Perseverance!
A lovely photo of Morning Glory….. looking like trumpets in the photo. Have you ever felt the Petals they are so thin and soft to feel – just beautiful.
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James 1 verses 2-3.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers,
whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith
develops perseverance.
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We don’t usually face trials with joy do we? If only we could use our faith more in the difficult circumstances, persevere in faith and let God be in charge instead of ourselves, we would find life much easier. Maybe you are in a difficult situation today, remember the disciples – we must have faith even as small as a mustard seed. Let us not give up in the testing of our faith, don’t let the devil have the upper hand especially today.
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The above is taken from the book: ‘Drink from the Cup’ https://www.amazon.com.au/Drink-Heavenly-Blessings-straight-Bible/dp/098720758X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=drink+from+the+cup&qid=1598250208&s=books&sr=1-3
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If you are not a Christian and would like to be one, you could pray this prayer printed below.
Know that Jesus loves you and He would like to be part of your life if you would let Him. It is lovely to live with God our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ His Son and with the lovely Holy Spirit. Then you would never be alone because they would be always with you. The Holy Spirit is our comforter, teacher and guide, we can talk to him day or night, when Jesus went back to Heaven He sent His Holy Spirit to be with us when we invite Himself Jesus into our hearts. If you already are a Christian you know this is true and I can say God Bless you today.
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Here are a couple of Links you may like to see:
http://basketsofgodsflowers.com
https://rb.gy/jtyvkv for .. My Little Book of Testimonies.
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I Pray that you have a lovely Day Today.
Do we Sin?
The Eagle is from one of my Oil Paintings
1 John: Chapter 1 verse 2
Only The Blood of Jesus Purifies us from sin.
(The Bible tells us this)
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This is true, remember Jesus died on the cross for us as a sacrifice for our sin.
We were born as sinful, into a sinful world.
When we accept Jesus into our hearts we are washed clean of sin by is blood.
We are then new creatures, we are born again of the Spirit.
Then although tempted we need never sin,
it does not have to have dominion over us.
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The above is taken from the Book: ‘Drink from the Cup’ by J.M.R. Larman.
Do you ever think about sin? We do things without thinking sometimes not realizing that it is something that we should not do. When in doubt if it is right or wrong to do something, a good way to work it out is to say to our self (What would Jesus do?). If we are walking with The Holy Spirit – He will help guide us if we ask Him.
Even our thoughts can be sinful, so we need to guard our mind and get rid of those wrong thoughts as quickly as we can. Maybe put our mind on to something different or we could put some music on. But try as best as we can to think more clearly.
Fleeting thoughts come and go, quickly they fade away.
Like a whisper they are gone like a breath of air.
Quickly some come, then are gone.
Some never to come again. Thoughts are words,
Words from the heart, thoughts from our minds.
We cannot snatch them back.
The above is from one of my Poems in the book ‘Goodly Verses’
Here is the link: https://rb.gy/ey3il
* I pray you have a good day today *
Soar into the Heavens on Wings of an Eagle.
The Right Words
The Painting is of a Billabong in North West Australia that I painted in ‘Oils’
One of the lovely places that The Lord allows us see and to visit.
We do not have to worry about any right words to say about places like this
– just to look and enjoy them is enough.
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Ephesians Chapter 6 verses 19-20.
Pray also for me, that when ever I open my mouth,
words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
for which I am an ambassador in chains.
Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
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It was Paul who said the above,
however I believe it applies to all of us who walk with Jesus and want to declare the Gospel.
Sometimes we feel that we are not free to declare the gospel but we are free
and must ask that The Lord make the way for us to speak out to those souls around us
who are in darkness who do not know Jesus.
Let us pray that when we open our mouths that the right words also be given to us today.
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The above is taken from the Book.. ‘Drink from the Cup’
So there may be a lesson in the above for us to think about how we speak to our family and friends. It makes a lot of difference when we speak kindly to each other – not just about sharing the Gospel but in our everyday lives. Our children and friends know how we feel sometimes by the way that we are speaking. If we feel sad, happy, angry etc., they can know by the tone of our voice. Also if we condemn someone for doing wrong it is not good to shout at them, let us try to tell them in a kind way so they do not feel too bad about whatever it is we are trying to get them to put right. Well at least we can but try.
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Here is the Link for ‘Drink from the Cup’ Book.
Here are another couple of Links you may like to see:
http://basketsofgodsflowers.com
https://www.amazon.com.au/Jessies-Story-Jessie-Larman/dp/0987207555
* I Pray that you have a Lovely Day Today *
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