Dear Dewey’s Daily Cup Family and Friends,
Good morning and God bless you in this day that He has made! Today is February 9, 2012!
I encourage you to look in the Bible for all the places we are called family…and all the places we are called friends…I don’t know how many places we will find, but for Today:
Family of God in Christ Jesus:
· “Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother (Mark 3:35).”
· “…those who have faith are children of Abraham (Galatians 3:7).”
Genuine Friendship is a deep relationship!
· “You are my friends if you do what I command (John 15:14).”
· “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you (John 15:16).”
A friend accepts you as you are. A friend likes to spend time with you
A friend must be a friend. When walking with Jesus, “I” need to pause with Him when He wants to spend extra time with people even though I might be busy.
I believe if we are honest with our self, we each have a friendship-craving heart, but we must first be a friend to have friends… The Lord is to be our friend, not just our master. I pray that spiritually you will sense the Lord’s presence as you think through these penetrating messages…
· A friend accepts you as you are.
· A friend likes to spend time with you.
Today the Lord is leading me in understanding of what it means to have a friend in Jesus & the difference Jesus makes in life! Below, I share from a spontaneous and real church moment between me and my son about how friends treat each other and how we respond when friend lets us down and even purposely hurts us with their words…I hope this will bless your heart with love from Jesus.
The Truth will Set You Free & Rescue you
· Seek Wisdom from Above …God teaches in James 3:13-18
· Evaluate your fruit of the Spirit…God reveals in Galatians 5:22-23
· Above all show LOVE …God’s expectations are described in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Sometimes we need to stop and lift up a friend.
But we can’t count on just anyone to stop and lift us up … only a friend in Jesus … who is –Jesus coming to us through a friend …
Who has hurt you in the past? … & … Did you let them get into your mind …enough to change something about yourself … enough to even stop doing something [good
and not harmful] you liked or felt good about doing, but they just didn’t understand? Did you let their words stop you in your confidence in Who You Are and Who You Are Made to Be? Our confidence is in that God has not made a mistake in the way He has made you! Our Job is figuring out our PURPOSE in being a friend in Christ … and this is where our confidence arises … Our strength will rise when we wait upon the LORD!
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14
ONLY YOU have been given THE measure of faith to do what GOD has called ONLY YOU to do! Today, let’s look at putting a comma behind our purpose in Christ and Continue on in serving the LORD and encouraging one another daily!
The Lord has me up this morning with someone on my mind J and He lead me to two Scriptures (Matthew 5:13-14) to share!
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Then, timely my 6 year old son came in as I was listening to the Lord and writing for God’s Glory alone … and we together had beautiful church this morning! … With a message for us all!
Let your light shine for Jesus through all things that come against us and remember who you are!
Why do people hurt us?
Think about this: People hurt us for 2 reasons … It boils down to one reason; or the other!
They either are jealous / envious … showing Hate toward us … Or … They love us!
Praise be to God for our knowledge to OVERCOME!
Remember in yesterday’s Cup … There is an announcement to make:
Our STRENGTH will RISE as we WAIT upon the Lord! & Greater is He who is in us than he that is in the world! ………….. Take this with you in your mind today……UNTIL this message EXPLODES in your HEART!
To share a bit …church between a mom and her son …to God be the GLORY:
A little girl calls my son “bacon head” on the bus. He does not like it AND it hurts his feelings! Mostly, he didn’t understand why! Thank God for giving us the GIFT for understanding! What beautiful church we had this morning just me, my 6 year old son and the power of God who joined us for understanding and direction!!! Powerful Church!
The simplicity of childhood relations is good to share, because it is the same matters as an adult, but many times easier to see through a child… We ALL face childhood matters …no matter what our age, but we also need Childhood Faith no matter what our age!
Timely, from Facebook: “When people hurt you over and over again…Think of them like a sand paper and you as the wood…They may scratch and hurt you a bit …BUT in the end…You end up polished and they end up useless …Achievegoals.com”
Please … follow along…just to pull in understanding for the scope of this Cup Today … and please know that I am a girl, so I am not bashing woman nor am I bashing men … I am being a friend in Jesus! This has been a GREAT FREEDOM TO ME & so I share from God’s Word, my heart and my 6 year old son’s experience:
I explained to my 6 year old son …little girls can manipulate to get into your head … and so it is with all women, we have the gift of manipulation. … But we, as women of God, must be very careful to use our gift to bring glory to God!
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him (Genesis 2:18).” Suitable helper would be better-translated ‘helper matching him’, i.e. supplying what he lacks. She is his missing rib. “Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib (Genesis 2:22).” Notice that God created Adam, but made Eve…but both are in the likeness of God …(see Genesis 1:27).
And so it is with adults and all genders alike! God’s Judgment on mankind (man and woman) has been overcome by Christ! …We are rescued if we seek the Truth instead of denying the Truth that sets us FREE in Christ!) …Study on your own Genesis (3:16-17)…Understanding that a woman’s curse was to crave attention never to be fully satisfied ~ “and thy desire shall be to thy husband,” …httlog J
God has Rescued us from His Judgment … if we seek the TRUTH we shall be set FREE indeed!
“but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 16 and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 17 For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. 18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; (1Peter 3:15-18).”
That being said … let me move on, because hurt comes from all genders …
Thinking about that little girl who called my son “bacon head, she follows my son around saying mean things to him, such as “I don’t like you.” He tries to get away, but she continues to follow with mean comments that confuses him and hurts his feelings!
· There are 2 ways to get our-self into the head of another (HATE or LOVE); … and
· There are two reasons we would want to do that … 1) envy & selfish ambition 2) OR Love …
Thus, notice that by either:
· … saying mean things
· …or showing love;
o Regardless of the purpose:
· 1) To hurt/destroy …
· 2) Or …to build up, encourage with love …
{One is from envy and selfish ambition (Refer to James 3:13-18)
& … The other is just letting our light shine for Jesus … LOVE}!
Okay, think of this…
The little girl either was 1)jealous and really does not like my son; or 2)she likes my son. If …I don’t like someone, I stay away … just saying! “Lord, Give me the attitude that YOU want me to have with this person!” I find this Confession that I need Jesus to be a great help and benefit to me daily! And, HTTLOG< Jesus makes a difference in my behavior!
We only tend to want to bring harm to another when we are full of ENVY OR SELFISH AMBITION… [again, look into Scripture for your knowledge and
apply the Word to your life TO
experience the Truth; not only working in your life, but to set you free]! Period.
Jesus gives us a choice to put a comma behind our sin or trespass (our mistakes) …and move forward forgiven! …& Jesus gives us a choice to put a comma behind another’s sin or trespass (their mistakes) against us to simply respond in love …
Jesus is not condemning us…He is freeing us to be a genuine friend and live in peace in order that we may be a team (a church celebrating Christ)!
I am not saying that my son is perfect … maybe he has given this little girl a reason to be so spiteful against him? That is the beauty of God’s LOVE! Jesus loves us unconditionally and simply calls us each to change our heart to love! Sometimes, we just need to pray for ignorant people! Sorry to say it like that, but in my ignorance, sometimes I just don’t know any better …and sometimes I do … BUT I am not stupid, which means I can learn how to be a better friend in Jesus!
Ignorance simply means a lack of knowledge to know to do better, so we need to pray for our enemies!
Read and study James 3 … Especially the Two Types of Wisdom … None of us are immune to envy and selfish ambition, but only those who love God will seek God’s Wisdom!
This little girl in 1st grade follows my son around saying bad things to him…He “didn’t” understand, but Praise be to God, he has a mamma who does!
She is either jealous/envious and doesn’t like him; or she likes him … Either purpose, she wanted to get into my son’s head! And it Worked … she got inside my son’s head! He was thinking about her still in this morning!
Think about your own situation … When someone hurts you, takes advantage of you or pushes you out of the way to get your rightful seat/position in something…it is because it appears better … to them than what they have already! Our job is to shine our light (LOVE)…Apply 1 Corinthians 13 …Remain Patient, kind and not self-seeking …, because they just do not know any better!
We need to pray for Ignorant people, because until we learn, we are all ignorant … and I say this with love and a smile, but we is me plus you … and I am not wise in my own eyes! Jesus is our Wisdom from above! I am not condemning the little girl or my son; nor am I condemning you or me … We are simply learning how to love beautifully as the child of God, whom we are in Jesus!
I got real quiet …and just a little louder than a whisper … I whispered to my son
… Did you know … Let me tell you …I put down my coffee and got real close to him … and quietly told him … “YOU HAVE A POWERFUL LIGHT IN YOU!!!
And we talked about LOVE … Daniel said, so when someone takes my seat up front, I should just go and find another seat. Yes, my son, but do something else too… Quietly in your mind, pray for them who don’t know any better YET. Let your light shine …He said, I know, like I should be patient and kind and not self-seeking. I said right, because you know something greater! Daniel said “just like Jesus. They put nails in his hands and feet and he loved them anyway!” Jesus was patient and kind and not self-seeking!
So back to that little girl, she accomplished the manipulation and got into my son’s head, because he was still thinking about … “he was troubled in his heart and mind” about her calling him a “bacon head”. I looked at my son and smiled, well I don’t see any bacon on your head and you are not a “bacon head” You are wonderfully made and you are a child of God and I love you. I am proud of who you are!
The little girl most likely likes him …in some 1st grade way …but is confused in her emotions and her ability to get noticed is by getting in his head with her words to control/manipulate… She is too young to plan this…it is just the way God made us, but we need to use our gifts to bring praise and honor to God.
I demonstrated to my son that when he loves another like God loves him…God is so pleased with him and gives him a PURPLE! That is the highest reward for behavior you can get in 1st grade! Daniel asked me how he can tell the difference if she …liked him …or was jealous/envious of him.
Simple, I said, know who you are and when someone tells you they don’t like you, smile confidently and say “you have a right to feel that way … Come and see me when you change your mind” with a silly little “hip hop” kind of smile gesture to keep it FUN & in way that is inviting/nonthreatening and sincere!
