jesus and the transforming power of God in me. We have a Lord and Savior who makes us to be MORE and enables us of MORE ~ Jesus makes us who God created us to be; and our reward of following Jesus is Peace.
A Quote from the Daily Bread (June 16, 2008):
“It is our willingness to be humbled (or held down) that God uses to lift us up (James 4:10).” – Julie Ackerman Link.
Peace and Joy go hand in hand, because they are both attributes of experiencing the nearness of God to the fullest that we can in this life. I once prayed for God to change my situation so that my joy would return. However, the quiet voice inside of my heart –from a God who cares enough to help us, reminded me that “I am to remain joyful always!” AND I changed my mind and heart off of me and this inconvenient situation. Convicted by the power of the Holy Spirit –my peace with joy returned full of strength with a willing heart –full of love to show unconditional love unconditionally alive in me.
Peace and JOY is found in the LORD:
· Follow Jesus 1st … Love the Lord your God
· Love Others as God has 1st loved you
· Love yourself
Applying Love (1 Corinthians 13) is a beautiful truth that equals peace and joy! In no circumstance is it okay to ignore that sometimes –what we really are saying to God in our bad attitude and emotions is ‘God pick me.’ God’s Word warns us, “Do not deny the truth” –because we are capable of emotions that God describes as envy and selfish ambition …
Yet, according to the Word of God, we are enabled to overcome all things “through Christ who gives us strength!” This is beautiful to me and the reward of our faith is peace! Right here in our faithfulness to God we find complete Peace with Him –in a single mind with God through Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit guiding. And the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective (James 5:16)! [Search the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit will lead you to find the answers] Peace is this important to pursue because peace is knowledge of alignment to God’s will –his righteousness.
Jesus is the righteous one and He honors our faith! Where you have peace, there you will find the power of God overcoming all things that come against us. In all things, God has good purpose (His Goodwill toward all men) and He works all things out for the good for those who love Him (Romans 8:28). I may not be sharing a lot of details, but I am not just writing words to fill a page, I am speaking from experience.
We don’t need to understand all the time (see Proverbs 3:5), because we can’t when we are going through tough times when life is in a fog of uncertainty. However, we need to pursue peace and remain in Jesus as WE TRUST God, who knows all things. Peace is Certainty! God loves us and so does Jesus! In the Good Lord’s Time many times all we have is TRUST in God, but his grace is sufficient. We trust in God and trust also in Jesus while many times, in times like these; we persevere to remain in peace with God.
“Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind. … If you want to find out how proud you are, the easiest way is to ask yourself, “How much do I dislike it when other people snub me, or refuse to take any notice of me, … or patronize me, or show off?” -C.S. Lewis in the Joyful Christian. The point is that each person’s pride is in competition with everyone else’s pride.” – Dennis Fisher
Peace is only from God and Satan cannot imitate Peace, because peace coexists with love and God is Love…Peace transcends all understanding, because the world doesn’t understand selflessness. Persevere with patience and pursue Peace by remaining in Jesus. Do not allow anyone or anything (temptation) to convince you to give away your peace.
We ARE in control of our own peace … we cannot change another, and we cannot change difficult situations, but we can change our self, which begins with our MIND –and experience PEACE with God. “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone (Romans 12:18).”
After we find the truth from God, we CAN align our will to “God’s will be Done”. Then, we can pray and by the power of the Holy Spirit, God can CHANGE all things! Everything GOOD is done by God according to our FAITH; and PEACE is our certainty that we are in step with the Spirit of God.
Opposing LOVE (study 1 Corinthians 13; Galatians 5; and James 3) are the things (in our thoughts, behaviors and mind-set) that can steal our peace if we will let them, but we can remember that God is faithful to help us. Jesus did not come to condemn the world, but rather to save all who will come unto Him and believe … Jesus will shine a light on our darkest hour, if we will just humble our self to our knees and talk with him to hear what he has to say … with a willing heart to soften and bend to allow change in our mind set and heart. God is not out to break us, but to promote us.
Peace is more than a five letter word; Peace is the existence of our living Lord Jesus alive and radiating heaven through our eyes. Peace enables us with the power of God to simply love and forgive the unlovable and unforgiveable … The next time you are faced with a challenging situation, Pause and Draw in the Sand as you wait on the words from the Wisdom that comes down to us from Heaven with PEACE and watch God’s glory shine through you. Living he loves you and dying he saved you, rising he justified you …
Follow Jesus; and we have purpose in our life that makes us whole. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people” (Matthew 4:19). God is preparing us: He is changing the saved first, so that we can exemplify the teaching of Jesus through the grace in our life that is evident through the peace that HE lives in us.
God first calls us to believe and then he calls us to:
· Change our heart ~ Love (1st Corinthians 13:4-8).
· Change our behavior ~ Fruit (Galatians 5:22-23).
· Recognize that God’s Wisdom will not leave us double-minded about wanting God’s help to change (James 3:16).
However, see also James 3:13-16, because there are Two Kinds of Wisdom: [Of course, The Wisdom that comes down from Heaven]; but the Word of God warns us to avoid the other “wisdom” … “Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven, but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice (James 15-16).”
Let us strive to be Peacemakers…
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness (James 3:17-18).
What is the major thing you are going through?
Stay encouraged and build yourself up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit (Jude 1:20) …and keep yourselves in God’s love (Jude 1:21).
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1). Jesus is our HOPE…and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us (Romans 5:5).