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Don’t Ask Questions You Don't Want The Answers To

I don’t know when the transition took place, however, now it seems we have started being people of God that ask God for things and think that this great and mighty God has to do everything that we ask of Him. We ask God for things and when He answers with a "no", we act as if we have to go back and question our whole walk with Him.

What if God dealt with us on that same level? What if He stopped and said, "Well, I asked you give me the first tenth and you didn’t do it because you wanted to go shopping on Saturday, I need to rethink this 'waking you up' thing." What if God dealt with us like we deal with him? So, when you are praying to God, remember He said He would supply ALL of our needs. If you ask for something and He doesn’t give it to you or open a door for you to get it, then you must not have needed it.

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Are You Fighting Him or Are You Flirting With Him?

Sometimes there is not much difference between a fight and a flirt. As I have gotten older, I now realize that I've come to a point where I only fight for things worth fighting for. Yet, sometimes when we fight with the devil, we are not actually fighting him. We are flirting with him. We pick fights with the devil sometimes just to show him that we're still there. We don't ask God to heal us from sin, we just ask to be covered while we do whatever we want to do.

Today, I want to challenge you not to flirt with the devil, but fight him. You have to realize that when flirting with the devil, you'll always lose. He always has a different agenda. It might not seem like such a big deal to commit some sins, but you can't do what you want and live any way you want and classify yourself as a Christian.

Often others can tell what side you are on by the words out of your mouth and not your actions. We can't say that we're saved, sanctified and souled out for the Savior, and everything we do shows a different person that no one knows about.

So, we can't flirt with the devil. We can't cast out cancer and walk around smelling like cigarette smoke. We can't flirt with him and fight him at the same time. We can't cast out a devil we just crawled out of bed with.

Are you fighting the devil or are you flirting with him?

DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE

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Are You Fighting Him or Are You Flirting With Him?

Sometimes there is not much difference between a fight and a flirt. As I have gotten older, I now realize that I've come to a point where I only fight for things worth fighting for. Yet, sometimes when we fight with the devil, we are not actually fighting him. We are flirting with him. We pick fights with the devil sometimes just to show him that we're still there. We don't ask God to heal us from sin, we just ask to be covered while we do whatever we want to do.

Today, I want to challenge you not to flirt with the devil, but fight him. You have to realize that when flirting with the devil, you'll always lose. He always has a different agenda. It might not seem like such a big deal to commit some sins, but you can't do what you want and live any way you want and classify yourself as a Christian.

Often others can tell what side you are on by the words out of your mouth and not your actions. We can't say that we're saved, sanctified and souled out for the Savior, and everything we do shows a different person that no one knows about.

So, we can't flirt with the devil. We can't cast out cancer and walk around smelling like cigarette smoke. We can't flirt with him and fight him at the same time. We can't cast out a devil we just crawled out of bed with.

Are you fighting the devil or are you flirting with him?

DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE

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Stay In Your Lane

While driving down the road, if at any point you decide you want to get out of the lane that you are in, you have to put on your signal light. You're letting others know that you are moving from your current position to another one.

Just like driving on the road, it is not good to change lanes without giving a signal or warning sign. When you begin to step outside of your current realm or your current lane, without any warning, it can cause a wreck.

We allow people to get into our lane or we get into others, and are not as effective, not because the help isn't needed, but because there was no warning given.

It is my prayer that we understand why we sometimes don't get a lot accomplished, because we're trying to drive a car in water and a boat on the road. Both can travel either way, but they have to be set up properly.

So, don't allow trying to gain speed detour you. Don't attempt to get so much accomplished that you get out of your lane and end up causing a wreck in your life.

DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE

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A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
James Allen


Friends are not only there with you when you are right, but when you are wrong, as well. People seem to find a way to back away from you when they think you are up to something. But, a real friend will stick by you, right or wrong. One the same hand, they will tell you that you might be wrong, while assuring you that it will work out.

A fake friend will tell you that things got hot, so I had to back off. However, we can rejoice because God will stick close by us no matter what. Sometimes, we allow people to hurt us that are not real friends and when we see that they are not, we lose all hope in mankind.

The lesson that life has taught me is to never give up. Learn from everything that happens in your life. When you don’t understand why, look back and learn, because every time God teaches us a lesson He hands us a test and steps back.

So, what have you learned today?

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Are You Hugging People You Should Be Shaking Hands With?

We think often about the types of friends we have. Those who have hurt us, those who have tried to come up against us; people who haven't always had our best interest in mind.

Today I simply want to share the message that just because someone isn't your best friend, doesn't make them a bad friend. It just may mean that they do not fit in the category you want them to be in.

Then, I thought of one of the most fatal things we can do in life and that's to put something that doesn't belong, in the wrong category. You'd hate to put a killer snake in the pet category and have him roam freely around your home. Yet, sometimes we do that so often in life. We put fake friends into best friends categories, we tell them all our business, then, they bite us & we're surprised.

Are you hugging who your should be shaking hands with?

Think about it. Do you trust someone more than you should? It doesn't necessarily make them a bad person or you a better person than them, it just means they're in the wrong place in our lives.

So, today the lesson we should be aware of is examining the place people hold in our lives. Some of the hurt we go through is unnecessary and it's all because we've placed people in the wrong category.