So when it is hard to do the right thing when someone attacks us with words, remember your “Spinach” …(Read more about spinach in The Train Whistle)… God’s Word in relation to the ‘effects’ of Spinach to Popeye… Open your mind (the can of God’s Word) and just as Popeye pours the spinach down his throat … Consume … Pour God’s Word into your heart! God’s Word IS our strength to do the right thing…and accomplish all great things!
The right thing is to simply love like Jesus… show love like Jesus … & walk in active love like Jesus…just like Jesus did …especially when it is hard…because when it is hard, it is the darkest for another to see … So let your light shine when it is dark for someone in the family of God…
Just like Jesus did … We know something FAR greater than the one who intends on bringing harm to us … THEY NEED THE LIGHT … to show them the way … !
Study Matthew 5:13-14 with me Today and share your Revelations from these powerful Scriptures in that are active in our life Today!
Looking forward to joining you later on in the month of February to continue on …Our Holy Spirit Revival!
… Hallaluha to the Lamb of God …and now for the treasure that awaits at the end of the Rainbow …
Dr. Joe Fawcett’s Thursday’s Medical Bag …
Discover the Secret to a Faster Metabolism
Eating carbohydrates makes you store belly fat. Eating protein puts on muscle. In a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association it was discovered that when you over eat on a low protein diet, you store bad fat around your organs including the liver, kidneys and pancreas. But if you eat a high protein diet, you add muscle and increase your resting metabolism and muscle mass. Since muscle burns seven times as many calories as fat, that’s a very good thing.
This has important implications for our thinking about calories.
Bottom line: Not all calories are the same. Some calories make you store fat, while others make you store muscle. It’s your choice…which do you want?
For the first time in human history more people are overweight (2.1 billion) than underweight; this has important implications. The world is getting fatter – over the next 30 years, the prevalence of obesity will double and mostly in countries like China and India because how do you get twice as many fat people in a country like America where 65% are already fat.
Quickly absorbed carbohydrates form the bulk of the American and increasingly the world’s diet which is from sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and white flour. These deadly substances are very efficiently and quickly turned into belly fat in the body…which leads to obesity and diabetes…which leads to a quality and quantity of life that is NOT what God had in Mind.
Another recent study found that the free fructose in high fructose corn syrup (not in fruit), led to dramatic increases in belly fat, inflammation, blood pressure, blood sugar and even pre-diabetes in adolescents.
Carbohydrates and protein trigger produce very different chemical messages in the body independent of calories. Carbs lay down the fat, while protein lays down muscle.
This study on protein adds to a growing body of research proving that higher protein diets (25%) does all sorts of obesity fighting things to your body and your brain:
It makes you feel fuller than an equivalent amount of calories from carbs.
It leads to more weight loss in “free-living” humans as compared the ones who were force fed extra calories.
It prevents gaining weight back after you have lost weight.
It speeds up metabolism and builds muscle so you burn more calories all day long and even while you sleep.
Reducing belly fat and building muscle is quite simple. And it’s not just about the calories you consume. It’s about where those calories come from.
Here are a few simple and easy to do tips to speed up your metabolism and get rid of belly fat:
Skip the sugar – in all of its forms. Especially liquid calories from any source (soda, juice, alcohol) all of which store belly fat. Be on a mission to get high fructose corn syrup out of your diet, it is especially good at laying down belly fat.
Ditch the flour – wheat flour, especially, is just like sugar. 2 slices of whole wheat bread raise your blood sugar more than 2 tablespoons of table sugar!
Start the day with protein not starch or sugar. Try whole omega-3 eggs, a protein shake, nut butters or even kippers (smoked herring – very high in omega 3’s!). Skip the bagels, muffins and doughnuts…don’t even think about ‘em or even look at ‘em!
Have protein with every meal – try nuts like almonds, walnuts or pecans, seeds like pumpkin, chia or hemp or have beans, chicken or fish.
We’ve been scammed by the food manufacturers and advertisers that all calories are the same. They are not. Maybe someday the practice of nutrition and medicine, and our government’s nutrition advice will catch up with the science. Maybe then we can make a difference in the malicious tidal wave of obesity, diabetes and chronic disease coming right at us. Not! Don’t even begin to count on medicine, the science of nutrition or the government to save you with a pill, lotion or a potion. Rather, as a believer and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and citizen of Heaven, treat your body as He created it to be used…as the undefiled Temple of the Holy Spirit. Honor the Lord each moment with your only vessel He gave you from the instant of your conception by taking care of it so that you can go and do with vitality as He so leads.
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Closing Thought from Angela Dawn Seldon
It is 2:30 in the morning and all is quiet, except my mind. I am thinking of something we all cannot stop. There are reminders all around us. We run our lives by it, darkness and light separate it, and still there is nothing to stop it. Have you guessed what it is? TIME is out of our control. Every second, minute, hour, day, month, and year always comes. It does not matter who you are, where you are, how rich or how poor one is you cannot stop time. What you do with it is another theme. In the scriptures, God always says TODAY, never tomorrow. So, what are you going to do this day? This is the day he has made for us. Only you can know what you are going to do with the TIME you have been given…
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