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Issues Only Have One Handle. Who Will You Let Hold Your Problems?

Most of the time, we spend our lives, just like the disciples, out on a stormy sea. We have Jesus sleep on the hinder parts of the ship, but we spend so much time trying to throw water out of our boat, when all we have to do is wake up Jesus.

We spend unnecessary time in issues, not because it's designed to keep us there, but because we refuse to go get Jesus. He's already there. Yet, I've found out that God won't just come into our situation. He wants to be invited. God won't just come in and take over your problem.

It's something like a pot with one handle. A cook may only need one handle to maneuver the pan like they need to. But, in life, if you learn that your situation is too much to handle, you have someone you can turn it over to.

Turn over the only handle that you have and allow God to get into your situation. He'll work it out. It could be that things are the way they are, because they're in your hands. Try things in God's hands.

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If You're Going to Worry, Don't Pray. If You're Going to Pray, Don't Worry.

Trusting God is a lot easier said than done. You see, sometimes God does some of His best work at times when we don't understand. Yet, to trust God says, "Even though I don't understand what's going on, I know God can turn it around."

When it comes to God's trust, it's like a mother telling her child that she is coming to get them; if she said she's coming at 5, at 5:30, even though she's not there yet, the child is patiently waiting, because a good mother always keeps her word. So, even if God hasn't giving you all the details on when He's going to come through, do you still trust what He has said? Can you say, "I know my situation may look the same, but God said He will make a way."

Who are we to say that we trust Him, yet we still worry? Trust God enough to say, "I don't look like what I've been through and my current situation doesn't look like where I'm headed."

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Moving On Is Only A Step Away

We seem to make things harder than what they really are. If you don’t like where you are in life, stop making decisions for where you are and start thinking about where you are trying to go. If you don’t like your job, start looking for a new one.

I have learned that when It comes to us being happy, there are always two problems; us and others. We always look at the job we can’t stand, but what are you doing to make it better? We give up on things because its not new anymore, but how about the only reason it’s old is because you didn’t keep it new? Watch God turn things around when you start to make changes showing Him that you are ready for whatever you are praying for. Don’t ask for a new house and your old one is never clean.

Move on.

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"The Light at the End of the Tunnel Looks Like an Oncoming Train" - Dave Ramsey

How many times does it seem as if the moment you get out of one situation, another one finds you? Or, the help that you thought was coming ends up being the very thing that hurts you? I've learned throughout the years that when things come your way, find the positive in it. Even though you're in a tunnel and the light shining at the end seems like an oncoming train, remember that God is your light. He is your redeemer. Things that detour you from your purpose and your destiny will come. But, remember, God will be your light. Nothing will come your way that God has not already pre-approved.

Trust that He knows what He is doing. The light at the end of the tunnel doesn't have to be an oncoming train.

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Extreme Makeover: New Year's Edition Day 6

Jeremiah 18:4
And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

As It Seemed Good for the Potter to Make

We've learned that we are clay. We are marred. Yet, we're in the hands of God. We choose to make 2011 better than 2010 by making every moment count.

The scripture says, "it seemed good for the potter to make." Which means it pleased him. You have to remember that as longing as you please God, it matters not who you may displease. Everyone won't agree with you. So people will be pleased with a marred vessel.

It was the same clay, just another vessel. This tells us we can use what we already have inside of us to make us better. When Christ blessed people in the Bible with miracles, He blessed them what was they had. At the wedding in Canaan, they had to fill pots with water in order of Jesus to turn the water into wine. Also, Jesus fed 5000 hungry souls with two fish and five loaves of bread from a little boy's lunch that was already there. So, know that whatever you have, it's enough for God to bless you with. Are you willing to bring it to Him?

We ask for more, but we don't even work with what God has given us.

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Extreme Makeover: New Year's Edition Day 5

Jeremiah 18:4
And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

He Made It Again

The Bible directs us as how we are supposed to live. We understand that we are marred, but we are still in the potter's hands. Don't try to recreate your life and start over. The Bible says that once the potter saw that the clay was marred, he made it over again, using the same clay and the same wheel. He used the same materials to make another vessel.

What you had in 2010 that seemed marred, take it and turn it around. If you refuse to have a bad day, then it probably won't turn into a bad week. If you refuse to have a bad week, then it most likely won't be able to turn into a bad month. It all starts with you. Turn it around.

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Extreme Makeover: New Year's Edition

Extreme Makeover: New Year's Edition Day 4

Jeremiah 18:4
And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

So

It's one thing to be able to praise God for being in His hands. But, as we've entered the new year, there's a point where we should realize some things must change. What will God do with you?

2010 may not have been the year that you though it would be. You had high expectations. When you went into 2010. you thought things would change from 2009. Yet, it may have been one of the most challenging years in your life. And, you find that you have something marred in your hands. What will you do?

The bible says, "so". So, he made it again into another vessel. If it's marred will you keep it i your hands and continue to work on it? Or, will you give up and stay where you are?

Choose to celebrate God and allow Him to lift you up. The bible says, "let the redeemed of the Lord say so." Yet, there comes a time in your life when you're dealing with trials and all you can say is, "so". Next time you feel like you can't hold on, all you need to say is "so".

It's a transition word. You've told me the bad, so, now what?

DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE